New ideas are bubbling up faster in vegan restaurants than in any other kind of kitchen right now. People who can’t see this are looking in the wrong places. They’re probably used to seeing creative leaps that started in kitchens that function as research laboratories, like Noma in the last decade and El Bulli before…
For these reasons, going gluten-free is not always a better choice. “If you think you have an intolerance to gluten, before you take it out of your diet, go see a gastroenterologist and really be tested appropriately,” Dr. Lee said. An added benefit: Celiac disease is more difficult to diagnose in people who have already…
CHICAGO — The Friday before Thanksgiving, as millions of people around the country started packing up cars and prepared to board flights to reunite with their families, about 20 guests gathered inside a quiet gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago for a moment of collective mourning. Toward the back of the room were…
Devon Simmons served 15 years in prison for crimes he committed as a teenager. Since then, he’s been on a mission to remake not just his own life, but the legal system itself.
AGNONE, Italy — “There is always some magic in the crafting of a bell,” said Armando Marinelli, who is among the 26th generation of his family involved in the business. “Every bell has a different soul.” Mr. Marinelli, 61, and his brother Pasquale, 51, run the Marinelli Pontificial Foundry, a landmark in this small town…
When suitcase-toting friends and relatives arrive on your doorstep during the holidays, or at any other time of year, it’s good to have a welcoming place to put them, somewhat removed from the fray of everyday life. “Traveling can be a stressful experience, so it’s nice to offer your guests a place to relax and…
If it’s been a year or more since you traveled, particularly internationally, you may notice something different at airports in the United States: More steps — from checking a bag to clearing customs — are being automated using biometrics. Biometrics are unique individual traits, such as fingerprints, that can be used to automate and verify…
This strategy was a long shot, but a success would have led to an antiviral pill more quickly than trying to make an entirely new drug. What followed was a brutal wave of failures. Antivirals that worked in Petri dishes failed when tested in animals, and those that worked in animals failed in clinical trials.…
Many of the men Dr. Amarasekera sees at the program’s two clinics — one in downtown Chicago and the other in the historically gay Northalsted neighborhood — are unprepared to face yet another health crisis. One of them is a 59-year-old lawyer in Chicago who is H.I.V.-positive, and who said he was not fully warned…
WASHINGTON — As Democrats race to finalize a sweeping social spending package, President Biden on Monday tried to sell the bill by focusing on a specific benefit: lowering the cost of insulin for those with diabetes. “I think it’s safe to say that all of us, all of us, whatever our background, our age, where…