Some diners said that tips allow business owners to deflect the responsibility for paying a living wage. Gabriel Ramirez, who works in a Los Angeles smoke shop, said he would prefer that labor costs were reflected in menu prices rather than leaving it up to customers to tip. “It is our social duty to make…
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Courtesy of FUNBOY x Cult Gaia Take a quick scroll through your social media feeds, and there’s a high chance you’ll stumble across a new collaboration of some kind. From Louis Vuitton and Nike to Loewe and Spirited Away, 2022 doesn’t seem to be short of new partnerships between brands. With the year in full…
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Courtesy of Gracie Abrams Gracie Abrams has been very busy. Between opening for select shows on Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour tour and showcasing her breakout EP, This Is What It Feels Like, in arenas around the world, she’s enjoying the trappings of life on the road. One crucial element to her time as a nomad? Her…
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In the days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Mr. Stambler’s father, Rabbi Levi Stambler of the Synagogue of Kamianske, said he was conflicted about leaving his community in the middle of a crisis. After consulting the head rabbi in the region, who told Rabbi Stambler that family has to come first, he and his wife, Dina…
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Shopping for jeans is inarguably the worst. Jeans are a staple in most closets—the workhorse item in a wardrobe—and yet the act of searching through thousands of cuts and washes to find the pair that fits your singular body shape and sense of style can often feel like a maddening and expensive scavenger hunt. Luckily…
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Yousra Attia When it comes to spring cleaning, sometimes we (read: me) can go a bit overboard. More than often at the end of my cleaning frenzy, my closet looks more empty than organized. Thankfully, Nordstrom’s Spring Sale has everything I need to make my wardrobe feel appropriately full again without emptying my pockets in…
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Several hundred children ages 5 to 11 have died of Covid since the pandemic began, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but pediatric shots have been a hard sell for many parents. Only about 28 percent of children in that age group have received two doses and would be eligible for a…
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Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. They flocked to the desert like heat- and EDM-seeking missiles, in micro-cutoffs and flower crowns slowly wilting in the heat, finding an oasis of music, style, and brand activations aplenty. This weekend, when Coachella comes roaring back after a two-year absence,…
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Elizabeth Arasevi had no intention to follow custom when it came to choosing a wedding dress. “Any bride wants to feel their most beautiful on their wedding day, and stuffing myself into a sugary sweet white dress for the sake of tradition was not an option for me,” said Ms. Arasevi, a 36-year-old auditor who…
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“It’s low, but there is no zero risk situation on an airplane,” said Dr. Aisha Khatib, the chair of a group focused on responsible travel for the International Society of Travel Medicine, adding that the risk goes up in a surge situation and while getting on and off planes if the ventilation system is not…
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