Chinese government scientists on Wednesday published a long-awaited study about a market in the city of Wuhan, acknowledging that animals susceptible to the coronavirus were there around the time the virus emerged. But the scientists also said that it remained unclear how the pandemic began. The study, published in the journal Nature, focused on swabs…
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When Jay Shetty graduated from college, he was prepared for two different paths in life: to work in finance, or become a Hindu monk. After three years at an ashram, Jay returned home to London hoping to share his learning with the world. He had to relearn how to make small talk — and how…
You’ve probably heard of the Aritzia Melina pant by now. (If you haven’t, where exactly have you been?) The best-selling style from the Canadian fashion brand’s Wilfred line went viral on TikTok over the pandemic and has since graced the gams of Megan Fox, not to mention cool girls all over the world. And it…
In earnings released in early February, Hoka’s dominance only increased, with its parent company reporting a 90 percent growth in Hoka sales from the same quarter last year, collecting over $350 million in revenue. “It’s a growth brand,” said Drew Haines, the director of sneakers and collectibles at StockX, a resale marketplace that, in its…
Last month Rupert Murdoch presented an engagement ring to Ann Lesley Smith, a 66-year-old former dental hygienist whom he had met last year at his vineyard in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. A little over two weeks later, the wedding has been canceled. A spokesman for Mr. Murdoch declined to comment Tuesday. A…
When Ariana Madix, one of the stars of the Bravo series “Vanderpump Rules,” was photographed on her way to the show’s Season 10 reunion, she knew all eyes were on her. This wasn’t a typical end-of-season gathering for Ms. Madix, or the rest of her cast members, for that matter — this was guaranteed to…
Tonics and tablets made with this ancient herb promise to calm you down and level you out. Do they actually work?
Passover begins at sundown tonight, and if you’re cooking for a Seder, you’re probably knee-deep in the likes of gefilte fish, matzo ball soup (above) and flourless chocolate cake. The holiday runs for eight days; what else are you going to eat this week? My answer is matzo, and plenty of it. I leave the…
The multiverse took on new meaning on Tuesday as two entirely different realities — the actual and the Trumpian — were captured in two different pictures painting two different versions of the same story. On the one hand, the unprecedented image of Donald J. Trump, a former president of the United States and current presidential…