Name: Julien Nguyen Age: 30 Hometown: Hermosa Beach, Calif. Currently Lives: In a one-bedroom apartment in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles that doubles as his studio. Claim to Fame: Mr. Nguyen is a Vietnamese American artist who depicts friends, lovers and mythical creatures in the tradition of Italian Renaissance painters. His work, which…
PIACENZA, Italy — Michele Crippa’s palate was renowned in Italy’s gastronomic circles, capable of appreciating the most subtle of flavors. He taught young chefs to distinguish between Parmesan cheeses of different ages — and between milk extracted at different altitudes. He reveled in the perfume of cod smoked over pine cones. In his reviews for…
Jimothy has come to embrace being unconventional. He grew up in public housing in the affluent London area of Primrose Hill, not far from Camden Market, and was raised by his Spanish mother, whom he still lives with. His father, who is of Caribbean heritage but was born in Britain, was not around much. Street-savvy…
The cheapest wine on the list is often worth ordering. Similarly, bright-eyed, silver-skinned porgies — usually among the least expensive options at the fish counter — deserve more attention than they get. In addition to their low price, good flavor and succulent texture, porgies are abundant and sustainable, a rarity in these days of overfishing.…
Unfortunately, without regulation or an at-home testing lab, you won’t know for sure. The ingredients list could offer some clues, said Dr. Anne Chapas, a dermatologist in New York City and a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. Aloe vera should be listed as one of the first three items, she said, suggesting that…
Have you ever taken in a natural vista, say the soaring ranges of a national park, and thought: Three thousand feet of nothingness between me and the ground would really improve this. For Breannah Yeh, a 24-year-old professional slackliner, such an experience is quite literally a walk in the park. Ms. Yeh shares her aerial…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — There were no cheery signs urging “Get your Covid-19 vaccine!” at the back-to-school immunization clinic at Carey Junior High School last week. In the sun-drenched cafeteria, Valencia Bautista sat behind a folding table in a corner, delivering a decidedly soft sell. Hundreds of 12- and 13-year-olds streamed through with their parents to…
He was a research assistant at Stanford’s computer science department, which made him the resident programmer for many doctorate students, when he met Mr. Page, a Ph.D. candidate. He rewrote the code for a slow web crawler that Mr. Page had created to understand the relationship between links on different websites. He also worked with…
The first time Robert Hammond broke up with Dan Barasch, it was because he heard an unsettling sound at the end of their second date. “Someone told me once that, if you hit it off with someone and you start hearing bells, those are not wedding bells but alarm bells and you should proceed with…
In January 2016, Chidiebere Nnaji moved across the world for a master’s program in electrical engineering at San Francisco State University. But economic instability and inflation in his native Nigeria caused his funds to dwindle sooner than he had planned. Mr. Nnaji, who goes by Chidi, sometimes sought refuge at a San Francisco Senegalese restaurant…