Why You Should Make Time for Oddball Rituals
Even the small ones add richness to our lives, experts say.
Even the small ones add richness to our lives, experts say.
On Sunday, at a grandiose country resort, some 200 guests were seated inside a massive tent draped with white curtains, the sun peaking through the ceiling and onto their faces. They had flown in from New York, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles, which is not unusual for the typical big city fashion show. But…
This article is part of the Fine Arts & Exhibits special section on the art world’s expanded view of what art is and who can make it. Annie Leibovitz often says she is obsessed. In a recent video interview from her Manhattan studio, she related how obsessed she was with space exploration. She also described…
The loss of Lahaina remains a wound felt across all of Maui. Two months after destructive wildfires killed at least 97 people and razed thousands of acres of the island’s western side, Maui is fully open to visitors. Tourists are bustling along streets on the north coast, sunbathing on Kihei beaches and admiring the dazzling…
“Likely, when we close our eyes and think of a small space, it’s white walls, no lighting and bad storage,” said Nate Berkus. Mr. Berkus, the celebrity interior designer, was standing in a bright, cabinet-outfitted bathroom that he designed for Apartment Therapy’s “Small/Cool NYC,” a pop-up exhibition in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The event, which is…
If the eyes are the window to the soul, what is Google search history a window to? Our bunions and boils? One glimpse at my boyfriend’s recent searches caused our already precarious relationship to topple. This is a cautionary tale of the heart as well as the browser. I went over to my boyfriend’s house…
Jirair Ratevosian and Micheal Osa Ighodaro orbited around one another for six years through their work in global health policy and H.I.V. advocacy before ever meeting. It wasn’t until December 2018 that they finally met at an annual winter solstice holiday party hosted by their mutual friends Kent Klindera and Damon Bolden in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.…
The families of Kelly Dianne Newsome and Devin Darnell Rambo have known each other for years. Each family is a powerhouse in a community of domino players in Kansas City, Mo., passing down a love of the game over generations. Years ago, Ms. Newsome’s uncle, Travis Newsome, taught the game to Mr. Rambo’s father, Rickey…
“It’s a lovely story and a lovely feeling to have them with me all of the time,” Ms. MacGill said. Ms. MacGill, 35, graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in studio arts and English. She opened her first brick-and-mortar store in Germantown, N.Y., in 2017, and her second one in Block Island, R.I.,…
In 2005, when a mutual friend of Kathryn Anne Kenworth and Michael Arend Rozendal tried to set them up on a blind date, Ms. Kenworth demurred. “The stakes on a blind date are too high, and I didn’t want my friend to be bummed out when it didn’t work,” she said. Some months later, the…