The News The man should have gotten Alzheimer’s disease in his early 40s — he had a gene mutation that guaranteed it, or so it seemed. Scans of his brain even revealed severe atrophying and the hallmarks of the disease: rough, hard, amyloid plaques and spaghetti-like tangles of tau proteins. But the fatal brain disease…
Art of Craft is a series about specialists whose work rises to the level of art. The textile artist Bisa Butler was working in her studio in Jersey City, N.J., one day when her husband, John Butler, a D.J., played the song “The World Is Yours” by the hip-hop artist Nas. The song had a…
About six years ago, Keiko Kawano, a radio host, found that when she stopped doing voice-articulation exercises, her smile began to fade. At a certain point, she struggled to lift the corners of her mouth. So Ms. Kawano, then 43, decided to learn how facial muscles work. After using the knowledge to reanimate her smile,…
There are two kinds of carrot cake. The first, often found next to the bran muffins, emphasizes the carrot as vegetable and icing as frippery to be rationed, and firmly declares itself to be a healthful baked good. The second uses the carrot as an alibi for a generous spackling of cream cheese frosting so…
No three words can vex summer-travel packing more than “just in case.” Taking more than you need, just in case, will always end up weighing you down. But you can avoid “just in case” entirely by packing light and smart, with curated selections targeted for exactly what you’ll be doing and where you’re going. Consider…
This article contains spoilers for Episode 8 of the final season of “Succession.” Election night has arrived at ATN. The fate of a fictional democracy is on the line, and Tom is charged with captaining the newsroom’s chaotic ship. He responds by doing cocaine behind a whiteboard, wearing hard shoes, briefly considering adult diapers and…
In the early 2000s, Roger Dahle attended an outdoor pancake breakfast cooked on a commercial flattop at his local Rotary Club, a civic organization, in Utah. “I love cooking breakfast outdoors, but you couldn’t buy an outdoor griddle for home use,” Mr. Dahle said. So the entrepreneur set out to create one. He experimented with…
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I am a small-business owner who generally doesn’t give much thought to my wardrobe. Carhartt is my default. Recently, however, I realized that my clothes are all in drab Pacific Northwest earth tones. How do you make the style transition from “head down at work, trying to survive” to “Hello! Look at me! I might…
Hilton As anyone who travels with a pet knows, sometimes questions or concerns about their health or behavior arise while you’re on the road. If you happen to be at a Canopy by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton or Tru by Hilton hotel in the…