What did you make of the news that Mike Richards and Mayim Biyalik would be replacing Alex? Well, I felt like the point of the guest hosts was that they were trying to promote diversity. And they ended up picking a very vanilla option. Another white man doesn’t reflect the contestants very well, especially now.…
Christian VierigGetty Images The previously unthinkable is now the standard in online shopping: Amazon has quietly become a go-to destination for closet essentials like minimalist jewelry, fall staples, and now, the best jeans. That is, if you know where to look. We did the denim searching for you, sifting through thousands of pairs to track…
The French have the perfect term for the shift that the end of summer heralds: la rentrée. Rather than lament that vacations are coming to a close, we’re focusing on all the style opportunities reentry offers– wherever the season finds you. BEST IN CLASS Wales Bonner Fall 2021 Courtesy of Wales Bonner Courtesy OUTFIT 1…
Any solo international trip of the first female vice president of the United States and the country’s first female vice president of color would, in normal circumstances, invite first-degree scrutiny. Not just of her speeches and joint news conferences, but of her ceremonial appearances. Emphasis on the last word. After all, as a pioneer and…
I am one of two maids of honor at a close friend’s upcoming wedding. Because of Covid-19 public health orders in her state, she has had to postpone the event twice. We’re finally approaching the re-rescheduled date. The couple is hosting an indoor ceremony with 200 guests (no masks or vaccination required) and a tented…
One of the purest displays of love isn’t the kind you find in the drugstore greeting card aisle or nestled between the hydrangeas and tulips at your local florist shop. It’s the kind that’s written all over your face, a glow that radiates from every corner of your body and lights up your eyes. New…
After Olivier Sarkozy bought a combined townhouse at 226-228 East 49th Street in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan in April 2014, and shortly before he married Mary-Kate Olsen in November 2015, the couple kicked off what was supposed to be an ambitious, top-to-bottom renovation. But things didn’t go according to plan. The renovation stalled,…
For almost 40 years, New Yorkers knew the Grand Prospect Hall by one simple phrase: “We make your dreams come true!” Now, the dreamland may soon be demolished: The new owner of the building, an iconic Victorian banquet hall, has applied for it to be torn down, public records show. Purchased by Michael and Alice…
The fashion designer Willie Norris has two fan bases who are apt to recognize her in her Brooklyn neighborhood, show her that they are wearing clothes she designed, and possibly shed tears. The first fans are tech-savvy men’s wear aficionados who love to bro down with other detail-obsessed fabric fetishists, sharing their outfits and reviewing…
Underestimating Wildfire’s Effect The specific effects of wildfire pollution on the skin are less clear, in part because every wildfire is unique depending on what it burns (building materials? trees? bushes?), its intensity and its temperature. The most toxic compounds are created at the highest temperatures, Dr. Valacchi said. (This is also true of cigarettes.…