No More We. Just I. He asked me to marry him on our first date. Over the next 25 years: We (mostly I) raised four daughters while moving between two continents, three countries and seven states. We (mostly he) gained career success, rising through the corporate ranks. We (mostly I) mourned then transitioned to life…
DetailsPeople looking to lose weight often decide to adopt a high-protein diet. Eating protein helps a person feel full, which can lead to them eating fewer calories overall. High-protein diets typically include large quantities of protein and only a small amount of carbohydrate. Most people can follow a high-protein diet by eating meat, fish, dairy…
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When it comes to Rosie Assoulin designs, you rarely take a glance and keep it pushing. No, you stop and marvel at the intricate detailing—voluminous sleeves, tiered ruffles, whimsical patterns—that has become the cornerstone of her quirky collections. You wear a Rosie Assoulin look because you want to be noticed, plus it’ll prompt compliments from…
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Image A bonanza of Birkins, along with other Hermès bags, on the handbag wall at the RealReal store in New York. Once upon a time, the Hermès Birkin could arguably have been called the rarest handbag in the world. Urban myths abounded about how to buy and who was allowed to buy; rumors of wait…
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SAVE ME THE PLUMSMy Gourmet MemoirBy Ruth Reichl Spoiled for choice, Ruth Reichl frets over a major career choice. Should she accept her dream job as editor in chief of a magazine she has loved since childhood and risk becoming a corporate creature? Or stay put in her imperial post as restaurant critic for The…
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For reasons that scientists do not fully understand, women are three times more likely to experience migraine headaches than men. Now, new research into the activity of a protein could start to explain why. Women tend to develop migraine more often than men, and new research may explain why. Research going back more than 30…
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The Japanese soufflé pancake seems to defy pastry physics: An airy vanilla batter is cooked in a pan, which leaves it lightly toasted on each side and cloudlike in the center. As wobbly as fresh silken tofu and served in tall stacks, each cake manages to maintain its structure, even after it’s dressed with toppings…
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Looking around Haenyeo’s dining room one night in early March, I thought maybe Jenny Kwak’s time has finally come. Her third restaurant, Haenyeo was about three months old and already filled with people who looked as if they’d been going there for years. It sits on a prime corner lot, on a stretch of Fifth…
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Name: Labinot Gashi, better known as Gashi. Age: 29 Hometown: Born in Tripoli, Libya, Gashi and his family lived in 24 countries before settling in Brooklyn when he was 11. Now lives: He splits his time between a spacious loft in Beverly Hills, Calif., and a new house in the Kensington area of Brooklyn that…
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As a write this, to one side I see ELLE.com’s style director, Nikki Ogunnaike, wearing a cardigan buttoned all the way up, conservatively tucked into khakis. She’s a staunch “no belly buttons at the office” kind of dresser. In front of me, writer Chloe Hall is wearing Cool Person sweat pants and sneakers. I share…
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