A helium-filled Grogu designed by the toy company Funko will fly above the streets of New York in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.On Thursday, a larger-than-life helium-filled likeness of Grogu, the beloved “Mandalorian” character also known as Baby Yoda and the Child, will make his aerial debut above ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Old Roots Bearing FruitOn a brisk November morning, I found myself climbing a fruit tree in my mother’s backyard in suburban Virginia. My 3-year-old insisted that I pick the last persimmon at 6:30 a.m. My father ...
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Listen to This ArticleTo hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.Despite its many markers of memory there are some stories about the past that Paris does not tell. I am an African American historian who spends each summer ...
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Frances Moore Lappé, the author of “Diet for a Small Planet,” which was published 50 years ago and spurred a movement toward vegetarianism, looks back on her legacy.Frances Moore Lappé’s last hamburger was in 1971, the same year she published “Diet for a Small Planet,” her hugely influential ...
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Frances Moore Lappé, the author of “Diet for a Small Planet,” which was published 50 years ago and spurred a movement toward vegetarianism, looks back on her legacy.Frances Moore Lappé’s last hamburger was in 1971, the same year she published “Diet for a Small Planet,” her hugely influential ...
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In a world of pandemic chaos, political strife and climate catastrophe, some would-be parents see the future as too dark to procreate.Before she married her husband, Kiersten Little considered him ideal father material. “We were always under the mentality of, ‘Oh yeah, when you get married, you have ...
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Thaw the turkey, gas up the car.Welcome. It’s the weekend before Thanksgiving, and for some of us, that means it’s a weekend of preparation. If you’re expecting company, you might be cooking or cleaning. You might be stuffing a turkey or stuffing two years of work-from-home detritus into ...
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Jodi Rodgers, who helps people with autism navigate the world of dating on the Netflix show “Love on the Spectrum,” has some lessons for all of us.When the producers of the Netflix show “Love on the Spectrum” first asked Jodi Rodgers to join, she turned them down. A ...
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For Kelsey Reynolds and Kamah Asha Wilson, a “lesbian-queer, interracial, Christian couple,” marriage was an opportunity to embrace tradition on their terms.Kelsey Reynolds and Kamah Asha Wilson call themselves “hopeful romantics.”“We are a lesbian-queer, interracial, progressively Christian couple in the Deep South, from conservative families. The intersectional and ...
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When you’re used to the roller-coaster emotions of bad relationships, it can be hard to believe in anything else.David said that he knew I was interested because of my body language. I had turned to face him on the small wooden bench, tucking my feet under me and ...
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Die-hards and confused pedestrians alike vied for a first look at Gucci and Balenciaga’s “hacker” project. On Monday, several customers stepped into the Balenciaga store on Madison Avenue thinking they were walking into Gucci. Their mistake was understandable: The front window appeared to have been spray-painted with the ...
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Die-hards and confused pedestrians alike vied for a first look at Gucci and Balenciaga’s “hacker” project. On Monday, several customers stepped into the Balenciaga store on Madison Avenue thinking they were walking into Gucci. Their mistake was understandable: The front window appeared to have been spray-painted with the ...
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Drive and cry.Welcome. Did you see Taylor Swift perform “All Too Well” on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend? Even if you don’t count yourself a “Swiftie,” it’s worth 10 minutes of your time.On Friday, Swift released “Red (Taylor’s Version),” a rerecording of her 2012 album, “Red,” on which ...
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Maybe it’s the rats. Or the smell. Or the bad rap from veterinarians, pet lovers and newspapers. Whatever the reason, it seems more and more New York dog owners no longer think the city’s public dog runs are a good place for their pups to play.“It’s unruly. Dogs ...
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