We should all be so lucky (or smart?) as to have a simple greenhouse like the one Mr. Reich has on his 2.25-acre property in New Paltz, N.Y., a 20-by-20-foot, poly-covered structure that he keeps minimally heated so the temperature doesn’t drop below 37 degrees. Four of his figs are planted in the greenhouse’s dirt…
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South Korean model and actress HoYeon Jung is lavishing in the attention Netflix’s spectacularly successful K-drama Squid Game has brought her, exactly as she should. On Oct. 6, Louis Vuitton shared that the star, who plays Kang Sae-byeok in the series, will be the brand’s newest Global House Ambassador for fashion, watches, and jewelry. The…
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Among bourbon enthusiasts, the annual release of George T. Stagg, a barrel-proof, unfiltered bourbon produced by Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky, is a big event. Fans typically pay many times the suggested retail price of $99 — if they can find a bottle. This year, they won’t find any, no matter how hard they look.…
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PARIS — When the designer Alber Elbaz, who died from Covid-19 last spring, left his longtime job as creative director of Lanvin in 2015, he didn’t just jump straight into another brand. Instead he took time to explore other industries, meet new people and think about what it was that would make him really happy.…
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But because of the popularity of “Squid Game,” the candy has made a comeback as a retro, nostalgic snack, Mr. Park said. “For some of these young Koreans, I don’t think they consciously think it’s Korean candy, but it’s a way to connect to their history that they don’t want to necessarily do in a…
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Years later, he created a cheesecake and gave it that name, and then a large collection of pastries based on strawberry, rhubarb and passion fruit that he christened Céleste. I recently tried to recall when this all happened and asked Pierre, who wasn’t certain, but added, “Céleste’s a young woman now.” I loved that he…
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Courtesy of the subject; Getty Images Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. This summer, when Livia Firth read the IPCC report declaring a “code red for humanity,” she found herself—like so many people—”depressed” by its findings. Firth is the co-founder and creative director of the sustainability consultancy…
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When my daughter returned to school this fall, I sent a care package that was perfect for a college student living through a pandemic. It included cookies, a coffee mug — and a pulse oximeter. A pulse oximeter is a small device that clips on your finger and measures your blood oxygen levels. Even though…
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New coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths are falling as the United States begins to recover from a persistent summer surge that strained hospitals across the country and killed over 100,000 Americans in just three and a half months. As of Tuesday night, virus cases in the United States had averaged more than 101,000 a day…
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The big man had come to Little Island. One Friday morning last month, Nicholas Braun ambled his six-foot, seven-inch self across a bridge over the Hudson River and into this man-made floating park that has fascinated him since it opened in the spring. Or as he put it, “I’ve seen this place a lot from…
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