Valentina FrugiueleGetty Images For anyone who’s been waiting with baited breath for holiday sales, we have good news. Nordstrom just pulled a Black Friday mic drop by discretely beginning their deals today, November 4. Demonstrating for the umpteenth time why the retailer’s sales have such a cult following, Nordstrom’s Black Friday deals this year include…
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In 1987 I embarked on a six-month backpacking trip around the world. The adventure ignited a love so fierce for the feel of the earth beneath my feet that I spent the better part of five years traveling through Africa and Asia, returning home in between trips to earn enough money so that I could…
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For those nostalgic enough to look into them, old restaurant menus, like telescopes, can reveal distant worlds. A Stouffer’s restaurant menu dated Friday, July 5, 1955, for instance, lists a macaroni and cheese dinner plate for a dollar, among other entrees like chicken fricassee, broiled whitefish and breaded pork steak with apple sauce. The mac…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — In 2014, Dan Mosley, a lawyer and power broker among wealthy families, asked the entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes for audited financial statements of Theranos, her blood testing start-up. Theranos never produced any, but Mr. Mosley invested $6 million in the company anyway — and wrote Ms. Holmes a gushing thank-you email for…
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Getty Princess Diana will forever be one of the most stylish royals in history. From her glorious ’80s wedding dress to her chic black “revenge” dress, take a look back at some of her most fashionable moments of all time. View Gallery 50 Photos 1 of 50 1981 In her engagement photos, a fresh-faced Lady…
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Early shopping is the name of the game this holiday season. The supply chain is out of whack, shipping delays abound, and—here’s the good news—Black Friday sales are starting earlier than ever! If you’re in the market for ” data-vars-ga-product-id=”f74630d9-19d8-4c01-8092-420b25f8a779″ data-vars-ga-product-price=”0.00″ data-vars-ga-product-sem3-brand=”” data-vars-ga-product-sem3-category data-vars-ga-product-sem3-id data-affiliate-network>Apple products, there are some serious savings to be had if…
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I make my veggie koftas, or meatballs, from a base of soft, half-mashed black beans seasoned with ginger, garlic and chiles, bake them in the oven until they’re nice and crunchy on the outside, then dunk them in spicy tomato sauce. But the other day I got stuck on something the chef Brooks Headley told…
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Her red was a 2018 Château Maris La Livinière from the Languedoc region of Minervois, a juicy, inviting blend of syrah and grenache. Its only flaw was an elevated alcohol level of 14.5 percent and an intensity of flavors that some of us feared would be tiring over a long meal. Nonetheless, the wine was…
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One small step for man, one giant leap for carne asada. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have successfully grown and harvested chiles in space, and this week they enjoyed their spoils for the first time. Megan McArthur, an American astronaut grinning ear to ear, said on Twitter that she added the peppers to fajita…
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