Mint has a great deal to say. This persistent perennial contributes refreshing coolness to food and drink, often with a bittersweet edge and sometimes spiked with notes of pepper. It’s not subtle like some herbs, and makes its presence known in everything from cocktails to candy, regardless of whether the context is savory or sweet.…
I wonder what you think about all the 1990s trends coming back? I see those trends everywhere. (It brings me back to Contempo Casuals and Wet Seal times.) And as a member of Gen X, I have feelings of jealousy, like: “I lived through it first.” But do you belong to the “if you wore…
“It’s a ghost town,” former President Donald J. Trump said of New York City last fall during a presidential debate. “It’s dying, everyone’s leaving New York.” He was not the only one who saw all the closed storefronts and empty offices, and wrote it off. “It’s completely dead,” said the self-help author and provocateur James…
Ms. Banfield introduced Ms. Porizkova and Mr. Sorkin, 59, by text message, and they began corresponding. A month later, she flew to Los Angeles to go on a date. (Reached by email, Mr. Sorkin said that he prefers not to comment about people unless he is working with them, “but if Paulina’s ever a cinematographer…
Dogecoin, Lost and Found Richard Lenz, a 31-year-old project manager for a hazardous waste removal company in North Ridgeville, Ohio, bought his Dogecoin in March 2014, after a subreddit for NASCAR fans banded together to sponsor the driver Josh Wise using cryptocurrency. (Mr. Wise ended up racing in a Doge-wrapped car.) “Within a year I…
In 1968, Cybill Shepherd, then just 18, won the pageant. Cheryl Tiegs, the California girl who would go on to become a household name as the face of Cover Girl makeup, was in college when she met Ms. Stone. Ford was also wooing her, but she chose Stewart Models because, she said, Ms. Stone put…
When Allbirds launched in 2016, it gained traction as the buzziest new shoe brand for its comfortable designs married with eco-friendly and sustainable practices. It’s a cult favorite through and through. The brand has since launched sneakers tailored more for workouts with its Tree Dashers and Runners, but today, it announced a collaboration with Adidas…
When Courtney Elizabeth Thurston and Matthew Paul Del Buono first met in person, they didn’t know each other as Courtney Thurston and Matthew Del Buono; they knew each other as IShadowed and Shirik. Those were the aliases that Ms. Thurston and Mr. Del Buono used as contributors to Wikipedia. The two got involved with Wikipedia…
Leche de soya: La leche de soya (o soja), enriquecida con calcio y vitaminas A y D, es la única leche no láctea comparable a la de vaca en cuanto a equilibrio de nutrientes, según las directrices dietéticas. Una taza tiene seis gramos de proteínas, 105 calorías y aproximadamente un 89 por ciento menos de…
What would George Washington look like if he were a modern-day politician? That question occurred to George Aquilla Hardy, a musician, 14 months into the pandemic. There he was at 23, stuck in his childhood bedroom in Dorset, England, instead of playing music festivals. Because he had nowhere to be and he was sick of…