When Carlos Paz Jr. saw “two realities” for his life — one with Abigail Diaz and one without — the choice was clear.Carlos Paz Jr. and Abigail Diaz had a rule: to see each other at least once a month in their mostly long-distance relationship.One of those visits ...
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At 50, divorced and suffering from delusions, I experienced the greatest love I had ever known. If only it were real.It is unusual, doctors tell me, for a woman to become psychotic for the first time at age 50. Rarer still, I had no family history of serious ...
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After a photo of the pop superstar at an N.F.L. game last weekend went viral, snack and condiment companies raced to capitalize.Can’t get enough of the budding relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce? Neither can ranch dressing.Ms. Swift, a 12-time Grammy winner whose stardom has reached new ...
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Can a comforting dish called “Marry Me Chicken” really move a partner to propose? These home cooks say yes.The quickest way to someone’s heart is through their stomach, or so the saying goes. But what if a piece of chicken, drenched in a sun-dried tomato cream sauce, was ...
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Jane Birkin made the look famous. Now Jeanne Damas is selling her version of it to the masses through her clothing brand, Rouje.Sitting outside at Gemma, the restaurant at the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan, Jeanne Damas offered a textbook example of what many might call French-girl style.She ...
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As the founder of KidSuper, Colm Dillane has been floated as Virgil Abloh’s successor. But his most recent success? Being in proximity to pop stardom.By now, you’ve very possibly heard the news, whether you wanted to or not: On Sunday, the 12-time Grammy Award-winning pop star Taylor Swift ...
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It’s just past dusk on the Las Vegas Strip and traffic has come to a standstill. That’s usual for a weekend night, but this is Monday.Round-the-clock construction makes every excursion a dice roll with traffic, and these days everyone seems a loser. I turn right on Sands Avenue, ...
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Gerry Turner, 72, is the lead of ABC’s new dating show — and ready to look for love again.Women keep approaching Gerry Turner in airports, asking to pose for pictures with him. This is not something that ever happened in the first seven decades of his life. But ...
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After his so-so Helmut Lang debut in New York, Peter Do unveiled his own line in Paris. And it was great.For years in fashion, it was trendy for one designer to helm two brands: their own, usually a relatively small one, and a big heritage house at which ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Disdain to DelightThe American woman sitting with us at a cafe in Capri did not see the smirks of the impeccably dressed Marcello Mastroianni look-alikes at the next table. She was middle-aged, frumpy, a little overweight ...
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Every time it seems the bow trend has hit a saturation point, another coquette-esque or girlhood-aesthetic release keeps the momentum going.Ribbons were everywhere at New York Fashion Week. Draped bow bags made an appearance at Sandy Liang’s SS24 show, Tanner Fletcher had bow suits, Helmut Lang brought hair ...
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With the “cheese slice trick” and the “egg crack challenge,” parents vie for viral recognition — and the illusion of control over their children.The other day I was looking at my baby, and I had a little thought: Should I toss a slice of cheese on him? I ...
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Enthusiasts say their shared interest has widened their social circle as they bond over all things horological.Two years ago, Johnathan Chan, Helbert Tsang and Carlos Pang — friends from Hong Kong with a shared interest in timepieces — booked a table for three at a cigar club in ...
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Professionals and hobbyists share their tips for improving your timepiece images.In an industry whose lingua franca is the #wristshot (3.2 million tags on Instagram and counting), photographs of watches can often look redundant and uninspired.In 2020, during the pandemic, James Kong, then a corporate lawyer in New York, ...
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