Supreme Court weighs challenge to abortion pill’s widespread availability

Supreme Court weighs challenge to abortion pill’s widespread availability

Pedestrians walk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court February 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday tackles whether to maintain widely available access to the abortion pill mifepristone as it weighs a high-stakes challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug approval process. …

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Is Humanity Out of Fashion?

Is Humanity Out of Fashion?

Ever since news broke last week that Pierpaolo Piccioli, the designer of Valentino, was leaving the brand, paeans to his talent have been flowing on both social and fashion media. But of all the words used to describe Mr. Piccioli’s work — its “genius” and “magic” and “vision,” its “dreaminess” …

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Will Country Welcome Beyoncé? That’s the Wrong Question.

Will Country Welcome Beyoncé? That’s the Wrong Question.

With the release of “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé’s eighth solo album and the one that finds her exploring — and testing — the boundaries of country music, much of the early conversation has centered on whether the country music industry would rally around her. Beyoncé is one of the most commercially …

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Gardens of Stone, Moss, Sand: 4 Moments of Zen in Kyoto

Gardens of Stone, Moss, Sand: 4 Moments of Zen in Kyoto

Once, when the Buddha was asked to preach about a flower he was presented, he instead “gazed at it in silence,” according to the British garden designer Sophie Walker in her book “The Japanese Garden.” In this spiritual moment Zen Buddhism was born, inspiring the serene and eternal dry or …

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