Fashion
The Tricky Politics of This Year’s Met Gala
The party and its related exhibition, about Black male style, land in a moment when anything to do with race and diversity is under added scrutiny.
Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health
More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.
The Art of the Kentucky Derby Hat
When discussing the history of women’s hats in the United States, the designer and author Steven Stolman was reminded of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company,” in which Joanne wryly asks, “Does anyone still wear a hat?” Hats come and go in women’s fashion …
Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak
A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.
Ocean Vuong Was Ready to Kill. Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life.
Seen in a soft light, Ocean Vuong’s life looks like a modern American fairy tale. In 1990, he and his mother came to this country as refugees from Vietnam. They landed in small-town Connecticut and began muddling their way through an existence …
Our Idea of Happiness Has Gotten Shallow. Here’s How to Deepen It.
“Getting what you want in life — that’s happiness, bro,” Saxon Ratliff tells his younger brother in the latest season of “The White Lotus” on HBO. Helpfully, he lists his essentials: sex, money, freedom, respect (in that order). A jacked dude-bro …
Trump Budget Cuts Funding for Chronic Disease Prevention
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.
What (Actually) Brings Teens Joy?
Headlines trumpet an alarming trend: American teenagers are in the midst of a crisis. Their rates of anxiety and depression have been rising for years. And many of the factors contributing to this unhappiness — the psychological toll of the Covid-19 …
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
Her ‘Caveman’ Skin Care Routine Has Skeptics, but She Says It’s Real
Tia Zakher’s videos about not washing her face drew millions of views, numerous questions and some legitimate concern. She insists she’s fine.