Lonely after emerging from quarantine or in a new city? Apps, private clubs and social networks are ready to fix you up with a new bestie.Dominique Williamson, 23, never had trouble making friends. “I have never been in a position where I didn’t have any girlfriends, to hang ...
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A former factory worker in Italy has become the fastest-growing content creator on TikTok.In March 2020, during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Khabane Lame, a young factory worker in the northern Italian industrial town of Chivasso, lost his job.He went back to his family’s modest apartment, ...
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Welcome, again.Welcome to At Home and Away. For more than a year now, we’ve been At Home, an effort to help you live a full and cultured life during the pandemic. As more people get vaccinated and parts of the world open up, we’re opening up too. Too ...
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Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher“My photos were circulating all over, creating new personas: a Chicago stockbroker, an Oregon park ranger, a dog walker named Larry. I couldn’t stop it.”Brian ReaLast spring, Michael McAllister’s inbox started filling up with messages from heartbroken women. “I ...
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Going viral has become big business, and a group of young, ambitious Black creators in Atlanta is challenging the mostly white social media stars of Los Angeles for influence. Watch as The New York Times follows them on a 90-day blitz to rack up followers and sponsors.Diwang Valdez ...
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So you spent the holiday weekend indoors, watching rainwater pool in your yard — or worse still, in the basement? Here’s how to fix that.When it rains all weekend and you’re stuck at home, you have time to notice a lot of things. Like that one spot where ...
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Hotels not necessarily known for fine dining are drawing award-winning chefs seeking opportunities for reinvention. Yogis and nature enthusiasts have long flocked to Ojai, a verdant mountain enclave 90 minutes north of Los Angeles — gastronomes, not so much. That changed during the pandemic, when the Ojai Valley ...
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The TikTok creator known as @itsmetinx has gained fans of all generations by vlogging her days, giving dating advice and breaking down the lifestyles of the elite.Name: Christina Najjar a.k.a @itsmetinxAge: 30Location: Los AngelesFollowing: 1.1 million on TikTokContent: Ms. Najjar is a creator on TikTok known for her ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Sometimes You Have to Say It Twice“I’m so happy to be here with you,” Ugonna said, looking at me. I was stunned. After months apart during the pandemic, my best college friend and I had finally ...
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Through videos on YouTube and TikTok that feature their lives, fashions and routines, many Koreans are challenging the idea that such media are a young person’s game.SEOUL — In 2017 Kim Yura shot a video during a vacation she took to the Australian city of Cairns and later ...
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Through videos on YouTube and TikTok that feature their lives, fashions and routines, many Koreans are challenging the idea that such media are a young person’s game.SEOUL — In 2017 Kim Yura shot a video during a vacation she took to the Australian city of Cairns and later ...
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Start-ups are using technology to take a robotic approach to manicures, offering a simple way to provide foolproof nail polish.This article is part of our new series, Currents, which examines how rapid advances in technology are transforming our lives.Omri Moran was on time for a first date, but ...
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Through videos on YouTube and TikTok that feature their lives, fashions and routines, many Koreans are challenging the idea that such media are a young person’s game.SEOUL — In 2017 Kim Yura shot a video during a vacation she took to the Australian city of Cairns and later ...
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Philly’s a tough town.If there’s a quintessential story about the City of Brotherly Love, it’s this one: In 2015, when Canadian researchers developed a child-sized hitchhiking robot with a big smile and yellow wellies, the hitchbot made it across Europe and halfway down the East Coast, offering friendly ...
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