How my UPS man went from annoyance to emotional lifeline. For the first year of our relationship, I didn’t know his name and didn’t welcome his interruptions. I felt hassled by the unexpected knock on my window, which was necessary to get my attention because my apartment lacked ...
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Known for scene-stealing side characters, the comedian and actress is pushing past her limits with her starring role in “Together Together.”Patti Harrison, the actress and comedian, has taken one acting class in her life, an introductory course at Ohio University. “It was taught by a grad student and ...
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The former British prime minister appeared in a recent television interview with a whole different look. It pushed a lot of buttons.What is it with male politicians and their hair these days? After decades — centuries — of nondescript short cuts, their crowning glory has suddenly turned into ...
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María MedemAfter thoughtsThe Case for a National One-Week VacationLet’s shut. It. Down.April 29, 2021MEMOTo: The United States of AmericaFrom: Dodai StewartSubject: The Case for a National One-Week VacationDate: Thursday, April 29, 2021**Hey! I hope this email finds you as well as can be.So, look. As the subject line ...
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María MedemAfter thoughtsIf You Don’t Want to Go, Say NoMost social obligations would be best left in the Before Times.April 29, 2021
When I was in my early 20s, my friends started calling me “The Bailer.” I was infamous for making plans and then canceling the day before. Even ...
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María MedemAfter thoughtsHate Will Not Define My LifeA year of violence toward Asians and Asian-Americans forced me to grieve, then act.April 29, 2021On a gray morning, just before the first lockdown, I bundled up and went on a brisk walk in Central Park. As my friend and I ...
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Rachel Hollis, the best-selling author and motivational speaker, built a blockbuster business sharing her “authentic” self. Then things got a little too real.May 14 was supposed to mark Rachel Hollis’s return to her happy place: a stage in front of an adoring audience.That was the day that Rise, ...
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New ways to fill the days.Welcome. When the world opens up more, will we have less time? I was chatting with some of my colleagues about this last week, how the absence of a commute has led, some days, to a more spacious schedule, one with time to ...
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Nathalie Cadet-James had to adjust her luxury wedding planning business during the pandemic. She shifted to reusable table settings in a box.Nathalie Cadet-James started Luxe Fete, an event planning and design studio, in 2009. Like many others in the industry, the pandemic forced her to shift her focus ...
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Though it took Joe Biden decades to reach the presidency, in terms of style and message, every day counted toward the goal.1. He spent nearly a half-century in rehearsals.If you want to assess Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s first 100 days in office, it helps to wind back nearly ...
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Kamala Harris doesn’t want to talk about clothes. Neither does Jill Biden. You can understand why. But lots of people still want to know what they are wearing.On April 28, when President Joseph R. Biden delivers his address to the joint session of Congress, with Vice President Kamala ...
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Though it took Joe Biden decades to reach the presidency, in terms of style and message, every day counted toward the goal.1. He spent nearly a half-century in rehearsals.If you want to assess Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s first 100 days in office, it helps to wind back nearly ...
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With a cult label to his name and yet no fashion background, Colm Dillane finds himself a wild-card finalist for the coveted LVMH prize.He’s a first-generation American and math whiz who went from selling T-shirts in his high school cafeteria to building a cult street wear label. He’s ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Tito’s TrustTito asked me to marry him, but not for the happily ever after. He had AIDS — a death sentence in the early 1980s. He wanted his property to go to his partner, Michael, but ...
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