The last lunch for the last president of Afghanistan was vegetable fritters, salad and steamed broccoli. Nasrullah, the head chef at the presidential palace in Kabul, fried the fritters and steamed the vegetable himself. He tasted it all to make sure it was good — it was, although steamed broccoli has a limited range of…
Over his 15-year career, the artist and creative director Ryder Ripps has built websites for the likes of Kanye West, who is now known as Ye, and Kenzo, designed album covers for musicians such as Grimes and Pop Smoke, and shown his work in respected New York galleries. But across mediums, what he does never…
It’s tempting to believe the right sneakers will help you run faster or avoid injury. Here’s what experts know.
Last year, reports of severe, unexplained hepatitis in previously healthy children puzzled health experts around the world. Now, a small new study of American children adds to the evidence that the cases, which remained extremely rare, may have been caused by a simultaneous infection with multiple common viruses, including one known as adeno-associated virus type…
By Malaika Byng Visitors expecting shiny new things from the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s first design-focused exhibition will be in for a surprise. “Ai Weiwei: Making Sense,” which opens at London’s Design Museum on April 7, features broken ceramics and historic relics, including spouts of wine ewers from the Song dynasty (960 to 1279) and…
In one video, the athlete pauses, assesses the height and leaps. He tries to free-climb up the side of a building, before jumping back to the ground. In another, he leaps across a roof, his shadow stretching out long in front of him. This gymnast, though, is a cat. Specifically, he’s Gonzo of @gonzoisacat. He…
In BC times (before children and—yes, shrug—before Covid), shoe shopping was an act of indulgent self-care. Sky-high pumps, over-the-knee boots, oversize platforms were equal recipients of “hello, lover,” equitable math equations (who said my tour of duty at an investment bank wasn’t a learning experience?), and my hard-earned cash money. Decades later, a peep in…
Narcan, un atomizador nasal que puede revertir rápidamente una sobredosis de opioides, ha recibido la aprobación federal para ser vendido sin receta médica en Estados Unidos. A finales del verano, debería estar ampliamente disponible, no solo en las farmacias, sino también en tiendas de conveniencia, grandes cadenas y, posiblemente, a través de minoristas en línea.…
Historically, hair styles can be mapped to time periods and niche communities with delightful accuracy. From the curly white wigs of the 18th century to the Jheri curls of the 1980s to the feathered bangs and finger waves of the 1990s, trends in how we wear our hair are a big part of how we…
With a small stack of handmade tortillas at her side, a shy Mexican grandmother in a purple apron looked at the camera and introduced herself to the world. “I’m going to present to you this recipe,” Doña Ángela, or Mrs. Ángela, says in her first YouTube video, from August 2019, speaking Spanish in a dulcet…