Sometimes I remember the clunky devices of my youth — the boxy Polaroid cameras, the bricklike car phones, the shrill answering machines, the pagers that could be made to spell an angular, all-caps “BOOBS.” This was the personal tech of the early-to-mid-1990s, in the years before AOL Instant Messenger provided an internet on-ramp, which means…
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The last time Ralph Lauren had a real live fashion show, it was a doozy. That was way back in September 2019, when the world was in a very different place. And way back in September 2019, he built a whole retro 1920s nightclub, dripping in crystal chandeliers and Art Deco, in an abandoned bank…
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A slew of new ads show sloppy kisses. Air travel is ticking back up. And impending vaccination can seem like a ticket back to normalcy for 20-somethings in the United States, many of whom feel desperate to get back to their 2019 social lives. Cramped parties. Strobe-lit dance floors. The ability to spontaneously text a…
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In 1908, the Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda discovered that an amino acid called glutamate in kombu, or dried kelp, was responsible for the wonderful savoriness in his wife’s dashi, a stock that forms the basis of many dishes including miso soup, shabu shabu and okonomiyaki. Because that unique flavor was not salty, sweet, sour or…
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Baked feta may be having a moment, but it’s got nothing on a slab of halloumi seared until golden, crisp and slightly melted. A mild, firm Cypriot cheese traditionally made from a combination of sheep and goat milk and submerged in brine, halloumi has a higher melting point than many other cheeses. This makes it…
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This is nice for A-list actors who prefer to promote films without so much hoopla and personal talk. Emma Stone, for example, appeared on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” in November without mentioning her pregnancy, still rumored at the time, once; most viewers probably didn’t even notice, as she was filmed only from the…
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“It has no risk — except boredom,” Dr. Dalton said wryly. Before you begin, however, it is wise to rule out other conditions that could be affecting your sense of smell. “I saw somebody recently who had smell dysfunction following Covid-19, and it turned out they had inflammatory nasal polyps,” said Dr. Sunthosh K. Sivam,…
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Courtesy of the subject; Bieber: BackgridGetty Images Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. If you’re seeing angels everywhere right now, it’s not a symptom of divine hallucinations—it’s Fiorucci. The cherubim-branded label that once dressed Madonna and Cher can now be seen on Hailey Bieber, Miley Cyrus and…
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Though Margo Price has long seen herself as a counterculturalist — especially within Nashville’s country scene — she has been spending the pandemic like many people: stuck at home and patiently waiting for it to be over. “It’s kind of like the rug’s been pulled out from under me,” Ms. Price, 37, said in a…
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Every day for two weeks she visited each site, lifted the cheesecloth covers and fed the starters flour and tap water, careful to check the jar on the bridge only when nobody was looking. (She’d petitioned the city for a permit but never heard back.) When it came time to bake the loaves, the Met’s…
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