Amy Pittman was thrilled about her first pregnancy. She immediately downloaded a pregnancy app, and she was charmed when it showed her baby had grown from the size of a lavender bud to the size of a chocolate chip. When she miscarried, she deleted the app and the chocolate chip avatar, but the internet never…
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Growing up in Brazil during an era when supermodels felt like the country’s major export, Karoline Vitto didn’t exactly see herself represented on the runway. The favored body type of the time was, as she describes it, “this hourglass figure, where…
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Growing up in Brazil during an era when supermodels felt like the country’s major export, Karoline Vitto didn’t exactly see herself represented on the runway. The favored body type of the time was, as she describes it, “this hourglass figure, where…
To celebrate how Laguna Beach influenced fashion trends back in the ’00s, we’ve gathered a roundup the most iconic outfits from the show that you probably forgot about. This list mostly focuses on Seasons 1 and 2, since most fans agree Season 3 just wasn’t the same without Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari. Advertisement –…
Researchers warned an expert panel of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday that flawed readings on devices measuring oxygen levels in the blood — especially among Black and dark-skinned patients — might have contributed to deaths during the coronavirus pandemic. Panelists, in turn, urged the federal agency to raise accuracy standards and to alert…
Peter Kelsch, a third-generation farmer in southeastern Idaho, kills Kelsch Farms’ russet Burbank potato plants three weeks before harvest. Once the plants are dead, the potatoes’ skins harden and cure over time, leading to less starchy potatoes and, ultimately, better mashed potatoes. “If you dig a green potato, it won’t mash as well,” Mr. Kelsch…
If you’re cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the first time, there’s no need to panic. Plan ahead, keep it simple and delegate when necessary. Below are 18 foolproof recipes to guarantee a memorable meal for you and your guests. Melissa Clark’s recipe for simple roast turkey will not steer you wrong. So many readers say this…
Thanksgiving isn’t exactly a colorful vegetable-forward occasion. The holiday’ palette is rather somber: There’s a lot of brown, beige, camel and dull green, and a few nice autumnal colors thanks to cranberry sauce and candied yams. Don’t get me wrong — I have no quarrel with brussels sprouts, bread stuffing and mashed potatoes on my…
Egad, it’s November — let the countdown to Thanksgiving begin! The first item on your to-do list should be to order the turkey if you haven’t already done so. Remember that if you are getting a frozen turkey, you’ll need a day for every four pounds to defrost it safely in the fridge. That 16-pounder…
“That makes me feel old as mold,” she said. “I remember being 21 and thinking, ‘My God, one day they’ll redo and remake them. But I’ll be so old by then! I’ll be dead!’” You get the sense Lawrence is eager to fast-forward past her ingénue period. “Let’s be real, I’m only getting closer to…