On Wednesday night, about 400 literary types packed into Pioneer Works, the sprawling art factory in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, for the kind of social ritual that had been largely absent from the city’s calendar since the pandemic began: the blowout book party. Hua Hsu, a staff writer for The New Yorker, was…
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She graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 1953. A Fulbright fellowship brought her to Boston Children’s Hospital, where she studied with Dr. Sidney Farber, the noted cancer researcher, among others. A drawing on his wall showing a circle of caregivers with the family at the center first got her thinking about…
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In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month we spoke with Jennifer Hyman, CEO and co-founder of Rent the Runway, who first had the idea for the high-end clothing rental service when she was 26 years…
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The new, redesigned Covid booster, which now protects against Omicron and its extremely contagious subvariants, appears to have a visibility problem. Federal authorities authorized the shot at the end of August, but by mid- to late September, nearly half of adults had heard little or nothing about it, according to a report by the Kaiser…
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The F.D.A. has approved only two other A.L.S. medications. Riluzole, a tablet approved in 1995, can extend survival by several months and generally costs significantly less than $10,000 a year. Edaravone, marketed as Radicava, can slow symptom progression by about 33 percent. Radicava, which was originally approved in 2017 as an intravenous infusion, was approved…
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United Airlines said it would temporarily stop flying in and out of Kennedy International Airport in New York at the end of October after struggling to gain a competitive foothold there. In a note to employees on Friday, the airline said it had had “constructive” conversations with the Federal Aviation Administration about expanding United’s presence…
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In the past two weeks, butter has been smeared, swooped and spread across all manner of surfaces, and social media, in the name of the butter board. Not to be confused with a charcuterie board, this is exactly what it sounds like. It’s butter, and it’s on a board. A communal butter board is less…
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I’m a strong believer in nurture over nature. I read my horoscope almost every day, but I don’t truly believe in pre-determinism or fate. This is all to say: I think people can change. Do you care? Probably not. But Sophia Ortega, the author of this week’s Modern Love essay, might. In her essay, “This…
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The internet was blessed with a preview of Loewe’s spring/summer 2023 collection last week via Zendaya’s Instagram, with the global phenom wearing a white column dress featuring a large anthurium bustier. She posed in the custom look, a spinoff of the runway version that debuted today, in her shower, naturally. Did she wear it outside?…
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THE CORSET Designers offer a tougher take on the structured top: less boudoir, more armor. CelineCourtesy Wear it with: THE LONG SKIRT Whether draped, pleated, or full, a floor-sweeping hemline adds just the right amount of drama. Salon 1884Courtesy Wear it with: THE BOMBER The perfect transitional topper now comes in unexpected new proportions. PradaCourtesy…
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