I’d watched enough “Sex and the City” in my 20s to see how brunch could give a group of friends, and the episodic structure they lived in, a leisurely rhythm. But I was a cook — my rhythm was determined by a schedule pinned to a corkboard outside my chef’s office. If it put me…
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“If the couple already has problems, you’ll see the nastiest things,” she said, “I’m like, oh my god, this is insane.” Fighting over text message, she said, is a kind of compulsion for certain people, a need to get a response right now rather than having a conversation that unfolds face-to-face. “To me, it’s part…
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I want to buy one pair of boots this year that will stay in style for at least five more years. I’d like to wear them to a business meeting and out at night with nice jeans or a casual dress. I believe in timeless items and the capsule wardrobe. What would you recommend? —Sharon,…
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Both the Navajo and the Brackeens appealed. A state appellate court ordered a new trial. Meanwhile, the federal case made its tortuous way through two levels of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which issued a splintered opinion that found the law largely, but not entirely, constitutional. As the case was…
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Seven Photos The “Atlanta” actor is juggling several projects, but he still tries to have a little fun. LaKeith Stanfield was settling into his hotel in Atlanta at around 10 p.m. He’d just wrapped a full day of filming for his upcoming movie “Haunted Mansion,” set to release next summer. “It’s been kind of easy,”…
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Many opponents have challenged the F.D.A.’s legal authority to regulate tobacco products in far-reaching ways. But no matter how the companies promote their position, industry critics say that their goal is to maintain the lucrative share of the cigarette market at all costs. No wonder: Sales in the U.S. totaled $65 billion in 2021 —-…
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It was a week of beginnings. The new David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center held an opening night gala on Oct. 26 with a lively concert that featured Alicia Keys, Renée Fleming, Vanessa Williams and the New York Philharmonic. Mayor Eric Adams gave opening remarks at the cocktail reception, which was followed by a dinner…
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Dr. Samuel L. Katz, a virologist who was part of the research team at Harvard Medical School that developed the measles vaccine, an advance more than half a century ago that has saved countless lives, died on Monday at his home in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 95. His son David confirmed the death. Dr.…
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To stir up even more publicity for its cruise collection—and incite jealously among its legion of fashion fans—Chanel tapped Sofia and Roman Coppola to direct a short film promoting its stopover at the Faena Hotel in Miami. (The runway show first took place on the beach in Monte Carlo back in May.) Set to the…
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The sales pitches show up in your mailbox and inbox, in robocalls and texts. Ads target you on radio and television and social media. Touting Medicare Advantage plans, these campaigns promise low premiums and all kinds of extra benefits. And they work. The proportion of eligible Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, funded with…
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