“The Pacific itself is so looming and crazy,” says David Moltz, D.S. & Durga’s self-taught perfumer, who grew up in the seaside town of Swampscott, Massachusetts. He first caught a glimpse of that “massive” expanse of water during a band tour through Northern California; years later, a lingering feeling of […]
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Clint Smith Recalibrates With Head-Clearing Runs and Naptime R&B
“It Is Halloween Night and You Are Dressed as a Hot Dog” is one of those poems in Above Ground, Clint Smith’s luminous new collection, that plays like a home movie. We know the scene, or some equally winsome version of it, so we are primed for this glimpse into […]
Tamar Adler Powers Through Tennis Class and a Mountain of Homemade Breadcrumbs
A martini dirtied with the last of the caper juice. Egg salad sizzled into fried rice. Sauce for noodles born inside a scraped-out nut-butter jar. Sad greens sorted with a “bullish, unwavering practicality.” The encyclopedic array that Tamar Adler presents in The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A–Z, a follow-up to […]
Kate Berlant Stays in Tune With Begged-For Facials and Fleetwood Mac
A microsuede voice pipes in with a familiar prompt: Take this time to settle into your seat. Chatter in the room has quieted, lights dimmed, sitz bones rooted into cushioned chairs. A meditation of a sort has begun, only the collective attention is not directed inward (oceanic breathing, relaxed jaws) […]
A Guide to Ancient Beauty Rituals for the Modern Wellness Consumer
As the digital sphere extends its reach into daily life, testing our ability to remain attuned to the present moment, there’s a comfort in connecting with the rituals of the past. “We cannot operate like robots, 24/7, nonstop,” says Angela Chau, an ethnobotanist and licensed acupuncturist who cofounded the skin-care […]
A Color-Themed Gift Guide to Satisfy the Senses—and Maybe the Self
The internet loves a list—and with it, year-end bests and gift guides and all the merry rest. You understand. Lately I found myself rooting around for another means of categorization, one that dials down the fervor but still retains the punch. Color came to the fore, by way of the […]
Susan Korn Stays Balanced With 13,000-Step Schleps and Phone-Free Mornings
What qualifies as arm candy in Susan Korn’s book? One day it might be a beaded Susan Alexandra bag decorated with a sunny-side-up egg. Or a tiny, wearable nod to the dirty martini—its size seemingly suited to packing extra olives for the road. There’s a Milton Glaser tribute by way […]
62 Best Black Friday Beauty and Wellness Deals for Early Cyber Week Shopping
The phrase Cyber Week means different things to different people. Some, with a laser-sharp eye for deals, have earmarked the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales that will net them the Dyson vacuum cleaner or LED face mask of their dreams. To others, the shopping bonanza is reason to run […]
Blair Braverman Leans Into ‘Gilmore Girls’ and Late-Night Dog Howls
“We spend so much time living in environments that are constructed for human beings to be comfortable,” says writer and adventurer Blair Braverman, speaking about cushioned niceties like “furniture and beds and fuzzy blankets and slippers and climate control.” Make no mistake, she adds with a laugh, “I love those […]
Keke Palmer on Wellness, Sentimental Gifts, and Winding Down This Holiday Season
Keke Palmer is doing it all. It seems as if with every new project, the actor is solidifying her multi-hyphenate status in Hollywood as she continues to act, sing and take on new roles in business, even launching her own network, KeyTV, all before the age of 30. In addition […]
Gwyneth Paltrow Is Here to Fine-Tune Your Bedtime Routine
Gwyneth Paltrow, figurehead of aspirational living, has a great many things under control. Her wellness empire, her abdominals, even the imprint of time itself, as suggested by her 50th birthday arriving September 27. (Paltrow is a Libra, which Susan Miller’s Astrology Zone sums up in two words: “Socialize, Beautify.”) But […]
Zendaya on Her Cultural Impact, Partnering with Smartwater, and the Y2K Styles She’s Happy Haven’t Made a Comeback
It’s Zendaya’s award-winning world, and we’re lucky to be living in it. In the last few years, the actor has made strides in the film and TV stratosphere, starring in blockbuster films like Spider-Man: No Way Home and HBO’s Euphoria, while simultaneously becoming the face of several fashion and beauty […]