| Tell Us Why You Deserve Fame (You Have 30 Minutes) GQ magazine holds a competition for best new men’s wear designer, and contestants use fashion and personal stories to sway the judges. feeds.nytimes.com |
Gay Parties in New York Attract the Superhero Crowd Masked marvels simultaneously pronounce their sexual identity and their devotion to comic books. feeds.nytimes.com |
What Big Eyes You Have, Dear, but Are Those Lenses Risky? Young women have been copying Lady Gaga’s wider-than-life eyes in her “Bad Romance” video, using special contact lenses imported from Asia. But the lenses are contraband, and eye doctors express grave concern. feeds.nytimes.com |
Skin Deep: A Season’s Roundup of Beauty Choices Some must-haves for autumn that fall squarely into the category of More Than Just a Passing Fancy. feeds.nytimes.com |
The Real Story on Organic Dry-Cleaning In everything from fruit to furniture, consumers have a choice between conventional or organic goods. And increasingly, the option is available in dry cleaning, an industry known for its use of hazardous chemicals, namely the volatile solvent perchloroethylene, known as perc. The definition of "organic" is somewhat unclear when it comes to dry cleaning. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certifies agricultural businesses as organic based on a list of requirements. Dry cleaning is not... nysun.com |