Welcome. Have you noticed how the weeks that sort of seep by, the ones in which you don’t schedule a socially distanced date or go for a hike in a new spot or otherwise alter your routine, are the ones you can’t account for? I’ve certainly had my share of these, entire weeks of Groundhog…
Fashion was not meant to be the focus during this week’s inauguration, but the swearing in of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris became a runway anyway. We witnessed independent designers on the main stage, a show of unity through the color purple, Dior Air Jordans, and mittens becoming the accessory of the…
It started with a simple sweater. After Harry Styles wore a color-block patchwork cardigan for a “Today” show rehearsal last February, knitters went into a kind of frenzy trying to reverse engineer the pattern. So many TikTok and YouTube users shared their process using the hashtag #harrystylescardigan — racking up tens of millions of views…
President Biden may cast his arrival in the White House as a return to business as usual at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but there’s at least one way he’s breaking from prevailing presidential tradition: he wears a Rolex. At his inauguration, Mr. Biden laid his hand on the family Bible wearing a stainless steel Rolex Datejust…
Walking home in New York City a few months ago, I became an unknown witness to a touching demonstration of love. It was an everyday scene — one I caught with an inadvertent glance through the window of a garden apartment — of a grandmother cleaning up after dinner, with a toddler in her pajamas…
They call themselves the “Sisters of the Strange Sorority.” They have a playlist that includes “I’m Every Woman” and “Hit the Road, Jack” and they have never all met in person. But they are inextricably bound: by a man who used to be president, a man whom each has accused of sexual misconduct, a man…
Name: Jason Suran Age: 29 Hometown: Skokie, Ill. Now Lives: In a brownstone in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Claim to Fame: Mr. Suran is a postmodern mentalist and dapper showman who jokingly calls himself a “demon we should kill with fire just to be safe.” His updated twists on classic psychological illusions —…
Those fears dissolved at the end of their first year together when Ms. Harris’s grandfather and Ms. Bishop’s father both died. Ms. Bishop, who describes herself as someone who hates to show emotions, found herself openly grieving with Ms. Harris. “I never let anyone in, at all,” she said. “I don’t know what it was…
With the New York charity circuit on hiatus, here is how some philanthropists and society figures are spending their time and resources during the pandemic. Virgil Abloh Age: 40 Occupation: fashion designer, artist, musician, entrepreneur Favorite charities: Fashion Scholarship Fund; No Negativity Where have you been sheltering? I’ve been spending most of my time in…
Serinna Chau knows how to dig into the backgrounds of prospective candidates, evaluate their strengths and weakness and match them with suitable roles. It’s her job as a senior associate at Spencer Stuart, a recruiting and consulting firm based in Chicago, and it’s also how she’s always approached dating. “I vet everybody,” she said. “It’s…