As employees in tech face layoffs, an emoji meets its moment.When Elon Musk walked into Twitter headquarters in late October carrying a sink, it seemed like that image might be the lasting one to exemplify the unfolding chaos and showmanship of the Musk Twitter era. In early November, ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.My Poor Succulent“Poor thing!” I said, picking up a succulent from its cracked pot and cradling it. I glanced up, wondering from which balcony it had fallen. Clearly, it was forgotten now. Just like me. (The ...
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Tumblr is obsessed with the mafia film “Goncharov.” The problem is it isn’t real.Tumblr cinephiles have a new favorite movie this week. It’s decades old, so maybe you’ve already seen it. It is called “Goncharov” and stars Robert DeNiro in the titular role as a Russian hit man ...
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At the third Duane Reade of the night, Anna Sacks, 31, a dumpster diver who goes by @trashwalker on TikTok, hit the jackpot. Half a dozen clear trash bags sat along Second Avenue not far from her home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.Kneeling on the ground, Ms. Sacks ...
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Looking for the perfect present? We’ve got 28 ways to keep your loved ones healthy and happy.One minute, you have all the time in the world to find perfect presents for your partner, the colleague you picked for Secret Santa and your mother-in-law; the next, it is Dec ...
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The popular Instagram account threw an intergenerational party. In a temple, of course.David Roffe, 70, swirled pink wisps of sugar floss onto sticks, thrusting pink clouds of cotton candy into the hands of young, stylish partygoers.By day, Mr. Roffe, a stout, 5-foot-2-inch retiree, lives in the Rockaways. But ...
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The trash bags seemingly contained a treasure trove. Comme des Garçons, Maison Margiela, Helmut Lang and Jean Paul Gaultier were all names on the tags of the clothes stuffed inside.The 10 black plastic bags had arrived in September at a 500,000-square-foot building in Perth Amboy, N.J., where the ...
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BARCELONA, Spain — Even in dark Gucci sunglasses, Héctor Bellerín couldn’t walk the few blocks from his apartment to the parking garage where he kept his battery-powered Cupra Born without causing a scene. Most of the swarming fans held their composure; one young woman trembled as she asked ...
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Experts say online sales have fueled an increase in fakes, confusing buyers and stymieing makers from Cartier to independent artisans.It didn’t take long for Mitchell Binder’s first taste of international success to turn bitter.About 30 years ago, the jewelry designer went to a major international trade show in ...
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A reader grapples with the appropriate attire to take the stand as a witness for the prosecution in an upcoming trial.I am a witness for the prosecution in my former boss’s sex crimes trial. It’s a relatively straightforward role, but I am dreading it. What do I wear ...
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Glamour, altruism and cognitive dissonance hung in the air.Some of the most conspicuously privileged people in America, dressed in gowns and tuxedos, wrapped in diamonds, were sipping passion fruit margaritas garnished with skinny jalapeño slices as they considered bidding on items like a nine-session ...
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Kristina Gambarian and Ayinde Sankofa became close while working at the same restaurant. Now they are partners in life, love and business.Kristina Gambarian had just moved into her new apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn, only days before inviting her co-worker, Ayinde Adelaja Sankofa, over. It was early November ...
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