Bronze Age humans have been credited with a number of civilizational advancements: the invention of irrigation, the wheel, writing systems and the ability to forge weapons and tools from the durable metal that lends the era its name. Now, strands of human hair discovered in an ancient burial cave in Spain suggest another novelty: a…
For Times readers on Nov. 15, 1981, Ms. Sheraton caught the moods of open markets from Africa to Asia: “In Calcutta, graceful women in silken saris are colorful competition for the pyramided cones of earth-toned spices they sell in the markets. The Indian women provide a sharp contrast to the workmen in the Tsukiji wholesale…
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Meg is the Associate Fashion Commerce Editor at ELLE.com where she researches trends, tests products, and looks for answers to all your burning questions. She also co-writes a monthly column, Same Same But Different. Meg has previously written for Cosmopolitan and Town & Country. Her passions include travel, buffalo sauce, and sustainability. She will never…
Like little black dresses, you can never have too many roast chicken recipes. Especially the French kind. So, when Florence Chapgier, a Paris-born reader living in Los Angeles, emailed me this recipe from her French mother, Christiane Baumgartner, for roast chicken with tarragon, butter and Cognac, I immediately gave it a try. Ms. Chapgier’s name…
Last Sunday, about 150 people gathered in Washington Square Park in Lower Manhattan to buy, sell, trade and fawn over dolls known as Sonny Angels. The attendees — mostly in their 20s and mostly female — toted the dolls in clear plastic bags from the Japanese dollar store Daiso or spread them out on blankets…
On a résumé, in an airport or on a date, it’s a dangerous game trying to be someone you’re not. It’s always a safer bet to be yourself. That is, unless you are a head of cauliflower. This cruciferous vegetable is the ultimate master of disguise. Enterprising cooks with a lot of patience, and little…
We don’t have the exact number, but we’re pretty confident in saying that three years into the “new normal,” most of us are avoiding underwire bras at all costs. As the world shifted into a more prominent work-from-home culture, uncomfortable, tight undergarments lost their power over us. The trend of dressing more comfortably has led…
NAPA, Calif. — Napa Valley and Sonoma County, the most popular destinations for those traveling to Northern California wine country, are full of alluring restaurants. But wine lists that offer both wide selections and good values are not so easy to find. Some lists are boringly predictable. Others are simply too expensive. That’s not surprising,…
Georges Braque, in 1907, looked at his Spanish friend’s new painting, “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon,” and felt “as if someone had drunk kerosene to spit fire.” Henri Matisse said he and his friendly rival from Málaga were “as different as the North Pole is from the South Pole.” Pablo Picasso has been getting artists talking since…