Dan Robbins was no Leonardo da Vinci. But he copied one of the master’s basic techniques and thereby enabled children to grow up believing that they, too, could paint “The Last Supper.” Mr. Robbins, a package designer who died on Monday at 93, helped to conceive what became known as paint by numbers. He copied…
Mindless and irresistible as chain letters or online surveys, most internet challenges are like Michael Corleone’s mob in “The Godfather: Part III.” You imagine you’ve given them the slip and they suck you back in. As a rule, I avoid these seductive time traps. Yet there I was recently, scrolling through Instagram for the 10th…
The killing this week of Nipsey Hussle, a rapper and advocate for the communities of South Los Angeles, sent a painful tremor throughout those neighborhoods and the music industry. Now the man charged in his death, Eric Holder, is being represented by another Los Angeles figure: Christopher Darden, who became a household name when he…
A seminal fashion label teaming up with one of fashion’s It models (who also happens to be married to a mega pop star) makes a lot of sense, especially when said model is Hailey Baldwin Bieber and the brand is none other than Levi’s. Today Levi’s announced Hailey Bieber as the face of its signature…
The creative director of the Petit H atelier, which turns scraps from Hermès pieces into one-of-a-kind items, accepts T’s challenge to create something in just one hour using only a newspaper and a few craft supplies.CreditCreditGautier Billotte The guiding principle at Petit H, the innovative atelier that transforms discarded materials from the workshops of Hermès…
The great fleece freak-out of 2019 — the days of crazed excitement around the idea that Patagonia, the outdoor clothing company, was sticking it to Wall Street and Silicon Valley by refusing to make any more of the branded fleece vests that had become a banker signifier — began, as many confused news cycles do,…
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…
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…
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…
Image Andrew Rosen at the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s 39th Annual American Image Awards.CreditDave Kotinsky/Getty Images for AAFA The first day of the rest of Andrew Rosen’s life was April Fools’, but that was a coincidence, not a sign. It was a few days after he had announced he was stepping down as chief…