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Please join Valerie Stivers and Hank Zona for a virtual wine tasting on Friday, December 18, at 6 P.M. on The Paris Review’s Instagram account. For more details, visit our events page, or scroll down to the bottom of the article. Baldwin’s characters haunted French bistros, where oysters with mignonette are a staple. Photo: Erica MacLean. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” So read the inspirational quote in the front window of my Brooklyn gourmet market the day I shopped for a meal celebrating the work and life of James...

Not everybody can afford solar panels or Energy Star appliances, but we can all make smaller changes in our own homes. These changes are budget-friendly and they don’t take a lot of time; they are however efficient and they can turn your home into an eco-friendly place. Without further ado, here are 12 small changes to make your home more eco-friendly: 1.      Wash Your Clothes In Cold Water Up to 90% of the energy used by a washing machine goes toward heating water, according to Energy Star. So skip the heating and just use your washing machine on...

Living a more sustainable lifestyle requires small, but significant, changes. Creating more energy-efficient home spaces is the first step in reducing your carbon footprint. Saving energy at home doesn’t require drastic changes to your lifestyle, though. Making simple adjustments to your current situation can have a huge impact on the environment. Here are some tips on how to save energy and money at home: 1. Passive Solar Passive solar utilizes heat generated from the sun to warm an interior space without any mechanization. South-facing windows and skylights are examples of passive solar techniques. Depending on the orientation of your house,...

Living on your own means doing your own laundry. And if you rarely have time to stop by the laundromat on weekends, you’re going to have to do your laundry at home. Now, we’re assuming you’ve already bitten the bullet and invested in a washing machine or clothes steamers. The next step is to get a clothes dryer. The best clothes dryers available today are no longer the noisy, clunky machines that took forever to dry your clothes. Best clothes dryers you can get have smart features, different functionalities, and even attractive designs. Of course, with so many options available,...

In fact, the average American will spend about 5 times more in the kitchen than in the living room. This makes it extremely important that your kitchen looks good. However, as you go about your renovations, it may be easy to overlook the kitchen sink. The sink the centerpiece of your kitchen space and you’ll find that getting the right one can mean all the difference in the world. Modern kitchen sinks are made with functionality, design and convenience in mind. They are made large enough so as to accommodate all your pots and pans, yet still look classy enough...