As many parents resist having their children vaccinated, pediatricians practice the science and art of persuasion.
To understand teenagers’ sleep habits, look at their parents, a study suggests.
In the Lab: Researchers have carefully tailored a study to find patients to test going off antiretroviral medication.
To improve safety and reduce risk, more hospitals are spending millions of dollars on image-guided operating suites, with MRI and CT scans to provide more real-time visual information about patients during procedures on the operating table.
Daily consumption of beetroot juice for four weeks significantly lowered blood pressure in hypertensive patients, according to a report.
In a sport where winning margins are in the seconds, Formula One drivers try to keep their cars as light as possible. For Susie Wolff, that includes the driver.
It’s increasingly common for expats to give birth abroad. This is the first in a periodic series on navigating health systems, maternity leave policies and other issues.
Human error makes a going under the knife much more dangerous than it should be. Hospitals are finding new ways to significantly reduce those risks.
As yoga classes become more crowded, it has become a downward dog eat downward dog world.
Advocates say schoolchildren who use the meditation technique are more attentive and less stressed. Critics see religion in disguise.
How U.S.-Cuba relations may play out for musicians.
An exhibition at the Met asks, ‘What did people “hear” when they looked at paintings of musical performances?’
‘Judy Garland: Swan Songs, First Flights’ proves that at the end of her career, the singer still could reach down to the bottom of her soul and come up with something to dazzle and amaze.
You have to be (at least partly) a lunatic to believe that this time, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are finally going to fight.
Amid reports that baseball is considering raising the strike zone, a look at the hitters who would benefit most from this potential change.
The Journal provides live analysis of 2015 NBA All-Star Game and reflections on the first half of the NBA season.
The UEFA Champions League is so unforgiving that it has become impossible for anyone but a European blue blood to win it.
Nearly four years after a Qatari fund bought Paris Saint-Germain, the soccer club’s grand plan to win the Champions League is stalling.
The windfall from broadcasting rights has made profitability for Premier League clubs virtually guaranteed.
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Envisioned as a health monitor, it now provides data, communicates in new ways and serves as a fashion accessory.
Want to become a U.K. citizen? Brush up on your knowledge of famous poetry. Fancy becoming a Netherlands citizen? You'd better know whether postcards or flowers are more appropriate for congratulating newlyweds.
Germany’s humming economy, low employment and reliable social security have made the country a magnet for international job seekers.
DKNY gets serious and Hood by Air pushes boundaries.
The free-spirited look is back in a big way for spring. But there’s a limit to how much lace, suede and fringe a woman can handle—and still look modern.
The wise design mind behind the 120-year-old menswear brand Berluti is an admitted jacket hoarder, a fiend for fit and an unswerving fan of vintage timepieces.
The red-wine casserole Julia Child sold us on was just one take on the classic dish. This pale-gold variant offers a je ne sais quoi all its own.
Sometimes hot cocoa just won’t cut it. This dessert from Colleen Riley of Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Nunu Chocolates is so rich, nuanced and all-consuming, it demands a spoon.
You’ve heard such saws as “the higher the price, the better the wine” and “Old World wines are better than New World wines.” But are they fact or oenofolly?
At Danji in Manhattan, chef Hooni Kim serves this rich and warming stir-fry of pork and silken tofu with a topping of thinly sliced scallions.
For a sheen that’s truly winning, get over the prejudice against high-shine paint and give a room or hallway light-reflecting sparkle and fresh glamour.
You won’t mind getting caught with your hand in one of these—all sophisticated places to stash your dough.
Despite Instagram images to the contrary, Thailand’s top islands can swarm with tourists. Here’s how to have one (almost) to yourself.
The author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series and Sister Jane novels remembers riding the rails in the days when horses, dogs and all of humanity rode along.
More fun to watch than it might seem, watching people play videogames has become a huge business—from PewDiePie to Twitch to League of Legends tournaments. Here are three ways to find out what all the cheering is about.
Melt away your low-down, cold-weather blues with a heated accessory for your feet, torso or hands—the Volt Heated Slippers, Brunton Heatsync vest or Zippo Hand Warmer.
Peretz Lavie of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology discusses the school’s partnership on a new campus in New York and the globalization of education.
Essay: Scientists are intensifying their hunt for one of the biggest prizes in physics: tiny particles called wimps that could unlock some of the universe’s oldest secrets.
An ambitious new library of Indian literature shows the cultural riches ignored by today’s Hindu nationalists, writes Pankaj Mishra.
Author Peter Carey on a recent day in his life: timely news, a bottle of wine and a mixed-up dinner party.
There are no if’s, and’s or butts about it: Devotees of Crossfit, a multi-disciplinary exercise practice, see their bodies morph in unusual—and sometimes inconvenient—ways.
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Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who topped the charts in 1963 at age 16 with her epic song of teenage angst, ‘It’s My Party,’ died Monday. She was 68.
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Louis Jourdan, the dashingly handsome Frenchman who starred in ‘Gigi,’ ‘’Can-Can,’ ‘’Three Coins in the Fountain’ and other American movies, has died. He was 93.
Oscar nominees “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game” were among the winners at the Writers Guild of America’s awards Saturday.
While the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" seemed to drag on at times and included some disappointments, Speakeasy picked six top moments from the show.
An unusual public spat between a famous director and the Communist party’s main propaganda arm is shining a light on the state of pop culture in China.
During the slow mid-February period, Midtown hotels turn their attention to the four-legged competitors at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
The Saturday Essay: Romantic love has never been what it’s cracked up to be. That’s why we have always needed two things: an ideal of romantic love in popular culture and a more sober, chastened picture of it in high art.
Fiat-Chrysler is trying to make waves in the small urban-van segment. The Ram ProMaster City isn’t much to look at. But its design is oddly inspiring and its engine packs a punch.
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Apple has several hundred employees working secretly toward creating an electric vehicle, with an initial design that resembles a minivan.
The first book of the E.L. James trilogy comes to the feature screen.
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Sotheby’s shook off doubts stemming from the ouster of its CEO, earning this past week its highest total for artwork auctioned in London from its contemporary art department.
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A tome full of techno-optimism suggests the Silicon Valley elite really are different from the rest of us.
Long before René Redzepi popularized locavorism, it thrived at Miyamasou, a two-Michelin-star restaurant and ryokan just outside Kyoto in Japan.
WSJ. asks six luminaries to weigh in on a single topic. This month: Ambition.
The mystery writer Jonathan Kellerman tells how “Sleep Walk” by Santo & Johnny sparked a lifelong obsession with guitars.
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The Beirut-born poet, essayist and artist—who found fame late in life with her small-scale paintings and forceful prose—has two simultaneous shows this spring at Galerie Lelong in Paris and New York City.
The courtly New York restaurateur moves to the Baccarat Hotel.
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Five New York women were asked to personalize a handbag for Fendi’s 3baguette charity initiative, which launched Friday at the opening of the retailer’s New York flagship store on Madison Avenue.
Tips from a Canadian expat in London, such as nothing is more bonding than silent disapproval.
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The in-car DVD player isn’t enough for families these days. Parents are rigging up their cars with extra conveniences such as homework kits, first aid supplies and trash cans.
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Love one particular color? Decorating your home in it needn’t feel one-note, as this New York apartment filled with burnished variations on golden earth tones proves.
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New York Times media columnist David Carr died of complications from metastatic lung cancer, according to autopsy results released Saturday.
Bob Dylan’s covers of songs Sinatra sang spur Joe Queenan to hope more modern pop icons will do the American Songbook: Rodgers & Hammerstein & Metallica.
Terry Teachout looks at D’Angelo’s ‘Black Messiah’ and how postmodernism changed pop music.
A gadget that prints photos from your smartphone, an exhibition about beauty rituals at the Musée Marmottan in Paris, and a guide to Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’—the things you need to know.
The field of grocery delivery in New York City has become increasingly crowded with novel options. Metro Money’s Anne Kadet examines which service is best.
The idea that a 50/50 split of tasks is actually inequal might seem a stretch to some. But it's true that some tasks (such as child care) require more effort and emotion than others (washing dishes, for example). But we don't often think about these things, especially when divvying up tasks. It's easy to make a chart that ensures that everyone is doing the same number of chores. But less simple is quantifying the stress those tasks bring.
Everyone procrastinates. Take our poll and tell us: On what kind of tasks are you most likely to procrastinate?
I tend to describe my first novel as a force that whirled into my life like a Tasmanian Devil, demanding to be written and injecting lightness into what was otherwise a distressing year. But simply throwing thanks at the feet of “the muse” discounts a lot: the tasks left abandoned, the support of my family, the sweat, the expense, the satisfaction. And, of course, the deliberation: the strategy and choices that I made in striving for a long held dream.
Read Speakeasy's recap of "Gotham," episode 16, which includes a range of curiosities from psychics and clowns to cryptic messages from beyond the grave.
“Fifty Shades of Grey” dominated the box office, collecting an estimated $94.4 million over the long holiday weekend.
Damien Rice's performance of "My Favourite Faded Fantasy" from "Live at the Artists Den" premieres on Speakeasy.
This week in Statshot, there's little correlation between Supreme Court justices' talkativeness and the number of opinions they write; energy drinks saw an almost 7% increase in sales in 2013; and more.
Yukari Iwatani Kane's new book about Apple since the death of Steve Jobs was excerpted in the Journal last weekend. Here, she responds to questions posed by readers.
This week in Statshot: Big cities tend to have more income inequality than the rest of the country, and “Frozen” is the first Disney princess movie to crack the top 20 in overall domestic box-office receipts.
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