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August 23, 2016

Day Out: Orchestrating the Past

Last Sunday at the twice-yearly Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island, revelers bravely attempted to recreate 1920s cool in the face of hideous heat and […]
August 20, 2016

They Get Paid to Have a Catalog-Perfect Summer

One morning last month, the ferry from Hyannis, Mass., to Nantucket Island carried sun-hatted tourists, seasonal laborers and two young blond British women who were three […]
August 19, 2016

Modern Love: A Single Mom Escapes the Friend Zone, One Non-Date at a Time

Modern Love By SHARON HARRIGAN The nicest thing I own is the first thing you see when you walk into my house: a red handmade rug […]
August 18, 2016

Africa Takes Its Turn on the Runway

It was a fashion show that stopped traffic. On one of the largest cable bridges in southern Africa, hundreds of the fashion elite had gathered around […]
August 18, 2016

Would a Rose, by a Gender-Neutral Baby Name, Smell as Sweet?

When it came to naming their third son a few weeks ago, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green sidestepped traditional boys names like Ethan and Jacob […]
August 18, 2016

Modern Love: The Modern Love Podcast: Tituss Burgess Reads ‘A Prince Charming for the Prom (Not Ever After, Though)’

Modern Love By THE NEW YORK TIMES In this episode of Modern Love: The Podcast, the actor Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “30 Rock”) reads the […]
August 17, 2016

Fighting Frizz? Then You Should’ve Put a Shower Cap on It.

Aly Walansky doesn’t care how ridiculous she may look. When she is running errands or heading to meetings and it begins to rain, she will reach […]
August 17, 2016

Skin Deep: Olympian Style Inspires Kids and Some Adults

Skin Deep By CRYSTAL MARTIN Maddy Wiederkehr, 11, who lives in Westchester County, has been putting her hair up in a tidy Aly Raisman-style topknot since […]
August 15, 2016

Their Hair Fell Out. Should the F.D.A. Have the Power to Act?

WASHINGTON — When the Los Angeles hairstylist Chaz Dean pitched his almond mint and lavender-scented hair care products — endorsed by celebrities like Brooke Shields and […]
August 13, 2016

He Likes Trump. She Doesn’t. Can This Marriage Be Saved?

In early May, when Dr. Thomas Stossel told his wife, Dr. Kerry Maguire, of his plan to vote for Donald J. Trump in the general election, […]