In this series for T, the author Reggie Nadelson revisits New York institutions that have defined cool for decades, from time-honored restaurants to unsung dives. By the time Alec Ginsberg was 5, he knew he wanted to work at his father’s drugstore. “It wasn’t a decision, I just knew,” says Ginsberg, 29, who, along with…
Satchel and Jackson Lewis Lee are headed to Hollywood, but not for long, they say. The siblings are in town this weekend as this year’s Golden Globes ambassadors, a largely ceremonial role traditionally reserved for the children of Hollywood’s elite. The progeny of the Oscar-winning director Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, they…
Major changes in bereavement care have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a flood of demand for help from bereaved people, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The first major study of pandemic-related changes in bereavement care has found that the switch to remote working has helped some services to reach out,…
A study carried out by researchers from the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu revealed that human gut microbiome can be used to predict changes in Type 2 diabetes related glucose regulation up to four years ahead. Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels that contributes to millions of…
Here’s how to develop a tea ritual all your own. Forget the fuss. This is not “Downton Abbey” cosplay. While ceremony, protocol and ritual infuse tea practices worldwide, the manner of teatime is personal. Mister Rogers drank hot cranberry juice out of his mugs, so you can do anything (just avoid the hallucinogenic ayahuasca). The…
In the early days of the pandemic, a strutting, hip-shaking dance trend took over social media: the J. Lo TikTok Challenge, a roughly 30-second piece of choreography from Jennifer Lopez’s Super Bowl halftime performance last year. It was hard to watch the routine and not want to learn it; in video after video, the energy…
Gather your supplies. Decide your letter-writing method and get your supplies, such as stationery or notecards. Handwritten letters are the gold standard because your handwriting is an extension of you. It’s personal and tactile. And don’t let messy penmanship be a deterrent: No one is expecting calligraphy. But there’s nothing wrong with typed letters; Ms.…
The artist Wangechi Mutu, whose seven-foot-tall bronze sculptures of caryatids were the first pieces of art ever displayed in the niches of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s facade, works in many media, including drawing, painting and video. To fuel her creative output, she constantly experiments with natural materials, many of which she finds or makes…
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, beginning the rollout of millions of doses of a third effective vaccine that could reach Americans by early next week. The announcement arrived at a critical moment, as the steep decline in coronavirus cases seems to…
Fred Segal, whose clothing boutiques became an emblem of Los Angeles cool by selling form-fitting jeans and chambray shirts to the likes of Bob Dylan, Farah Fawcett and the Beatles, died on Thursday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 87. The cause was complications of a stroke, a spokeswoman for his family said. Mr. Segal…