When Kelley Oliver Douglass got breast cancer, a genetic counselor posed an odd question: Do you and your children have trouble finding hats that fit? They did, and that gave the counselor a clue to the source of the cancer: a mutation in a gene called Pten. In addition to increasing head circumference, this rare…
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Hi and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. Much of the talk here at NYT Cooking headquarters has been focused on the resplendent Samin Nosrat and her latest project: Her 10 essential Persian recipes, the dishes that to her encapsulate the cuisine she grew up with in her Iranian-American home in San Diego. I can’t wait…
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Mallory Smith was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease affecting the lungs and digestive system, at age 3. She was living on borrowed time, and she knew it: Cystic fibrosis puts patients at an increased risk of serious infection, and the average life expectancy is about 37, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Image…
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Bella Hadid, Cannes queen of the high leg slit, returned to the film festival’s red carpet in her staple look for the premiere of Pedro Almodóvar’s film Pain and Glory. Hadid wore a silky red floor-length halter gown with a thigh-high leg slit, cutouts, and ruching. Her hair was styled in an exquisite bun, with…
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First, a disclaimer: This is not a recipe for real barbecue. There’s no fire involved; you use a standard oven. The recipe should probably be called Slow-Cooked Pork à la Barbeque, and rightfully so. It does not conform to Texas, Kansas City or any other cherished American barbecue standards. There is no ketchup or cola…
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Roasting a chicken never gets old. Simply seasoned with salt or vamped up with truffles stuffed into its gut, as long as the skin is crisp and the meat juicy, roast chicken is something I’ll always devour right down to the bones. This roast chicken falls in the vast middle ground between simply salted and…
DetailsScientists have developed a way to increase the effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplantation, a promising therapy for type 1 diabetes. New findings could make pancreatic islet cell transplants more effective. Immune rejection by the recipient is a major barrier to pancreatic islet transplants from donors becoming routinely available for the treatment of type 1 diabetes.…
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For all of June, New York City will serve as host to World Pride, the biggest celebration of gay liberation in the world. The event marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in Greenwich Village and the half-century of activism and civil rights reform that followed. In conjunction, we asked readers to tell us…
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Grumpy Cat, the ubiquitous internet celebrity whose permanent scowl spoke for all of us in our darkest moments, died in the arms of her “mommy” on Tuesday, her family said on Friday. She was 7. The cat, whose actual name is Tardar Sauce and who hailed from Arizona, died after complications arose from a urinary…
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The word “comfortable” likely isn’t the first you associate with heels. Sexy? Absolutely. Chic? Of course. Walkable for miles? Not so much. Regardless, whether it’s a sky-high stiletto, classic pump, minimal mule, or teensy kitten heel we can’t deny our love for heels. And even if you are willing to sacrifice comfort for style, with…
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