It takes more than a red suit and a booming laugh to truly embody Santa Claus. Just ask four men who have been spreading holiday cheer for decades. “People think it’s easy, but it’s a tough job,” said Larry Jefferson, 57, a Santa at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., whose commitment to the…
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In this month of freshly fried doughnuts, Christmas cookies and yule logs swathed in buttercream, it’s easy to forget the charms of the simplest cakes, the ones that sit on the kitchen counter unadorned and out of the spotlight. Everything that makes these cakes deeply satisfying is baked right into them. The term kitchen cakes…
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Name: Bailey Goldberg Age: 23 Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif. Now Lives: In a one-bedroom apartment in Downtown Brooklyn, which he shares with his girlfriend and their rambunctious cat. Claim to Fame: Mr. Goldberg is a textile artist and a flipper of vintage clothing who makes beanies that are coveted by the Dimes Square set. His…
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A beaming Prince Harry stepped onto the red carpet in a navy suit and matching tie. His wife, Meghan Markle, wore an off-the-shoulder white dress by Louis Vuitton. Ahead of being honored on Tuesday for “their unwavering commitment to social change” at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Awards in New York…
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They say history is doomed to repeat itself, but to simply say that Hedi Slimane is repeating himself would be trite. Indie sleaze has been the trend on everyone’s tongue recently, inspiring a social media rehash surrounding the hazy days of the mid-aughts. But nobody knows it better than Slimane himself, who curated and perfected…
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WARSAW — In this city, where more than 350,000 Jews once lived, the past reverberates. Justyna Kosmala, an owner of the Charlotte chain of bakeries, remembers her parents and grandparents telling of the complicated history between Polish Jews and non-Jews, ties that stretch back to the Middle Ages and include the death of three million…
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Mental health experts say that many American men are in crisis. One solution is to convince them that asking for help is a strength, not a weakness.
1. Roasted Honey Nut Squash and Chickpeas With Hot Honey Melissa Clark’s new squash recipe is the sheet-pan dinner of my winter dreams. It’s vegetarian, but no one is stopping you from sliding a pan full of chicken thighs into the oven at the same time if that’s your preference. 2. Chicken Stroganoff This Brazilian-style…
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