Health
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Yohji Yamamoto Prefers the Side View
This sketch [from Yohji Yamamoto’s fall 1988 collection] (above) is a lie. It’s a woman, but she looks like a…
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Down the Rabbit Hole With Miffy
Hordes of young adults in North America are embracing joy and childhood nostalgia with Miffy, a poker-faced, fictional, Dutch bunny.
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F.D.A. Plans to Ban Hair Straighteners With Formaldehyde
The products, often marketed to Black women, have been linked to an increased risk of uterine cancer.
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The Salmon on Your Plate Has a Troubling Cost. These Farms Offer Hope.
A revolution in the way Americans eat salmon is quietly being fomented inside a former factory building on the industrial…
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Scientists Offer a New Explanation for Long Covid
In some patients, remnants of the coronavirus in the gut may stifle production of serotonin, an important neurotransmitter, researchers suggest.
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What’s in Your ‘Spend the Night’ Bag?
A toothbrush, sure, but some people bring everything they need to feel comfortable (and a whole lot more) for a…
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A Tequila Distiller Turns a House into a Showcase for Mexican Design
IN 2008, WHEN the marketing executive Bertha González Nieves began brainstorming with the MTV creator Bob Pittman on what would…
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Please Don’t Eat This Fruit
AT THE HOUSEWARES store John Derian Company in Manhattan’s East Village, things are almost never what they seem. The chiles,…
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Earrings That Channel the Irregularity of the Universe
Tiffany & Co.’s new coral-shaped accessories pay homage to a 1956 brooch and its designer’s fascination with the natural world.
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As the Strike Wears On, Actors Turn to a Familiar Fallback Job
In January, Francesca Xuereb took the leap many actors in Los Angeles dream of: She quit her waitressing job. After…