In the mood to dig your heels into a new pair of shoes for the upcoming season? You’ll want to read up on the best summer 2023 shoe trends first. And to help you set foot in the right direction (okay, I’ll stop), I’ve tapped none other than Caroline Maguire, the fashion director at Shopbop.…
New York, California and several other states announced a $462 million settlement with Juul Labs on Wednesday, resolving lawsuits claiming that the company aggressively marketed its e-cigarettes to young people and fueled the nation’s vaping crisis. The agreement brings much of the company’s legal woes to a conclusion, with settlements reached with 47 states and…
The ruling by a federal judge in Texas last week revoking the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone could be the most consequential abortion decision since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. But a lot remains uncertain. Here is what is at stake and what could happen next.…
Once again the white suit rears its powerfully symbolic head. There are few garments in the political wardrobe that have been worn so deliberately and become as imbued with meaning. This time it has stepped front and center thanks to the saga of State Representative Justin Jones of Tennessee, a Democrat and, at 27, one…
It’s not just a dating thing, and it can hurt. A lot. Here are ways to cope — and move forward.
First things first: What is the Met Gala? Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, a black-tie extravaganza held the first Monday in May to raise money for the museum’s fashion wing. Unofficially, it’s the party of the year, the Oscars of the East Coast and “an A.T.M. for the Met” (the…
Next week is the end of Ramadan, also known as Ramzan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and spiritual reflection. To mark its conclusion, Zainab Shah brings us five superlative recipes for a festive Eid al-Fitr lunch that are streamlined and simple to make. They deliver a meal with an “almost sacred sense of joy,”…
The first pineapple lily I grew was a real stinker — and we have lived happily ever after together for more than 20 years. Aside from the smell of rotting meat it emitted, Eucomis bicolor made such an impression — visually, that is — that I promptly ordered more. In each spring’s bulb catalogs, I…
Mood boards are “carcasses,” said Brian Collins, the chief creative officer of Collins, a branding strategy company. “I have used ‘world-building’ since the start of my career,” he said. “I was introduced to the idea by Marty Sklar, who led Walt Disney Imagineering for years. He walked me through Disney World when I was 23,…
My husband, 53, finally stopped smoking after 30 years — not because of my prodding or refusal to buy him cigarettes (which he called self-righteous), but because he could no longer breathe easily. That was two years ago. Since then, he has gained a lot of weight. He is now obese, according to the body…