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MEET THE EXPERTS - The Skin Specialist

Here's what a dermatologist wants you to know about cancer screenings, TikTok trends, and more.

STRESS AND ANXIETY

We're all frazzled or worried at times. That's perfectly normal, as daily life can be chaotic and out of our control. But the real problems arise when being stressed or anxious becomes the norm-we can't always see what it's doing to our physical and mental health, and getting a handle on it can be hard. Here's a look at how stress and anxiety affect the body-plus, expert-backed tricks to counter them so you can enjoy better health and more peace.

THE FUSS ABOUT FLUORIDE

Toothpaste's star ingredient has recently come under fire. Here's what you need to know.

5 MYTHS ABOUT HOME REMEDIES

There's nothing wrong with DIY health care chez you, but maybe a little science could come for a visit? Here, a few folk cures that haven't cured many folks.

Bobbi's Brush Basics

A makeup pro's tips for choosing and using the best tools

Motor City Makeover - Detroit is one of our Best Places to Go in North America in 2024.

A once abandoned train station, now given second life, is acenterpiece of Detroit's rebirth

Forbidden Desires - Debussy, Strauss, and a new opera about John Singer Sargent, in Des Moines.

Debussy, Strauss, and a new opera about John Singer Sargent, in Des Moines.

My New Thing

My new thing is journaling. It was bullet journals, but now it’s journal bullets, which is where I make a quick note anytime I see a magazine. No, the other kind of magazine.

OUT THERE

In midlife, Gillian Anderson is proving that she’s not so buttoned-up.

STATE OF PLAY

Politics and the real” at the Festival d‘Avignon.

BORN AGAIN

The past and future of Christian fundamentalism.

PLAYING THE NUMBERS

My mother, the gambler.

UNCONVENTIONAL

No fear and loathing in Milwaukee, just confidence.

BLOOD RELATIVES

Did the U.K.’ most infamous family massacre end in a miscarriage of justice?

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Martha got the knife away from her mother and shut her in the garage. The garage was not for cars; it had been converted by the house’s previous owners into what the broker called a “mother-in-law apartment.”

THE FIN AND THE FURY

Beware of sharkless waters.

HOW TO BU A PRESIDEN

DONALD TRUMP'S JOKE OF A MEDIA COMPANY IS ALSO A $6 BILLION MEME STOCK-AND AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR CORRUPTION.

Frogs' Legs Are Back on the Menu..

They're sautéed and served sizzling at the revamped Veau d'Or.

Hannah & Andre & Anna & Ryan

Twenty years ago, they were close friends. Then the betrayals started, and the books followed. A tale of literature and treachery.

As Seen on TV

Bungalow proves that a celebrity chef can still draw a crowd.

THERAPY DADDY

PHIL STUTZ has made a career in Hollywood doing what most psychologists advise against: telling his patients exactly what to do.

The Writer Turning Romance Gay

Red, White & Royal Blue author Casey McQuiston knows exactly what they are doing.

'Hawk Tuah' Takes Long Island

Haliey Welch was catapulted out of her small town in Tennessee to sudden fame by making the internet laugh. It's been pretty great, if it weren't for all the creeps.

Moses.Sumney's Time Machine

This summer, he's got music for '90s R&B lovers and the movie MaXXXine for '80s horror freaks.

J. D. Vance Is Not a Joke

The couch memes and cat-lady stumbles overshadow his opportunity to hit Democrats at their most vulnerable.

System Reboot

Unburdening Ourselves From What Has Been The thrill of taking a risk on Kamala.

There Are Hidden Gardens and Then There's Turtle Bay Gardens

In the East 40s, 19 townhouses-where Stephen Sondheim, Robert Gottlieb, and Katharine Hepburn all once lived-surround a lush garden.

Teenage Wasteland

An audio docuseries probes an unsolved mystery of mass contagion.

Shadow Play

Characters are reduced to their circumstances in this crime-novel adaptation.

Health Matters- It's summer, and Flu and RSV have come and gone. But as ever, COVID-19 is different. Even though the pandemic is behind us, the virus is once again surging in the U.S.

On top of getting vaccinated, it might be time for some people to consider masking again-since a more transmissible virus is circulating, and more people are traveling and gathering in crowded public settings like airports. "If I were in a high-risk group and I'm in a large group of people I didn't know-like on an airplane-I think it's reasonable to wear a mask," says Murphy. That consideration should also apply to people who are sick. "I think anyone who has a respiratory illness should stay at home," says Offit. "And if you can't stay at home, you should wear a mask. If you're in a high-risk group, get tested-and if you have COVID-19, take an antiviral."