I confess, I had a moment of weakness. Just after I slipped into the surprisingly tailored scrub set provided in the private dressing room at the new Prenuvo clinic in Manhattan, I thought, These are cute. There’s a mirror. Should I take a selfie? Remembering that I was about to slide into the maw of a very serious MRI machine, I resisted. But still, what madness was this? I’ve never had an impulse to Instagram a mammogram.
In my defense, everybody else is doing it. Among those who have stepped into Prenuvo’s full-body MRI and posted about it: celebrity Harvard longevity scientist David Sinclair, self-proclaimed “father of biohacking” Dave Asprey, TV host Maria Menounos (who credited the scan with detecting her stage 2 pancreatic cancer), Paris Hilton, Miranda Kerr, and Kyle MacLachlan. (Cindy Crawford and iPhone co-creator Tony Fadell are investors.) Prenuvo’s viral ubiquity can be credited partly to the company’s decision to offer free scans to influencers and partly to the indisputable power of Kim Kardashian, who shared a photo of herself on Instagram, dressed in those fetching scrubs, perched on the edge of what she captioned “this life-saving machine.” She was promptly lambasted for being tonedeaf, and her critics weren’t entirely wrong. Who among Kardashian’s followers can afford to get a $2,500 medical scan, not covered by insurance, just for the heck of it?
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Jersey, JE ΤΙΜΕ
Nearly 50 years ago a museum opened in Paris.
THE HUNGER GAMES
Two former bons amis grew up in the same expensive suburb and cut their teeth together in the Paris nightclub scene. Then they launched competing restaurant empires, and the gloves came off. Now one of them is facing a suspended prison sentence and a huge fine. Welcome to the city's most delicious grudge match.
HIDDEN in Plain Sight
T&C was invited into the private archives and secret workshops of Paris, to glimpse the treasures that have made this city famous for its style and craftsmanship. It's a reputation worth fighting for.
GUARDIAN of Objects
Laura Kugel is the go-to art dealer for the world's most discerning clients, but her family's Paris wonderland is open to all. Come inside, won't you?
Ecole! Elysée! SCANDALE!
The path to the French White House requires a political education at one of the country's elite universities. As controversy swirls around Sciences Po-class treason, #MeToo à la française, creeping le wokisme-will its grip on power finally slip?
Are There Still Mysteries in Paris?
Surely not, in the world's most visited city! And yet: Why is the Louvre called the Louvre? Why do the upper stories of its 17th-century buildings tilt in? Why do even familiar streets feel so enticing, unknown? One thing is clear: So many of us return because the City of Light is really one of mesmerizing shadows.
High SEAS
How seductive is a cruise on an ultraluxury ship (yes, that's a category) like the new Regent Seven Seas Grandeur? So much so that a 132-day sailing sold out in three hours. It was time to investigate.
The Cruise Cure
One definition of bliss at sea is padding down a ship's hallway from your suite to the spa in a robe and slippers. Here's what awaits.
Only a Day to Spare?
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So, Where Do You Ride in Paris?
A fancy equestrian's guide to the best of Gallic galloping.
