Are Necklace Bags the New Fanny Pack?

Between dad shoes, dad bods, and dad hats, you would think our daddy issues would eventually give. But no. Our fraught relationship with paternal style endures and we’re currently inspired by dads on vacation. You know the look, because you watched it up close and personal: the Hawaiian print shirt he bought at the gas…

Our Best Easter Recipes: Carrot Cake, Scalloped Potatoes, Deviled Eggs and More

Image Sarah Copeland’s cheesy breakfast polenta casserole.CreditRomulo Yanes for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Vivian Lui. Sam Sifton’s glazed holiday ham.CreditRomulo Yanes for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Vivian Lui. Ham, lamb or pork roasts traditionally take center stage on the Easter table. A classic holiday ham (dotted with maraschino cherries and slices…

Shiseido Wants to Make J-Beauty Happen

YOKOHAMA, Japan — When the skin care company Shiseido opens its 76,000-square-foot “global innovation center” in this city 20 miles south of Tokyo to the public next week, there will be a grand S-shaped staircase for the taking of selfies; a terrace on the 15th floor, also ideal for selfies; and a theater for lectures…

City Kitchen: This Is Peak Potato

In Switzerland, they eat a lot of potatoes. Every time I’ve visited, I’ve eaten a lot of potatoes, too. I remember joining friends for a simple farmhouse supper in the countryside. We had boiled potatoes and green salad from the garden. It was a fine meal. You’ll find potato salad, potato gratins and mashed potatoes…

Knowing Natchez by Its Dead

Make your way around Natchez, Miss., and you get the sense that if some people ever got really close to living like European aristocrats in the United States, it happened there. The town, which overlooks the Mississippi River, has perhaps the greatest concentration of splendid antebellum mansions in the country. “Economic historians will tell you…

Meet the Women Who Built Hudson Yards

Shoveled and drilled from a former rail depot, Hudson Yards is now a repository for shiny things instead: Dior, Tory Burch, and Cartier are all part of the megalith, which also boasts new restaurants, office buildings for L’Oréal and Tapestry, and 14 acres of urban gardens. (In the surest sign of its longevity and popular…