The company’s nostalgia-filled commercials are a holiday tradition, but this year’s ads are facing backlash for dipping into the uncanny valley.With temperatures dropping, nights growing longer and decorations starting to appear in store windows, the holidays are on their way. One of the season’s stalwarts, however, is feeling ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Brian ReaHaunting in Our Family History“You are a ghost,” he slurred, whiskey glass trembling in his hand. My son’s words stung, but I saw the pain and depression behind them. I had been away caring for ...
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Paul Tazewell was 16 years old and living in Akron, Ohio, the first time he designed costumes for “The Wiz.” It was a high school production, and much of the work happened in his family’s dining room.He has been summoned back to Oz several times since that first ...
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A fantasy football championship featured YouTubers, comedians and athletes, with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith as its guest of honor.It was late Sunday evening at Pullman Yards, a former fertilizer plant and industrial complex that now serves as an entertainment venue on the east side of Atlanta, and the ...
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A reader seeks advice on choosing the right socks for an outfit. Our fashion critic suggests a different approach altogether to styling the essential accessory.I love socks. But should I be styling them to match the hem of my pants or the color of my shoes or the ...
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If you were looking for a single example of just how strange things were getting between men and women this election cycle, one political ad seemed to capture the mood perfectly. Narrated by Julia Roberts, it featured a woman who was accompanied by her husband to the polls ...
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No matter. We were crazy for each other.He walked out of the elevator and into my life. His legs went on forever in those designer jeans. The grin, the hair, the body — sigh, the body.I had answered his ad to rent his storage space. Our meeting should ...
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Can you put a price on showbiz history? Bidders will try on Thursday, when a dozen sketches by the legendary costume designer Edith Head go under the gavel.The origin story of Edith Head, the quintessential Hollywood costume designer of the 20th century, is a tale of equal parts ...
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Who says a temporary space needs to look undone?Being temporary in the world of luxury is still quite nice.A new store by Louis Vuitton is opening near a stretch of Manhattan also known as Billionaires’ Row. It’s built to last for only a couple of years while the ...
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Who says a temporary space needs to look undone?Being temporary in the world of luxury is still quite nice.A new store by Louis Vuitton is opening near a stretch of Manhattan also known as Billionaires’ Row. It’s built to last for only a couple of years while the ...
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As he continues to shake up his old image, Meta’s chief executive has collaborated with the singer on a version of the hit song that was playing when he met his wife.“To the windows,” croons Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire chief executive of Meta, “to the walls.”From surfing in ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Brian Rea‘Doing’ NiceSitting between my little brothers at church, I would stretch out my arms beside me, palms up. Our unspoken sibling sign to “do nice.” A term I coined because every night our mom — ...
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Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio‘These looks from him, these flirtations that we shared made me feel good at a time where I’ve never felt worse.’Illustration by The ...
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Sophie Thatcher’s handbag is full of tangible memories. She called out pictures, a pair of earrings from her boyfriend and “old things I keep in there.” Finally, she found what she was looking for: a handmade sculpture, repurposed into a necklace, so precious that she feels it’s safer ...
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