Who can remember what we were feeling heading into 2021? There was certainly an air of cautious optimism, with a sense that our priorities had shifted toward matters of heart and home. As the year draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on and acknowledge the solace that our favorite artists and musicians provided…
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There’s no use even pretending otherwise: This is the time of the year when we’d like to avoid real clothes as much as possible and live every second of every day in something that’s basically a version of pajamas. Leaving the house can be a hard sell, too (it’s couch season, yeah?) so replenishing our…
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The 11-story, neo-Renaissance structure, erected in the early 1900s between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District, was once used to manufacture garters and shirtwaists. The 15-unit building was converted to a co-op in 1978. “This is a loft and an opportunity,” Ms. Sloane, the broker, said. “It is…
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TOKYO — Ryuichi Kawamura is not only famous as the lead singer for Luna Sea, one of Japan’s most popular rock bands. He is also a respected watch collector, with frequent appearances in the country’s watch-related media and at events organized by Tokyo’s tight-knit watch community, and has an Instagram account featuring the timepieces he…
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Sometimes you want a baking project to last all day, while other times you just need to satisfy a craving — and quick. Or maybe you just found out about tomorrow’s school bake sale, um, tonight. These sweets require only one bowl for assembly, one vessel for baking and a reasonable number of ingredients. But…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art honored its new acquisitions, including Ronald S. Lauder’s promised gift, at a black-tie gala on Dec. 7. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrated Robert Battle’s 10 years as artistic director at its opening night gala on Dec. 1, held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. And the New York Philharmonic held…
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Seniors also stand to gain, she said, noting that her own mother, Donna Wilkinson Nitchun, has benefited from the rental unit attached to her home in Princeton for more than 20 years. “She can pay the taxes, put food on the table, and meet people from all over,” Ms. Sacks said. And the tenants, who…
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Space was hard to avoid thinking about in 2021. We entered a new era of star treks, with the long-promised era of space tourism finally upon us — at least for those who are extremely well-funded. The rest of us terrestrial plebes made do with video clips and telescopes, watching the six-hour partial lunar eclipse…
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With a raised eyebrow and the kind of smile that makes his fans swoon, the actor Murray Bartlett tipped his head back and slurped a freshly shucked oyster. This was on a gleaming morning just before Thanksgiving at Marlow & Sons, the restaurant that Mr. Bartlett, 50, frequented when he lived in the Williamsburg neighborhood…
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I stood at my kitchen counter and eagerly ran my scissors down the packing tape. It was about a year ago, and the arrival of a package with my name on it — that wasn’t from Amazon — was a rush. Pushing down the box’s flaps revealed a midnight blue ceramic mug with a whimsical…
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