Australian Opals Flash Their Stuff
Opal, once a favorite of Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewelers for its bright flashes of color, has been experiencing...
Fired NYC Council unpaid intern who demanded $32-an-hour ‘livable wage’ is just another silver-spoon socialist
A 21-year-old socialist and unpaid former NYC Council intern who claimed she was axed after demanding she and her peers...
Would You Buy Jewelry You Saw on TikTok? Designers Hope So.
Alexis Bittar, a jewelry designer, has been feeling proud since May, when two of his mockumentary soap operas won Webbys,...
The debate over what’s making it harder for college grads to get hired
Early-career workers are having a hard time landing jobs. Bloomberg/Getty ImagesFintech firm Revolut recently said early-career workers will have to...
The Glamour of Faux Tortoiseshell
For those of a certain generation, tortoiseshell evokes the Riviera glamour of the 1970s: Jackie O. behind oversize tortoiseshell sunglasses...
Is he the most important music critic? Don’t ask pop fans.
At first it looked like another celebrity spat. A scathing two-year-old YouTube review of Halsey’s album “The Great Impersonator” found...
Is That a Blueberry or a Beet on Your Finger?
Imagine: the sapphire blue of summer blueberries, the ruby and amethyst of autumn beets, the sunlit topaz of a lemon...
If You’re Gonna Get Nothing Done, Vermont Is a Nice Place to Do It
COUNTRY PEOPLE, by Daniel Mason Like Francine Prose and Muriel Spark, Daniel Mason has what the ancient Romans called nomen...
There’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map
Beneath the Earth’s surface lies an extraordinary underground fungal network of almost unimaginable scale. An international team of researchers has,...
Stuck Feeling Anxious? These 7 Values Can Help You Feel Grounded Again.
When I’m in a particularly low or dark mental health state, I often find that realigning with my values is...
