Institutions who share the Greek names of Covid-19’s “variants of concern” have been getting a bit more attention lately. A few have even leaned into the connection.It’s a strange time to work for Omicron Granite & Tile in Ohio. Or the Omicron Family Restaurant in Wisconsin. Or to ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.A Poem in My PocketWalking home, I stopped before a poet for hire and told him I’d had eggs retrieved from my ovaries to create a child I’ll never meet. I expected him to be shocked, ...
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Jonathan Anderson, the designer who made the original sweater, explains how it happened and what's next.The love affair between fashion and NFTs shows no sign of abating. The latest nonfungible token to get everyone tingling with excitement: a perfect 3-D digital replica of the patchwork JW Anderson cardigan ...
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Jonathan Anderson, the designer who made the original sweater, explains how it happened and what's next.The love affair between fashion and NFTs shows no sign of abating. The latest nonfungible token to get everyone tingling with excitement: a perfect 3-D digital replica of the patchwork JW Anderson cardigan ...
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Her friends say there is nothing more fun than hanging with Patti LuPone while she’s having a glass of wine.That’s not true. There is something more fun: sharing a whole emerald bottle of Perrier-Jouet and dishing with Patti LuPone.Feuds! Lovers! Temper tantrums! Dictatorial directors! Wrongs avenged! Madonna’s “dead” ...
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The long-lost outfits of the Beatles sound man have made him an unwitting fashion favorite, five decades later.“It’s just cringe-making,” said Glyn Johns, the recording engineer and producer who plays a prominent role in “The Beatles: Get Back,” Peter Jackson’s marathon documentary series about the fateful Beatles sessions ...
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Fans turned up in Yeezys, Dunks and balaclavas to watch the unlikely duo perform for a benefit concert in Los Angeles.LOS ANGELES — It was an atypically chilly night, but that didn’t stop fans from turning out to see Kanye West and Drake perform together on Thursday at ...
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A reader asks for guidance on picking a color and sticking with it.With the dreariness of winter approaching, I’m craving outfits of a single, bright head-to-toe color. I’m thinking fuchsia, turquoise and orange, or my favorite: chartreuse. But how do I do it so I don’t look like ...
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Any big plans?Welcome. Any big plans for the weekend? I’ve been thinking about that question, a staple of workplace chitchat, at once an invitation to share something personal with a colleague and a challenge to quickly scour one’s mental datebook for something, anything that might rise to the ...
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Lately, Ryuichi Kawamura has been using design, not price, as a guide to expanding his collection.TOKYO — Ryuichi Kawamura is not only famous as the lead singer for Luna Sea, one of Japan’s most popular rock bands. He is also a respected watch collector, with frequent appearances in ...
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Or at least became a place for phallic rockets paid for by billionaires.Space was hard to avoid thinking about in 2021. We entered a new era of star treks, with the long-promised era of space tourism finally upon us — at least for those who are extremely well-funded ...
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Or at least became a place for phallic rockets paid for by billionaires.Space was hard to avoid thinking about in 2021. We entered a new era of star treks, with the long-promised era of space tourism finally upon us — at least for those who are extremely well-funded ...
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The Australian actor is hitting his stride at 50.With a raised eyebrow and the kind of smile that makes his fans swoon, the actor Murray Bartlett tipped his head back and slurped a freshly shucked oyster.This was on a gleaming morning just before Thanksgiving at Marlow & Sons, ...
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Will Jardell and James Wallington met in 2014 during auditions for “America’s Next Top Model.” Four years later, both competed on “Amazing Race,” and won.Just three words had passed between Will Jardell and James Wallington when each said they knew they had found the “one.”The two met in ...
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