Sarah Elizabeth Weiner was working as a law clerk when she matched with David Samuel Schulman, who was in business school, on the dating app Bumble in September 2017. Setting a first date required a process by then familiar to both: negotiation. “He originally proposed going to the Cloisters,” Ms. Weiner said, referring to the…
There’s a picture of us meeting in person for the first time on the second floor of the Port Authority Bus Terminal, taken via self-timer on Snapchat. It was September 2020. You can sense the awkward nervousness we felt, with his arm carefully placed behind my lower back and me giving the camera a big…
The travel rebound is shaping up to be even stronger than airlines expected, helping to make up for rising fuel prices. Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways said on Thursday that their revenues in the second quarter were on track to be higher than the companies had projected. The announcements are the latest sign that people…
Stressful events can cause us to detach and disengage, experts say, but there are ways to avoid becoming desensitized.
Anyone else who appears in court risks being lifted into an internet folk hero or smeared as a liar. Heard’s attorney Elaine Charlson Bredehoft is branded a “Karen” (once a term for a racist white woman, it has since been flattened into an all-purpose misogynistic slur) and conspiratorially constructed as an undercover Depp fan, while…
Since then, the brand has expanded to include 12 different shades, though that is still slim pickings compared with the dozens of shades that other brands, many of them newcomers, offer. And, most important, Glossier’s longstanding resistance to working with third-party retailers made it harder and harder for the brand to acquire new customers organically…
I was initially struck by the salinity of the Chagnoleau, a wine that was lean in texture compared with the other two bottles, and with earthy, floral and herbal flavors underscored by that salty quality. The salinity was there as well, though to a lesser extent, in the Merlin, which was both richer and more…
Among French wine regions, Alsace is unusual. It’s one of the few places in which the name of the grape takes precedence over the plot of earth in which the vines grow. In that respect, Alsace may have more in common with Germany than France, which only makes sense. Because of its location in France’s…
Victor VIRGILE Searching for a new necklace to incorporate into your daily rotation is as personal as it is challenging. You’ve got to find the right length, style, and price point, which can undoubtedly be a daunting task. Fear not—we’ve got you covered. Whether you want a simple, barely-there chain for everyday layering or a…
Courtesy of Nordstrom Chances are, if you fancy yourself an avid online shopper, you don’t need a reminder that one of the biggest weekends for finding just about anything on sale is upon us. Enter the upper echelon of can’t-miss Memorial Day sales, courtesy of Nordstrom. The retailer quietly kicked off its Half-Yearly Sale earlier…