Cancellations are the only way in. If a V.I.P. cancels within 24 hours, the class opens to the “public.” (The “public” Ms. Levi refers to is the small community that has been vetted to use the app.) “I wanted to be a boutique style, private studio — referral-based for only elite,” she said. Ms. Levi…
Dust off those roller skates. Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace, a 1970s skating rink from Los Angeles, opened at Rockefeller Center with a party on April 14. Usher and Liberty Ross, whose father opened the original, invited a bevy of famous friends including Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Patti Smith. Not everyone skated. The New…
Wearing masks during the pandemic has long been a divisive issue in the United States. And now that a federal judge has tossed out the mask mandate for planes and public transportation, rules in some places have been thrown into chaos. Many were lifted, and a few reimposed. But even as the changes cause some…
In an interview, Mr. Monahan, the trend forecaster, said it was not surprising to him that optimism was trending just as early 2000s fashion is making a comeback. “I watched a lot of early 2000s movies during the winter before I wrote the ‘vibe shift’ thing,” Mr. Monahan said. “I was watching ‘Charlie’s Angels’ with…
Design Leah RomeroGetty Images As far as moms go, Kathy Hilton is pretty much as cool as they come. In true maternal fashion, she’s selflessly played a supporting role as her daughters Paris and Nicky have dominated the spotlight since the early 2000s, and as her half-sisters made headlines on Real Housewives. (And as husband…
When Marissa Branch was 6, she made her first trip to Walt Disney World with her parents and grandparents. It didn’t go well. Everything about the amusement park, from its gargantuan scale to the characters, “absolutely terrified” her, she said. It would take Ms. Branch, 29, nearly two decades to return. That next trip —…
Courtesy I don’t know about you, but I take my sleep very seriously. In fact, over the years, I’ve perfected my exact conditions for optimal snoozing. The room should be dark and cool. Perhaps a window is cracked to keep the air circulating. I, in contrast to my chilled quarters, am snug as a bug.…
Despite being raised on different continents and residing in different countries, Andrea Mendoza and Victor Aguilera were not deterred from pursuing a relationship after they met in Munich during Oktoberfest in September 2016. “She was pretty, smart, interesting — of course I had to keep in contact, even if the distance was huge,” Mr. Aguilera…
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. In May 2020, Omar Ruiz found himself with a broken heart. “My wife told me she was no longer in love with me,” and shortly thereafter, the couple, who had been married 11 years, separated. Not only…
Soon after a meal of meatballs, bread, tortellini and Caesar salad, the guests at the wedding of Andrew and Danya Svoboda began to feel strange, according to the authorities in Seminole County, Fla. One man, an uncle of the groom visiting from Michigan, said he felt “tingly.” His heart raced and he was “having crazy…