This time around there was no escalator to carry him down, like Zeus descending from the heavens. There was an adoring crowd, though. There was some family, though not all of it. And there were flags — lots of flags! A veritable army of flags stood sentry below the crystal chandeliers of the Mar-a-Lago ballroom,…
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The immersive Afrofuturist vision that defined the 2018 film “Black Panther” — the one that connected African history to utopian technology, the one that seeped out onto red carpets, inspired hundreds of Halloween outfits and put a spotlight on the importance of costume design as a vehicle for centering overlooked aesthetic legacies in the pop…
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What’s going on out there — and why? Some version of that is the perennial question on any inquisitive gardener’s mind. Fall provides plenty of dramatic subject matter along those lines, beyond the changing leaves. What is it exactly that gives the foliage of deciduous trees the signal to let go (except in the case…
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These days, whenever Ms. Hooks or Ms. Lewis flies with Caleb, who is now 3, they each carry a packet filled with paperwork, including his adoption forms, his birth certificate and many family photos. Most T.S.A. agents are not law enforcement officials, and they do not have the power to arrest people. But they do…
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Last year, when I published a pizza-inspired stuffing recipe, some readers were vehement that sage-and-onion-infused traditions should not be messed with. “Is this a joke?” one commenter wrote. “You’d be laughed, if not chased, out of the South!” wrote another, adding that it’s called “dressing” there. Who knew that soggy bread crumbs would be so…
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If you show up a few minutes early for your 5:30 p.m. reservation, Tadashi Yoshida’s door on the Bowery will be locked. It is also unmarked. To the right of the entrance is a discreet panel with a buzzer just below the name, Yoshino; after you press the button, someone will appear in the door…
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Perfumes have become a focus for Estée Lauder, particularly as the premium fragrance industry saw an unexpected bump during the pandemic, with shoppers seeking out small luxuries. Estée Lauder’s recent perfume acquisitions include the brands Frédéric Malle, Kilian and Le Labo. While hundreds of fragrances are released every year, a hit such as Chanel No.…
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Forever Intertwined My first friends were my cousins and siblings. After eating early family dinners, we spent many Sunday evenings sprawled across our grandparents’ bed. We lay sated, entranced by the television, our limbs crossing limbs, our heads lying on each other’s thighs and stomachs, like we were playing a great game of Twister. We…
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By the time Dua Lipa announced that there would be a Latin American leg of her “Future Nostalgia” tour, Will Laura Schmidt, who lives in Peru, had already bought plane tickets to Europe so he could attend the singer’s concert in Munich in May. Mr. Schmidt, 25, had been watching online clips from her tour,…
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