Gustavo Papaleo/Guardian/Eyevine/Redux The journey to this Gwendoline Christie interview starts where she does—in London. Woolmark has invited 12 designers to compete for their prestigious international fashion prize in the UK capital, and Christie is one of the judges. She meets with candidates like Brandon Maxwell and Angel Chen, reviews their designs, and hotly debates their…
Dance music purists in New York City were dealt three devastating blows on New Year’s Day. The venerable nightclubs Cielo and Output were shuttered, and their Funktion-One speakers, considered among the best in their class, were silenced. In addition, the custom sound system at Analog Brooklyn, an industrial club in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn,…
Platform Pack ‘Dany’ Genuine Calf Hair Sandal Jessica Simpson nordstrom.com $118.95 It’s been a minute since we’ve worn a heel this high, but the mega platform is back with a vengeance. What better way to return to the trend than Jessica Simpson’s OG Dany sandals- i.e. the shoe that every blogger wore in 2007.
Image Stan Herman, center, designed uniforms for the staff at the new T.W.A. hotel, modeled here.CreditIsak Tiner for The New York Times Is it possible that Kennedy Airport is going to be fashionable again? Given that J.F.K. is often voted among the worst airports in the United States; given the fraught state of many airlines…
[Click here to get NYT Parenting in your inbox once a week.] Thursday, April 25, is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, a day meant to help kids imagine their future adult lives as full of professional possibility (as opposed to full of Google Docs and painful jargon like “solutioning”). This year will…
Image CreditEmily Berl for The New York Times LOS ANGELES — Carol Spencer, 86, may be the most influential fashion designer you’ve never heard of. In the mid-1960s, she made a red pencil skirt with a white sleeveless blouse that had red stitching and three red buttons down the front. Short white gloves came with…
Divorce can be costly, as most people know, with each side expected to spend, on average, $15,500, during the process, according to Nolo, a publisher of legal books and software. Many spouses spend a whole lot more. The bulk of these expenses are for lawyer fees, which are typically around $250 an hour, but can…
New research in mice, which the National Institutes of Health supported, shows how ketamine can alter brain circuits, quickly redressing depression-like symptoms. Ketamine stimulates the regrowth of dendritic spines in the prefrontal cortex, according to a new animal study. Previous studies have shown that ketamine — an anesthetic — can rapidly reduce severe symptoms of…
After visiting The Times’s website to catch up on the news or read your favorite columnist, do you A) dash off to the rest of your day, or B) stop to have a virtual cup of coffee and conversation with other readers? Every month, tens of thousands of readers pause on our site to do…
Prune turns the big 20 this year — which is, we often joke, actually 140 when counted in fiercely competitive and fickle restaurant years, where one can go from sizzle-hot to morgue-cold in a New York minute. I’ve been reflective about making it this far, which is to be expected, but I’ve surprised myself by…