In an era of rampant language baby-ification — “delulu” for confidently delusional, “stimmy” for stimulus check, “bb” for baby — one might forget that sando isn’t a cutesy shorthand for the word sandwich. It is, in fact, the Japanese word for sandwich, shortened from sandoitchi, itself one of many “loan words” from English and other…
Evan Stark, who studied domestic violence with his wife and then pioneered a concept called “coercive control,” which describes the psychological and physical domination that abusers use to punish their partners, died on March 18 at his home in Woodbridge, Conn. He was 82. His wife, Dr. Anne Flitcraft, said the cause was most likely…
LAGOS, Nigeria — For the past decade, Nigeria’s best-known ambassadors have, arguably, been its musicians: Burna Boy, WizKid, Davido, Tiwa Savage Asake and Tems, who have popularized Afrobeats beyond West Africa. At a moment when music, literature, visual art and food from across the African continent continue to gain global popularity, fashion designers, particularly those…
Apple said Thursday that it would relax limits on repairing newer iPhones with used parts like screens, batteries and cameras, a reversal from its previous practice of using software to encourage people to work with new and more expensive Apple-approved parts. The change comes weeks after Oregon passed a law outlawing Apple’s practice of tying…
Late last December, Milan entered an unofficial state of mourning when the beloved Brera-neighborhood restaurant La Latteria — known for its spicy lemon pasta and strict no-reservations policy — closed after 58 years of service. But despite this loss, the city’s food scene has never been more vibrant. The last six months have seen a…
You know what’s surprisingly annoying? Draining frozen spinach after it’s thawed. I always feel deceived by this seemingly friendly freezer staple. Sure, it’s a shortcut to so many delicious dishes (hello, spinach dip), but then smash cut to me picking teeny tiny bits of green out of my colander and off of my hands for…
Doses of cholera vaccine are being given to patients as fast as they are produced and the global stockpile has run completely dry, as deadly outbreaks of the disease continue to spread. This does not shock anyone in the field of emergency epidemic response because the vaccine stockpile has been precariously low for years. The…
Lemon is as versatile behind the bar as it is in the kitchen. From peel to juice, this sunny citrus can brighten and balance your cocktails. “To put it as simply as possible, lemon is going to make alcohol more drinkable,” said Ei Cullina, the head bartender and assistant general manager at Nobody’s Darling in…
The outbreak of dengue fever that has unfolded in Latin America over the past three months is staggering in its scale — a million cases in Brazil in a matter of weeks, a huge spike in Argentina, a state of emergency declared in Peru, and now another, in Puerto Rico. It forewarns of a changing…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that it is coordinating an investigation into illnesses linked with injections of botulinum toxin, commonly called Botox, across several states. The injections were administered in “nonmedical settings,” the C.D.C. said in a statement, which could include homes or cosmetic spas. The agency said that the…
