Happy Birthday, Omicron

A single subvariant is not gaining all of the new mutations, however. Ben Murrell, a computational biologist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and his colleagues are tracking more than 180 Omicron subvariants that have independently gained mutations causing them to grow faster than BA.5. These subvariants are going through a process that Charles Darwin…

Anything but Turkey

The headline says it all: We are entering a turkey-free zone. (Unless you have turkey leftovers, in which case I recommend this pho.) The flavors below are a departure from archetypal Thanksgiving dishes. But first, I want to hear about your holiday meal. Were there any culinary triumphs? Disasters? Did you finally nail that pie?…

This Amazon Brand Is Our Everything

Amazon You love certain athleisure lines for performance (hello, favorite 5K leggings) and others for cute and comfy pieces you can lounge, travel, or run errands in with ease. But what if we told you Amazon’s cult fitness brand, Core 10, is the kind that does both without bankrupting you? Among the many hits you’ll…

What Is a Wine Bar, Anyway?

New York wine bars are booming, with great new options proliferating and old standbys excelling. They seem to be popping up all over. Yet, no matter how many have opened, and despite how warm and inviting some of them might be, I’m always faced with a nagging question: Exactly what is a wine bar, and…