The year is roughly 1650. A merchant ship — carrying goods, passengers and a highly expensive silk satin dress that will centuries later become a topic of fascination — sinks off the Dutch island of Texel. Sand soon covered the shipwreck, which was largely forgotten until 2014, when Dutch amateur divers found the dress, almost…
If the new dining scene at Rockefeller Center was the restaurant event of 2022, something slightly smaller but no less exciting is playing out at Lincoln Center. Last summer, I addressed a reader question about where to dine near the arts complex and found myself struggling to find pre-ballet-opera-Philharmonic options that were on the newer…
Reflecting the mood of the dining public is one thing the restaurant business is good at. Dining rooms anticipate shifts in the way people want to hang out and whom they want to hang with just as certain chefs can sense when the pendulum is about to swing from penitential to self-indulgent, or back. Commenting…
Opposites and All That My best friend Maya is messy and stomps around our off-campus house. I’m neurotically clean and light on my feet. She works in private equity, investing in something called “digital infrastructure.” I’m getting a master’s degree in something called “social anthropology.” She’s a Manhattanite — “fifth generation,” she brags as we…
Peek into my closet and you’ll find a sea of black skirts that serve as centerpieces of my outfits. Before you write it off as boring or uninspired, let me explain: These selects are far from basic and simple. Usually featuring ruffles, pleats, or details like asymmetrical hems, they’re distinctive and attention-grabbing. Often they become…
The drug company Novo Nordisk on Tuesday said it would reduce the sticker prices of several of its insulin products by up to 70 percent, reversing years of price increases in the face of mounting pressure. The company did not announce any changes to the out-of-pocket costs for patients with diabetes, but said its existing…
LOS ANGELES — Don’t get her wrong. Laverne Cox loves Joan Rivers. “Joan is for me the originator of everything,” Ms. Cox said. The comedian, who died in 2014, was the first host of “Live From the Red Carpet,” now called “Live From E!,” and perhaps the best-known red carpet commentator in history. Ms. Rivers…
Women’s care has always depended on women’s sharing stories with one another.
In the 20 years since its inception, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has delivered lifesaving treatment to more than 20 million people in 54 countries, the most successful global health campaign of its kind, according to a report released on Tuesday. The $7.5 billion program, housed in the State Department, is due for…
It was a dark Saturday night last month on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where Saturday nights can get very dark, but Sabrina Brier, in a rhinestone necklace and strapless plaid pantsuit, was agleam onstage at a basement comedy club called Caveat warming up the crowd. “You’re the butter, I’m the microwave,” she announced.…