Great Zukes!

Perhaps this week is the one where I can — and perhaps you can — get out of a breakfast rut (yogurt and strawberry jam, in my case), and discover something new for the first meal of the day: breakfast udon, say; or everyday pancakes; or breakfast bars with oats and coconut. There are thousands…

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Shopping for Ice Buckets

If you’re mixing cocktails for friends and don’t want to keep going to the freezer for ice, an ice bucket is essential. “I tend to use them for entertaining,” said Julie Reiner, a founder of Social Hour Cocktails and an owner of the bars Clover Club and Leyenda, in Brooklyn. “I use one when I’m…

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Atrial Fibrillation, A Common Heart Problem That’s Easy to Miss

Longer term, most patients with A-fib can be effectively and safely treated with medication, usually drugs called beta blockers and calcium blockers that help the heart sustain a normal rhythm. Patients are also given an anticoagulant to prevent blood clots. Several currently popular anticoagulants, including Xarelto (rivaroxaban), which Mr. Hallick takes, have persistent anti-clotting effects…

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Lo admito: adoro los peluches

Bishan, atónito, me gritó como si hubiera olvidado a nuestro hijo. Corrimos de vuelta al templo mientras él murmuraba de manera sombría que era imposible encontrar a Nozy en un complejo tan grande y lleno de niños en edad escolar. Volvimos a comprar las entradas, entramos sin aliento y allí estaba, metido entre dos leones…

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