My morning routine depends on how much time I have. Lately I’ve become a huge fan of using gadgets like the Red Light Face Mask from HigherDose while I’m still in bed in the morning. Or I do that old-fashioned trick of dunking your face in ice water. A male co-star of mine would do…
All eyes will be on Paris in 2024, when the French capital hosts the 33rd Summer Olympic Games. The global sporting event, which runs from July 26 to Aug. 11, is expected to draw 10,500 Olympic athletes vying for some of the biggest accolades of their careers — and millions of spectators watching them do…
GLEAM TEAM Past, present, and future collide in a season filled with precious-metal finishes. N21 by Alessandro Dell’acqua pre-fall 2023.Courtesy of N21 Any silhouette—from a winged goddess to wired headphones—can transform when dipped in precious metal, alchemically turning the everyday into the eternal. Valdé Beauty did just that to the humble lipstick case, crafting its…
PORTLAND, Ore. — On Sunday, a line of fans had formed by 10:30 a.m. outside a sports bar waiting to watch March Madness. The bar goers, dressed in Patagonia fleeces, beanies and rain jackets, were undeterred by the rain that drenched them. When the doors opened 30 minutes later, they walked in to claim their…
It was a familiar sound in any decent Central European restaurant: the reassuring whack-whack-whack of a chef flattening the schnitzel I’d ordered from the waiter a minute earlier. The crisp white tablecloth in front of me shined bright white, and the banquette seating offered the same minimalist design as some of the region’s trendiest spots.…
One of the first things she noticed was how she had to keep clearing her throat. Everyone does it every now and then, but for her, a healthy woman in her early 70s, it had become constant. Her husband never complained. He was a surgeon, and when the throat-clearing started, he showed her a few…
Sandy Pena, a wedding planner and an owner of Ultimate USA Weddings, based in Manhattan, said she has seen an increase in flash weddings by couples who are “less detail oriented and more spontaneous.” Of the 90 weddings booked through her last year, more than half came from last-minute inquires. “Many couples have said, ‘We’re…