The doctors told Naomi that she could not leave the hospital. She was lying in a narrow bed at Denver Health Medical Center. Someone said something about a judge and a court order. Someone used the phrase “gravely disabled.” Naomi did not think she was gravely disabled. Still, she decided not to fight it. She…
Why It Matters: The virus is a new threat for many wild mammals. The infected polar bear provides further evidence of how widespread this virus, a highly pathogenic form of H5N1, has become and how unprecedented its behavior has been. Since the virus emerged in 2020, it has spread to every continent except for Australia.…
Now that the holidays are winding down and our regular workweek is revving back up again, the stakes for dinners at our house have risen even higher. Dinner is one thing we can reliably look forward to every day, so it ought to be delicious. But that’s not always easy. We’re talking about January after…
How is your relationship with food these days? For many of us, the honest answer is “it’s complicated.” Perhaps you stress-eat more than you’d care to admit or are always on the latest diet. Maybe you just spend too much mental energy on food and have a nagging sense that it’s supposed to be, well,…
I visited my family overseas for three weeks. It was our first Christmas together in 10 years. A close friend offered to take my dog while I was away. During the first week, my friend’s mother died. I offered to make other arrangements for my dog, but she said it wasn’t necessary. By the second…
If your color is pink and you love the monogram look, this Versace trench is for you. It’s perfect for a full day of shopping—er, errands—or just an added oomph to your every day looks. Sizes: XXS-XL Color: Pink Material: Outer: Lamb Skin 100%, Polyester 60%, Cotton 40%
The Comme des Garçons (CDG) x Dover Street Market (DSM) Super-Market-Market sample sale in New York City is something like a fashion eclipse: It only comes around once every few years, and when it does, a select group of people completely lose their shit. The last time it happened, it was 2016. Discounts of up…
Within a day, he and fellow chefs were working out of a hub in a culinary-school kitchen and a converted food hall at the University of Hawaii Maui College as part of relief efforts by nonprofit organizations, including the Common Ground Collective and Chef Hui (hui is “group” in Hawaiian). Farmers offered their crops; ranchers…
Charles Darwin was 22 years old when he first peeled a banana. “Maukish & sweet with little flavor,” he noted in his journal from Santiago, the main island in the Cape Verde archipelago off the coast of West Africa. He preferred oranges and tamarinds, feasting at every opportunity on tropical fruit after three awful weeks…
Lifting and sculpting facials, once a secret of the rich or famous, are trickling into the mainstream.