I have a little problem when it comes to roasted winter squash. When I take a pan out of the oven, those soft orange cubes caramelized and glistening, I can’t stop myself from gobbling piece after piece until the batch is decimated and my dinner derailed. A similar thing happens with spiced, roasted chickpeas, with…
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“The Great Migration is the most acute and dramatic demographic transformation in 20th century United States history,” said Dr. Karida Brown, a professor of sociology at Emory University and the author of “Gone Home: Race and Roots Through Appalachia.” Before the migration, 90 percent of African Americans lived in the South, Dr. Brown said. When…
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Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Putting aside the burgeoning 2010s twee revival, the word “quirky” gets a bad rap in fashion. But when Alessandro Michele, then largely unknown, came onto the scene seven years ago, he made eccentricity feel cool again after years dominated by tastefully…
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The World Health Organization, responding to complaints that the word monkeypox conjures up racist tropes and stigmatizes patients, is recommending that the name of the disease be changed to mpox. Both names are to be used for a year until monkeypox is phased out. The recommendation, issued on Monday, follows outbreaks that began about six…
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What would the holidays be without jokes about fruitcake — that it’s leaden, dry and hard, better used as a doorstop or dumbbell than served as dessert? Every December, fruitcake’s loathsomeness is enshrined on greeting cards and in cartoons. The comedian Johnny Carson famously cracked that there was but one fruitcake in existence that’s passed…
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Courtesy of retailer It’s safe to say TikTok is an interesting social platform. You can find videos about literally anything under the sun—from funny skits to unhinged dating advice, plus a plethora of life-changing product recommendations you didn’t know you needed. I, personally, can scroll for hours on end, hitting that Like button on nothing…
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This summer, when half a million bikers clogged the streets of tiny Sturgis, S.D., for one of the country’s largest motorcycle rallies, there might have been a small unexpected benefit for nearby patients desperately awaiting organ transplants. Major motorcycle rallies are associated with increases in organ donors involved in motor vehicle crashes, according to a…
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Ask yourself this: If you could curate the ultimate dream wish list, what would it be? Would it be a mind-blowing experience to create a multitude of core memories? Perhaps it’s a collection of the most iconic designer bags to ever grace the pages of ELLE. Maybe it’s an endless array of the best fine…
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For the Taking the Lead series, we asked leaders in various fields to share insights on what they’ve learned and what lies ahead. Pooja Bavishi was making ice cream in a shared kitchen space in Brooklyn in 2016 the first time she met Jeni Britton Bauer, who had arrived to mentor up-and-coming food entrepreneurs. Ms.…
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A company has recalled about 10,500 bottles and cups for toddlers over lead poisoning concerns to children if a part of the product breaks off, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The base of these bottles and cups, manufactured by Green Sprouts, can come off and expose a solder dot that contains lead, posing…
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