Some people drink closer to bedtime to help them get to sleep. But that can start a dangerous cycle of more fragmented sleep, followed by heavier drinking. “I do see a lot of people who self-medicate for insomnia with alcohol, which is definitely not a good practice,” said Dr. Sabra Abbott, an assistant professor of…
Walking Beside Me His freshman year of high school, my brother, Fred, walked out into a Massachusetts snowstorm with no shoes on. Tensions were too high at home for him to consider footwear. I ran after him with a pair of sports slides. We walked — first with me trailing behind, eventually arm in arm,…
Courtesy of Chanel/ Marguerite Bornhauser We predicted the triumphant era of the Horse Girl back in 2020, a twee rendition of the western trend that has dominated the fashion scene since pre-pandemic times. Then, both Chanel and Dior featured fantasy thoroughbreds in their 2021 virtual presentations. Bucking formality (and the Met Gala’s yearly theme) in…
Besides being battered by cold blows of winter wind, laying in wait for another year of homebound activities, and staring down the uncertainties of, how many variants?, how’s your 2022 thus far? But don’t let the winter blues set in. This is your wake-up call to do something for a change—for feeling better. Something that…
The American Airlines Center in Dallas announced Tuesday afternoon that a pair of Elton John concerts at the venue have been postponed because the singer recently tested positive for the coronavirus. The announcement came just hours before the planned start of a show, which was to begin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. The second concert…
Headliner Mena “It’s hard to believe,” said Victoria Blamey, the chef who, for years, has earned praise at places like Chumley’s and Gotham Bar & Grill, and is finally opening her own restaurant. Close observers of the New York scene will also know the Chilean-born chef, 42, from her pop-ups at Blue Hill at Stone…
Major kitchen-appliance companies like Cosori, Ninja, Cuisinart and Instant Brands quickly introduced models of their own. They’ve added the air-fryer function to other appliances like convection and home ovens and pressure cookers. When Ms. West, the co-creator of the Easy Air Fryer Recipes group on Facebook, set out to remodel her home kitchen in Shreveport,…
Abby Silverman Supermodels in the ’90s made modeling into the glamorous job it is today, and many of the top muses are still slaying the runway. Check out these stunning photos of Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Tyra Banks, Cindy Crawford, and more, just as iconic back then and right now. View Gallery 50 Photos 1…
Alarm has grown among some New York City dog owners in recent days as reports have circulated about the risks to canine health posed by the city’s legions of rats. In the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, a corner of McCarren Park that is used as a dog run was temporarily shut for maintenance after rumors…
A federal jury on Monday awarded the rapper Cardi B $1.25 million in damages in a libel lawsuit against a celebrity gossip blogger who had posted videos in 2018 claiming that she was a prostitute who had contracted sexually transmitted infections and used cocaine. Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, had sued the…