A small group of ubiquitous wines occupies the paradoxical territory of being well known, highly popular and often reviled. Mostly, these are wines in which the name of the grape or the appellation have become so pervasive as to essentially become brand names. You know them well: pinot grigio, chardonnay, Prosecco, Sancerre, just to name…
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If Elle Fanning doesn’t come away from the most recent Cannes Film Festival, which began May 14 and ends Saturday, with a next-level fashion ambassador contract, something has gone seriously wrong with the celebrity style industrial complex. Ms. Fanning, after all, has been something of the star of the show, swanning down the red carpet…
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In its simplest form, fan tuan is a slab of sticky rice, warm in the hand, longer than it is wide. It may be the size of a tailpipe, with a swirl of visible fillings ready to spill, or slender and sealed like a tomb, so no sign of what is buried within peeks out…
DetailsDoctors can check people’s blood for normal or abnormal carbon dioxide, or CO2, levels to help diagnose certain medical conditions. For example, a CO2 test can help diagnose kidney and respiratory problems. The CO2 test is a simple blood test that measures the amount of CO2 gas in a person’s blood. It is usually part…
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One of Cannes’s glitziest—and most model-filled—red carpets is upon us: the annual amfAR Gala. And the ladies have come dressed in some of the most lavish ball gowns, column dresses, and pantsuits that the French festival has seen. Here, all the best looks from the red carpet.
CHICAGO — One morning last month, still reeling from a weekend stuffed with international traveling on a private jet and a D.J. gig at Coachella, the fashion designer Virgil Abloh strode into the whirring basement workshop here at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). A team of collaborators quickly surrounded him on all sides, each…
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Mischa Barton was having a rough week. Ziggy, her beloved canine companion, had just died; she was grieving. Still, there were things to look forward to, like the screenplays stacked atop the glass table in center of her living room. “I just started reading scripts again, which is a good thing,”…
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While Rihanna’s past designer collaborations leaned toward “Marie Antoinette at the gym,” the singer’s inaugural Fenty collection was designed for bosses who still like to have a little fun, much like the designer herself. Inspired by her own personal style, Fenty’s first drop melds masculine tailoring with the feminine physique to create a series of…
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At this point, it isn’t too farfetched to say that anything Rihanna touches turns to gold. With hits like Fenty Beauty, Savage x Fenty lingerie, and other collaborations under her belt, we aren’t surprised that anticipation for, Fenty, her first foray into luxury clothing with LVMH, has reached a fever pitch. Not only because she’s…
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Does anything you do as a parent matter? This is a question that surely most parents have asked themselves, as they push through some of the harder parts of raising children — sleepless nights, tantrums, vomiting illnesses, harassing children to finish their homework. Given how much work parenting can be, most of us probably want…
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