The Vegas evening was an exuberant reminder of why red carpets can be fun for both stars and fans.Ah, Las Vegas: It provides inspiration in so many ways. That’s how it seemed, anyway, judging from the Grammy red carpet, newly located to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in ...
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When Jennifer Venditti was a child growing up in Saint Paul, Minn., in the days before cellphones, her parents would sometimes deposit her with a babysitter for the night, leaving a contact number for where they’d be.Ms. Venditti, not yet 10 years old but restless and curious, would ...
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When Jennifer Venditti was a child growing up in Saint Paul, Minn., in the days before cellphones, her parents would sometimes deposit her with a babysitter for the night, leaving a contact number for where they’d be.Ms. Venditti, not yet 10 years old but restless and curious, would ...
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What makes a watch legend?Aurel Bacs, industry veteran and senior consultant at Phillips auction house, says it takes relevance, boldness and a kind of mystique. “Something cannot be iconic just because a few nerds or scholars in a back office agree that it’s important,” Mr. Bacs said. “It ...
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Lydia Winters, the game’s chief storyteller, now spends her leisure time photographing her 18-piece collection.STOCKHOLM — Lydia Winters moved here from Florida in 2011 for a dream job in the video gaming industry: director of fun for what now is the phenomenally successful game Minecraft. By 2021, she ...
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After more than five years, you might think the buying frenzy would be waning. But you’d be wrong.Unlike the fashion world’s blink-and-you-miss-it product cycle, the high-end watch industry takes its, well, time with a trend. That explains why, after at least five years of sustained interest (and soaring ...
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Actively Black and Teleport Watches collaborated on a sports model — then Barack Obama was photographed with it on his wrist.On New Year’s Day, Michelle Obama posted on Instagram a photo of herself and Barack Obama in festive attire: matching gold star-shaped paper glasses, a string of pearls ...
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Brands like Zenith and Cartier are reviving retro favorites for a new generation of collectors.When Arwind Jhand’s son was born, the watch enthusiast purchased a limited-edition Zenith A3818, a reproduction of a 1970s model that he already owned.“I got very excited with the thought of having a cool ...
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Charlie Lee and his husband want to have a baby. But they are facing a major hurdle: They have 12 viable embryos, but no one to carry one. The couple has spent a little over a year searching for a surrogate. They were originally told by their surrogacy ...
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The wealthy Florida resort town has gotten a social face-lift from younger snowbirds and partygoers.The look at a recent trivia night at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla., was anything but trivial. It wasn’t modest either. Quilted bags said “money.” Feathered bags said “peacock” along with tiaras, ...
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Until recent events at the Oscars, the film season’s most memorable best actor speech belonged to Caleb Landry Jones. In July, the Cannes Film Festival awarded Jones its top male thespian prize for his portrayal of a mass shooter in the Australian drama “Nitram” (now in theaters and ...
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Literary luminaries including Marlon James, Leslie Jamison and Jennifer Egan attend gala for Poets & Writers.“Asking a writer how they did during the pandemic is a little bit like asking a cat,” Seth Meyers told a group of 600 literary luminaries Tuesday night. “‘It was weird! I just ...
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The 80th edition of the museum’s survey of American art opens.“It’s nice to have people back, in person, celebrating art and the next-generation artists,” said Adam Weinberg, the director of the Whitney Museum, as he welcomed more than 1,000 guests to celebrate the museum’s’ 80th biennial on Tuesday.He ...
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Some lucky workers are only working half-Fridays year-round, if they work Fridays at all. The verdict? “It’s magic.”On a warm Friday afternoon in March, around 2 p.m., the West Village in Manhattan was bustling with activity.The grassy areas at the Christopher Street Pier were full of friends having ...
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