November 18, 2017

With…Anne Wojcicki: The Doyenne of DNA Says: Just Chillax With Your Ex

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — In 2007, Anne Wojcicki, then 33, lassoed the moon. She was getting her new company, 23andMe, a mail-order genetics testing firm, off […]
November 18, 2017

Confirm or Deny: Anne Wojcicki

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November 18, 2017

Big Sonia: I’m Still Here

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November 17, 2017

Open Thread: Open Thread: This Week in Style News

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November 17, 2017

For Lisa Eisner, ‘Money Never, Ever Motivates Me’

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November 17, 2017

Cultural Studies: ‘Torch Song Trilogy’ and Me: A 35-Year Love Affair

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November 17, 2017

Making Watches for People ‘Who Can Read and Write’

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November 17, 2017

Claude Sfeir is a Collector’s Collector

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November 17, 2017

Time, With a Parisian Flair

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November 17, 2017

Putting a Bugatti on Your Wrist

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