Can Nasal Sprays Protect You From Covid? Some Experts are Skeptical.
Formulas are being touted online as an extra safeguard against the virus, but they’re not F.D.A. approved and some experts are skeptical.
What to Know About Bedbugs While Traveling, and How to Avoid Them
The talk of Paris Fashion Week this year has been the little, brown bug — bedbugs. The pests have popped up in trains, airports and movie theaters, fanning fears that they may also be lurking in hotels, an echo of New York City’s mid-2000s bedbug panic. The cities and decades may be different, but the…
‘Mean Girls’ Has a One-Day Run on TikTok
Cady Heron, the protagonist of the 2004 comedy “Mean Girls,” was the new kid in town once again. This time she didn’t wander into an intimidating high school cafeteria full of cliques, but onto TikTok, where Paramount Pictures released the movie on Wednesday in 23 snippets ranging from 60 seconds to nearly 10 minutes. Viewers…
Zaya Wade Is Showing the World Who She Is
Courtesy of Nisha Johny and Jonathan Jacobs’ Zaya Wade is finally old enough to get her driver’s license, but she’s been a driving force in the fashion industry for some time now. The 16-year-old daughter of former NBA player Dwayne Wade and stepdaughter of actress Gabrielle Union has already walked runways, sat front row at…
Georgia Dullea, 90, Dies; Reporter Chronicled a Changing Society
Stephen Drucker, the founding editor of The Times’s Styles section, called Ms. Dullea “one of the finest writers the Times ever produced.” “But what she wrote was published on the women’s page,” he said in a phone interview, “and later in the style pages, so it was never taken seriously. Make no mistake, it was…
Ariana DeBose Lived Her French Fantasy at Paris Fashion Week
Paris may conjure up images of the Eiffel Tower, people-watching at cafés, and no-holds-barred shopping sprees on the Champs-Élysées. For Ariana DeBose, leaning into her French fantasy means waking up early and “wandering around a bit aimlessly while listening to Édith Piaf.” And that’s exactly what she did before her pre-show prep for Chanel’s spring/summer…
Shichimi Togarashi Makes Everything Taste Better
At Sushi Yoko in Norcross, Ga., as at Japanese restaurants across the world, each booth has a red-capped bottle of shichimi togarashi, the seven-spice blend that makes food taste spicy, savory, nutty and electric all at once. This combination delivers an exciting interplay of dried red chile, orange peel, sesame seeds (both black and white),…
How the Kaiser Permanente Strike Could Affect Patients
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers, including pharmacists, lab technicians, therapists and housekeepers, went on strike Wednesday morning. Kaiser patients in California, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia and Washington State, where Kaiser health care workers are walking out, will be affected. Kaiser, whose health plans cover nearly 13 million people through a network of hospitals and…
Smells Like Team Spirit
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Pop culture feels a lot like high school homecoming these days, especially with Taylor Swift turning two Kansas City Chiefs games into celebrity moments (and fashion moments, complete with a cherry-red team jacket). Not to mention helping drive a nearly 400…
Tips to a Workout in the Rain
Fans of soggy weather workouts swear by their benefits. Here’s how to exercise in a drizzle smartly and safely, and maybe even enjoy it.