How to Exercise When You Just Do Not Want To
We all have reasons we can’t work out as much as we should. You can get over them — just don’t call them excuses.
That Spotify Daylist That Really ‘Gets’ You? It Was Written by A.I.
Have your Sunday scaries ever given way to a “Nervous Ocean Monday Morning”? Does the weekend truly begin on Friday, or on a “Wild and Free Chaotic Thursday Afternoon”? How should one dress for a “Paranormal Dark Cabaret Evening”? Those odd strings of words are titles of “daylists,” a newish offering from the music-streaming giant…
Nikki Haley Hits Donald Trump Where It Hurts With Age Comments
If vanity is the soft underbelly of maleness, a vulnerable area between the armor of masculinity and the kill zone, it appears it was Donald J. Trump’s famous self-regard that was the target when Nikki Haley ramped up her attacks on her opponent in New Hampshire this week. Soon after Mr. Trump appeared to confuse…
The Cast of ‘Feud: Capote vs. the Swans’ Celebrates Their Premiere at the Plaza
On Tuesday night, actresses, producers and television executives, many draped in black and white feathered gowns, trickled into the Plaza Hotel to celebrate the premiere of FX’s “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans,” a limited series starting on Jan. 31. The show focuses on the schism between the novelist Truman Capote, played by Tom Hollander, and…
What Nikki Haley’s Dress Says About Her Campaign Against Trump
It wasn’t only Nikki Haley’s promise after the New Hampshire Republican primary that she would continue to fight that got under Donald J. Trump’s skin, apparently; it was her clothes, too. Or rather her “fancy dress that probably wasn’t so fancy,” as the former president put it. And though he is often prone to exaggeration,…
Naomi Feil, Who Promoted Empathy as a Response to Dementia, Dies at 91
Naomi Feil was only 8 years old when she moved into what was then known as a home for the aged, where her parents worked. Living there until she left for college, she learned firsthand, by trial and error, how to comfort and communicate with older adults. When she died at 91 on Dec. 24…
How to Cook With Coconut Milk
As much as I worship the seasonal and the fresh when it comes to ingredients, there are a handful of canned products that are sacred in my kitchen. Coconut milk is one of them. The creamy yet dairy-free foundation of so many dishes, it adds its subtly sweet flavor and richness to countless curries and…
Europe Faces a Measles Outbreak
The News Measles, a disease preventable by vaccination, is resurgent in parts of Europe, including Britain. Small outbreaks have also popped up in multiple parts of the United States. In Europe, reported measles cases rose more than 40-fold last year compared with 2022, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Nearly a third of those…
All Breakfast, All the Time
I’m a big breakfast person, but I don’t tend to eat it in the morning. To me, the magic of runny eggs with buttered toast or a piping hot bowl of creamy steel-cut oats is best enjoyed languorously at the end of the day, not in that semi-caffeinated fog typical of a weekday morning. I…
Can Maxim’s Restaurant in Paris Reclaim It’s Cool After 130 Years?
Anya Firestone’s job as a luxury tour guide in Paris has brought her to many rarefied corners of the city. But only recently did she do something that countless locals and visitors have done over the last 130 years: Book a reservation at Maxim’s, the storied French restaurant that opened in 1893 and has counted…