When federal health officials said on Thursday that fully vaccinated Americans no longer needed to wear masks in most places, it came as a surprise to many people in public health. It also was a stark contrast with the views of a large majority of epidemiologists surveyed in the last two weeks by The New…
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Gwyneth Palthrow has never shied away from, well, anything. The actress is now her lifestyle brand goop, the one-stop destination for reaching peak Gwyneth-ness, jade egg and all. But despite controversial Hollywood wellness trends (many of which I myself have delved into), one thing is clear: she helped normalize talking about your vagina in a…
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Bill Cunningham, the much-missed pioneer of street style photography who died in 2016, had two long-running weekly columns for The New York Times — On the Street and Evening Hours — that documented his encyclopedic knowledge of fashion. Evening Hours, which captured the party and philanthropy scene in New York City, is the subject of…
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In a sharp turnabout, federal health officials on Thursday advised that Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus may stop wearing masks or maintaining social distance in most indoor and outdoor settings, regardless of size. The advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as welcome news to Americans who have tired…
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About 18 percent of the Latino respondents said they did not yet have permanent residential status in the United States. Though the Biden administration and local public health officials have reiterated that the shots are available to anyone regardless of immigration status, more than half of this group reported being unsure about whether they were…
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Charmingly effortless dresses, playfully chic swimwear, and the season’s long-and-loose shorts currently top our shopping lists this summer. But to accompany each idyllic look? Cheerful sandals and jewels, vibrant sunglasses, bold bags, and headwear—it’s all about buckets and visors this season—are musts. Whether you’re planning a long-awaited getaway, coordinating a few alfresco gatherings, or gearing…
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Kermit Lynch’s seminal work, “Adventures on the Wine Route,” is just that sort of book. First published in 1988, the book chronicles the travels through France of Mr. Lynch, an American wine importer, as he visits growers and producers. It seems as fresh and thought-provoking today as it was when I first read it decades…
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A group of 18 scientists stated Thursday in a letter published in the journal Science that there is not enough evidence to decide whether a natural origin or an accidental laboratory leak caused the Covid-19 pandemic. They argued, as the U.S. government and other countries have, for a new investigation to explore where the virus…
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Clean water in 1842, food safety in 1906, a ban on lead-based paint in 1971. These sweeping public health reforms transformed not just our environment but expectations for what governments can do. Now it’s time to do the same for indoor air quality, according to a group of 39 scientists. In a manifesto of sorts…
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LONDON — Comfort food is hard to pin down. It’s as slippery as noodles, with any attempt to characterize it often countered by an exception. Cambridge Dictionary defines it as “the type of food that people eat when they are sad or worried, often sweet food or food that people ate as children.” I connect…
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