Islamic Rome: Grand showpiece and quiet struggles The Islamic presence in Italy dates to the eighth century, but it wasn’t until 1995 that the officially recognized Great Mosque of Rome opened in Parioli, a neighborhood that’s a short hop by taxi from the Borghese Gallery. The mosque, the largest in Europe, is a gleaming, low-slung…
There are several paintings scattered around Pablo Barba’s studio, at the end of a far-flung industrial block in Long Island City, Queens. One is of a young woman in a short floral dress gazing wistfully, even tragically, at the plumber fixing her kitchen sink. In another, a different woman, in a pink nightgown, stands at…
Hablar dos idiomas proporciona la envidiable capacidad de hacer amigos en lugares insólitos. Un nuevo estudio sugiere que el bilingüismo puede tener otra ventaja: mejorar la memoria en la vejez. Tras estudiar a cientos de pacientes de edad avanzada, unos investigadores alemanes descubrieron que quienes decían utilizar dos idiomas a diario desde temprana edad obtenían…
As I enter the job market, I am reconsidering the staple of the white sneaker. I love the comfort and universality of my white Converse and Air Force 1’s, but is it time to ditch their deceptively high-maintenance nature in favor of something more official? If I wear sneakers, will people take me seriously? —…
We asked Dr. Olufemi Kassim, a gastroenterologist at Loyola Medicine, for her best gut health tips.
We all know what the Met Gala looks like today, but what did fashion’s biggest night look like before the days of social media and endless red carpet photo ops? For decades, the event has given us some of the most glamorous and talked-about fashion moments of all time. Ahead of this year’s “in honor…
We love a celebrity that isn’t afraid to take risks, try new trends, or just be really over the top. It might not always land them on best-dressed list, but it sure makes for a memorable moment. Click through for the wildest red carpet looks we’ll never forget.
When it comes to A-list power couples, Victoria and David Beckham are always amongst the first to come to mind. From the Spice Girls to the English Footballer Hall of Fame, a global fashion brand, endless soccer championships, some sizzling underwear campaigns, and four beautiful children, the Beckhams have seemingly mastered it all over the…
This article contains spoilers for Episode 6 of the final season of “Succession.” This week was back to business for the Roys. The “CE-Bros” took big swings, leaving a trail of high-profile firings in their wake as they shook things up and tried to tank the deal with Matsson. If we were to go with…
With the battle for control of Sudan entering its third week, health care services are rapidly unraveling in the nation’s capital, Khartoum, a grim consequence of the brutal fighting that has raised fears the conflict could devolve into a wider humanitarian crisis. The total collapse of the health care system could be days away, the…