DOHA, Qatar — An 18th-century turban ornament glistening with diamonds, emeralds and pearls has a fascinating back story, yet almost none of it appeared on the placard that once accompanied the piece in the Museum of Islamic Art. But on Oct. 5, when the museum is scheduled to reopen after being closed for nearly a…
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Trying to strike a balance between free speech and public health, California’s Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would allow regulators to punish doctors for spreading false information about Covid-19 vaccinations and treatments. The legislation, if signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would make the state the first to try to legislate a remedy to…
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Pop quiz: What lives in the ocean, sports a mushroom top, radiates a trail of angel-hair tentacles and lends its name to a trendy internet haircut? Last week, a striking photo shoot featuring Nicole Kidman ignited discussion of the so-called jellyfish haircut on social media. Some debated whether Ms. Kidman’s look was a true jellyfish…
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Carl Croneberg, a deaf Swedish immigrant who helped write the first comprehensive dictionary of American Sign Language and was the first to outline the idea of Deaf culture as a distinct part of society and one worth studying, died on Aug. 7. He was 92. His death was announced by Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.,…
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I remember the exact moment I was sold on sneakers as the secret to making any outfit look effortlessly cool. In 2015, I watched a designer take a bow at the end of her runway show wearing slouchy trousers paired with plain white sneakers—and immediately set out to get my own pair. Almost a decade…
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My cat is a bona fide chatterbox. Momo will meow when she is hungry and when she is full, when she wants to be picked up and when she wants to be put down, when I leave the room or when I enter it, or sometimes for what appears to be no real reason at…
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In August 2020, a tiny, seafoam-green, electric-powered coffee cart opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, advertising local pastries and bagels and coffee beans. On Wythe Avenue, in the heart of one of New York City’s most coffee-saturated neighborhoods, another cute spot to buy an iced latte wasn’t cause for commotion. But looming behind that friendly little vehicle,…
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With a nod to vermouth and other bitter Italian drinks, Bittersweet Aperitivo, a new contender from Wilderton, a nonalcoholic spirits company in Portland, Ore., is a cocktail hour success. It’s the company’s third such product in its two-year history and its best by a long shot. The reddish drink, long on the botanical components with…
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Founded in 2010, Brooklyn Cured, a local charcuterie producer, has remained true to its mission of using only pasture-raised meats from family farms. It recently introduced a line of pâtés under the Gilbert & Bernard label, and has now added an earthy black truffle salami, cured beef bresaola spiked with Calabrian chiles and a rich…
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It’s back to school at DeGustibus, the cooking and dining sessions with professional chefs held for more than 40 years at Macy’s and, more recently, in restaurants. Among the options on this fall’s lineup is a class covering the cooking of the Greek island of Crete, taught by Nick Poulmentis on Sept. 24 at 9:30…
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