I no doubt like so many of you, am exasperated by the pandemic. I’m over the variants. Over masks. Over the politicization of public health. Over the fear that hospitals will be overwhelmed and ration care. And I’m over the disruptions to life, large and small. And so, I write this month’s philanthropy column from Santa Fe, after deciding to once again cancel travel plans due to the impact of COVID-19. Listen. There are far worse places to wait out a pandemic. Or so I was rem

INTERVIEWS BY HILDA BURKE AND ELLEN DEGENERES / FORMATTED BY JOSH JAKOBITZ On an idyllic sun-drenched day in California, I find myself in jail. But unlike the 5,000 or so inmates of North Kern State Prison, located 150 miles north of Los Angeles, I’m here voluntarily, accompanied by Zach Skow, a man on a mission to bring dogs into every U.S. prison. Skow is the founder of Pawsitive Change, a rehabilitation program that pairs rescue dogs with inmates. He began a pilot program

As we all know, the first month of the year brings, almost like clockwork, a new batch of resolutions. Whether it be to lose weight, cut back on alcohol consumption, or start practicing yoga, New Year resolutions are a great way to challenge and improve yourself and your day-to-day habits. The only issue is that many people rarely follow through with their resolutions and by mid-January or even February they’ve fallen back into their old ways. According to a 2019 survey, only

Some time ago, just as the shackles of the global pandemic were being loosened, and a sense of freedom and normality was finally returning, I found myself at one of my favourite cigar lounges in Knightsbridge, with an old friend, and a budding art collector. Between puffs of our cigars, and slow slips of our cognac, we caught up and laughed about the precariousness of business, work, and life in general, and our shared feeling of relief that there was light in sight at the en

Though it’s never quite not trending, black is trending especially hard on the runways of Spring 2022. It’s true that this season’s return to physical shows saw an appropriately celebratory burst of color and pattern, but returning to real life also means a return to stepping out in the evening, to turning heads by looking sexy, cool, and mysterious, and thus, of course, to wear all black. Today’s top designers are more than ready to help us out with this endeavor. Black is t

In the age of the coronavirus pandemic, there are steps you can take toward helping your immune system stay strong and healthy. Getting enough sleep, controlling stress and exercising are all things you can do, along with thorough hand washing and avoiding touching your hands to your face. Eating a diet that’s high in fruits, vegetables and whole grains is also important, especially when it includes some of these foods that can naturally give your immune system a boost. Elde

With another coronavirus variant racing across the U.S., once again health authorities are urging people to mask up indoors. Yes, you’ve heard it all before. But given how contagious omicron is, experts say, it’s seriously time to upgrade to an N95 or similar high-filtration respirator when you’re in public indoor spaces. “Cloth masks are not going to cut it with omicron,” says Linsey Marr, a researcher at Virginia Tech who studies how viruses transmit in the air. Omicron is

Virgil Abloh, the Louis Vuitton and Off-White designer, and the boundary-breaking creative force at the center of contemporary fashion and culture, died Sunday at the age of 41. Abloh died of cancer “which he had been battling privately for several years,” LVMH, the parent company that owns Louis Vuitton, shared in a statement. “We are all shocked after this terrible news,” said LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault. “Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man w

Slim Aarons built a career documenting the lives of the rich and beautiful. Working for publications like Town & Country, Harper’s Bazaar and Life magazine, the late photographer spent five decades taking unapologetically glamorous pictures of aristocrats and socialites. Whether lounging in Italian villas, boating off the coast of Monaco or foxhunting in the English countryside, his globe-trotting subjects epitomized high society -- and old money. But according to the author

November is Gala season in New York City with red carpets and ballgowns at their finest when a philanthropic mission is involved, and this year is no exception. Returning to a live, in-person event to celebrate the breakthrough research in the fight against cancer, more than 700 people attended the aptly themed Together Again event at the iconic Cipriani Wall Street venue. The evening began with cocktail hour and mingling at a private reception area across from the gala venu