From my CT scan, I expected a brush with mortality — the opportunity to see the forbidden land of my own guts, to contemplate their eventual decomposition. By that point I had already had an organ removed (my gallbladder), and I suppose I expected to register its absence somehow. What I saw instead was just…
Origin stories are notoriously hard to pin down in the humor business, since only the creator knows where the joke began. Lineages, on the other hand, are a lot easier to trace. The comedian Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee-wee Herman, who died this week of cancer at 70, belongs to a long line of American comics…
Everywhere I looked, this bra presented itself as a customer favorite with a plethora of glowing reviews. In fact, it has 4.5 stars from 3,500 reviews on Nordstrom’s site alone, in which most reviewers cited the figure-hugging contour and mesh wings as the all-important features. It should be noted that this bra runs small in…
Hi friends, I hope you all made it through this weekend’s heat wave in good shape. (I ran straight to the beach.) I’m back with another edition of reader questions and, boy, do we have an interesting mix this month. There’s a visitor from the South searching for “decent Thai” — and we can do…
Watching weary day hikers start the long uphill hike from Phantom Ranch, a ranger station at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Jeff Schwartz has learned to look for telltale warning signs. “They’ve got the salt stains all over their shirt, and clearly have a day pack on, and you’re like, ‘let’s prevent some search…
A melody drifted across the dining room like a smoke ring: “Tall and tan and young and lovely. …” The singer, sitting at the end of the bar, had Astrud Gilberto’s sultry contralto and calm, unrushed phrasing. There was a guitarist, too, tracing bossa nova rhythms that the bartenders fell into each time they raised…
Sofia Richie Grainge—empress of the quiet luxury movement—is back with another effortless, elevated look for our summer mood boards. The Nude Beauty director shared a photo of her latest summer outfit on Instagram yesterday, proving you actually can look elegant in 90-degree weather. The ensemble was composed of some easy staples, including a zigzag-print button-up…
By day, Taylor Sade, 24, is a marketing manager. But after work hours, she hand-strings beads and stones on her bed in her Lower East Side apartment, cradled next to her two Himalayan cats. Those creations eventually add up to Vertigo, the buzzy brand behind the accessory draping the necks and waists of many young…
The Cusp of Adolescence In the 11th summer of my life, I befriended a local boy on Ocracoke Island. Tall, soft-spoken, with a mop of red-blonde hair that sometimes hid his blue eyes, he was one of the few people who showed me sweet-tempered kindness while my family dissolved into alcoholism. I remember holding hands,…
Apps like Dipsea and Quinn have become popular destinations, particularly for some women who find them safe spaces to explore their sexuality. This story contains audio “You know, I’m a sucker for a California queen bed,” Liz says to her girlfriend, Sevyn. “I’m imagining us chillin’ on that balcony,” Sevyn responds. Liz laughs, “Well, there’s…