Friday, May 31, 2019

Mostly Clear today!



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Kodi Smit-McPhee, a Star of ‘X Men: Dark Phoenix,’ Has Real-Life Battles

The up-and-coming actor has also appeared in a short film for the fashion label Kenzo.

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Yoga’s Instagram Provocateur

Raised in bohemia at the Chelsea Hotel, Alex Auder now punctures the wellness world on Instagram. Can you blame her?

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Cannabis Companies Push F.D.A. to Ease Rules on CBD Products

The F.D.A. has been wary of cannabis-derived products. But it is now under pressure to help them get to market legally.

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These Millennials Got New Roommates. They’re Nuns.

A project called Nuns and Nones moved religion-free millennials into a convent.

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At Work, Everyone Is in Fact Talking About You All the Time

How to cope with gossipy industries — and blackening bananas in the office kitchen.

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Where the Who’s Who of Horse Racing Celebrate the Belmont Stakes

It may seem strange that jockeys, trainers and owners all stay under the same roof for a race of such consequence. But during the Belmont Stakes, this is exactly what happens.

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Theater of Dreams: A Tale of Boom and Bust at the Plaza Hotel

Reviewing Julie Satow’s “The Plaza,” Tina Brown dishes on the socialites, tycoons and charlatans who made and lost fortunes and reputations at the storied hotel.

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Are Likes and Followers the Problem With Social Media?

Social networks built on public status markers are now starting to hide them.

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

When Resistance Became Too Loud to Ignore

New York City museums and public spaces celebrate Stonewall and the movement’s charismatic personalities in a handful of timely shows.

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I’m Invited to the Wedding, Sort Of

Is it worth traveling for a ceremony you won’t be allowed to attend?

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In Turkey, Keeping Alive a Language of Whistles

Before cellphones, Turkish “bird language” allowed farmers to communicate across long distances in the Pontic Mountains.

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Lady Gaga, Tyra Banks and the Disneyfication of Fashion

Shopping has always been about amusement. Now it’s going to be about amusement parks.

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I Can’t Remember Anyone’s Name. Maybe That’s Not a Problem?

A whimsical, effective solution to a challenging social condition.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ by Heather Morris

A concentration camp detainee tasked with permanently marking fellow prisoners falls in love with one of them.

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FIRE AND BLOOD by George RR Martin

Set 300 years before the events of “A Game of Thrones,” this is the first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.

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SECURING SIDNEY by Susan Stoker

The second book in the SEAL of Protection: Legacy series.

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BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate

A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.

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CARI MORA by Thomas Harris

Hans-Peter Schneider pauses his ghastly deeds to seek a dead man’s gold hidden under a Miami mansion, but its caretaker’s surprising skills prove daunting.

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Eat, Pray, Love, Lose, Write a Book, Repeat

The evolution of Elizabeth Gilbert.

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Jacki Weaver Reads ‘What Luck Means Now’

On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the “Perpetual Grace, LTD” actress reads an essay about the relative nature of luck.

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Wow, Tevas Got Cute

A sandal designed for the great outdoors has joined the ranks of fashionable footwear.

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No Sleep Till Bridgehampton

Spike Lee stays up late in Brooklyn. And summer starts in the Hamptons.

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Liberation by Gucci (Even if It Was in the Dark)

Alessandro Michele’s cruise 2020 collection focused on women’s rights, by flashlight.

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Anthony Joshua, Knockout Machine. And He Can Box.

The British fighter, virtually a household name in England, brings his show to the United States.

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Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone

While parents are, of course, worried about their teenagers’ phone use, that concern goes both ways, a new study found.

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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

So You’re Back at Home for the Summer …

A survival guide for spending the summer at your parents’ house.

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Clear today!



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Why Shailene Woodley Is Taking Ice Baths in Her Hotel Room

The actress, who returns next week in “Big Little Lies,” is into natural products but likes her cake, too.

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‘I’m Weird, but I Get Results’: Have You Met This Wizard on the Subway?

Devin Person moonlights as the warlock of Brooklyn, casting “spells” and offering wise words for start-up workers and subway riders.

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Is Ballet Camp?

Extravagant, stylized and with gender in quotes, “Swan Lake”-style ballet has consistently been evoked in discussions of camp.

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Serena Williams Won’t Be Silenced. Her Clothes Are Doing the Talking.

A year after the catsuit controversy, the tennis star is smashing old rules and stereotypes.

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Dementia Stopped a Major Artist From Painting. For Some, That Spelled a Lucrative Opportunity.

Now Peter Max’s associates are trading lurid allegations of kidnapping, hired goons, attempted murder by Brazil nut and art fraud on the high seas.

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How to Make the Most of a Powder Room

It isn’t just a half bathroom — it’s a place to show off your personality.

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Monday, May 27, 2019

Mostly Clear today!



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What 8 Green Thumbs Wore to the New York Botanical Garden

The Garden Furniture & Antiques Fair is an annual rite of spring in New York.

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Sunday, May 26, 2019

Clear today!



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‘I’m Weird, but I Get Results’: Have You Met This Wizard on the Subway?

Devin Person moonlights as the warlock of Brooklyn, casting “spells” and offering wise words for start-up workers and subway riders.

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Saturday, May 25, 2019

Mostly Clear today!



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Traditional Dresses as Resistance

Rarámuri women in Chihuahua, Mexico, have made an indigenous style of dress a means of fighting assimilation.

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Friday, May 24, 2019

Thunderstorms/Wind Early today!



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Halston’s Women Have Their Say

Models, muses and friends, the Halstonettes were central to the vision of a man who shifted the course of American fashion.

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Halston’s Women Have Their Say

Models, muses and friends, the Halstonettes were central to the vision of a man who shifted the course of American fashion.

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Michael Kors: Coming Soon to a Broadway Theater Near You

During Tonys season, Mr. Kors and his husband practically live on Broadway, seeing as many shows as possible.

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He’s Not Ready to Move In. I’m Not Ready to Break Up.

What’s there to do when your significant other stalls on combining addresses?

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The Legend of the Ridiculously Long Montauk Bathroom Line

It was a quirky rite of passage, until the queues at Surf Lodge spilled onto the street and its septic system leaked into a pond.

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Not All Bosses Are Evil (Said a Boss, Nervously)

Our new columnist introduces herself — and tackles whether true happiness is ever attainable between 9 and 5.

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Five Places to Visit in Portland, Ore.

As Sellwood-Moreland has become easier to reach, the working-class enclave has drawn creative entrepreneurs and a young, hip crowd.

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Ron Howard, Avatar of Americana

Why did he decide to do a documentary about the Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti?

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Confirm or Deny: Ron Howard

Wherein Mr. Apple Pie shows a surprisingly bawdy side!

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

‘Halston’ Review: The Designer as Unsolved Mystery

An energetic documentary about Halston paints a vivid picture of the atmosphere around him, but the man himself remains elusive.

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Thunderstorms Early today!



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Virgil Abloh Has Designs on High Culture

He bridged the worlds of streetwear and high fashion. Can he conquer an art museum next?

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On the Runway: The Cannes Red Carpet is So Much Better Than the Met or the Oscars

Pay attention. There is something going on here.

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These Rape Victims Had to Sue to Get the Police to Investigate

As more women come forward to report sexual assault, some say law enforcement has failed them. ‘There was no collection of evidence,’ one victim said. ‘Except off my body.’

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Times Insider: The Serious Business of Reviewing Massages (and Other Wellness Pursuits)

Me Time, my column in Styles, has taken me to crystal healers, ballet classes, minus-230-degree chambers and a snake masseuse.

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Mischa Barton Is Back Where She Started. Sort of.

Her role on “The O.C.” helped inspire “Laguna Beach.” Now, after more than a decade, she’s doing a reality crossover.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Courting the Ultrarich With Chateaus and Chefs

Luxury brands, intent on keeping their wealthiest customers, are offering experiences that drip with exclusivity.

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The Last, Best Press Agent

Sy Presten, who turns 95 on May 23 in New York, remembers when the publicity business was fun.

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So What Does Rihanna’s First Fenty Collection Actually Look Like?

A host of editors got a sneak peek in Paris. So what if they had to wait awhile?

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THE UNHONEYMOONERS by Christina Lauren

When food poisoning spoils a wedding, Olive Torres goes with the best man — who is also her nemesis — on her twin sister’s honeymoon.

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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng

An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

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THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver

Colter Shaw, the son of a survivalist family, probes the underbelly of Silicon Valley to go after a kidnapper.

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THE NIGHT WINDOW by Dean Koontz

The fifth book in the Jane Hawk series. The former F.B.I. agent pursues a slew of bad guys, including a Vegas mob boss.

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This Week’s Wedding Announcements

All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.

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Scene City: Eli Manning, Naomi Campbell and Paula Abdul on the Philanthropy Circuit

Fund-raisers were held for Robin Hood, Fierce and the Ellis Island Honors Society.

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Scene City: Rupert Murdoch Is a ‘Big Feminist,’ Says His Wife, Jerry Hall

Social influencers rally for the Equal Rights Amendment. And Ava DuVernay’s series about the Central Park jogger case is celebrated at the Apollo Theater.

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Scene City: Paris Hilton, Jerry Hall, Gayle King and Ava DuVernay Party for Social Justice

Social influencers rally for the Equal Rights Amendment. And a series about the Central Park jogger is celebrated at the Apollo Theater.

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Dry Cleaning Your Wool Sweaters? Don't Bother.

Clothing tags often say you need to dry clean wool and silk garments. But more often than not, you can get away with hand washing.

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Ginnifer Goodwin Reads ‘Clinging to Each Other, We Survived the Storm’

On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the “Twilight Zone” actress reads an essay about the extraordinary difficulty of ordinary life.

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Rain/Thunder today!



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Girls’ Side and Boys’ Side? Not at These Summer Camps

Sleep-away programs for L.G.B.T.Q. youth offer all the standards — s’mores, canoeing, friendship bracelets — plus gender-inclusive cabins and courses on identity.

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CBD Mogul Revives an Architectural Gem in Los Angeles

A Lloyd Wright house, linked to the Black Dahlia murder, is now a photogenic backdrop for fund-raisers, music videos and cannabis gatherings.

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A Room Without Books Is Just Very Sad

Tag your shelf! Hotels, restaurants, shops and yachts stock up on beautiful and lamentably inexpensive treasures.

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Capitalism Camp for Kids

Young people love socialism. Can a summer of indoctrination teach little Hermione and Khaleesi to love capitalism?

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

This Week’s Wedding Announcements

All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.

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Nancy Wigginton, First Woman to Read National News on BBC, Dies at 93

Known on TV as Nan Winton, she presented bulletins for a few months in 1960, when prejudices against female anchors ran deep.

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Snakes on an Astral Plane

Our columnist braves a ritualistic encounter with boa constrictors.

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The Hamptons Prepares for Its Summer Season

Here are the restaurant and bar openings to expect.

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How Bettors in the Know Cashed In on ‘Game of Thrones’

Though HBO went to great lengths to keep the finale secret until it aired, professional bettors saw clear signs that key details had leaked and were driving the wagering.

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Modern Love: Tiny Love Stories: ‘How to Meet Cute’

Modern Love in miniature, college contest edition, featuring the best student love stories of no more than 100 words.

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Mostly Cloudy today!



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Job Cuts at Ford Motor to Total 7,000 by August

The company, which has struggled with slowing sales globally, said it was cutting salaried workers to speed up decision making and increase profits.

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Streetwear Is Still Hot. Influencers, a Survey Says, Are Not.

A new report highlights the way that a fashion subculture has been overtaken by big business.

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On Location: A Connecticut Retreat Designed to Attract Houseguests

Finding a home in the country was the easy part. Creating a place their Manhattan friends would want to visit was the challenge.

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Self-care: How the Deprivation of Ramadan Helps Care for the Spirit

Detox has become a broken word. Cleansing starts with confronting mortality.

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domains: Assisted Living. For All Ages.

At all these gleaming new Manhattan luxury developments, life is a banquet of self-enrichment.

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Front Burner: A Fried Chicken Box for Summer

Cookshop in Chelsea has a new three-piece box that includes dessert.

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Things to Do in N.Y.C. This Summer: A Day at Fort Tilden, a Peaceful New York Beach

Ten minutes from the Riis Park Beach Bazaar, you’ll find a serene, scrubby beach minding its business.

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Mostly Clear today!



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Modern Love: For Me, He Was Willing to Face His Worst Fear

A college student on medical leave for compulsive behavior finds comfort in a kindred spirit.

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James Charles, From ‘CoverBoy’ to Canceled

The 19-year-old internet personality and makeup artist has provoked the ire of beauty YouTube.

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Stuff Your ‘Rules’

“The Rules” taught us how to deform ourselves to nab a husband. But what would we do once we had him?

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1994 Was a Prison of My Own Making

25 years ago was yesterday and a million years ago.

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When Grunge Made Blue-Collar Culture Cool

Brooding bands like Alice in Chains and Soundgarden validated the noisy discontent of teenagers everywhere. For me, they looked a lot like home.

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Turmeric Takes a Star Turn in Cocktails

The spice widely praised as a curative superfood is showing up in a different kind of medication.

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Shopping Guide: Shopping for Outdoor Accent Tables

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This Week’s Wedding Announcements

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Scene City: Eli Manning, Naomi Campbell and Paula Abdul on the Philanthropy Circuit

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What Is Actually Happening With Britney Spears?

Despite an online campaign by fans to “Free Britney,” there remain more questions than answers about the pop star’s well-being. Here’s what we know.

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Grumpy Cat, Internet Celebrity With a Piercing Look of Contempt, Is Dead at 7

The frowning feline whose permanent scowl spoke for all of us in our darkest moments died in the arms of her “mommy” on Tuesday, her family said.

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In the Hamptons, Modernism Rises (Again)

Instead of classic beach houses with cedar shingles, developers are building more sleek, contemporary homes with flat roofs and lots of glass.

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‘Knitting Is Coding’ and Yarn Is Programmable in This Physics Lab

For Elisabetta Matsumoto, knot theory is knit theory.

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Big City: Where Are the Statues of L.G.B.T.Q. Pioneers? Here Are 11 Worthy New Yorkers

Virtually nonexistent among the city’s monuments, L.G.B.T.Q. men and women have made outsize contributions to New York’s identity. It is long past time they were put on a pedestal.

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Are Surfer Cafes and Green Markets What a Working-Class Beach Neighborhood Needs?

Sleepy Arverne is attracting entrepreneurs from its neighbor to the west, Rockaway Beach. As gentrification there continues, the community adjusts to the spotlight.

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Book Clubs Get Especially Clubby

Every age begets its era-specific book clubs. Perhaps it’s unsurprising that ours features more and more niche, insider gatherings. One for Political Junkies? Check. Thriller writers? Check. Proust lovers? Check.

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An Art Show for Hundreds of Women. And That’s Just the Artists.

Like so many good ideas, the Every Woman Biennial was born of a joke. Now it’s in its third edition, displaying the work of over 600 female and nonbinary artists, and expanding to Los Angeles.

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Our Best Memorial Day Recipes: Grilling, Desserts, Side Dishes and More

Here’s what to cook for the unofficial start of summer.

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Work Friend: When a Dream Job Means Less Money

In this week’s column: How to handle a double-edged opportunity, and when it’s O.K. to ask a boss about a colleague’s pay. (Never!)

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StyLes Q. and A.: Rewinding ‘Beats in Space,’ the Influential Radio Show

Tim Sweeney has been hosting the underground electronic music show for 20 years.

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Social Q’s: Our Infertility Is No One’s ‘Fault’ — and None of Your Business

A reader’s nosy friends want to know whether “bad eggs” or “bad sperm” are to blame.

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He Takes Us to the Underworld in ‘Hadestown.’ And We’re Glad to Go.

Fifty years into his stage career, André De Shields cherishes the ability to change what is to come.

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In the Arizona High Desert, Taking the Temperature of a Wine Boom

In a region known for extremes, a newcomer to wine tastings explores a largely experimental and free-spirited vineyard scene.

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Rites of Passage: My Very Brief Career as the World’s Worst Detective

“Fake it till you make it” didn’t work out so well in my case, and I was fired after three long months.

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Modern Love Podcast: Lake Bell Reads ‘The Wisdom of the Moving Man’

On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the “Bless This Mess” star reads an essay about an unexpected connection.

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A Rival to Botox Invites Doctors to Party in Cancun, With Fireworks, Confetti and Social Media Posts

Plastic surgeons’ Instagram accounts of the weekend trip didn’t note the drug company’s sponsorship, which some ethicists say should be disclosed.

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Why Not Let Children Choose Their Own Names?

They’re going to anyway online, you know.

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Trump Lifts Metal Tariffs and Delays Auto Levies, Limiting Global Trade Fight

President Trump said he would remove metal tariffs on Canada and Mexico and delay auto tariffs, stepping back from opening another front in a global trade war.

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Talk Dirty With Machine

The future is robots, and they’re teaching us how to flirt.

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Turmeric Takes a Star Turn in Cocktails

The spice widely praised as a curative superfood is showing up in a different kind of medication.

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Shopping Guide: Shopping for Outdoor Accent Tables

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Saturday, May 18, 2019

This Week’s Wedding Announcements

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Partly Cloudy today!



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Scene City: Eli Manning, Naomi Campbell and Paula Abdul on the Philanthropy Circuit

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Friday, May 17, 2019

What Is Actually Happening With Britney Spears?

Despite an online campaign by fans to “Free Britney,” there remain more questions than answers about the pop star’s well-being. Here’s what we know.

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Thunderstorms Early today!



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Grumpy Cat, Internet Celebrity With a Piercing Look of Contempt, Is Dead at 7

The frowning feline whose permanent scowl spoke for all of us in our darkest moments died in the arms of her “mommy” on Tuesday, her family said.

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In the Hamptons, Modernism Rises (Again)

Instead of classic beach houses with cedar shingles, developers are building more sleek, contemporary homes with flat roofs and lots of glass.

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The Ins and Outs of Knit Theory

For physicist Elisabetta Matsumoto, “knitting is coding,” and yarn is a programmable material.

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Big City: Where are the Statues of L.G.B.T.Q. Pioneers? Here Are 11 Worthy New Yorkers

Virtually nonexistent among the city’s monuments, L.G.B.T.Q. men and women have made outsize contributions to New York’s identity. It is long past time they were put on a pedestal.

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Are Surfer Cafes and Green Markets What a Working-Class Beach Neighborhood Needs?

Sleepy Arverne is attracting entrepreneurs from its neighbor to the west, Rockaway Beach. As gentrification there continues, the community adjusts to the spotlight.

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Modern Love: For Me, He Was Willing to Face His Worst Fear

A college student on medical leave for compulsive behavior finds comfort in a kindred spirit.

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Book Clubs Get Especially Clubby

Every age begets its era-specific book clubs. Perhaps it’s unsurprising that ours features more and more niche, insider gatherings. One for Political Junkies? Check. Thriller writers? Check. Proust lovers? Check.

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An Art Show for Hundreds of Women. And That’s Just the Artists.

Like so many good ideas, the Every Woman Biennial was born of a joke. Now it’s in its third edition, displaying the work of over 600 female and nonbinary artists, and expanding to Los Angeles.

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Our Best Memorial Day Recipes: Grilling, Desserts, Side Dishes and More

Here’s what to cook for the unofficial start of summer.

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Work Friend: When a Dream Job Means Less Money

In this week’s column: How to handle a double-edged opportunity, and when it’s O.K. to ask a boss about a colleague’s pay. (Never!)

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Cloudy today!



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StyLes Q. and A.: Rewinding ‘Beats in Space,’ the Influential Radio Show

Tim Sweeney has been hosting the underground electronic music show for 20 years.

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Social Q’s: Our Infertility Is No One’s ‘Fault’ — and None of Your Business

A reader’s nosy friends want to know whether “bad eggs” or “bad sperm” are to blame.

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Thousands of Women Have Shared Abortion Stories With #YouKnowMe. She Was First.

After Busy Philipps opened up about her abortion on TV, a friend saw an opportunity for a bigger conversation about reproductive rights.

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He Takes Us to the Underworld in ‘Hadestown.’ And We’re Glad to Go.

Fifty years into his stage career, André De Shields cherishes the ability to change what is to come.

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In the Arizona High Desert, Taking the Temperature of a Wine Boom

In a region known for extremes, a newcomer to wine tastings explores a largely experimental and free-spirited vineyard scene.

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Rites of Passage: My Very Brief Career as the World’s Worst Detective

“Fake it till you make it” didn’t work out so well in my case, and I was fired after three long months.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake

Evie Milton uncovers a story going back a couple generations that may shatter a family myth.

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THE ROAD HOME by Richard Paul Evans

The third book in the Broken Road series. Charles James continues his journey on Route 66 to his ultimate destination.

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TIGHTROPE by Amanda Quick

A former trapeze artist’s plan to start a new life goes sideways when a man is murdered by his robot invention.

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SUNSET BEACH by Mary Kay Andrews

Drue Campbell inherits a run-down beach bungalow and takes a job at her estranged father’s personal injury attorney office.

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THE BIG KAHUNA by Janet Evanovich and Peter Evanovich

The sixth book in the Fox and O’Hare series. An F.B.I. agent teams up with a con man to search for a Silicon Valley billionaire.

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BLESSING IN DISGUISE by Danielle Steel

Isabelle McAvoy faces challenges as she raises three daughters from three separate fathers on her own.

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STORM CURSED by Patricia Briggs

The 11th book in the Mercy Thompson series. Dangers swell as Death approaches.

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How Busy Philipps Turned ‘You Know Me’ Into #YouKnowMe

When the actress opened up about her abortion on TV, a friend saw an opportunity for a bigger conversation about reproductive rights.

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Modern Love Podcast: Lake Bell Reads ‘The Wisdom of the Moving Man’

On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the “Bless This Mess” star reads an essay about an unexpected connection.

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A Rival to Botox Invites Doctors to Party in Cancun, With Fireworks, Confetti and Social Media Posts

Plastic surgeons’ Instagram accounts of the weekend trip didn’t note the drug company’s sponsorship, which some ethicists say should be disclosed.

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Why Not Let Children Choose Their Own Names?

They’re going to anyway online, you know.

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Polishing the Silver

For these gorgeous senior citizens, keeping up appearances is simply part of good health.

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Wedding Album: What Is Your Favorite Wedding Gift?

Did you receive an item that has stood the test of time and you can’t imagine your life without it? Or do you have a go-to gift you give others? We want to hear from you.

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Skin Deep: We Made Gray Hair Even Prettier With Pastels

Mermaid hair is not just for millennials. Here’s proof.

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When Important People Die, He’s There

You’ve probably never heard of Robert M. Boetticher Sr., but he has helped arrange the services of multiple presidents, first ladies and celebrities when they died.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

James Charles, From ‘CoverBoy’ to Canceled

How a 19-year-old internet personality and makeup artist provoked the ire of beauty YouTube — and lost millions of followers in the process.

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Modern Love: Tiny Love Stories: ‘Was He Fixated on Race?’

Modern Love in miniature, college-contest edition, featuring the best student love stories of no more than 100 words.

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Samin Nosrat’s 10 Essential Persian Recipes

The author of “Salt Fat Acid Heat” and star of the related Netflix show chooses the dishes that define the cuisine for her.

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THE edit: You Really Can’t Go Home Again

A few years away from your college town can feel like a lifetime.

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Surfacing: A Queer Film Festival in Tunisia — Where Being Gay Is Illegal

“It is normal to be queer, to be different, and we have the right, of course, to exist.”

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Looking for Your Own Front Door in London? Consider a Mews.

Typically two or three-story structures that once served as stables or garages, mews homes are generally holding their value in uncertain times.

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What I Love: Elizabeth Marvel on Sharing Space With Curiosities and Ghosts

The actor known for her roles in “Homeland” and “King Lear” calls an industrial loft in Brooklyn home. But she and her family may not be the only occupants.

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Unbuttoned: The Freudian Loafer, the Intellectual and the Politician’s Son

Louis Sarkozy, the son of the former French president, wants to make academics into influencers.

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Monday, May 13, 2019

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Says Goodbye to Network Television

The chief executive of the lingerie brand’s parent company said that it “must evolve and change to grow.” The annual special has aired on network TV since 2001.

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Spring Art Sales: Yawns or Records?

Trophy names and a few surprises: For the first time, all three auction houses will include works by KAWS.

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Our Best Mother’s Day Recipes: Brunch, Desserts and More

Don’t make her go out. Stay in and make her something delicious (but please don’t leave any dirty dishes in the sink).

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Up Next: Sage Adams, a Creative Force Behind SZA

The Brooklyn-raised artist shot the cover and promotional videos for the singer’s 2017 album, “Ctrl.”

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Evan Dando Knows He’s Lucky

The Lemonheads frontman was the poster boy — and prettiest boy — of Gen X. At 52, he’s still enjoying a life of drugs and rock ’n’ roll, on Martha’s Vineyard of all places.

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It Smelled Like Gen X Spirit

How a “unisex” fragrance, as CK One was called in the ’90s, became the scent of a generation.

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All Black Everything

John Singleton put black lives on the big screen.

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Stuff Your ‘Rules’

“The Rules” taught us how to deform ourselves to nab a husband. But what would we do once we had him?

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Actually, Gen X Did Sell Out, Invent All Things Millennial, and Cause Everything Else That’s Great and Awful

Gen X set the precedent for today’s social justice warriors and capitalist super-soldiers. Enjoy, and also, sorry!

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1994 Was a Prison of My Own Making

25 years ago was yesterday and a million years ago.

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When Grunge Made Blue-Collar Culture Cool

Brooding bands like Alice in Chains and Soundgarden validated the noisy discontent of teenagers everywhere. For me, they looked a lot like home.

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How to Revisit the Ghosts of Your Past

Instead of pushing them aside, confront your nagging memories and make your own happy ending.

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A Clam Pizza Worth Waiting For

Zuppardi’s, in West Haven, Conn., did not invent the clam pizza, but it has set the standard.

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Welcome to TrumpTok, a Safe Space From Safe Spaces

On TikTok, there’s always a rally, and expressing support for the president makes for good content.

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Sailing in Treacherous Waters to Alaska. With Toddlers for Crew.

With a barely-4-year-old and a not-quite-2-year-old, in a 32-foot boat sailing up the Inside Passage, a family discovers the best rewards are those never imagined.

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One Woman’s Guide to Breaking Up

Rule No. 1: Don’t ask all your friends for advice. Why? They are probably just as clueless as you are.

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Saturday, May 11, 2019

This Week’s Wedding Announcements

All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.

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The Look: A Mother’s Clock

Time follows no standard when you become a parent.

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Friday, May 10, 2019

Michel Roux, Whose Vodka Success Was Absolut, Is Dead at 78

With the help of Andy Warhol, Kurt Vonnegut and others, Mr. Roux turned a little-known Swedish brand into the top imported vodka in the United States.

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Tyler Mitchell Wants to Make You Feel Good

The young photographer shares five highlights from his first solo exhibition, featuring intimate portraits of black life.

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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Says Goodbye to Network Television

The chief executive of the lingerie brand’s parent company said that it “must evolve and change to grow.” The annual special has aired on network TV since 2001.

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The School Photo Industry Is a Master Class in Drama

Say cheese, boys and girls! Or say: big money, lawsuits, lice panics and monstrous little pyromaniacs.

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The Last Five Glamour Shots Locations in the United States

How just a few studios behind big-hair ’90s photography survive … for now.

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Spring Art Sales: Yawns or Records?

Trophy names and a few surprises: For the first time, all three auction houses will include works by KAWS.

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Nicholas Hoult Sweats Gracefully in the Boxing Ring

The 29-year-old actor stars in “Tolkien,” a movie about the “Lord of the Rings” writer.

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Our Best Mother’s Day Recipes: Brunch, Desserts and More

Don’t make her go out. Stay in and make her something delicious (but please don’t leave any dirty dishes in the sink).

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Up Next: Sage Adams, a Creative Force Behind SZA

The Brooklyn-raised artist shot the cover and promotional videos for the singer’s 2017 album, “Ctrl.”

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Scene City: Fanciful Hats at Central Park

Also, Lincoln Center turns 60. And Solange Knowles hosts a benefit for Performance Space New York.

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Sex Toy Award Is Restored by Trade Show After an Outcry Over Sexism

CES, the country’s largest consumer electronics convention, had rescinded an award for innovation for a sex toy for women, provoking accusations of sexism.

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Rihanna, Breaking New Ground, Joins With LVMH for Fashion Brand

There are so many firsts in the creation of Fenty, a new luxury house based in Paris, that it’s hard to keep track.

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The Rihanna Era Begins, With LVMH and Fenty

There are so many firsts in the creation of Fenty, a new luxury house based in Paris, that it’s hard to keep track.

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Vows: A Family Finally Comes Together Under One Roof

Laura Hamm was reluctant to date Gabriel Friedman because they lived miles apart and she was raising a foster son. But then he came up with a plan.

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Work Friend: My Co-Worker Is Besties With the Boss. It’s Just Not Fair.

In this week’s column: getting over workplace favoritism, upgrading your credentials and speaking constructively about breakups.

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Thursday, May 9, 2019

Modern Love: Why Can’t Men Say ‘I Love You’ to Each Other?

It doesn’t count if you add “bro” or “man” to the end.

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Tech Trade Show Restores Award to Sex Toy After Outcry

CES, the country’s largest consumer electronics convention, had rescinded an award for innovation for a sex toy for women, provoking accusations of sexism.

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How This Chronic Skin-Picker Created a Sane, Affordable Skin Care Routine

After years of picking my skin bloody, I’ve finally found (and stuck to) a routine that anyone can follow.

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‘Anna Delvey,’ Fake Heiress Who Swindled N.Y.’s Elite, Is Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison

Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a German heiress, bilked Manhattan hotels, banks and a private jet operator.

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Modern Love Podcast: Sarah Goldberg Reads ‘Agreeing to Accept and Move On’

On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the “Barry” actress reads an essay about a mother and daughter who make peace with their reality.

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Social Q’s: Please Stop Talking About My Body

Yes, I’ve lost a lot of weight. No, I don’t want to hear even the nicest comments about it.

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The Aperol Spritz Is Not a Good Drink

The popular, Instagram-friendly apéritif drinks like a Capri Sun after soccer practice on a hot day. Not in a good way.

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Fashion Review: Louis Vuitton Gives Kennedy Airport a Makeover

The French brand came to the T.W.A. terminal for its cruise show and paid homage to New York. Check out the handbags!

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Like a Boss: Whitney Wolfe Herd’s Work Diary: Fighting Misogyny, One Bumble Brand at a Time

The dating-app founder’s week includes testifying before the Texas Legislature, planning a new headquarters and avoiding a lethally enthusiastic Great Dane.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

NOTHING TO HIDE by Allison Brennan

The 15th book in the Lucy Kincaid series. An F.B.I. agent uncovers lies when she tracks a killer of married men.

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THE PURSUITS OF LORD KIT CAVANAUGH by Stephanie Laurens

Miss Sylvia Buckleberry confronts an aristocrat when his yacht business displaces her school for impoverished children.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS by Nora Roberts

Former high school sweethearts fall tentatively back into each other’s orbits after more than a decade.

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THE VIEW FROM ALAMEDA ISLAND by Ron Carr

Lauren Delaney leaves her controlling husband and meets a man in a rocky marriage.

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THE SLOW BURN by Kristen Ashley

The second book in the Moonlight and Motor Oil series. Two brothers fall for two sisters in Kentucky.

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SPYMASTER by Brad Thor

The 18th book in the Scot Harvath series. As a war looms, a counterterrorism operative takes on a new role his own way.

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PAST TENSE by Lee Child

Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born and a Canadian couple now find themselves stranded.

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THE 18TH ABDUCTION by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

The 18th book in the Women's Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer investigates the disappearance of three female teachers.

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Max Azria, Designer Who Sold Couture for Less, Has Died

Mr. Azria founded BCBG Max Azria in 1989 to “give fashion to more people.” It became a global concern, and celebrities like Beyoncé wore his clothes.

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Art Review: ‘Camp’ at the Met, as Rich as It Is Frustrating

This year’s Costume Institute exhibition is finally here. Will it help you better define camp? Probably not. But the historical journey is thoroughly engaging.

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fixtures: These Flowers Have Been Growing for 103 Years

M & S Schmalberg is trying to hold on to the craft it has perfected for more than a century: making silk flora for fashion brands.

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StyleS Q. AND A.: Tyra Banks on Her Modeling Comeback and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover at 45

She was the first African-American model on the cover of the magazine’s swimsuit issue. Now she is among the oldest.

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Gloria Schiff, Fashion Editor and Glamorous Twin Model, Dies at 90

She and her sister caught the eye of a fashion photographer at 15. She later worked at Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue and became a fixture of New York society.

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5 People Who Can Help You Love Your Body

Learning to love your body — whatever shape or size you may be — is easier said than done, but these people are out to teach all of us that there’s no time like the present to fall in love with who you see in the mirror.

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Welcome to NYT Parenting. Here’s Why We Won’t Say ‘Natural Birth.’

It’s imprecise and can make families whose births are deemed not “natural” feel shame.

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You Call That a Vase?

Containers for blooms can stretch the imaginations of designers and florists alike.

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Bye-Bye, Bathroom Attendants?

A profession affected by gender neutrality, changing mores and the cashless economy.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

It Takes a Printer …

Concrete and a very large 3-D printer could revolutionize home-building — and more news about design world events, products and people.

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Inspiration: Japan: An Order to Décor

Japanese aesthetics has influenced Western design for centuries for its ability to “simplify” spaces.

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New Leadership for New York’s Design Festival

In January, the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced it would turn over operations of New York’s design week organization, NYCxDesign, to Sandow in 2020.

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Design Destinations in a Citywide Festival

NYCxDesign returns for its seventh edition. Here’s what to see.

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Courting Hollywood in Harlem

Ozwald Boateng took his latest fashion show to the fabled Apollo Theater. It was a night of stars.

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Inspiration: Color: An Apartment Bursting With Fruit Flavor

In Tokyo, a praiseworthy apartment animated with colorful Japanese materials and fixtures emerges from the shadows.

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Modern Love: Tiny Love Stories: I Wanted More From College. Then I Fell for Him.

Modern Love in miniature, college-contest edition, featuring the best student love stories of no more than 100 words.

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No Regrets: Katy Perry Comes With Extra Cheese

Inside the Met Gala after-parties held by Gucci, Moschino and the Top of the Standard.

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Skin Deep: Everyone Is Crazy for Glass Skin. Here’s How to Get the Look.

The latest beauty trend has arrived from Korea and is taking over social media.

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Renovating an Ode to the Pacific Northwest

A Craftsman-style home in Portland, Ore., is reimagined.

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Design Became a Behemoth. Those Behind Its Rise Are Wary for the Future.

A Manhattan gallery shows work by designers who came of age at the millennium. We may never see their likes again.

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Design’s New Leaf

As marijuana becomes more elite, cannabis-inspired objects and décor are moving way beyond images of gnarly buds and lava lamps.

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When It Comes to Weddings, Each Jonas Brother Has a Style

Joe Jonas’s recent nuptials to Sophie Turner, a star of ‘Game of Thrones,’ was a surprise ceremony in Vegas. It was very different from Nick’s elaborate celebrations and Kevin’s more traditional one.

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At the Met Gala, the Lady Is a Camp

Inside fashion’s party of the year: night of a thousand stars, stylists and a couture cheeseburger.

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Critic’s notebook: Extreme One-Upsmanship on the Met Red Carpet

Excess! Extravagance! Eyeballs! Reviewing the fashions of the night.

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The Met Gala 2019: Everything You Want to Know

Deconstructing the Met Museum’s Gala of the year, including how much it costs, who hosts and what you have to wear.

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Dredging Up Old Modern Memories

The experience of growing up in an avant-garde modernist house is the subject of new research projects and memoirs.

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On Location: In Oklahoma, a ‘Vastly Different’ Kind of House

The neighbors in Tulsa may think it looks like a modernist museum, but that suits one art collector just fine.

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Footsteps: Retracing Truman Capote’s Moment in the Mediterranean Sun

Before the author reached the height of his fame, he escaped to seaside idylls in southern Italy and Spain to write, swim and bask under the sun with his great love.

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Monday, May 6, 2019

Celine Dion, at the Met Gala, Is No One’s Paper Doll

Hidden in plain sight for decades, the megastar steps out in eye-popping style for the Met Gala, reveling in her turn as a new favorite of fashion.

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Jourdan Dunn Turned Into a Rose for the Met Gala

The model wore 21 plastic rose petals that were 3-D printed and attached to a wearable titanium cage.

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2019 Met Gala, Photos and Updates With Harry Styles, Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian West

Tonight on the red carpet of the Met Gala 2019.

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Met Gala 2019: Photographs From the Red Carpet

Who is the campiest of them all?

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Lady Gaga’s Many Met Gala Dresses

One look simply was not enough for Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.

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The 2019 Met Gala Photographs

Tonight on the red carpet of the Met Gala 2019.

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Before the Met Gala, the Staff Gala

At the Stonewall Inn on Saturday, Vogue staff and friends started the celebration of camp early.

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The Pour: For Connoisseurs and Joe Sixpack, Canned Wines Beckon

After just a few years, sales of wine in cans are soaring, and now, some of it is even pretty good.

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Gives Birth to a Boy

The newborn, the first interracial baby in the monarchy’s recent history, is seventh in line to the British throne behind his father, Prince Harry.

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Chloroform in Childbirth? Yes, Please, the Queen Said

Over centuries of British royal births, witnesses were in the room and a monarch helped pioneer pain relief.

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The House That Grief Built

Recently restored rooms at the Château de Chantilly reflect a family’s tragedy.

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Straight Out of the ‘Mad Men’ Era, a Furniture Designer Re-emerges

Paul McCobb’s modern designs from 50 years ago are modern — and sought after — once again, but no longer at a price everyone can afford.

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Q. & A.: Renovation Advice: Can I Install Air-Conditioning Without Destroying My Apartment?

Advice for Renovating Your Home: On central air-conditioning, ice makers, outdoor lighting and the color of the year.

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Dredging Up Old Modern Memories

The experience of growing up in an avant-garde modernist house is the subject of new research projects and memoirs.

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Speed-Dating Your Sofa

New platforms for renting furniture appeal to the restless and those who just can’t make up their minds.

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Four Design Books to Spruce Up Your Home

Read these standouts from the season’s crop of volumes about greenery and flora. For example, covering your shelves with golden pothos plants can give a woodsy feel indoors.

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What Happens When You Put 2,000 Nerds on a Boat?

You get the JoCo Cruise, and it’s an annual gathering for those who love sci-fi, games with many-sided dice and the musician Jonathan Coulton.

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Shopping Guide: Shopping for Armchairs

Choosing an armchair isn’t just about comfort. Here’s what else you need to consider.

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Sunday, May 5, 2019

Miss America, Miss Teen USA and Miss USA Are All Black Women for the First Time

Each contest has previously had black winners, but the simultaneous wins make for a powerful symbol of how the pageants are evolving.

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Saturday, May 4, 2019

This Week’s Wedding Announcements

All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.

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Candidates With a History of Big Promises

Six of the 23 presidential candidates have appeared in The Times weddings pages. Care to guess which ones?

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Is It Camp?

This year’s Met Gala theme has us wondering about things we treasure.

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‘It’s Unnatural? Absolutely.’

Just in time for its enshrinement in the Met, six experts debate camp, that celebration of artifice and exaggeration.

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What Is the Met Gala, and Who Gets to Go?

Deconstructing the party of the year, including how much it costs, who hosts and what you have to wear.

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How to Stay Happily Married

With her latest volume of poetry, Judith Viorst will get you through all those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days.

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Wear a Darth Vader Costume Created by an Oscar Winner (If You Have $1 Million)

Auctioneers hope a 1979 costume created by a “Star Wars” costume designer will garner at least $1 million.

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What Is Camp (Now) ?

The theme for this year’s Met Gala is “Camp: Notes on Fashion.” So what, exactly, does that mean? Six experts attempt to define a largely indefinable sensibility.

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Friday, May 3, 2019

It’s Layaway, But for a Post-Recession Economy

Companies like Afterpay will pay for your Anthropologie shopping spree. You can pay them back later.

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Scene City: Tilda Swinton, Tiffany Haddish and Jake Gyllenhaal on the Gala Circuit

Benefits were held for Film at Lincoln Center, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Planned Parenthood of New York City.

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List of Five: Ryan Reynolds Keeps a Bare Closet

“I tend to find something and stick with it,” the Hollywood actor said about his approach to fashion.

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Our Best Cinco de Mayo Recipes: Guacamole, Margaritas, Tacos and More

Everything you need for your celebration, from appetizers to desserts.

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How the U.K. Won’t Keep Porn Away From Teens

Complying with a new law, the largest online porn company has set itself up to be the youth gatekeeper of British smut. What could go wrong?

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Chanel Chugs into the Future

For its first cruise show since the death of Karl Lagerfeld, its longtime designer, the house reimagined a lavish Parisian railway station.

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Life as a Runway: What Do Twitter Employees in New York Wear to Work?

Hint: There were no ties, few blouses and even fewer button-down shirts.

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Encounters: Lake Bell Goes Dog Walking on the Upper East Side

The star of “Bless This Mess,” a new sitcom, returns to her old neighborhood for a little pet therapy.

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A Word With: Dr. Ruth Says ‘Make Time’ for Sex. Millennials, She’s Looking at You.

At almost 91, the renowned sex therapist and subject of a new film reflects on four decades of advice.

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Heads Up: In the Home of Guinness, a Cocktail Boom Takes Hold

The rise of craft cocktails in Dublin and beyond could have stifled the unfussy fun of Ireland’s bar scene. And yet, the opposite is true.

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Fashion Review: Prada Does Protest Dressing

The Italian brand brings its cruise show to New York and takes a stand for simplicity.

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Modern Love: Years Ago, My Sister Vanished. I See Her Whenever I Want.

The winner of this year’s Modern Love college essay contest explores the comforts and limits of online connection.

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Tinder Wants In on Your Music Festival Meet-Cute

The dating app has a new feature to help you find a mate in a sea of flower crowns.

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Jack Dorsey Is Gwyneth Paltrow for Silicon Valley

The Twitter chief executive is tech’s foremost manfluencer, guiding his followers toward optimum cognitive performance. Or, at least, hunger.

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WAR OF THE SPARK: RAVNICA by Greg Weisman

The first book in the Magic: The Gathering: War of the Spark series. Nicol Bolas, the Elder Dragon, attacks the city of Ravnica.

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THE TROUBLE WITH VAMPIRES by Lynsay Sands

The 29th book in the Argeneau series. Santo Notte falls for a history professor in upstate New York.

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NEON PREY by John Sandford

The 29th book in the Prey series. Lucas Davenport goes after a serial killer.

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Toyota, Fiat Chrysler U.S. Sales Fall in April

Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday reported a 4.4 percent fall in U.S. sales in April, hurt by slack demand for its sedans, including Corolla and Prius.

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Social Q’s: How Can I Save My Workaholic Boyfriend From Himself?

Therapy might be the best bet.

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Work Friend: How to Handle a ‘Ghost Promotion’ at Work

In this week’s column: Managing your manager, surviving a merger and getting back on the career path you deserve.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Corinne Cobson, Designer With a Rock ’n’ Roll Edge, Dies at 62

Ms. Cobson’s clothes, which gained acclaim in the 1980s and ’90s, were known for their spunk but were also comfortable to wear.

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Nordstrom to Add Two Mini Stores in Its New York Expansion

Nordstrom Local outposts in the West Village and on the Upper East Side won’t carry merchandise but will help with online orders and returns.

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Modern Love Podcast: Pedro Pascal Reads ‘Love Means Never Having to Say ... Anything’

On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the “Game of Thrones” actor reads an essay about the desire to communicate despite debilitating illness.

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Nordstrom to Add Two Mini Stores in Its New York Expansion

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No Regrets: Robert De Niro Speaks (Barely). And Socialites Bail Out Venice.

Chanel hosted a dinner for the Tribeca Film Festival, and the annual Save Venice ball was held at the Plaza.

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Scene City: Robert De Niro, Angela Bassett and Chloë Sevigny at Chanel Dinner

And socialites don masks to bail out Venice.

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The Edit: Was My Study Abroad Experience ‘Authentic’ Enough?

Making the jump from tourist to transient local is tough in the space of a few months. But is that even the point?

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There Are New Options in Trans Underwear

Companies find inventive ways to accommodate surgical procedures and sizing challenges while also challenging “heteronormative ideas of sexy.”

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Up Next: Patti Harrison Bucks Transgender Stereotypes, One Joke at a Time

Her appearance on “The Tonight Snow,” skewering President Trump’s transgender military ban, led to a role on “Shrill” and writing duties on “Big Mouth.”

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I’m Embarrassed by My Prenatal Depression. Here’s Why I Talk About It Anyway.

One in five women will have mental health issues during and after pregnancy. Raising awareness matters for getting them the treatment they need.

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So You Want to Blow Out Your Brooklyn Brownstone

Meet Elizabeth Roberts, go-to architect for the open kitchen and other 21st-century modifications to 19th-century spaces.

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Critical Shopper: Post-Apocalyptic Jeans Now

Squat, pull, kick and lunge. Trying on denim is an intense workout at R13, newly arrived in SoHo.

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Boîte: A Midtown Speakeasy Popular With ‘Real Housewives’

Savage Lounge, hidden behind the kitchen at Pomona restaurant, has seen its share of Bravo celebrities.

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How to Move a Masterpiece? If It’s This Big, Very Carefully

A gigantic painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau travels from Paris to New York for a sale at Sotheby’s.

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You Can Make a Treadmill From These Common Household Items (but Don’t)

Internet users are posting videos of themselves exercising using nothing more than soap, water, a slick hard floor and maybe a lack of common sense.

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