IFF sells Lucas Meyer Cosmetics to Clariant for USD 810 million

US-headquartered group International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) announced today the sale of its cosmetic ingredients business unit for USD 810 million [1] to the Clariant group, a Swiss specialist in fine chemicals. With this acquisition Clariant aims to strengthen their footprint…

Jorge Colombo’s “Astor Place”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In a city as densely constructed as New York, open plazas and courtyards create havens of space—places to gather, to people-watch. And some public art works, like Tony Rosenthal’s “Alamo,” anchor…

Goings On: Sampha’s Ornate Neo-Soul

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Alex BaraschCulture editor You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. Since Stephen…

Killer Carbonara, Straight from the Source

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. If you’ve ever been a tourist in Rome,…

Jeanette Winterson Has No Idea What Happens Next

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Jeanette Winterson burst onto the literary scene in 1985 with the publication of her début novel, “Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit,” a fictional “retelling” of her childhood in a working-class…

My Grandmother and the Canine Detective

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story My grandmother, who is ninety-two, has moved three times in her life. She was born in a small town in the province of Shandong, China, and, when she was twenty-three, she…