Soap dodger: meet the doctor who says we have been showering wrong
When James Hamblin tells people he has not used soap in the shower for five years, they tend not to hold back in expressing their disgust. “It’s one of the few remaining things for which we feel fine telling someone that they’re gross,” he says. “It’s amazing to me, honestly.”Yet despite people’s “clearly moralising judgments”,…
Carolyn Hax: Should kids tell Dad about his father’s first marriage?
(Nick Galifianakis/for The Washington Post)Dear Carolyn: In doing family research, my brother's wife came across documents indicating that my dad's dad was still married to another woman when he married my grandmother in December 1927. The divorce on the first marriage was not finalized until October 1928. My dad, his younger brother and older sister…
Rick’s Famous Juicy Burgers Review
Having heard about some new extraordinary burger joint on Broad street that the staff at the Phoenix are all raving about, I decided to check it out for myself. I most certainly wasn’t disappointed...
Restaurant Review: Terrace Cafe by O’Connor’s at MWPAI
By Phoenix Staff
There is a place in this city where a person may feel as though they are among the most sophisticated and cultured elements of society while wearing jeans. Through food and art,...
West Utica’s New Boutique
By Paul Dumas, Ph.D.
Residents in Utica have yet another reason to be thankful for a new service on offer in the Varick District. Just above Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen on the corner of...
‘Most yoga is frustrating for me, so I’ve turned to Bollywood dancing’
Fitness Tired of feeling like the ‘lone Indian’ in classes led by white women, Ruhi Lee finds another way to connect to her roots A Bollyfunk dance class Photograph: BfunkMost online yoga classes are triggering for me. I see white, sun-kissed women on the beach, appropriating yoga to build their following, with little regard to…
Gov. Cuomo Urges New Yorkers to Register as Organ Donors
GOVERNOR CUOMO URGES NEW YORKERS TO REGISTER AS ORGAN DONORS ON NEW YORK'S ANNUAL ORGAN DONOR ENROLLMENT DAY
6.4 Million New Enrollees Since New Initiative Began in 2015
More Than 9,000 New Yorkers Await a Lifesaving...
Styling Kitchen Cabinets with Different Glass Patterns
Surprisingly, glass kitchen cabinets continue to keep their glory intact, even so long after crystal-based furniture is slowly becoming outdated.All thanks to the exceptional characteristics of the glass, for it never really ceases to be mainstream and admired.Cabinets with glass fronts or racks have always been admired in kitchenette settings for their transparency and their ability to…
