After Sherilyn Siy’s third quasi date with a man named Charles, she wrote him an email. In it, she outlined three reasons her parents would never approve of him: “You are not Chinese. You are 16 years older than me. You have a daughter out of wedlock.” Despite these three apparent dealbreakers, Ms. Siy found…
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Courtesy of retailer If you slept on Black Friday deals this year, it turns out you’re in luck. Reformation has graciously mic dropped a major sale–just in time for the holidays–where shoppers can up to take 40 percent off hundreds (yes, hundreds) of looks. This exceeds the discount the cult-loved brand just offered a few…
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As you watch the plate being cleared, you think: That was so good. What made that so good? Why isn’t there just a little more? Months later, your mind still glances back. I need to get back there. In 2022, these were some of the dishes that did that for us. In reporting our annual…
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During Covid surges, Dr. Katie Camarata, the physician who cared for Ms. Wenrich, stayed up overnight with critically ill patients, calling hospital systems in surrounding states. All seven refused the transfers. Eventually, the Cascade staff created their own negative-pressure rooms so it could keep highly infectious patients in-house without infecting others. Providing inpatient care “comes…
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There is a scene early on in the first episode of Netflix’s new “Harry & Meghan,” the documentary on the members of the British royal family who seceded from “the firm,” in which Meghan describes her early courtship with the prince. It began, she says, when he saw a photo of her clowning around on…
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Buildings were more visually appealing when they were round, like fruit, Mr. Fowler maintained. In his 1848 book, “The Octagon House: A Home for All,” he wrote: “The more acute the angle, the less beautiful; but the more the angle approaches the circle, the more beautiful.” Because round houses were expensive to build, Mr. Fowler…
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“They all think it’s hilarious,” Mr. Getz said. “But they know that only I would wear this cheap, knockoff watch with my own face on it as a cartoon — and pretend to be proud of it.” Fun watches, after all, are rooted in self-expression. The Washington, D.C.-based watch collector Abduljabar Totonji bought his Joker…
DetailsShatzi Weisberger spent years urging others to approach the process of dying with joy and wonder. Then she got cancer.
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Last week, I found myself awake in the wee morning hours, anxiously Googling things like “what to wear to cover a movie premiere” and “red carpet question ideas.” Katie Van Syckle, a senior staff editor…
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For Cherie Rochelle King and Ilka Tiedemann, it proved true that the third time’s a charm. First, they saw each other. Second, they met each other. Third, they agreed to a date. The two first crossed paths on Nov. 19, 2016 at a women’s dance after the Perth Pride Parade in Australia. “We only saw…
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