In the winter months, I tend to favor candlelight over electricity in the evenings. If I have to endure the season’s early sunsets and freezing temperatures, at least I can make it cozy (and complexion-flattering) inside. Scented candles can grow cloying after a few hours, so I prefer scented matches — they still lend a…
There’s an inevitable timeline to virality. First there is the burgeoning fame, then the ubiquitous online affection, followed by a fall from digital grace. We’ve seen it happen over and over. Remember Ken Bone, the gentleman in a red sweater who won hearts during a presidential debate in 2016? It wasn’t long before internet sleuths…
If I had to associate a single flavor with Melissa Clark — not only with her recipes, but also with her contagiously sunny disposition — it would be lemon. It’s not a Melissa Clark recipe without it. But if I had to associate a second flavor with Melissa — not only with her recipes, but…
Last March, Emily Schildt opened Pop Up Grocer on a Bleecker Street corner in the West Village, selling artfully packaged condiments, beverages and other products made by small, emerging brands in a pay-to-play business model. Customers can buy artisanal hot sauces or zucchini chips from brands like Peepal People and Van Van that pay a…
Gianna Palumbo always felt her lips were too small for her face. When she saw pictures on social media of women with lip fillers, she decided, at age 20, to get the injections done herself. Ms. Palumbo, now 22, said people frequently compliment her lips — and when she thanks them, she also says where…
Dear Tripped Up, After graduating from college in 2022 and working for a year, I used my bonus and some of my savings to book a nine-day Mediterranean cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line for my partner and me. Our $7,657 cruise package included airfare from Atlanta to Barcelona, Spain, via Newark, and Norwegian’s own BookSafe…
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the International Center of Photography has mounted “ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019,” a palate-whetting smorgasbord of a show, with 170 pictures that illustrate the history and breadth of the medium, from 19th-century daguerreotypes to 21st-century Conceptual art. Wide ranging as it is, the show tilts toward the photojournalistic….
Happy February! It’s a great month for cooking: Lunar New Year, the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras are on deck, and we have recipes for all of them. It’s also a good time to get creative with the soup and stew recipes we fell in love with in January, playing with what goes…
Madonna performed at Madison Square Garden on Monday night as part of her Celebration Tour, a lavish stage spectacle devoted to her catalog of hits as the Queen of Pop. During “Like a Prayer,” she sang from a spinning carousel filled with jumbo crucifixes and shirtless men. When she performed “Vogue,” she invited Kelly Ripa…
Both celery root and mussels are at their best right now, so here’s a bright-green menu that welcomes them — a cool weather meal with verve and brightness, best eaten near the warmth of a fire or reasonable facsimile thereof. This dish employs two kinds of celery: the tender hearts of branch celery and so-called…
