Easy Ways to Be a Better Cook

1. Ritzy Cheddar Chicken Breasts There’s a lesson in this recipe, which is on Lex’s list and can probably make anyone happy: Crushed crackers, used as an ingredient or garnish, provide amazing crunch. (The same is true of cornflakes, pretzels, potato chips and several other crisp delights.) Here, Eric Kim crushes Ritz crackers, tosses them…

A History Professor Takes On Hollywood

After graduating from Columbia University, she completed stints as an analyst at an investment bank and a public-school teacher before earning a Ph.D. in history at Stanford University. Around the time she was defending her doctoral thesis, she became a Lululemon ambassador. The thesis became the basis of her first book, “Classroom Wars: Language, Sex…

In Watchmaking, the ’60s Are Sizzling

Its Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Boeing 747 ($9,400) featured a cream-colored dial, black subdials, and red and white details, echoing the colors used on the original 747. “I like these kinds of cockpit-in-a-plane references in a watch,” Alessandra Cianchetta, the Italian architect, designer, urbanist and artist who now is teaching at the Yale School of…

Give Anne Hathaway an Award For This Versace Look

Anne Hathaway is back at it again, proving she’s red carpet (in addition to Genovian, of course) royalty. At Versace’s Fall/Winter 2023 show in Los Angeles, the actress delivered a killer all-black ensemble. The outfit: a Versace crocodile-effect minidress, sheer tights, sky-high platform boots and sunglasses, and sparkling Bulgari jewelry. The dominatrix-style set would do…