While two dozen women took big, synchronized breaths, stretched their arms up and wobbled, one of the sheets covering the street-facing windows occasionally fell. Several of the women scurried over to tape it back up. This was necessary, after all, since everyone inside, at a dinner earlier this month on the Lower East Side, was…
No Restaurants Allowed I visit the city regularly, and my wife and I are looking for a good bar with a real bartender that serves good food at the bar. I do not want to be part of a restaurant. If it is part of a restaurant, I want it to be sufficiently separated so…
From Fake Flirtation to Real Romance It was one of those Los Angeles evenings fragrant with bougainvillea and possibility. Before long, it was time to return to the party. The band was playing, but there was no music. She, in red satin, was a beacon among black dinner jackets. As we approached the bandstand, the…
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. This season, fashion pulled a fast one. Dopamine dressing? Serotonin-seeking maximalism? Aughts bodycon? We don’t know her. Instead, trends were out and wardrobe-building was in; on the runways, stealth wealth reigned in a way it hasn’t since the glory days of…
If Narcan, the nasal spray that saves lives by reversing opioid overdoses, receives approval to be sold over the counter, public health officials hope the palm-size plunger could one day become as commonplace as a kitchen fire extinguisher. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize the switch from prescription status this week, a…
Headliner Seoul Salon This New York interpretation of a Korean sooljib, a spot for drinking, is from Ellia and Junghyun JP Park, the wife-and-husband team who own Atomix, Atoboy and Naro with their partner Hand Hospitality. At the entrance, a cocktail bar, run by Jiyoon Baek, features drinks that lean on traditional Korean spirits. A…
I am a cold girl. As in, I’m cold all the time. I get chilly at the hint of a slight breeze, and I need an extra layer when the temperature drops below 70. Suffice to say, winters are hard. Having grown up in the tri-state area, I’ve learned to manage, but every time the…
“For so long, the culture has been, in the hospital, that medical emergencies are the true emergencies,” said Dr. Christine M. Crawford, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Boston Medical Center, who was not involved in the study. Mental health training, she said, should be given throughout the hospital, “kind of like how everyone in…
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This year is shaping up to be all about clownery in fashion, and it’s every bit theatrical. Christopher John Rogers kicked things off with his pre-fall 2023 collection, where the designer unveiled a magical ivory white clown suit, replete with silk flowers for added drama. Now, the theme of the clown has seemingly reached its…