Welcome to the world of competitive typing, where hands fly across keyboards — remember those? — and there’s nary an LOL in sight.In the hands of Hunter Shaffer, the sentence you are reading right now would take seven or eight seconds to type. This entire article would be ...
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In times of turmoil and loss, treasured nature books can offer solace and guidance. Here are a few favorites.I am tired. Most days, it is not from weeding — not from the same root cause as the sensation at the back of my legs, when I climb the ...
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In times of turmoil and loss, treasured nature books can offer solace and guidance. Here are a few favorites.I am tired. Most days, it is not from weeding — not from the same root cause as the sensation at the back of my legs, when I climb the ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Finding Cheer in Cheerios“Family Size” was written in an aggressively large font on my Cheerios box. As I poured myself a second bowl, alone at 4 p.m. on Easter Sunday, the message reminded me that I ...
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Several new companies are catering to app-fatigued singles — in some cases, at a steep price.“We believe you are all sitting at the table because you bring something to it,” Lily Montasser told the room at the Jane Hotel in the West Village on a Thursday in late ...
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INDIO, Calif. — A sandstorm whipped dirt and dust into eyes, mouths and all over the bodies of thousands of people. The sky was hazy. Powerful winds had the palm trees flailing all over the place, and the heat reached nearly 90 degrees at times. But not even ...
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INDIO, Calif. — A sandstorm whipped dirt and dust into eyes, mouths and all over the bodies of thousands of people. The sky was hazy. Powerful winds had the palm trees flailing all over the place, and the heat reached nearly 90 degrees at times. But not even ...
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When your name — your actual name — is Randy Rainbow, your career choices are limited. Bank president? Mafia don? Nope. Neurosurgeon? Probably not. If Tom Brady had been named Randy Rainbow, instead of heading to the N.F.L. Hall of Fame he might be banging out show tunes ...
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Marissa Branch and Shelby Blackstock were married at one of their favorite vacation destinations: in front of Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World.When Marissa Branch was 6, she made her first trip to Walt Disney World with her parents and grandparents. It didn’t go well. Everything about the ...
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Hey, it worked for me!The rustling of the curtains that cover my bedside window woke me around 4 a.m. I opened my eyes just in time to see a rat jump down from the windowsill onto my comforter.I sprang from bed, screaming, but my foot got twisted in ...
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Though Megan O’Conor and Thomas Cordell hit it off right away, it would take several dates before the pair finally had their first kiss.By the end of their first date at Mother Burger, a restaurant in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, in late June 2015, Megan Cunningham O’Conor had ...
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A reader wants to keep a friendly distance from the people next door after seeing what one of them has been posting on Facebook.My husband and I moved to a new city recently. Our next-door neighbors introduced themselves right away, and they were very friendly to us. We ...
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This article is part of our latest Design special report, about new creative pathways shaped by the pandemic.The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many lives. But for some people, the disruption has been positive, offering the opportunity to take their skills in a new direction.For the New York architect ...
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Exhibitions, products and personalities.This article is part of our latest Design special report, about new creative pathways shaped by the pandemic.A Chair for Your Desk That’s Kind to the EarthHumanscale is introducing the Path chair, designed by Todd Bracher with features that are ecologically friendly.HumanscaleThis month, Humanscale, one ...
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