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CUTE COUPLES! NAOMI’S STREET STYLE New York City, April 8 Naomi Campbell stunned the streets of Times Square in the Michael Kors fashion show in a sparkling, long-sleeved navy gown and a matching trench coat. GREATNESS ON THE GREEN Augusta, Ga., April 11 Golf pro Hideki Matsuyama became the first male player from Japan to claim a major title when he won the 2021 Masters Tournament. ANDREA’S FATHER-DAUGHTER DUET AlUla, Saudi Arabia, April 8 Andrea Bocelli’s daughter Virginia, 9, joined him for a duet at the first-ever modern concert at the historic Al-Hijr Archaeological Site. HE WEARS SHORT SHORTS! West Hollywood, April 5 It must have been leg day: Milo Ventimiglia flaunted his impressive gams when he left his gym in shorts. LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER Madonna shared a rare selfie with daughter Lourdes Leon, 24, on April 11. “Like pieces of your heart…

INSIDE NASHVILLE’S BIG NIGHT STARS ON-SET PRETTY LITTLE BABY Pretty Little Liars star Brant Daugherty and actress wife Kim welcomed their first child together, son Wilder David, on March 24, and they are already “obsessed” with him, Kim says. “It is such a magical feeling, knowing we created a life. We keep saying, ‘We made him!’” SAWEETIE TAKES THE STAGE Atlanta, April 17 Rapper Saweetie performed at the Triller Fight Club: Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren boxing match. CHRISTIAN’S NEW LOOK Sydney, April 18 Christian Bale showed off his newly shaved head during a run on the beach in Australia, where he’s filming Thor: Love and Thunder. AN X-FILES REUNION The X-Files stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny reunited in an April 18 selfie shared on Instagram. “Stella made a new friend today,” Anderson captioned the post, referring to her new…

Though it sounds too good to be true, exercise not only keeps skin youthful, but also helps it de-age. As you work out, your muscles release active compounds—known as exerkines—to start the domino effect of your body’s response to exercise. Several years ago, researchers at McMaster University in Ontario pinpointed one exerkine protein in particular, IL-15, that stimulates skin cells’ power centers, or mitochondria. The pumped-up mitochondria in turn make skin cells perform better, whether they’re cranking out plumping collagen or triggering the cell turnover that renews your complexion. In other words, IL-15 makes skin cells’ mitochondria fitter and healthier, and that makes skin look and act younger. Best of all, this priceless IL-15 youth potion is free: All you have to do is move. THE MAGIC OF IL-15 The Canadian scientists…

1 Heat Source Sweaty palms. Red cheeks. Watery eyes. Anyone who has eaten a spicy chile is familiar with what capsaicin can do. This compound and several related alkaloids are produced by cells mostly found in the pale, fleshy “placenta” directly beneath the chile’s stalk. (Plants in the genus Capsicum are the only things in the world that can produce it!) The heat is distributed to the nearby membrane and seeds—and to a lesser extent, the whole chile—which is why many recipes tell you to remove those parts before cooking to help manage the spice. 2 Scale Model The spiciness of chiles is popularly denoted in terms of Scoville Heat Units (SHU), a scale created by pharmacist Wilbur Scoville. And while it can be a helpful way to gauge a particular chile’s heat…

When it comes to making desserts for the holidays, best-selling cookbook author and Back in the Day Bakery co-owner Cheryl Day has a lifetime of expertise to share. “My mom and I would make so many pies,” Day says while reminiscing about her late mother, Janie Queen. “I can still visualize her hands rolling things out. That’s probably my greatest memory of Thanksgiving—my favorite holiday, by the way.” Memory and heritage are central themes in Cheryl Day’s Treasury of Southern Baking, a comprehensive guide to mastering scratch baking featuring more than 200 new and revamped recipes. “It’s about paying homage to my ancestors and talking about the pride in the craft of Southern baking,” the Savannah-based baker says. Here we share a few of her prized desserts from the book, out…

I had her at The Sound of Music. After weeks of trying to narrow down our travel plans, we finalized our decision based on my mother’s love of a movie she’d been able to recite since childhood. A mutual desire to explore the Christmas markets of Europe also helped. My mom and I have traveled together for almost two decades. Her collection of souvenir magnets has grown so large you can hardly tell the color of her refrigerator. When I left our hometown of Los Angeles to work in New York, we decided to meet up in a new place each year as a celebratory reunion—and something of a peace treaty between two willful humans. When I say “up,” she says “down,” but we’ll always meet in the middle for travel.…

My earliest Christmas memories are of being a young boy at school and hearing friends discussing what presents they were getting. I remember feeling jealous and excluded. I grew up in a Muslim family in Luton and my family did nothing for Christmas: no trees, no cards and no presents. I grew up believing Christmas was not for people like me. My feelings about Christmas changed when I got married and had children. My wife, Bridget, grew up in a Christian family in Scotland; Christmas meant a lot to her and it was important that the traditions she had grown up with – having a Christmas tree, attending carol services, giving and receiving gifts – were passed on to our children. Through Laila and Ezra, I am experiencing secondhand the childhood…

SOUTH-EAST OUT OF PALMA ON THE NEWEST section of the Ma-19 motorway, the countryside flattens out into a minimalist landscape of fig and meandering dry-stone walls. There’s a dazzle in the sky; the warm air smells of dust and salt. Up ahead lies a huddle of houses crowned by a solid, four-square church, all in the same sandy-coloured, pink-tinged local rock. It might be just over half an hour out of town, but this feels like a world away. In the old days nobody ever lingered in Santanyí. There was no ‘there’ there, as Gertrude Stein said of Oakland, California – but there was also nowhere to stay. Only two reasons might take you to this rural town of 2,000 souls in one of Mallorca’s least-traversed and least-developed corners: the bustling…

I married John almost nine years ago, wearing a meringue-like gown that drowned my 5ft 3in frame and a goofy, delirious grin on my usually deadpan face. Our guests gathered in the marquee to hear my dad, who had just received a terminal cancer diagnosis and is sadly no longer with us, make a loving speech. It was heart-wrenching and beautiful, but as he came to the end of it, he said, ‘And dear John,’ pausing for effect, ‘the most patient man in the world.’ The room erupted into laughter, then applause. Somebody whooped. Even now, with more than five years under my belt as a comedy writer, I can only remember one of my jokes getting this response. At the time I laughed along to show how self-aware and in…

Since 2013, I have had the privilege of reading your letters and emails and replying to them. And, sadly, this is my last column as I’m going to pastures new. Maybe I’m making a terrible mistake. I’m leaving a job I love for a job that is an unknown quantity. We never know what something will be like until we try it. I’ve had letters from you on this theme, too. You’ve chased a dream that turned into a nightmare. You dreamed of living in the country, marrying your best friend, having children, not having children, working at this job and that job… and, so often, the reality of that dream has not lived up to the expectation of it, and then you blamed yourself for not knowing this would…

When you are someone who has skimmed close to death, you see life’s little moments in vivid technicolour. The joy of a warm bath. The first sip of an iced vanilla latte. Evenings on the sofa with my year-old baby, Cyprus, and partner, Lee, the three of us cuddled up with the curtains shut and the sound of Cyprus’s gurgling laughter. I imprint these times in my brain, feeling a new gratitude for the everyday, because this love story could easily have had a different ending. I had always wanted children, and when I met Lee, I knew straight away that he was the person I’d build a family with. As soon as I found out I was pregnant, and with a son, I bought baby clothes, too excited to wait.…

‘The pace at which Persian and Middle Eastern dishes and ingredients have gained popularity is incredible. Once perceived as a “trend”, I’m proud that it is now very much embedded in our culture. This motivates me to keep experimenting to create recipes that are simple, flavourful and economical for all.’SABRINA GHAYOUR Fennel, feta, orange & pistachio salad Sometimes when you are roasting meats, or perhaps creating a series of rich dishes, you want a single salad that will refresh the palate beautifully and provide you with the right kind of flavour to pair with almost anything. This is exactly that salad, and the combination of ingredients is just as wonderful as an accompaniment to meatless dishes, such as stews, pies and quiches. SERVES 4-6 • 2 oranges• 1 large fennel bulb, trimmed, quartered and…

Sarah Burns and her lurcher Gwen are combing the fields and hedgerows of the South Downs in West Sussex. Summer has made way for autumn and Sarah’s trug teems with plants that she will later boil to create vibrant dyes. Willow, she explains, will be used to make a pinkish-plum colour, walnuts a burnished brown and ash a golden yellow. “No plant is without its purpose,” she says. “I’m endlessly inspired by the beauty of nature. Whatever the season, nature gives us pattern, movement and a sense of balance. It has so much to share.” ANCIENT ALCHEMY Sarah, who also designs patterns for her dyed fabrics, uses only natural ingredients and draws on ancient traditions. Woad, a part of the brassica family, is used, for example, to make blue. “Before going to…

FOUNDER OF HEN CORNER Sara Ward While we keep our days busy with the bees, baking bread, preserving fruit and pickling veg, the hens will always be at the heart of our little urban smallholding. They bring life to the garden with their decorative plumage, gentle clucking and the odd jovial skirmish when one catches a worm. I’ve always found hugging a hen can bring joy to the soul, but that’s nothing compared to cradling a freshly hatched chick. When raising our own, we’ve learnt that they only stay fluffy for three days before their proper feathers peep through, so we make the most of those early cuddles. It’s possible to buy a four-egg incubator if you’d like to hatch chicks at home and don’t have a flock of your own, but we…

There are nine people for Christmas at Jules Covey’s house, with four staying over. It means people ‘camping’ in each other’s bedrooms, she says, but that just makes it more exciting. “I thought about booking some of them into a B&B, but everyone said they wanted to wake up here on Christmas morning,” Jules says. ‘Here’ is an 1880s four-bedroom house, the oldest in the Berkshire village of Upper Basildon: originally the rabbit-catcher’s cottage for Basildon Park, just up the road, and since extended so that the view from the gate, of mellow brickwork and steeply gabled dormer windows, leads the eye along the pretty tiled roof to the garden beyond. Part of the appeal, when Jules and her husband Ben found it in 2012, was that it needed everything done…

WILLKOMMEN IM CLUB Wenn das hier die Mannschaftsfarben des lässigsten Girlsclubs weit und breit sind, dann möchten wir sofort eintreten und auch in Rosa-Beige strahlen. Die Kollektion startet bei ca. 60 Euro, edited.de OH, OH, EAU! Wer sich, egal zu welcher Tageszeit, etwas Gutes tun mag, setzt auf den „Eau Extraordinaire“- Aromaduft. Macht morgens wach und entspannt abends! 50 ml, ca. 27 Euro, clarins.de WO IST MEIN PONY? Keeeine Ahnung, aber die coole Cowboy-Fransen-Bux liegt bald griffbereit im Schrank! Ca. 140 Euro, scotch-soda.com STRASSENKÜNSTLER Erinnert ihr euch noch? Wie wir früher abends gebetet haben, dass der Regen nachts bloß nicht die Kunstwerke wegwäscht? Malkreide-Set, ca. 33 Euro, minimarkt.com GRÜNE AUGEN … Froschnatur, von der Liebe keine Spur? Teil eins der Poesiealbumsprüche (weiter hinten gibt’s noch einen) bewahrheitet sich ausdrücklich nicht. Denn wir sind so was von verschossen in das…

Es ist kein Geheimnis, dass die Asiatinnen uns in Sachen Hautpflege immer einen Schritt voraus sind. Aber wer hätte gedacht, dass Koreanerinnen neuerdings ausgerechnet auf eine Beauty-Brand aus Deutschland schwören, die eine bahnbrechende Anti-Aging-Formel hat? reveel heißt die Power-Pflege und wurde von MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack in Billerbeck (Nordrhein-Westfalen) entwickelt. Seit den Sechzigern hat sich das Familienunternehmen auf medizinische Produkte für Wundheilung und Wiederaufbau bei Verbrennungen spezialisiert. Kein Wunder also, dass in reveel die geballte Wissenschafts-Expertise über die Funktionsweise der Haut steckt. Vorstand Diana Ferro verrät uns die Besonderheit der erfolgreichen Skincare. „100 % made in Germany ist ein Gülesiegel, das vor allem im asiatischen Raum viel Anklang findet und mit einem großen Vertrauen in die Qualiläl und Wirksamkeit unserer Produkte einhergeht“ INWIEWEIT GIBT ES PARALLELEN ZWISCHEN DER HEILUNG VON BRANDWUNDEN UND…

Just a month after putting on a united front with Alex Rodriguez following a swirl of breakup rumors, Jennifer Lopez is officially moving on. The superstar and the baseball player turned entrepreneur released a joint statement on April 15 announcing the end of their engagement—“We have realized we are better as friends … [and] wish the best for each other and one another’s children,” said the exes—but multiple sources confirm it was Lopez, 51, who ultimately broke up with Rodriguez, 45. “She insisted on it. There are too many issues that are unresolved,” says a friend of Lopez, who’s been filming her upcoming comedy Shotgun Wedding in the Dominican Republic over the past few months. In the end, sources say, Lopez could no longer fully trust Rodriguez, who flew to…

When Bob Saget checked into room 962 at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes on Jan. 7, the 65-year-old comedian seemed to have the vitality of a man half his age. “He was cracking jokes, waving to people in the lobby,” says a hotel employee. “When people asked for selfies, he would run over and grab their phones to take the pictures with them, joking the whole time. He was a ball of happy, positive energy.” Rising early the following morning, the Full House actor ordered scrambled eggs, croissants and coffee from room service while preparing for his second of two sold-out shows in Florida—this one at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall outside Jacksonville, some 160 miles from his hotel—that evening. “He didn’t slack,” says his close friend and tourmate Mike…

Le film de Maïwenn, Jeanne du Barry, a été accueilli par des critiques modérément favorables, pour dire le moins. On a peu apprécié que la réalisatrice semble, à travers la Du Barry, conter son histoire personnelle d’ascension sociale par la fréquentation des puissants. Ce narcissisme a déplu. D’autres ont grincé des dents en faisant le rapprochement entre l’apologie de cette vie de favorite et les récents mouvements féministes (#MeToo) dénonçant le droit de cuissage encore à l’oeuvre dans bien des milieux. D’autres encore se sont émus que l’on confie à Johnny Depp, aux prises avec la justice pour des faits de maltraitance conjugale, le rôle principal, et même un rôle tout court. Bref, ce film avait tout pour exaspérer une certaine sensibilité contemporaine qui cherche en tout le miroir de…

On a quiet morning just five days before Christmas 2009, Brittany Murphy put on her favorite pink bathrobe, gave her husband, Simon Monjack, a kiss and went into the bathroom. Although the 32-year-old actress had been suffering from laryngitis and flu-like symptoms for several weeks, no one close to her apparently understood just how much danger she was in. At 8 a.m. Murphy’s mother, Sharon, who was living with them, walked in and found her daughter unresponsive on the bathroom floor. She called 911 while screaming, “Brittany, please come back.” Monjack, 40, put her in a cold shower and then performed CPR. But it was too late. The star was rushed to L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Hospital and shortly after pronounced dead. Almost 12 years later, mysteries still linger surrounding Murphy’s shocking death—and Monjack’s…

3 minutes pour comprendre 50 principes fondamentaux de la nutrition De Julie A. Lovegrove Éd. Le Courrier du livre, 160 pp., 18 € Cet ouvrage reprend les bases de la nutrition, définie comme la “discipline scientifique qui s’intéresse aux aliments et à leur assimilation par l’organisme”. Pas de textes au long cours, mais une succession de modules thématiques : les familles d’aliments, les groupes de nutriments, le métabolisme, le végétalisme et le végétarisme, les allergies alimentaires, le bio… Bref, tout ce qu’il faut savoir pour manger intelligemment, c’est-à-dire pour adapter son régime au bénéfice de la santé, dans un langage accessible à tous. L’auteur est nutritionniste, professeure et directrice du département de nutrition à l’université de Reading, en Angleterre. Nutrition préventive et thérapeutique De Jean-Michel Lecerf et Jean-Louis Schlienger Éd. Elsevier Masson, 400 pp.,…

THE SENTENCE AUTHOR LOUISE ERDRICH PAGES 400 REVIEW BY MARY SOLLOSI How soon is too soon to relive a global trauma? Even now, as the coronavirus stubbornly lingers in the United States, fiction set against its arrival—and the rest of the tumultuous backdrop of 2020—is steadily rolling out. After winning a Pulitzer Prize for last year’s The Night Watchman, inspired by the life of her grandfather, Louise Erdrich’s swift follow-up is as timely as it is unexpected: a pandemic ghost story. The protagonist of The Sentence is Tookie, a Native woman living in Minneapolis who, after a truncated prison sentence—the survival of which she credits to constant, insatiable reading—finds a steady life married to her great love and working at an independent bookstore. (In a little meta twist, the store closely resembles Erdrich’s own Birchbark…

Liya Kebede Founder and creative director of Lemlem, model, and actress New York City and Paris In a Lemlem dress, you can’t help but float through summer. Whisper-light and awash in happy, sun-drenched colors, each one is hand-woven on wooden looms by African artisans, following centuries-old traditions. The brand’s founder is Ethiopian model and maternal-health advocate Liya Kebede, who rose to fame in the early aughts as the face of Tom Ford’s Gucci and the first Black spokesmodel for Estée Lauder. On a trip to her hometown of Addis Ababa around that time, she noticed a distressing drop in the demand for traditional garments, and got busy. “Weaving is a craft that has been passed through generations and holds deep cultural significance,” says Kebede, who set her mind to preserving the art,…

MATERIALS FINISHED QUILT: 72¾×84½" Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. To plan this quilt in a different colorway, use the Coloring Diagram on Pattern Sheet 2. ▫ 4¾ yards total assorted prints (star units, A rows) ▫ 4⅛ yards solid white (A and B rows, binding) ▫ 5¼ yards backing fabric ▫ 81×93" batting Get the Look of Vintage Feed Sacks Re-create Touch the Stars with 1930s reproduction prints. CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order. Patterns are on Pattern Sheet 2. To make templates of patterns, see Make and Use Templates, page 100. Be sure to transfer the dots to templates and fabric pieces. The dots are matching points used when setting in seams. The maker of this vintage quilt made many of the star units with just two fabrics. To do this…

Acne Advances That Make a Real Difference If you feel like you’re breaking out more than usual, you’re not wrong. “Acne is worse than ever,” Mona Gohara, M.D., says. The reasons are vast—elevated stress levels, eating habits, face masks, hormonal shifts, and changes in our routines—which is why getting a customized regimen from a dermatologist is key. For example, “If you have hormonal acne, then Winlevi has become one of my go-to solutions,” Karan Lal, D.O., says. “It’s a prescription cream that blocks androgen receptors on oil glands to reduce the sebum production that plays a role in forming acne.” (Read more about it on page 37.) There’s also JORI Acne & Oil Control Primer, a new salicylic acid formula. “The mattifying gel treats acne while absorbing shine and minimizing the…

1 ’Tater Talk Solanum tuberosum: the tuber that changed the world. Believed to have been domesticated by the Indigenous peoples of the Andes and brought across the Atlantic by Spanish colonizers in the 16th century, many argue that the potato gave rise to modern agriculture in Europe. Today it’s the world’s fifth-most important staple crop. It’s by far America’s most consumed produce item—we eat nearly 50 pounds per person each year. (Tomatoes take the number two spot because: ketchup.) 2 Which to Use for What Broadly speaking, your local grocery store is likely to have a few main types of potatoes on offer, each suited to different preparations, so knowing the difference between them is crucial. FLOURY/STARCHY Relatively low in moisture and high in starch, with rough skins, types like russets cook up light and…

In some ways I am a Christmas curmudgeon. The amount of work that is piled on women – the emotional and physical labour – can be so stressful. People race around in a steam-filled kitchen shrieking: ‘The Brussels sprouts!’ or feel pressure to make their houses perfect. The run-up can be terrible, too – the traffic, the to-do lists. Actually, things don’t have to be perfect. It’s not about worrying about the dryness of the turkey. What last year showed us is that Christmas is about the people. About family. The world won’t end if you don’t make your own bread sauce. For me, the magic of Christmas kicks in around children. I have seven nieces and nephews, and seeing the way they believe in Santa and putting up my mother’s…

CONTEMPORARY CLOTHING Turkish fashion labels have been on the rise for a few years. Among the emerging big hitters is Siedrés, which has earned a cult following for its Ganni-meets-Mediterranean aesthetic. Taking inspiration from the people and places along the Aegean coast, Ceylin Türkkan designs poplin tunics, shawls and salwars in summery Seventies florals and hippie silhouettes, which are made in small suburban factories. Set inside the former studio of sculptor Hüseyin Anka Ozkan, the boutique looks onto tulip-filled Emirgan Park. siedres.com REIMAGINED RUGS Ilke Beyaz launched Figure last year to combine Turkey’s woven rug tradition with minimalist style. The kilims are produced by artisans, in many cases reviving the local trade, using centuries-old Anatolian loom techniques and 100 per cent wool. The patterns – Matisse-esque motifs, abstract foliage, crescent moons – are…

THE SUMMER MUST-READ The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn (Fig Tree, £14.99, out 9th June) I adored The Whalebone Theatre – it’s a serious contender for my book of the year. A difficult, wayward girl, a beautiful but selfish stepmother, a big crumbling country house, amateur theatricals, bright young things, the war… this is my literary crack! It all adds up to a beautifully immersive story that felt like a much-loved favourite book, even though I was reading it for the first time. THE HOLIDAY WHODUNIT Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant (Hodder & Stoughton, £16.99, out 2nd June) Sabine Durrant writes the most chilling thrillers set in the most sun-drenched locations. This time, it’s a gorgeous villa in the south of France, where professional grifter Ali, on the run from her former accomplice, assumes a…

STICKY ORANGE AND PISTACHIO CAKE This wonderfully moist, gluten-free cake has bitter flavours reminiscent of marmalade. Serves: 12-14 Preparation time: 30 minutes, plus cooling Cooking time: about 3 hours 15 minutes • 2 medium oranges (about 400g)• Oil, to grease• 200g pistachio kernels, plus extra to decorate• 175g caster sugar, plus 1tbsp• 6 large eggs• 50g clear honey• 100g coarse polenta• 1tsp gluten-free baking powder For the topping • 100g caster sugar• 75g clear honey• 2 oranges – slice off ends, cut into 3mm slices 1 Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the oranges and turn down the heat. Cover the pan and simmer the oranges for 2hr. 2 Remove oranges with a slotted spoon and allow to cool. Halve the fruit and remove any pips. Put oranges (skin included) into a food processor or…

When it comes to self-improvement, many of us rush to think of all the things we should start doing for a better, healthier routine, but rarely think about what we can stop doing. It’s true that change can be difficult, especially when it comes to habits and personal quirks, as these behaviours tend to live outside our consciousness, explains Professor Wendy Wood, author of Good Habits, Bad Habits. Finding enough drive to actually break a sweat daily, sticking to a new budget to chip away at debt or making time to really engage with your loved ones are among the first actionable habits people want to make. But identifying more subtle personal tendencies isn’t as cut and dried. The best approach to truly powering through one, some or all of your goals…

After working in an IT job for 10 years, Leila Baker decided she wanted something more. Her best friend suggested becoming a doula, and Leila hasn’t looked back since. ‘Doulas are support systems,’ she says. ‘They provide informational, practical and emotional support through the early stages of parenthood.’ Here, Leila shares the ups and downs of the career she fell in love with. I WORKED AS A NANNY before I had my own children, and volunteered one morning every fortnight as an NHS Breastfeeding Peer Supporter alongside my IT job, so I was familiar with working in a family home and with people who had children. When the idea of becoming a doula popped up, I was so excited and signed on to a course straight away. MY FIRST CLIENT WAS MY…

ADHD WOMEN (UK and Ireland based) 5.9k members facebook.com/groups/261017617635717 Laura Heaney set up the Facebook group ADHD Women (UK and Ireland based) in 2017, after she joined mixed-gender in-person and online groups for people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and found that ADHD affects women differently to men. ‘I stumbled upon another online group for women who embraced their ADHD,’ Heaney recalls. ‘It was a breath of fresh air. When someone shared an embarrassing episode, they weren’t just laughed at or presented with well-meaning advice, their confessions were met with equally (or more) bizarre anecdotal mishaps. Faux pas didn’t exist in the group. It released the tension. Evaporated the shame. And the sheer volume of comments created a sense of belonging, of solidarity. I felt I’d found my tribe!’ But the majority of members were from…

Follow the wiggly garden path to the front door of this Victorian cottage and you’ll find the only clue to its previous incarnation: the small iron dog on the door knocker reveals that it was once kennels belonging to the local lord of the manor. Today, the manor has been converted into luxury apartments and the yapping hounds are long gone. Indeed, the only sound is the gentle birdsong and the soft whinny of horses from the paddocks beyond the garden. It’s hard to believe that the city of London is just a few miles away. It was the sleepy location – hunkered into the hills where the Wealden Greensand meets the North Downs – that won over Claire and Jamie McFadyen when they first saw this house five years ago.…

Jim, your protagonist, sounds most intriguing. What can you tell us about him? Jim was a Yorkshire terrier owned by Sir Henry Cole, the V&A’s founding director, who created the first Christmas card in 1843. The V&A suggested I write about Sir Henry and sent me a copy of the card and some of his sketches as inspiration. One was of his dog, a creature that looked a little like a chimney brush. The story of Jim’s Spectacular Christmas – about this unlikely animal living in a magnificent museum – began to unfold in my mind. If you were to live in a museum, which would it be? I adore the V&A, but it would have to be the Sir John Soane’s Museum [next to Lincoln’s Inn Fields in London]. It’s an incredible…

IT BEGAN WITH A THEATRE TRIP TO SEE Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner at the Royal Court Theatre in London. I was working my way through a list I’d made a year earlier, in the midst of the pandemic and my father’s deteriorating health, called ‘All the Things I Want to Do For Myself But Am Too Scared to Do’. The experience of seeing a play on my own was top of the list and, as I headed towards my seat on the first row of the balcony, I turned to the strangers on either side of me, to see if anyone was giving me weird stares. Anxious thoughts began running through my mind: Who would I speak to in the interval? What shall I do if I got…

Anastasia Velminski, Head of Fashion CRÈME DE LA CRÈME Mein Girl Crush Hailey Bieber hat immer gute Beauty-Tipps auf Lager. Kürzlich schrieb sie auf ihrem Insta-Kanal: „Wenn mein Gesicht nach der Morgen- und Abendroutine nicht aussieht wie ein glasierter Donut, will ich es nicht!“ – und trat damit den Trend der Stunde los: Dewy Skin. Das möchte ich auch, dachte ich mir und bestellte mir Produkte, die genau diesen Effekt versprechen und seitdem mein Bad schmücken: Serum, Creme und Augenpflege der Chanel-No. 1-Serie für eine glatte Haut mit jugendlicher Leuchtkraft. Ja, eine Investition, aber eine, die sich richtig auszahlt. Denn, wow, was soll ich sagen, dieser Glow!!! Nach dem Eincremen strahlt die Haut so schön, dass ich zurzeit darüber nicht einmal Make-up auftrage. Und selbst nach dem Einziehen der Produkte behält das…

Romans français La Définition du bonheur De chaque côté de l’Atlantique vivent Clarisse et Ève. Qui sont ces deux femmes? Clarisse, parisienne, sensuelle, amoureuse de la vie et des hommes. Ève, l’intello française devenue traiteur à New York, aimant la littérature et son mari. Clarisse et ses trois fils. Ève et ses deux filles. Trajectoires parallèles de deux femmes. On les découvre de la fin des années 1970 à nos jours, de l’adolescence à l’âge mûr, de moments clés en moments doux. Deux femmes à la poursuite du bonheur. Cela pourrait paraître vu et revu, sauf que Catherine Cusset ose creuser l’intime, puiser dans les corps et les sentiments, dégaine l’amour, la trahison, la passion, le pardon… Sa plume, sûre d’elle, va droit au coeur et nous cueille comme une fleur. F.…

Less than 24 hours before their People photo shoot, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade were in the midst of something decidedly less glamorous: potty training Kaavia, their 2-year-old daughter. “It’s been a challenge,” Union, 48, says with a laugh. “She’s very strong-willed!” You could say that Kaavia, the inspiration for her parents’ new children’s book Shady Baby, inherited that trait from Union and Wade, a formidable couple who have risen to the pinnacle of their careers (he as a three-time NBA champ, she onscreen in hits from Bring It On to TV’s Being Mary Jane). Married since 2014, they’ve also become leading forces for change, blending their personal and professional worlds to support causes close to their hearts. They partnered with the nonprofit Vaccinate Your Family and Merck on a “Don’t…

J-LAW GETS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT New York City, Dec. 5 Jennifer Lawrence (who is expecting her first baby with husband Cooke Maroney) dressed up her growing bump in a Dior gown at the premiere of her new film Don’t Look Up, where she posed with her costars Leonardo DiCaprio and (inset) Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill and director Adam McKay (far right). CARRIE PUTS ON A SHOW Las Vegas, Dec. 1 Carrie Underwood launched her Reflection Las Vegas residency at Resorts World Theatre, where she treated fans to a medley of her biggest hits and plenty of costume changes. RYAN & BLAKE’S ROMANTIC STROLL New York City, Dec. 2 Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively walked arm in arm during a casual outing in downtown Manhattan. JASON & MARISKA SAY CHEESE New York City, Nov. 30 Jason Biggs snapped a selfie…

Babies Glee alum Matthew Morrison, 42, and his wife, interior designer Renee Puente, 36, are expecting their second child. The two also share son Revel James, 3. Morrison revealed the news in a sweet Instagram Story, saying, “Baby loading.” • Lauren Bush Lauren, 36, who is George H.W. Bush’s granddaughter, welcomed her third child, son Robert Rocky, with husband David Lauren, 49, designer Ralph Lauren’s son. The two also share sons James, 5, and Max, 3. “We are so in love and happy that you have come to complete our wolf pack,” she wrote on Instagram. Health YouTube star Jeffree Star, 35, and a friend were hospitalized after a car accident in Wyoming. The car reportedly flipped three times after hitting black ice, leaving Star with a back injury. “My vertebrae, three of…

Although Zoë Kravitz and Robert Pattinson had known each other casually for years, they forged a superpowered bond over their intense 154-day shoot making The Batman (out March 4). The latest stars to bring Batman and Catwoman to the big screen, Twilight and Tenet alum Pattinson, 35, and Big Little Lies actress Kravitz, 33, have an easy, affectionate rapport—with both sometimes dropping into the low, throaty “Batman voice” for comedic effect. “She’s incredibly professional,” he says. “He’s so pretty!” she jokes. They chatted about stepping into the coveted costumes, enduring night shoots and embracing their love for the Jackass franchise. When did you first meet, and what were your impressions? ZOË KRAVITZ I camera-tested for a film Rob did called Remember Me a long time ago [in 2010]. I forgot that even…

FINISHED QUILT: 68½×90¼" MATERIALS Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. ▢ 2¾ yards total assorted medium and dark prints (rows)▢ 2¾ yards cream print (rows)▢ 1½ yards coral print (border)▢ ¾ yard solid cream (binding)▢ 5½ yards backing fabric▢ 77×99" batting CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order. The Diamond Pattern is on Pattern Sheet 1. To make a template of the pattern, see Make and Use Templates, page 90. From assorted medium and dark prints, cut: ▢ 232 of Diamond Pattern From cream print, cut: ▢ 233 of Diamond Pattern From coral print, cut: ▢ 8—6×42" strips for border From solid cream, cut: ▢ 9—2½×42" binding strips DIAMOND UNIT ASSEMBLY The Diamond Pattern size and shape allows points to be trimmed after two are joined, simplifying the assembly. To piece diamonds, place a light diamond atop a dark…

AROUND A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, my grandparents’ house in Galveston Island, Texas, was moved from the interior of the island to the beachside. The island had been wiped out by the historic 1900 storm, a hurricane that killed thousands and flattened the landscape. One of my mom’s favorite bedtime stories was telling us about the nuns at an orphanage who tied the kids together to keep them safe in the storm—only to have them drown because of it. Every time she told the story the number of orphans grew. So this is the place, and the people, I come from. We’ve scattered the ashes of so many relatives in the Gulf that now I can’t swim in those brown salty waters without thinking, Mom? You out here? And a hermit crab…

If you don’t count last year, I’ve always hosted Thanksgiving at my place in the West Village. It’s one of my most favorite holidays. I love renting long tables and arranging flowers, squeezing 25 people into my apartment and cooking everything from scratch. It’s very come one, come all. That’s just how it was in my family when I was growing up in San Francisco. We’d have anyone who was free over: assorted aunties and uncles, neighbors, a family friend’s son or daughter in the States for college. I’m Chinese American, so our Thanksgiving table was always a mash-up of those cultures. We had the turkey, the sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top, and then steamed gai lan or bok choy and my grandmother’s no mai fan—sticky rice studded with lap…

When I was growing up, my Pakistani family never particularly celebrated Christmas. After I married, I thought it fairer to spend the holidays with my husband’s English family instead, for whom Christmas appeared more traditional. And so, we fell into a routine; Christmas week with my in-laws, then stopping at my mother’s for New Year. After our children were born, we pretended it wasn’t that hard to make the six-hour round trip to my in-laws’ rural cottage with a newborn and a toddler. We were bone-weary, but everyone expected us. Though it was always a joy to see them, the broken nights were more difficult away from home and it was harder to console our small children. By the time we reached my mother’s house, our sons were usually overtired and…

CASA UM ALGARVE Paying homage to Portugal’s architectural heritage with its whitewashed simplicity, this once-unadorned shepherd’s house lies in the rural eastern Algarve, where swathes of wild borage and buttercups carpet the landscape in spring. Around it are groves of orange and carob trees, their long, black, bean-like pods an essential ingredient in the cakes of Portuguese kitchens, while an ancient, gnarled olive tree creates shade beside the swimming pool. Cleverly converted by Lisbon studio Atelier Rua, the original structure of the villa stands on the upper level of the dry garden where tiny irises and clumps of fragrant lavender edge the paths. An addition to one end forms the dining room while tumbling down the slope beneath it are contemporary white cubes housing four minimalist bedrooms, their showers opening onto…

When Minnie Driver greets me on Zoom from her London home, she has a relaxed smile on her face. Her hair is still wet from the shower, she’s wearing minimal make-up and a simple purple T-shirt with a gold pendant necklace. She’s calm and contented, but as someone who has forged a stellar Hollywood career that’s lasted three decades (and counting), she strikes me as someone whose brain seldom takes a breather – and it turns out I’m right. ‘I have no intention of stopping!’ she exclaims. In her 51 years, she’s starred in films alongside the likes of Matt Damon and Brad Pitt, earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, and carved out a successful music career with three solo albums to her name. But her proudest achievement, she explains,…

By his early 20s, Matt Goss had racked up 11 top 40 hits, number ones in 19 countries, a BRIT award – and his band, Bros, held the record for being the youngest ever to headline Wembley Stadium. He went on to carve out a successful career across the pond, including an 11-year residency in Las Vegas. However, after 25 years living in the US, the 54-year-old singer decided it was time to return home to his roots earlier this year. ‘I feel so comforted getting into a black cab in London and the driver saying, “Alright, mate?’’’ he tells me over Zoom from his new London home. ‘I’ve missed a good curry and a really tiny London pub – and the people. It honestly makes me feel emotional how grateful…

I have been mistaken for many nationalities. In Malaysia, where my maternal ancestors lived, strangers ask if I am Japanese. On a week’s holiday in Vietnam, a guide in Hanoi leads us down the cobbled arteries of the city in search of the perfect coffee, and wonders whether I am Korean. A Chinese odyssey takes me to Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing; I know my skin is burnished from my wont to walk in the sun’s glare, and I’m wearing my customary cat-eye slick of jet-black eyeliner. The photographer I am with notices that local passers-by, who are invariably as pale as the flesh of white peaches, stare without reserve as I walk past. He is complimentary as to the reason but, of course, I know better. It’s because they…

1 An open secret Fitting open shelves right up to the ceiling and across the top of a window will cleverly make the most of all available space in a small kitchen where there isn’t room for accessible wall cabinets. Traditional butler’s sinks can now also be found in neat sizes to suit reduced and slimline spaces. 2 Deep down A deep bath, especially a classic hip-bath, gives extra depth to make up for a shorter length – perfect if you don’t want to be limited to a shower in a small bathroom. 3 In the rafters A platform built under the eaves provides a gallery sleeping space for occasional use. This is especially fun for children who are old enough to use the ladder safely. 4 Be seated Some built-in benches offer storage underneath. Pull-out drawers…

When Philip and Christine Havard were offered the chance to take over a quaint – if colourless – cottage in south Wales, they leapt at it. Not only was it steeped in family and local history, it also boasted one of the most spectacular ‘back gardens’ you could wish for. Just beyond the doorstep lies the Brecon Beacons National Park, with its dramatic mountain ranges sweeping down to wide green valleys and gentle hills. There is a palpable sense of timelessness and peace. “It’s the stillness of those hills that I love,” Christine says. “Their immovability and silence.” The cottage was something of a family heirloom. It had been in Philip’s family since the early 1950s, rented to various members over the years. Philip was brought up just a couple of…

Caroline Donald lives in Somerset with her two miniature wire-haired dachshunds, Heidi and Mitzi There is one member of my family who is especially excited about Christmas: my miniature dachshund Mitzi. She can’t wait for the treats. If she wants presents, however, she’ll have to let Father Christmas get down the chimney without scaring him off. Mitzi might only be 20cm tall, but she is convinced she is a guard dog, growling when anyone approaches the house. When the doorbell rings, she’ll unleash the dachshund klaxon, supported by her half-sister Heidi – I’m glad we have tolerant neighbours. But a decade of dachshund ownership has made me appreciate their conviction that they are beasts of stature and they soon warm to newcomers – especially those bearing gifts. Before long, they’ll be…

Cauliflower-and-Lentil Stew With Onion Relish 1 red onion, finely chopped (about 1¼ cups) and divided3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger (from a 2-inch piece)Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper1 teaspoon garam masala or berbere spice blend1 cup red lentils, rinsed and picked through4 cups cauliflower florets, cut into bite-size pieces (from ½ head)1 can (14.5 ounces) diced fire-roasted tomatoes3 cups packed baby kale½ teaspoon finely grated lime zest, plus 3 tablespoons fresh juice 1. Place ½ cup onion in a small bowl of ice water. Heat oil in a pot over medium-high; add remaining onion and ginger and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to brown, 6 to 7 minutes. Add garam masala; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 to 2…

MIRA WILD GESCHÄFTSFÜHRERIN, WILD BEAUTY „Ich liebe die Homestorys! Es ist spannend zu sehen, wie Menschen kreative Lösungen finden, um ihr eigenes Zuhause schöner zu machen. Hinzu kommt, dass ihr immer nach nachhaltigen und gleichzeitig bezahlbaren Lösungen sucht. Das passt perfekt zu mir.“ ANNETTE KREUELS SENIOR DIGITAL & COMMUNICATION MANAGER, LANCÔME „COUCH ist wie die perfekte Wohnung, in der es in jeder Ecke etwas anderes zu entdecken gibt. Nur Seite für Seite statt Zimmer für Zimmer. COUCH inszeniert das Thema Living persönlich. In der ,Wohnung‘ COUCH passieren aber natürlich noch viele andere Dinge: Fashion, Beauty, Kochen – einfach ein inspirierender Mix. Love it!“ SVENJA BAUM SENIOR COMMUNICATION MANAGER, GIVENCHY & KENZO PARFUMS „Ich bin von der ersten Stunde an begeisterte Leserin der COUCH! Ich mag die breit gefächerte Themenvielfalt mit den vielen so unglaublich tollen Tipps. Ihr seid…