Art in the form of meal kits is the latest from Active Cultures, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that brings art and food programming to the public. Called Home Assembly, the limited-edition kit, available through this summer until sold out, has of a plate in the style of Daruma (a Japanese symbol of perseverance and luck…
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On a 2019 trip to Northern Greece, lunch at Kanela & Garyfallo Restaurant, in Zagori, ended with a memorable dessert of candied chanterelles and thick Greek yogurt. It came to mind when Angie Mar recently served a savory foie gras mille-feuille garnished with candied morels (morilles confites) at her restaurant, Les Trois Chevaux, in the…
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Steve Marcus, an artist who lives and works on the Lower East Side, has been collecting New York hot dog memorabilia for years. Some of his trove, along with his own cartoon works, will be on display at the Museum at Eldridge Street through Nov. 6. He will speak at the opening reception, Thursday from…
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Schiaparelli’s gilded “opera gloves.” Loewe’s armor-like body sculpting. Marine Serre’s head-to-toe catsuits. The new mode of dressing takes inspiration from bracing for the apocalypse, but with a stronger, sexier MO than your typical Blade Runner fare. It’s glamorous, dripping in gold and rife with baroque patterns. Perhaps the rise of this aesthetic stems from our…
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I could barely tell where the salt ended and the sky began. I was on my way to Masirah, Oman’s largest island, when the surrounding terrain turned into a massive salt flat. At its edge, near the road, two Bangladeshi workers were up to their ankles in the mixture of liquid and minerals, pushing the…
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During a recent Zoom conference call, four Adult Protective Services workers from California, using a tool called the Interview for Decisional Abilities, or IDA, were trying to figure out whether something fishy was going on with an 82-year-old woman they knew as Ms. K. Adult Protective Services agencies in every state receive reports of possible…
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Taking pills to end a pregnancy accounts for a growing share of abortions in the United States, both legal and not. If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade as expected, medication abortion will play a larger role, especially among women who lose access to abortion clinics. What is medication abortion? It’s a regimen of…
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Just Give Me the Steroids! A week later, Kahwash received an email from the woman through his patient portal. She was still miserable — still covered with hives, still not sleeping at all. What was the next step? He immediately ordered an intravenous medication known as omalizumab. This monthly medication — often used to treat…
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The manufacturer of Ashley Hernandez’s preferred baby formula for her two girls said it was out of stock on its website. Listings on eBay showed it would cost her up to $120 for a single can. So when she found a seller online offering 10 cans for $40 each, she expressed her desperation. “I have…
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