Humans have been cooking meat with onions for at least as long as recipes have been recorded, but I’d argue that the combination was simplified to its primal core during the Great Depression, when Homer Davis and his son Ross invented what they called the Depression burger at the Hamburger Inn in El Reno, Okla.…
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The spread of monkeypox has ignited a debate within the New York City Health Department over whether the agency should encourage gay men to reduce their number of sexual partners during this summer’s outbreak. Inside the department, officials are battling over public messaging as the number of monkeypox cases has nearly tripled in the last…
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The pandemic crushed the senior housing market, cutting occupancy rates and stalling construction. Now, as the market begins an uneven rebound, developers are adapting to the coming wave of aging baby boomers with a new crop of living developments. Specialized housing for older Americans has been around for decades. But shifting demographics are forcing the…
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I’m one step through the doorway of Andy Baraghani’s kitchen and suddenly the air is perfumed with peonies, earthy dill and just-fried onions. The chef and food writer, 32, is eager to play with the first tastes of summer but is also determined to let the season’s bounty speak largely for itself. “I want my…
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Swim Fan: ELLE’s July Shopping Guide Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Jul 19, 2022 GOLDEN GIRL Embrace all things shiny and embellished for a seamless transition from pool to party. Isa Boulder Courtesy Daphne Swimsuit Oceanus…
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An influential scientific panel is meeting on Tuesday to discuss who should receive a newly authorized Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax, a Maryland pharmaceutical company that hopes its shot will appeal to Americans who have so far declined to be vaccinated. The independent experts, who advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its vaccine…
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This article is part of Upstart, a series about young companies harnessing new science and technology. Several years ago, scientists studying aging at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute used a somewhat Frankensteinian technique known as parabiosis — surgically joining a young mouse and an old mouse so that they share blood — to see what…
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A coffee table isn’t just a place for your guests to set down their drinks. “The coffee table is often the centerpiece of the room,” said Dan Mazzarini, a partner at the New York-based interior design and styling firm BHDM. It will attract attention whether you want it to or not. So don’t overlook its…
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In Basque Country, the pandemic has served as a reminder of the extent to which food forms the fabric of local life. Eating well is a priority throughout Spain’s northern autonomous community, and seems, to some local chefs, even more so now. The region is an endless feast. Culinary destinations beckon beyond the many Michelin-starred…
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“Black lives matter because Black wombs matter!” Shawnee Benton Gibson chanted from the stage during a National Action Network rally in Washington, D.C., in 2020. In October 2019, her daughter Shamony Gibson died just two weeks after giving birth. Her death, at age 30, was another grim emblem of a national crisis: the epidemic of…
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