There is perhaps no mind-altering substance as tightly woven into the fabric of daily life than caffeine. Nearly 80 percent of adults in the U.S. consume caffeine, in some form, every day. Coffee is the primary caffeine-delivery mechanism for many people—two thirds of American adults drink it every day—and many consider it an indispensable part of daily life. T-shirts and, naturally, coffee mugs exclaim, "Not before I've had my coffee" or "But first, coffee," as if the travails of everyday living are impossible without a morning cup of joe. So ubiquitous is caffeine in our culture that it doesn't even register to people as a drug. That perception is increasingly being challenged by a small but growing choir of laypeople and experts making a concerted effort to raise awareness about the potential downsides of caffeine dependence. |
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The author of The Ferryman has always wanted his readers "to throw the book across the room in a kind of pleasure." Here, he explains how to nail a killer twist. |
| A slew of styles to get you through the warm weather. |
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Finally—the first Monday in May. We've had huge red carpet moments in film and television this year, but last night? Well, it's the biggest night in fashion. It's about damn time. "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" calls for a dress code paying tribute to the late designer—no decade restrictions this year, nor a white tie or black tie guideline. No campiness, unless it's channeling Karl. The best dressed men of the evening are not going to be those in a simple tux or suit. That won't cut it, this year! We're looking at those who take the Karl Lagerfeld theme to the highest levels; we want to see the men of the Met Gala digging into Lagerfeld's archives, pulling out the boldest, classiest, and all around best looks that pay tribute to the designer. (I mean, okay, we might give a nod to a few guys in great tuxes or suits. But only if they look exceptional—tailoring to a tee, you know?) This is, after all, the Met Gala. There are no winners of the Met Gala, but if there were, these men are ours. |
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Gifts so good, she'll be suspicious. |
| Looking great doesn't have to cost a fortune. |
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Harrelson and Theroux, wearing the same black suit and even the same robe just a few feet away, are promoting HBO's excellent new Watergate comedy, White House Plumbers. Directed by David Mandel, who spent years as a producer and showrunner of Veep, the new limited series retells the story of the infamous break-in from an entirely new vantage point: that of the burglars. Harrelson plays the "mastermind" of the operation, E. Howard Hunt, and Theroux portrays his maniacal comrade in paranoia, G. Gordon Liddy. (Paranoia over what? The threat of communism, most generally, and the dire threat of Democratic senator George McGovern being elected president, most illogically.) It is perversely funny. Hunt and Libby pursue what eventually amounts to four separate attempts to break into Democratic National Committee Headquarters. The show scores extra hard from the delight each actor takes in their role and the fact that, holy shit, this really happened. |
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