‘The Most Beautiful Proposal’

When Leslie Arffa was asked what she thought were Samir Doshi’s best qualities, she cleared her throat, and hesitated with evident emotion. “He’s incredibly kind and thoughtful,” she said. “I never met anyone before that I never got tired of spending time with.” Ms. Arffa added that he was “also very attentive, and a very…

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C.D.C. Chief Overrules Agency Panel and Endorses Pfizer Boosters for Frontline Workers

The C.D.C. panel’s guidance followed weeks of internal disagreement and public debate among American health officials and advisers. In mid-August, President Biden announced plans for a booster rollout, but scientists and regulators were quick to point out there was little research on who might benefit and how the doses should be distributed. The F.D.A.’s acting…

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Michael Kors ❤️ New York

Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images Nina Garcia: Your fall collection was a tribute to Broadway. How did that love affair begin for you? Michael Kors: The first musical I ever saw was Annie Get Your Gun, with Ethel Merman. I was five years old. I had no idea who Ethel Merman was. I was knocked out—loved it.…

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‘Controlling Britney Spears’ Reveals New Details of Her Life Under Conservatorship

‘Controlling Britney Spears’ Producer/Director Samantha StarkSupervising Producer Liz Day Watch on Friday, Sept. 24, at 10 p.m. on FX or stream it on Hulu. Britney Spears expressed strong objections in June to the court-sanctioned conservatorship, which was largely led by her father, that controlled her life. But how the conservatorship worked had never been fully…

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Their Produce Is Pristine Enough for Picky Chefs. But They Give It Away.

MECHANICSVILLE, Pa. — Steve Tomlinson takes pride in the details at Carversville Farm, the 388-acre certified-organic spread he manages here in bucolic Bucks County. There’s the high-tech poultry barn, where an automated system ensures that wobbly week-old chickens get just the right amount of light, heat, ventilation and food. There’s the 10-foot-long steel barrel washer,…

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Telling Fashion’s Fortune

Once upon a time, Cesare Badoglio, who puts his age at “between 80 and 99,” was the spirit whisperer for some of the brightest talents in Italian fashion. At his popular weekend events in Milan at the Hotel Verdi, Mr. Badoglio — tarot reader, astrologer, fortune teller — threw cards for Franco Moschino and Gianni…

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