Maybe you’ve pulled yourself away to scroll through Instagram or check your email or revel in an ephemeral moment of peace and quiet amid the holiday chaos. Or perhaps it’s Friday when you’re reading this, and you haven’t known silence since at least Tuesday afternoon. Wherever you are, whenever it is, I hope you have,…
As a local, I ought to hate anything in New York that draws a crowd. In theory, this includes the tree at Rockefeller Center. Once the tree’s lights are switched on — this year, that first happens Wednesday night, just before 10 p.m. — the plaza becomes an unholy gridlocked mob of sightseers, shoppers and…
As a local, I ought to hate anything in New York that draws a crowd. In theory, this includes the tree at Rockefeller Center. Once the tree’s lights are switched on — this year, that first happens Wednesday night, just before 10 p.m. — the plaza becomes an unholy gridlocked mob of sightseers, shoppers and…
Coal, the dirtiest of fossil fuels, is far more harmful to human health than previously thought, according to a new report, which found that coal emissions are associated with double the mortality risk compared with fine airborne particles from other sources. The research, published Thursday in the journal Science, linked coal pollution to 460,000 deaths…
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Maiko Kurogouchi moved to Tokyo from Nagano Prefecture about 20 years ago, but her roots in the mountainous and snowy region west of Tokyo are still very present in her fashion designs. “When I go back to my hometown, I get inspired to create,” she said. Those feminine, fluid pieces reflect her memories, travels and…
For Abba fans, 2024 will mark a major milestone: 50 years since the Swedish quartet of Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus won Eurovision and went on to global superstardom with hits such as “Mamma Mia,” “Super Trouper” and “Dancing Queen.” And since Eurovision — the exuberantly kitsch annual song contest organized…
“L.A. Law,” an Emmy-winning NBC drama that generated almost constant buzz during its run three decades ago, returned to the cultural spotlight this month when Hulu rereleased its 172 episodes in remastered high-definition format. Until the streaming relaunch, the show was hard to find, existing in DVDs at junk shops and in the depths of…
On first push, the massive double doors to Just One Eye appear to be locked. Then you hear a quick flick of the deadbolt and a gentle click, and the left door opens thanks to a burly, suited security guard. This choreographed dance feels intentional. “To be in midcity Los Angeles and walk through two…
Doha’s bustling century-old souk and the Msheireb Downtown Doha, a new environmentally friendly development just a 10-minute walk away, are an old-meets-new contrast — and a real reprieve from the sprawling malls that have come to define the colossal boom that has transformed the Persian Gulf region since the 1950s. “You can find everything you…