What we’re eating.Welcome. One night last week, cold and tired after a busy day, I craved a very specific comfort food from childhood for dinner: buttered noodles with cottage cheese. It’s cacio e pepe for a toddler’s palate, a very simple variation on mac and cheese, the ultimate ...
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Younger buyers do not like gender classification, so brands such as Zenith and Watchfinder & Company are starting to group timepieces by case size.From men in corsets on the fashion runways to paper-towel ads promoting the brawn of women, changing perceptions of gender are upending the way many ...
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CIGA Design’s triumph at an industry awards event last fall was unexpected. At least by its competitors.In 2016 Zhang Jianmin was on a visit to Milan when he decided to buy an expensive suit.The purchase was something of a flight of fancy: Mr. Zhang, founder and president of ...
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The watchmaker Kari Voutilainen is working with his daughter, Venla, but not at his name brand — she’s part of his team at Urban Jürgensen.In November, Urban Jürgensen, a luxury watch brand founded in 1773, was sold by one set of investors to another. Most of its new ...
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On a cold, sunny November afternoon, Helen Harris dashed through the diamond district. She did not have a deadline, per se, and nothing to rush for — scurrying is simply how one maneuvers through this section of Midtown Manhattan, through which so many diamonds that enter the United ...
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On a cold, sunny November afternoon, Helen Harris dashed through the diamond district. She did not have a deadline, per se, and nothing to rush for — scurrying is simply how one maneuvers through this section of Midtown Manhattan, through which so many diamonds that enter the United ...
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Long, aimless conversations on apps have led fatigued singles back to the basics: meeting IRL.Last Thursday night, 10 people were lined up for admission to Hair of the Dog, a sports bar on the Lower East Side that usually draws crowds for Sunday football viewing and day drinking ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. — When Amy Schneider’s 40-day “Jeopardy!” winning streak ended, she said she handed out thank you notes to the crew, briefly chatted with other contestants, then excused herself.“I went in the bathroom, cried for about 30 or 40 seconds, pulled myself together and headed out,” Ms ...
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“This Is Dating” and “It’s Nice to Hear You” let listeners eavesdrop on singles in search of connection.Love is hard to find these days. Apps turn people into play things. The pandemic is fatal for vibes. Adele reigns atop the Billboard charts, singing her tales of longing and ...
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The brand built by selling Wall Street suits is trying to reinvent itself for the post-office age.On a sun-soaked day in Milan last fall, Hugo Boss said goodbye to the suit.It was fashion week, and the German brand, once a go-to for urban professionals dreaming of a steady ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Walking Beside MeHis freshman year of high school, my brother, Fred, walked out into a Massachusetts snowstorm with no shoes on. Tensions were too high at home for him to consider footwear. I ran after him ...
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As New Yorkers wait for marijuana sales to be legalized, some small businesses are putting down roots.New York may have legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, but the state still has not passed the laws that would allow its sale in stores, or its consumption at club-like lounges — ...
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Creations from Boucheron, Cartier and others embrace noteworthy trends, including transformable designs and materials like titanium.PARIS — As the fashion world struggles through another pandemic-era couture season, the high jewelry presentations that traditionally accompany it, Jan. 24 to 26, are more restrained than usual.Some major houses — including ...
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Listen to This ArticleAudio Recording by AudmTo hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.Some of the earliest hours of my life have been spent with Jason Acuña. The pattern of our days was established at our first meeting: ...
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