BMI Alone Is Not Enough to Assess Health, American Medical Association says
Body mass index has long been a standard, but controversial, measurement of weight and health.
FDA Panel Recommends a Covid Vaccine Aimed at Only the XBB Variant
Why It Matters: Some people remain at risk. Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax have made it clear that they need time to make tens of millions of doses of the shots that would be available in the fall. “I think that’s what today’s discussion is about — how to best to come up with what goes…
Robert Mondavi Changed Wine. His Grandson Aims to Change Farming.
Robert Mondavi paved the way for Napa Valley to take a place among the leading wine regions of the world and raised the bar for all American producers. By the force of his charismatic personality, Mr. Mondavi, a hard-driving visionary who established the Robert Mondavi Winery after being forced out of the family business, practically…
These Dr. Martens Jadon Boots Never Leave My Feet
I’m trying with all my might not to be a broken record here…but I have to live my truth, and my truth is that I live in the Dr. Martens Jadon platform boot. I confess! I like playing with trends and fads as much as the next fashion editor, but as with many things in…
A Fashion Designer’s Classic Milanese Aperitivo
In Milan, there’s one unofficial but very important entertaining rule: Never throw a party on a Saturday night. Monday through Friday, the city is brimming with creative people — the quiet engines running the design and fashion industries — but, when the weekend rolls around, they tend to leave for the nearby Swiss Alps or…
A 40-Foot Wedding Cake in the English Countryside
By Kin Woo The Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos is known for her ambitious oversize sculptures that frequently elevate everyday objects. Her 2005 Venice Biennale contribution, “A Noiva” (The Bride), was a chandelier made of 14,000 tampons and “Valkyrie Miss Dior,” the imposing, tentacular fabric-wrapped installation that formed the backdrop of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s fall ’23…
Elizabeth Holmes Says She Can’t Afford $250 Payments to Theranos Victims
Lawyers for the disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes said this week that she would be unable to afford to pay $250 each month to victims of her failed blood-testing start-up, Theranos, after leaving prison. Ms. Holmes, 39, began an 11-year, three-month prison sentence in Texas in May after she was found guilty last year of four…
A Watchmaker Sponsors a New Classic Yacht Regatta
LONDON — Sailing enthusiasts in Falmouth and Dartmouth, off England’s southwestern coast, will have had a visual — and nostalgic — treat this week, in the form of a new classic yacht regatta that is running across the English Channel to France. The inaugural Richard Mille Cup, which began Sunday and runs through June 25,…
Good American and Body Glove Just Dropped a Scuba-Inspired Swimwear Collab
As someone who’s been keeping up with the Kardashians since middle school, there’s nothing I love more than being in on a family secret—and sharing it with readers like yourself. So here’s a little news straight from Khloé’s team: Good American has a new swimwear collab with Body Glove, and it’s so, so good. The…
Dips for Dinner
There is a food-related bit on the Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building” that I think of often. It begins in the show’s second episode: At an apartment-lobby memorial for a deceased neighbor, the debt-stricken Oliver Putnam, played by the incomparable Martin Short, rushes to a table of free goodies. “You know, this is…