Human beings maintain the polite fiction that we’re not constantly smelling one another. Despite our efforts to the contrary, we all have our own odors, pleasant and less so, and if we are like other land mammals, our particular perfume might mean something to our fellow humans. Some of these, like the reek of someone…
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Kyleigh McPeek, the final finalist in our latest Modern Love college essay contest, has been dumped many times. At least, she thinks she has been dumped. In her essay, “This is How We Talk About Ending Things,” Ms. McPeek writes about the non-conversations that usually accompany breakups these days.
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Earlier this year, one of our editors, Nikita Richardson, suggested that we do a package of recipes for true beginner cooks, a step-by-step program for people who can barely boil water. The recipes needed to be great, because not only do we want you to learn to cook, we also want you to love it.…
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On the hottest days of summer, there’s nothing better than a nice, cold ice pop — in theory, anyway. In reality, they can be a little meh, more like a stick of barely-flavored ice that immediately melts into a watery mess all over your hands. But here’s an idea: What if you could make ice…
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Creamy, tangy, sweet and savory, a mayo-dressed potato salad is the crowd-pleasing heart of countless American cookouts and picnics — just as long as you make sure to keep it out of the sun. But what if your crowd is not among the legion of mayonnaise lovers? Alternative options abound! Potato salad in some form…
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Some people imagine the best wines in hot weather are exclusively whites and rosés. But I have never subscribed to this thinking. I still want to drink reds with plenty of the foods that might end up on a grill at any sort of summer gathering. What changes seasonally for me is weight and temperature.…
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Their beery, blueblood inhibition hangs in the periwinkle dusk. The photograph shows the two DeVos brothers, scions of the Amway multilevel marketing empire, finishing a game of golf with their dad. Two men crouch over a short putt. One nurses a can of low-cal Michelob Ultra. The third stands behind them, his stance strong, his…
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Name: Alton Mason Age: 24 Hometown: Phoenix Now Lives: A hotel room on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, although he is usually traveling. “I live in Terminal 2 in Delta,” he said, jokingly. “It’s just me and my suitcase!” Claim to Fame: Mr. Mason is an actor, filmmaker and model known for doing back…
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Jewelry and art have long captivated both collectors and the general public, but recently, fine minerals — topaz, quartz, calcite and more — have also been figuring in. Case in point: The multidisciplinary art fair Masterpiece London, set for June 30 to July 6 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will have a new exhibit by…
DetailsFour Veterans Affairs clinicians, frustrated with existing treatments for addiction and PTSD, have turned to drugs the government still deems illegal.