The designer Holly Waddington had wide latitude in envisioning the costumes for “Poor Things,” Yorgos Lanthimos’s mad comedy starring Emma Stone. “The only brief really was that he didn’t want it to be overtly like a period drama” — the script is set in the 1880s — “and he didn’t want it to be overtly…
Have you resolved to expand your culinary repertoire in the New Year? Published late last year, “The Korean Cookbook” by Junghyun Park, the chef at Atomix and others in New York, and Jungyoon Choi, a chef and writer, provides nearly 500 pages of comprehensive illustrated coverage of hansik, or Korean food culture. It surveys history,…
The physical benefits are likely numerous. But there may be psychological ones, too.
You don’t need a fancy home gym or a trainer to build an exercise habit. These ideas will get you started.
I was born in 1990, which means that I entered my formative fashion years just as the new millennium arrived. It was the era of mall fashion—when my mom would drop me off so that I could peruse Abercrombie & Fitch or Bebe with friends while she waited patiently in the parking lot. Now, many…
Just as bone-warming but meatless is Kay Chun’s soy-braised vegetable jjim, a Korean vegetable stew. Inspired by kalbi jjim, Kay has replaced the beef short ribs with earthy cremini mushrooms, which add depth to the hearty potato, kabocha squash and radish braise, liberally seasoned with ginger and garlic. Serve it over rice for dinner one…
A new year brings new beginnings. For the Styles Desk, it also comes with an old pastime: Predicting the fashion and lifestyle trends that may bubble up in the months ahead. Last January, when we pondered what might be in store for 2023, some of our thoughts proved rather prescient. Supersize lies (hello, George Santos);…
If abiding by resolutions were as easy as setting them, perfection would be attainable and the self-improvement section of the bookstore would be cobweb city. Still, self-reflection can be a rewarding exercise at the beginning of a new year. What better place to start than in the kitchen, where you have to spend at least…
For many people, the joys of winter center on strapping on skis, snowshoes or skates and getting outdoors. Of course, that is no less true in many parts of Asia. But with climates ranging from the famously snowy Japanese island of Hokkaido to the tropical forests of Malaysia, the continent offers a wide variety of…
The Well desk’s energy challenge is the product of months of research and test runs with friends and family.