“When will I see you again?” she asked. Dr. Ruth Westheimer asked me this question nearly every time one of our visits came to an end, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot since she died. These six words were my cue to take her monthly desk calendar, always propped up on the seat…
The $44.6 million stegosaurus, the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction, wasn’t the only thing that caught the attention of viewers mesmerized by a 15-minute bidding war at Sotheby’s on Wednesday. At the helm of the gripping sales battle was Phyllis Kao, a spirited auctioneer who appeared to delight in the volley, helping to…
Out of all of the decades, the ’90s was, no doubt, the most timeless of them all. Pictures of Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell still feel so fresh and effortless. But there is an art to putting together a minimalist, chic look that can withstand the test of time. With a few staples at the…
Here’s how to shut down “predatory curiosity.”
How do you care for your body as you get older? Do you use nutrition, meditation or hobbies like swimming or dancing to help you reset? What we see in the mirror as we get older can bring joy, tumult or simply an opportunity to acknowledge the passing of time. So we want to hear…
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Good morning. It would be nice to cook a project recipe this weekend, to spend Saturday tending to a brisket softening in wood smoke out in the yard, or assembling a lane cake at my kitchen counter. I could set up some gravlax to cure all week, for next Sunday’s breakfast. I could make a…
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. When Paris Haute Couture Week made an unprecedented schedule change to accommodate the 2024 Olympics, it was clear that the Games would have an impact on fashion. Several of the designers on the schedule had fun with the codes of the…
The look, in all its bossed-up glory, spoke for itself: a leather suit with a cropped vest, oversize trousers, and square-toed boots made for stomping. Kelsey Plum, guard for the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, walked the tunnel dressed to kill. It was championship ring night, and Plum and her teammates had come to claim what…
It began with an Instagram comment. In the summer of 2016, Lauren Cassandra Garroni created an Instagram account with her friend Chelsea Fairless that set out to log every outfit worn on the television show “Sex and the City.” The duo’s encyclopedic knowledge of fashion history — they met as undergraduates at the Parsons School…