Do Women Need More Protein Around Menopause?

Q: I’ve seen various claims online that eating a lot of protein is important for women in perimenopause and beyond. Is that true? In an Instagram post to her 1.3 million followers, Dr. Vonda Wright, an orthopedic sports surgeon in Orlando, Fla., describes how she consumes at least 130 grams of protein per day. Among…

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Silver Is No Longer Just for Heirlooms

The artist and silversmith Leo Costelloe’s cutlery appears to be made from silky ribbons, his keepsake boxes are topped with hanks of human hair and his hand-forged sterling vases take the shape of bodega-style paper bouquet wrappers. “I am playing with function and the expectations of an object,” says the London-based Costelloe, 31, who grew…

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