For the last two weeks, I’ve added an extra step to my bedtime routine: strapping a computer around my wrist. The new nightly move was prompted by a cascade of wearable gadgets from companies like Fitbit and Apple, which claim that their sensor-laden bracelets and watches can improve our lives by helping us detect health…
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Image An installation at the Brooklyn Museum showing a photo of Raquel Welch in a Cardin miniskirt and necklace in blue vinyl with a Plexiglas visor, shot by Terry O’Neill in 1970.Creditvia Brooklyn Museum Pierre Cardin has spent a lifetime waging battle, imposing his will and maverick sensibilities on the wayward human form. “When I…
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Image Buzz Aldrin became the second man to walk on the moon after he stepped off this ladder on July 20, 1969. CreditNeil Armstrong/SSPL, via Getty Images The most famous shoe print in the world is not on this world at all. It’s on the moon, probably still there in the gray dust. On July 20,…
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Feel-good news stories are hard to resist. And why wouldn’t they be? The rest of the news is stressing us out. Political divides are deepening. The world is getting hotter. Ending, maybe. So we all take comfort in stories about people being kind to one another. Like the one about the woman in Missouri who…
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Image The fall 2017 Chanel show at the Grand Palais.CreditValerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times In March 2017, Karl Lagerfeld, perhaps the greatest master of the viral social media moment a fashion show had ever seen, docked a rocket ship under the glass dome of the Grand Palais in Paris for his Chanel show…
DetailsNew research on mice suggests that a mechanism that likely evolved to prevent starvation could be contributing to obesity. New research reveals a ‘brake’ mechanism that prevents fat cells, shown here, from releasing fat. The mechanism involves the protein receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). The new finding reveals that RAGE functions as a…
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It’s time to take a short break from your Hot Girl Summer to think ahead to your fall wardrobe. I know, I know, it’s 90 degrees and nobody wants to talk about boots or coats yet, but Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale is officially upon us—which means that Fall 2019’s hottest pieces are on sale now before…
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Good morning. Someone left a lot of zucchini on my counter when I wasn’t looking, and when it came time for dinner I thought to make Colu Henry’s lemony pasta with zucchini and fresh herbs (above). But it was hot enough in the kitchen already that I didn’t want to boil water for the pasta,…
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[Read all Times reporting on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. | Sign up for the weekly Science Times email.] As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA has started Artemis, a program that aims “to return astronauts to the lunar surface by 2024, including the first…
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If there’s one thing Lululemon and Barry’s Bootcamp, two of the leading names in the premium fitness world, know how to do, it’s build a community around their product. One walk around the city and you’ll instantly spot lovers of both brands simply based not only on what they’re wearing, but also how they carry…
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