Hey, I’m Farah! And the first thing you need to know about me is that I’m obsessed with exploring the world, traversing unforgettable landscapes, and experiencing food from all over the globe—through other people’s Instagram stories. I like to take no days off from sitting on my couch with the air-conditioner on high and sightseeing anywhere from […]
A certain notion of French femininity took hold in the early two-thousands. In “French Women Don’t Get Fat” (2004), Mireille Guiliano recounted with disconcerting precision her gain of thirty pounds more than forty years earlier, and divulged the “old French tricks”—namely, the recipe for a soup of leeks and water—that helped her to stay thin […]
Listen with: iTunes WNYC Stitcher TuneIn This past Saturday, a series of air strikes in Saudi Arabia damaged more than a dozen oil installations, including one of the most critical oil-production facilities in the world. The attack threw global fuel markets into disarray. Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed that they launched the strikes, but they have […]
Flattery will get you everywhere with Donald Trump. The President demonstrated this powerfully on Wednesday, when he named the State Department’s little-known hostage negotiator, Robert O’Brien, to be his latest national-security adviser, despite O’Brien having less relevant experience than anyone who’s held the post in the nearly seven decades since it was created. In O’Brien’s […]
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Ben Branson, the thirty-six-year-old creator of Seedlip, a line of non-alcoholic spirits that is often likened to gin, walked into L’atelier de Joël Robuchon to talk alcohol-free booze. Unlike gin, Seedlip spirits are not made with juniper: Seedlip Garden tastes of peas, rosemary, and thyme; Seedlip Grove has flavors of […]
Jurgen Klopp’s side face a potentially season-defining visit from Maurizio Sarri’s Blues as they look to keep their title ambitions on track With one foot into the Champions League semi-finals after their midweek win over Porto, Liverpool turn their attention back to their pursuit of Premier League glory as they welcome Chelsea to Anfield on Sunday. […]
The Germany midfielder was full of praise for his five-time Ballon d’Or-winning team-mate as Juventus prepare to take on Ajax Emre Can has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as “insane” while saying that all of his team-mates feel the effect that the Portuguese star has on the rest of the group at Juventus. Ronaldo is set to return […]
The forward has been in fine form for Real Madrid this season, yet that has not stopped rumours the club may look to sign a new striker Zinedine Zidane does not believe that Karim Benzema has been affected by rumours that Real Madrid are looking to replace him for next season. Benzema scored his fifth goal […]
On the eve of his final match for the Melbourne Rebels, Mitch Inman has spoken openly and honestly about the impact the Australian Rugby Union’s indecision has had on his teammates at the club. The 28-year-old centre, who is leaving Melbourne after six years to join French Top 14 side Oyonnax, will play his 100th […]
Small, inexperienced, – Waratahs backrower Ned Hanigan isn’t worried what outsiders think of a new-look NSW pack in 2018. NSW farewelled experienced duo Dean Mumm and Will Skelton at the end of last season, and they’ll be missing veteran tighthead Sekope Kepu in the first two rounds of 2018, taking a big chunk of recognition […]