Neither Kevin Gordon Neil nor Annalise Brittany Deal were looking for romance when they were introduced by a mutual friend in February 2020. Ms. Deal, whose relationship with another “Kevin” had ended six months earlier, had doubts about dating anyone else with the name. Mr. Neil, who was studying at Boston University School of Theology,…
In July 2019, after six years of long-distance dating, Drs. Maya Kailas and Amit Kohli were finally in the same city. Yet even though they shared an apartment in Manhattan, they still faced similar struggles when it came to finding time to see each other. “As doctors, we don’t get that much time off at…
On Wednesday, Mugler released a video for its spring 2022 collection, the final installment in a trilogy of high-octane, super-sexy fashion films directed by Torso Solutions. Even in today’s crowded social media marketplace, jaded by months of digital shows, this one provoked a reaction that could best be described as either enthusiastic or overwrought, depending…
Evan Mock, the 25-year-old skateboarder, “Gossip Girl” actor and Calvin Klein model, was cast in amber light, leaning up against a pine wall at the River, a new bar on Bayard Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown. He was chatting with two of the bar’s owners: Aaron Aujla, 36, and Benjamin Bloomstein, 34, the men behind Green…
Good things almost always happen when museums invite outsiders to organize exhibitions from their permanent collections. This has certainly been true with the annual “Selects” exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Recent guest curators in the series, now in its 20th iteration, have included the architect David Adjaye, the artist Maira Kalman and…
In May, she ran Propel, a weeklong, application-only “boot camp” for 128 people that cost $480 a person, and she is preparing to launch another larger, longer dating class in the fall. Sometimes, she does quicker hits; in 2021, she offered one-on-one, 90-minute “decision-making conversations.” People called her to ask if they should propose, if…
My brother and I are both around 50 years old. I’m single, and he’s married with three kids approaching college age. Our parents are in their 70s. Over dinner, they announced their estate plan: Instead of splitting everything in half between my brother and me, as I expected them to, they told us they are…
Nobody doubts the financial acuity of Chloe Cherry. Nobody expects to see her in the office, either. Enter Donatella Versace, who recruited the porn-starlet-turned-Euphoria breakout actress for her newest fashion spread: a SSENSE exclusive starring Cherry in double-breasted power suits, seal-the-deal stilettos, and crisp white oxfords with bustiers busting out at the seams. (Think: Superman’s…
With summer fast approaching, it’s time to pick up a fresh supply of sunscreen. And as always, there are a lot of new products. Perusing the options is sure to raise questions. Does the product go over or under moisturizer? Is mineral sunscreen more effective (and why is it often chalky)? Why do some products…
Nicole McLaughlin, a conceptual artist focused on sustainability, loves coming up with names for her creations. A beanie made from jeans is a “jeanie.” Shoes constructed from sushi are “shoeshi.” A bra whose cups are two bagels, a “bragel.” Though her projects may be more tongue-in-cheek than others in the world of environmentally conscious design,…