Harry Nuriev and Tyler Billinger were having a purple kind of day. On a recent sunny morning in their NoLIta apartment, Mr. Nuriev, the founder of the design firm Crosby Studios, sat barefoot and cross-legged in purple pants on plush purple carpet while Mr. Billinger, his partner in life and work, lounged on silvery cushions…
Some smugglers drive it across the border from Canada. Others sneak it through airports or send it in the mail, wrapping the contraband in T-shirts and towels to deceive the authorities. A few even make it at home. But this is no international drug ring. It is the black market for Scottish haggis, a savory…
Our Maui travel plans hadn’t included a nude beach. The bohemian escapade happened by accident, when, after a stroll down Big Beach and nary a shell for my mother to collect, she asked which beach I liked best. I decided to be honest. “Little Beach. Quaint and clothing optional.” It was the spring of 1998,…
Name: Evan Mock Age: 22 Hometown: Haleiwa, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Now Lives: In Oahu with his family and in New York City, in a two-bedroom apartment on the Lower East Side that he shares with a friend. Claim to Fame: First known as a surfer and skater with a daredevil streak,…
ImageMedical workers transfer a patient to a hospital in Wuhan, China, on Thursday. The mysterious disease has killed 26 people so far.Credit…EPA, via Shutterstock The death toll jumps as millions are caught up in lockdown. The authorities drastically expanded a travel lockdown in central China on Thursday, essentially penning in more than 22 million residents…
I saved the drunk voice mail from Texas, which he left during a wedding rehearsal dinner. “I miss you,” he said. “You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I’m lucky to have you in my life. Thank you. I hope to see you again soon.” For almost a year, we had been…
Biomedical data scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that the number of genes a cell uses to make RNA is a reliable indicator of how developed the cell is, a finding that could make it easier to target cancer-causing genes. Cells that initiate cancer are thought to be stem cells, which…
Stanford scientists have completed the first global census of diverse proteins sprouting tree-like from the outer membrane of a cell. These cell surface proteins govern how cells interact with one another and how they assemble into tissues and organs such as hearts and brains. “Cell architecture is determined by cell-cell interactions, and these interactions are…
If your bank account balance looks nail-bitingly low and you won’t get paid for days, you might agonize over every dollar you spend. Maybe you’ll scrutinize grocery-store ads more closely than usual or brew your own coffee instead of ordering it from a barista. Migraine patients can face a similar sense of scarcity when it…
