On a freezing January afternoon, the podcaster and influencer Eileen Kelly welcomed a reporter into her spacious Lower East Side loft. She was wearing her show’s merch — a sweatshirt emblazoned with the word “Prozac” (she also sells Wellbutrin and Lexapro versions). Glass vases on a nearby credenza held six dried bouquets, gifts from ex-boyfriends…
After their first date, the olive fell from his tree. Henry Carroll took this as a sign that he and the woman who had recently moved to Los Angeles were meant to be. In this week’s vulnerable and funny Modern Love essay, Mr. Carroll writes about the danger and delight of infatuation. [Like this newsletter?…
PARIS — Rick Owens, paramour of the strange and the so-called prince of the underground, can seem like he’s on another planet, but he may actually be the most relevant designer of the season. There he was, standing in the depths of the Palais de Tokyo, the contemporary art museum, wearing giant platform shoes and…
They waved hello, but didn’t talk that day. Over the next few weeks, they texted each other often and made several attempts to arrange a meeting, but their schedules never synced. Ms. Rueda said they weren’t trying very hard — they had both just ended long-term relationships and weren’t eager to jump into something new.…
She had the most beautiful profile. I don’t mean her dating profile, which is how we connected. I mean the side of her actual face. Her features — from her long brown hair to her flat-tipped nose, voluptuous lips and strong rounded chin — were full of character. And she was smart, firing back funny…
As a couple, their adventures continued, including after Thanksgiving in 2020 when they went on a two-month cross country road trip from Washington to California, and back to Washington. “I don’t think I could ever have imagined my introverted self being stuck in a car with anyone for eight hours a day,” she said. In…
Beverly Bảo Ngọc Pham and Brett Andrew Lynch did not expect their engagement to go viral on social media. Alas, that’s what happened when they posted their traditional Vietnamese engagement ceremony, which included a procession of their families, an exchange of gifts, permission from their families and an ancestral prayer. Also following tradition, Ms. Pham’s…
Not every bride wants a marriage proposal sprung on her on national television. Fewer still might want the wedding staged for a live audience four days later. But Marissa Dawn LaRochelle, who married Julio Cesar Lopez on the ABC News show “GMA3: What You Need to Know” in front of 1.6 million viewers Feb. 24,…
The free market has assessed the value of the prosthetic hot dog hands that appeared in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” as $55,000 — or $5,500 per sausagey finger. That price was determined in a weeklong auction that ended Thursday, in which the independent film studio A24 sold 43 lots of props and costumes from…
Erica Gonzales Erica wears the Everyweek Cardigan ($295) and Rib Bike Short ($195), both in size small. “I love the idea of a cozy set. It’s great for lounging on the weekends or WFH attire, so I was excited to try this little Guest In Residence combo. The cardigan was a little oversized for my…