Gravity: Brooklyn native named top B-Boy at North American Red Bull BC One...
B-Boying, the original term for break-dancing, first blew up in the dance world via the streets of New York City in the 1970s, so it makes sense that the crowned winner of the Red Bull BC One North...
View ArticleH&M launches home line in the US
H&M knows you care about swapping out those summery sheer curtains for cozy new ones just as much as you care about scoring the perfect moto jacket for fall — but that you don’t want to spend $100...
View ArticleNew food at the US Open this year
Hill Country is at the US Open this year.Credit: USTA More than 700,000 people are expected to descend on Arthur Ashe Stadium for the U.S. Open these next two weeks — and that’s a whole lot of mouths...
View ArticleStreet style: New York
Name: Stephanie Bierke Occupation: Production manager for concerts Spotted: New York What she’s wearing: “I’m wearing a Weekday t-shirt, glasses from a vendor in Chinatown, and an old pair of jean...
View ArticleLoving couple in Swiffer commercial share love advice
When Myra Allen heard her friend, a casting director, was looking for an older couple to star in the Swiffer commercial, she recommended her parents, Morty (91) and Lee (90).Credit: Swiffer You’ve...
View ArticleThe Word: McDonald’s new Mighty Wings can’t be anything but gross, right?
The guide to McDonald’s new menu item, the Mighty Wings. I’ve been wanting to write about McDonald’s new “Mighty Wings” ever since I first heard that this was happening and simultaneously threw up in...
View ArticleMemory masters: Metro meets the human computers
Two contestants wait their turn in the final round of the speed cards trial.Credit: Kieron Monks/MWN In 1978, sharks turn vegetarian. In 2041, a mouse swims across the ocean. This is unlike any test I...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about IUD’s, the invisible birth control
Birth control can be complicated with so many options. Give a shot to a method you can’t even see. Don’t settle for the same old sex shizz you did when you had braces or pimples. Although you may have...
View ArticleStreet style: Elegantly cropped in Milan
Name: Nausheen Shah Occupation: Fashion writer for the New York Post Spotted: Milan What she’s wearing: “I’m wearing a Topshop top, an Isolda skirt, a Urania Gazelli clutch, Gianvito Rossi shoes, a...
View ArticleOne to watch: Lizzy Disney brings minimalist elegance to satchels
This Lizzy Disney Lock bag ($520) is available at www.avenue32.com. Although billed as an emerging fashion talent, handbag designer Lizzy Disney isn’t exactly new to the scene. A graduate of the...
View ArticleIs sugaring for you? Hibba NYC fills us in
To book an appointment, visit www.hibbabeauty.com. With Labor Day weekend approaching, hair removal is probably on your mind. One of our favorite salons in the city for waxing and threading also offers...
View ArticleStreet Style: Flashy bling with relaxed trousers in Paris
Name: Sofia Guellaty Occupation: Senior editor of Style.com Arabia Spotted: Paris What she’s wearing: “I’m wearing handmade trousers, a vintage shirt, MyMu shoes, a Nathalie Trad clutch and Shourouk...
View ArticleMarc Hare cobbles together his own fashion career
Marc Hare designs shoes for men with a touch of the playboy about them. The old adage, “The shoe makes the man,” couldn’t ring more true for Marc Hare. In 2008, the designer lost his job in fashion...
View ArticleThis Week in Health: Midwives get high marks
Exclusive care from a midwife was found to benefit the birthing process.Credit: Metro Archive One-on-one prenatal care from a midwife suggests healthier birth Location: U.K. Study subjects: 16,242...
View ArticleNew parenting book looks at raising a gender-creative child
“He knows that he has a different style and that not everybody will appreciate his style. He also knows that he has our love and support no matter what,” Duron says about C.J. When C.J. Duron was about...
View ArticleFall beauty tips from Bluemercury co-founder Marla Malcolm Beck
More of a full-service beauty oasis than a store, Bluemercury is all about customer education. Just browsing? That’s OK, says co-founder Marla Malcolm Beck, “We’re happy to have people leave with...
View ArticleHow to deal with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia
Women are more likely to get CFS or FM.Credit: Metro File For years, people afflicted by chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) have had trouble convincing their doctors that their...
View ArticleConde Nast to bring back Domino as quarterly magazine
The interior designer’s bible that was Domino is making a comeback. Design aficionados, you no longer have to hoard your old copies of Domino. The beloved interior design magazine, which before...
View ArticleVIDEO: He’s just being Miley
Everybody and her grandma has an opinion on Miley Cyrus’ MTV VMA performance Sunday night, but one YouTube jokester has a welcome take on the tongue-wagging, foam finger-abusing show. Related Articles...
View ArticleChafing: It’s on every runner’s mind and possibly body parts
Chafing: don’t even try to picture it.Illustration by Jim Carroll Over the past several weeks, I feel a certain bond of trust has formed between us. For instance, you know that at my core I generally...
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