The Radical Act of Eating With Strangers

“Having that resilience, the ability to cope, having hope, being curious about other people: All of the assets of optimism, as I’ve observed them, are so necessary for forming community,” said Danielle Bayard Jackson, a friendship coach who has a quarter-million followers on TikTok, where she gives advice for making new friends and having healthy…

A History Professor Takes On Hollywood

After graduating from Columbia University, she completed stints as an analyst at an investment bank and a public-school teacher before earning a Ph.D. in history at Stanford University. Around the time she was defending her doctoral thesis, she became a Lululemon ambassador. The thesis became the basis of her first book, “Classroom Wars: Language, Sex…

In Watchmaking, the ’60s Are Sizzling

Its Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Boeing 747 ($9,400) featured a cream-colored dial, black subdials, and red and white details, echoing the colors used on the original 747. “I like these kinds of cockpit-in-a-plane references in a watch,” Alessandra Cianchetta, the Italian architect, designer, urbanist and artist who now is teaching at the Yale School of…

Give Anne Hathaway an Award For This Versace Look

Anne Hathaway is back at it again, proving she’s red carpet (in addition to Genovian, of course) royalty. At Versace’s Fall/Winter 2023 show in Los Angeles, the actress delivered a killer all-black ensemble. The outfit: a Versace crocodile-effect minidress, sheer tights, sky-high platform boots and sunglasses, and sparkling Bulgari jewelry. The dominatrix-style set would do…