Courtesy of brand Major shopping holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday aren’t just lucky breaks to help us check off our holiday gifting lists for less. It’s also the rare occasion when never-on-sale brands finally hold can’t-miss sales. Skims, famously founded by Kim Kardashian, keeps its sales to a few, which makes its Black…
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Amazon You love certain athleisure lines for performance (hello, favorite 5K leggings) and others for cute and comfy pieces you can lounge, travel, or run errands in with ease. But what if we told you Amazon’s cult fitness brand, Core 10, is the kind that does both without bankrupting you? Among the many hits you’ll…
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Jambon beurre, meaning ham-butter, or just ham on buttered baguette, might be the quintessential French sandwich. It’s a staple for a picnic or a quick lunch with a tot of Beaujolais. And it sounds easy enough. But, as Pierre-Antoine Raberin recalled, it prompted the chef Alain Ducasse to note that “the simpler things can be…
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New York wine bars are booming, with great new options proliferating and old standbys excelling. They seem to be popping up all over. Yet, no matter how many have opened, and despite how warm and inviting some of them might be, I’m always faced with a nagging question: Exactly what is a wine bar, and…
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Engagement rings, dresses, dress codes, venues and menus — there are plenty of things to stress over when planning a wedding. Gifts should, hopefully, not be among them. (Opening gifts, though, may be another story.) But whether you’re a couple putting together a registry or a guest shopping for newlyweds, it never hurts to have…
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As the couple, giddy from their contact high with a crustier New York, prepared to leave, Mr. Courtenay scribbled his number on a card and handed it to them. “If you get lost, or have any problems taking the subway,” he said, “call us.” If Chelsea Guitars has accrued cultural significance as an unkempt holdout…
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The list of natural wines is extensive, with plenty in all categories, mostly European but with a small, excellent selection of progressive American producers like Martha Stoumen and Clos Saron in California, and Southold in Texas. One night, sitting at the handsome marble-topped bar, I had a glass of spicy pineau d’Aunis from Emmanuel Haget…
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Days after Unity Sickles Phelan became an apprentice at the New York City Ballet in December 2012, she met Cameron William Dieck in an elevator at Lincoln Center, where the ballet rehearses and performs. Ms. Phelan, then 17, wasn’t sure where to pick up her pointe shoes. Mr. Dieck, a 23-year-old corps member, told her…
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At his apartment, he sat down at the piano and started playing. I watched from the couch, pinballing between anticipation and terror. The day’s conversations had convinced me of our compatibility — we both wanted lives of travel with adventurous children underfoot — but I knew that within seconds our fantasies of each other would…
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