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Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried.
Environmental DNA research has aided conservation, but scientists say its ability to glean information about human populations and individuals poses dangers.
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What Are Restaurant Service Charges For?
These added-on fees confuse diners and even employees, but more owners are relying on them to help make a tough business work.
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How to Season and Cook Salmon for Crispy Skin
Dry-brining fillets works wonders, making cooking a breeze and yielding unforgettably succulent results.
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Outdoor Griddles Are Good at Cooking Almost Anything
The big grilling manufacturers have turned to griddles, which let the backyard chef tackle projects grill grates cannot handle.
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Tofu ‘Shakshuka’
The unfettered brilliance and revered simplicity of shakshuka – the beloved North African dish of eggs baked in a rich tomato sauce now popular throughout the Middle East – provides the inspiration for this plant-based meal.
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Asparagus Piccata With Couscous
Seasonal asparagus needs very little help to shine, but when “piccata-ed,” it becomes silky and irresistibly indulgent.
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Chloe Sevigny’s ‘Sale of the Century’ causes a frenzy
The mob scene at Chloë Sevigny’s closet sale in New York.
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The best Carolyn Hax wedding columns
Getting through being a bridesmaid with a broken heart, being invited to your ex’s wedding, fielding parents’ emotions about planning, and other wedding problems.
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7 ways to put stuff on toast and call it a meal
Whipped ricotta with spring vegetables and prosciutto, sherry-creamed mushrooms, garlic-rosemary white beans, and more ideas for turning toast into a meal.
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E.U. Approves Microsoft’s $69 Billion Deal for Activision
The green light follows objections to the blockbuster deal by American and British regulators on the grounds that it would undercut competition.