Image Adriaen Block, a bar and restaurant in the Astoria section of Queens.CreditStefania Curto for The New York Times There are CBD massage parlors, CBD bakeries and even CBD cafes. So it was only matter of time before a bar would join this bandwagon. Adriaen Block, which opened in August, bills itself as the first…
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The evening before Americans went to the polls to cast their votes in the midterm elections, some of the most powerful gatekeepers in American fashion cast a vote of their own. For change. Monday night, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund — the most prestigious and lucrative of the awards for emerging designers in the United States…
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Skip the tablecloth, or even the place mats. These new linen runners, nearly 8-feet long (90 inches) and 16-inches wide, will smarten your holiday table the way a great belt or tie might enhance your outfit. They come in autumnal tones — “merlot” and “curry” — with contrasting edging, but if your tastes are more…
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Elsa Hosk starts our interview by affirming we’re going to have a good time and smiling brighter than the jeweled bra she’ll be wearing in just two days. And she’s right. The Swedish supermodel has been honored with the crown jewels for this year’s Victoria Secret Fashion Show: the coveted Fantasy Bra, an Atelier Swarovski…
DetailsNew research is suggesting that hookah smoking can impair the endothelial function of blood vessels, which is a key indicator of cardiovascular health. Hookah smoking may harm your blood vessels, shows a recent study. More and more people are giving up smoking, and they are sensible to do so. Cigarette smoking is «the leading preventable…
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We cannot bank on an ideal relationship – how can we when there are no perfect people in this world? Yet when we embark on a relationship the very idea of this relationship we invest our hopes and dreams in breaking up can be fairly frightening. This possibility is always there looming ahead, and if…
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TOKYO — Suicides by young people in Japan rose to their highest level in three decades in 2017, according to new figures released by the government. Japan has a persistent problem with suicides, although the number has been declining over all. But child suicides have risen recently, with experts pointing to school pressures and bullying…
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I got my first baking job through a friend of a friend of a friend and lost it a month or so later. I had no experience as a baker, no training, but I got lucky: The restaurant, the long-gone Soho Charcuterie, needed an extra pair of hands when my name came up. I was…
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I recently cared for a hairdresser who had gone through a year of vague and varied symptoms. What started as a few unpleasant aches soon became debilitating pain throughout her body. A heavy fatigue settled into her bones: Holding scissors or sweeping the floor became too much. She slept fitfully; her memory flagged. Frustrated by…
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Nov. 5, 2018 (Elections Are Happening. This is Not About Them.) … is a soft breezeon the beach … Put on some headphones. Good. Now hit “play” and keep scrolling. (TAKE A deep breath in.hold FOR 3 SECONDS … Image AND breathe out. Repeat 10 times.) … a water dropletslowly rolling down … You’re doing…
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