Image CreditStuart Briers People over 65 represent roughly 16 percent of the American population, but account for 40 percent of patients undergoing surgery in hospitals — and probably more than half of all surgical procedures. Those proportions are likely to increase as the population ages and more seniors consider surgery, including procedures once deemed too…
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Zero Mostel, 1976 The actor returned to play Tevye in the revival of “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Winter Garden Theater. Dec. 28, 1976.CreditLarry C. Morris/The New York Times Alex Brightman, 2019 The actor strikes a Mostel-like pose before playing the demonic title character of “Beetlejuice.” May 8, 2019.CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Even…
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What performers take off (and put on), as told in 33 photographs and the words of Jesse Green, co-chief theater critic for The New York Times. “Some dressing rooms are shrines to self-love,” he writes. “More pertinently, they are assembly lines for reinvention.” Image The cast of “A Chorus Line” The Booth Theater was turned…
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Getty Images Welcome to “The Perfect,” ELLE.com‘s roundup of all the elements needed for a perfectly outfitted, vacation, our executed fill-in-the-blank. It’s all up to you! Getting something personalized doesn’t mean slapping an old-school monogram on it and calling it a day. The more creative you are, the richer the reward. See our favorite ready-to-be-customized…
DetailsMany people believe that masturbation affects a man’s testosterone levels, but this is not necessarily true. Masturbation does not seem to have any long-lasting effects on testosterone levels. However, masturbation may have short-term effects on the levels of this hormone. It also affects other factors, such as sex drive. Masturbation does not typically pose a…
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Name: Caleel Harris Age: 15 Hometown: Born in Austin, Tex., and raised in Los Angeles. Now lives: In his family’s home in Studio City, Calif., with his mother, father, brother and sister. Claim to fame: Mr. Harris starred in “Castle Rock,” a horror series produced by Stephen King for Hulu, and “When They See Us,”…
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It’s not hard to see why: It’s a groan-inducing glory of a dessert, with a dense chocolate base topped with frothy chocolate mousse and crowned with whipped cream. It was a clever trick that Ms. Heatter (whose full name is pronounced MAY-da HEAT-er) landed upon during all of those recipe try-outs: Make a batch of…
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It would be so easy to pass this storefront by, here on a slant off the 67th Avenue stop in Forest Hills, Queens. The name is reassuringly vague — there might well be an Asian Bowl in every city across the United States — giving chef and diner alike license to roam. But on the…
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Hi and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. Let’s talk for a minute about doing the dishes. There’s a Letter of Recommendation in The Times Magazine this week about washing dishes, and the beauty that comes in surrendering to ordinary tasks, written by my old friend Mike Powell. I really like Mike’s essay, and I too…
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When was the last time a pasta salad made you swoon? Mediocre ones abound. You can find them — floppy farfalle studded with red pepper and corn — at barbecues and potlucks, all summer long. But a gorgeous mix of well-seasoned vegetables and al dente pasta that’s glistening with good olive oil, citrus and herbs?…
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