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July 30, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 30, 2016

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Scene Stealers: Meet the New Owner of the Playboy Mansion

Scene Stealers By BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES — Last month, when the 32-year-old co-owner of Hostess Brands plunked down $100 million for the Playboy Mansion, the […]

July 29, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 29, 2016

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Modern Love: Words With (I Wish We Were More Than) Friends

Modern Love By JUSTIN RACE Her OkCupid profile mentioned that she was really good at Scrabble, so I sent her a message challenging her to a […]

July 28, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 28, 2016

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Social Q’s: How Do You Handle Dining With Big-Spender Pals?

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES I dined out with two friends who earn much more than I do. As one perused the wine list, I asked […]

July 28, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 28, 2016

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Trump and ‘Doonesbury’: The Comic Gift That Keeps On Giving

Sometimes, it seems, you can judge a book by its cover. And so it should be no surprise that “Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump,” […]

July 27, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 27, 2016

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Kid Models (and Their Moms) Trade Summer Fun for City Auditions

Five children, in brightly colored T-shirts and wrinkled jean shorts, chattered in an eighth-floor office in Manhattan on a recent June day, taking breaks to lick […]

July 27, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 27, 2016

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Unbuttoned: Hillary Clinton and Theresa May Herald a New Age in Power Dressing

Unbuttoned By VANESSA FRIEDMAN When Hillary Clinton takes the stage at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Thursday to formally accept the nomination as the […]

July 26, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 26, 2016

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On the Runway: Michelle Obama’s Dress May Have Looked Simple, but It Spoke Volumes

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY The first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday was, rightly, not about the clothes: It was about trying to […]

July 25, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 25, 2016

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Following the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. Or at Least Trying.

MAPINGGUAN VILLAGE, China — Liu Xing Ma was sitting in his timber-frame home here when two hikers with scraggly beards appeared in his courtyard. That was […]

July 25, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 25, 2016

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Following the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. Or at Least Trying.

MAPINGGUAN VILLAGE, China — Liu Xing Ma was sitting in his timber-frame home here when two hikers with scraggly beards appeared in his courtyard. That was […]

July 23, 2016

Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 23, 2016

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The Unlikely Comeback of the ‘Pill-Popping Dermatologist’

July 9, 2014 dawned hot, dry and cloudless, the New York sidewalks shimmering in the heat. Dr. Cheryl Karcher, a frequent dermatology expert on CNN and […]