You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2022. Here are some reminders.Plenty of big news happened in 2022. Frightening, fascinating, devastating and inspiring news with global implications. You can almost certainly, off the top of your head, name something ...
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You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2022. Here are some reminders.Plenty of big news happened in 2022. Frightening, fascinating, devastating and inspiring news with global implications. You can almost certainly, off the top of your head, name something ...
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
By Robert FrostWhose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods ...
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Or is it Styles-ish? Either way, when anthropologists look back on this year, they’ll be glad to have this list.The Styles Most Stylish People of 2022 Martha Stewart | Andrés in ‘Los Espookys’ | Beyoncé | Christian Smalls | Ziwe | Nathan Fielder | Carmy and Richie in ...
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It takes more than a red suit and a booming laugh to truly embody Santa Claus. Just ask four men who have been spreading holiday cheer for decades.“People think it’s easy, but it’s a tough job,” said Larry Jefferson, 57, a Santa at the Mall of America in ...
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Name: Bailey GoldbergAge: 23Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif.Now Lives: In a one-bedroom apartment in Downtown Brooklyn, which he shares with his girlfriend and their rambunctious cat.Claim to Fame: Mr. Goldberg is a textile artist and a flipper of vintage clothing who makes beanies that are coveted by the Dimes ...
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Forget the blow-up Santas for your lawn. A new generation of old-fashioned blow mold decorations have come to town.Move over blow-up snowmen. This year, hollow plastic light-up figures are making a comeback and giving those inflatable fabric ornaments — the type with the fan inside — a run ...
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Tony Cenicola/The New York TimesIn the mid-19th century, a quirky architectural fad swept the country: the octagonal house.Homes shaped like octagons were said to be healthier and more efficient than conventional houses — and some 1,500 were built in North America.Most of the claims made by Orson S ...
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A lighthearted watch can act as “a real tonic in a kind of glum time,” one collector suggested. Richard Mille may top the trend with his million-dollar Smiley model.Anyone who believes that watchmaking should be serious business — and reflect centuries of history and tradition — should stop ...
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The Horological Society of New York was shown a library space for rent. Then a collector offered his books. The result? A timekeeping treasure trove.Given the city’s myriad public institutions, it is surprising that New York lacks a museum devoted to the history and practice of watchmaking.As of ...
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When I covered my first movie premiere for The Times, I learned that there’s a casual art to a good carpet question.Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.Last week, I found myself awake in the ...
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When Emily Todebush was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, her passion for affordable health care led her to contact Garrett Arwa.In July 2013, Emily Erin Todebush wrote Garrett Odhiambo Arwa an email pretending they knew each other.“I said, ‘Hey, you might not remember me, but we worked together on ...
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Our relationship was impossible, which of course is what made it possible.After the third time Charles and I met, I sent him an email that read: “You are not Chinese. You are 16 years older than me. You have a daughter out of wedlock. These are the three ...
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Isabel Spooner-Harvey used to make latkes from scratch: grating the potatoes, wringing out their water, frying them over a hot stove.The effort was gratifying. But then she had three children in three years, followed by a separation from her husband. For the stay-at-home mother in Madison, Wis., the ...
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