On the deck of his home in Montauk, N.Y., over the sound of crashing waves — a vigorous white noise, more roaring than soothing — Ralph Lauren said he was glad to be back. Two days earlier, he had returned to New York for the first time since relocating to his Colorado ranch this spring.…
On the deck of his home in Montauk, N.Y., over the sound of crashing waves — a vigorous white noise, more roaring than soothing — Ralph Lauren said he was glad to be back. Two days earlier, he had returned to New York for the first time since relocating to his Colorado ranch this spring.…
“That’s the sort of trap I’m in, where I’m constantly having to be in conversation with something that I would rather not,” Ms. Knox said. “I’m constantly told that I should just disappear.” The Making of a Caricature What happened that night in Perugia may be debated forever. But there are some basic facts —…
Amazon The rub of online shopping isn’t the inability to touch and feel—it’s how the joy of discovery and that special stumbling-upon-ness mostly gets lost. When I’m buying virtually, it’s nearly always for something I already know I want. That can be a need (like the perfect black crewneck sweater) or a specific desire triggered…
My boyfriend is turning 37 this month and has stated that he’s ready for a wardrobe update. His current look is heavy on graphic T-shirts (bands, sports teams) and jeans. He’s a software developer and works remotely but is ready to invest. When it comes to high-quality casual staples for men, what’s most important to…
DETROIT — Around 2015, when Daniel Lee was a designer no one had ever heard of, working behind the scenes at Celine, he went on vacation to Jamaica, somehow ending up in Detroit along the way. He didn’t know that much about the city except the obvious: It had a history with cars (which he…
By Miya Lee Should you trust your intuition if it has led you astray in the past? Kayla Ringelheim grapples with this question in this week’s Modern Love essay. “I had spent most of the last 15 years in serious relationships with a few different men who I believed at various points were each my…
Sitting in bed after his five-year planning exercise, I asked him what traumas he was working through. Despite being the daughter of a social worker, or perhaps because of it, I still haven’t learned how to gently ask that question, or rather I still haven’t learned how to not ask it. “I’m actually doing really…
Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited. Making a Midwest Move My partner and I are considering a move to Ohio because of the lower cost of living and the opportunity to have a good…
Robin Hood, the big kahuna of charity dinners, raised $77.5 million to fight poverty in New York City; the Oct. 20 gala drew 2,400 people to the Javits Center, including Wall Street titans, celebrities, politicians and philanthropists. God’s Love We Deliver, which provides meals to New Yorkers living with severe or chronic illness, honored Don…