A Previvor’s Tale

I remember screaming at the top of my lungs on my way to get my first mammogram a few days later. The story of my life was outlined for me now — only problem was, it was a horror movie. They called me a “previvor,” and from a medical risk-management perspective, there was no difference…

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Paris Florist Focuses on the Strange

PARIS — Last year Domitille Basso traded a flourishing career in high fashion for the quieter charms of floral design. Fashion caught up with her anyway. In April, arrangements by her company, Thyrse, appeared in the pages of Italian Vogue. Her first employer, Louis Vuitton, has become a regular client. So have Lanvin, Guerlain, the…

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Pottery That Gets Its Colors by Chance

BAURAVILLA, Ireland — Sinéad Fagan credits the beginning of her award-winning career in ceramics to a book. In 1993, Ms. Fagan was 19 and thinking about studying ceramics when she borrowed “The Encyclopedia of Pottery Techniques” by Peter Cosentino from a local library. “It’s the Bible for potters,” said Ms. Fagan, 48. “It was well…

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