PARIS — Deciphering the language of public dress, especially dress worn by the powerful and the popular, has become a form of competitive sport these days, practiced in the arenas of Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. “The Message of So-and-So’s Outfit” is so common a descriptor when it comes to the images consumed en masse, it…
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Google Translate and Papago offer character drawing, but Google had an annoying habit of inputting a character before you’ve finished fully drawing — which puts you into a somewhat frantic race against time, and can radically change meanings. (An initial translation for the Korean for “How much is it?” came out as “Is it frozen?”)…
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“My real estate agent insisted we go look at this small hotel in Athens — which, of course, we’d never heard of,” said Ms. Ballinger, who lives in Mount Kisco, N.Y. “Athens is a perfect combination of old and new. You have people who have lived here for five or six generations, and you have…
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During the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, some of us mastered bread-baking (if we could get our hands on flour) or devoted ourselves to nurturing some new mail-order houseplant. Charley Eiseman set the bar a bit higher, as he always does. In 2020, he decided to keep count of certain creatures living within the…
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This article is part of Upstart, a series about companies harnessing new science and technology to solve challenges in their industries. Simmone Taitt had a romanticized notion of her journey to motherhood — ups and downs, sure, but an overall beautiful experience. Then she had a miscarriage. What happened next changed the way she thought…
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Then I met the Filipino Canadian poet J. Mae Barizo, who introduced me to the Filipino American poet Sarah Gambito, who in turn invited me to a gathering at her home of Filipino artists, writers and filmmakers. She called it the Soul Pood Salon, a wink at how native speakers often pronounce the letter “f”…
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PARIS — This fashion week, Philippe Vasset, editor in chief of Glitz Paris, isn’t expecting any front-row seats. His new feather-ruffling publication, however, probably will show up in a few. Glitz, a digital newsletter focused on exposing the inner workings of the luxury business, is scheduled to debut officially on Thursday, published weekly in French…
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The pharmaceutical companies Biogen and Eisai said on Tuesday that a drug they are developing for Alzheimer’s disease had slowed the rate of cognitive decline in a large late-stage clinical trial. The strong results boost the drug’s chances of winning approval and offer renewed hope for a class of Alzheimer’s drugs that have repeatedly failed…
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The Try Guys, a popular YouTube crew famous for trying things like testing their sperm count, karate, raising toddlers, shaving their legs and wearing crop tops, are officially down a Guy. Ned Fulmer, one of the titular Guys, is leaving the group, effective immediately. By the time the guys announced Mr. Fulmer’s departure on Tuesday,…
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Dior Maria Grazia Chiuri continues to find inspiration in the past, present, and future of femininity. For her spring/summer 2023 show, the designer referenced a Dior scarf from the ’50s with a map of Paris as a starting point, and the legendary Tuileries Garden designed by Italian noblewoman Catherine de Medici. Chiuri combined the city’s…
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