Kathy Hilton’s Calling

But she’s also a stand-alone figure, who experienced the money-fueled 1980s New York social scene first hand, and who oversaw the dawn of the current reality TV era up close (from 2003-2007, Paris starred on “The Simple Life,” which fascinated viewers with its look at the worlds of high society, wealth, and privilege). For better…

Chlorpyrifos Will No Longer Be Allowed on Food Crops

“It is very unusual,” Michal Freedhoff, the E.P.A. assistant administrator for chemical safety and pollution prevention, said of the court’s directive. “It speaks to the impatience and the frustration that the courts and environmental groups and farmworkers have with the agency.” “The court basically said, ‘Enough is enough,’” Ms. Freedhoff said. “Either tell us that…

The Rise of Instagram Couture

Dua and Kendall: Backgrid; Johnstone: Brittney Christie; Small Talk: Courtesy of the designer; Center image: Michons Marigot Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Some of this couture season’s best moments referenced the glory days of models gliding through ateliers, each carrying individual look numbers and wearing skyline-obscuring…