“The first time I came to London, I was 17,” the violinist Joshua Bell, now 54, told me. We were at dinner together following a recent performance of his at Wigmore Hall,...
Read moreIn many kitchens across the United States, pepper often follows the word “salt,” referring to one type of black peppercorn that serves as a common base note. But for Pepper, there’s a...
Read moreHeadlinerGairThe inspiration for this bar and restaurant is Robert Gair, a Scotsman who emigrated to New York, became a printing and packaging magnate and, in the late 1800s, opened factories and warehouses...
Read moreThe Joan Mitchell Foundation sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Paris headquarters of Louis Vuitton on Tuesday, alleging the fashion brand had used the artist’s paintings in handbag advertisements after her nonprofit...
Read moreWhen Celeste Polanco amassed 100,000 followers on TikTok, she started thinking about money.“I knew I was in the position to get brand deals,” said Ms. Polanco, a lifestyle content creator in Brooklyn....
Read moreIt’s no secret that New York City is running low on old-school diners; they were vanishing even before the pandemic. From 2014 to early 2019, 15 diners were sold, a figure that...
Read moreIn 1978, while defending her three-year streak as the U.S. Open champion, Chris Evert lost her gold diamond bracelet in the middle of the match.“When I competed, I wanted to wear something...
Read moreA Note From a StrangerI sat crying in a Nashville emergency room, more than 9,000 miles from my Australian home. I was having a bad reaction to a medication. A gray-haired woman...
Read moreI cook my rice in the microwave. Not because the microwave makes it taste extra special — but because it is one of the most convenient ways to achieve consistently well-cooked rice.The microwave...
Read morePaul Berg, a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who ushered in the era of genetic engineering in 1971 by successfully combining DNA from two different organisms, died on Wednesday at his home on the...
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