Proof of vaccination may also be required to board a cruise ship: Royal Caribbean is requiring passengers 16 and older to be vaccinated for the May maiden voyage of Odyssey of the Seas, which will depart from Israel — which is outpacing much of the world in vaccinations — and sail the Mediterrean. Virgin Voyages,…
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The suicide of Kent Taylor, the founder and chief executive of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has drawn attention to a possible link between Covid-19 and tinnitus, the medical term for a constant ringing in the ears. Mr. Taylor suffered from a variety of symptoms following his illness, including severe tinnitus, his family said in…
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Founded in 2013, Gucci’s CHIME FOR CHANGE is a global campaign seeking to convene, unite, and strengthen the voices speaking out for gender equality. Today, March 23rd, Gucci is launching the third issue of it’s CHIME Zine featuring contributions from artists, activists, and writers around the world. Edited by author and organizer, Adam Eli, this…
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Jessica McClintock, a fashion designer whose romantic, lacy confections dressed generations of women for their weddings and proms, died on Feb. 16 at her home in San Francisco. She was 90. The cause was congestive heart failure, said her sister, Mary Santoro. In 1969, Ms. McClintock was a newly divorced mother and had been teaching…
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My Mother, My Friend My first semester of college, I only called my mother twice. At my house, I felt generally misunderstood and judged for my weight; at school, I was finally free. But the pandemic forced me home. I spent the first months in my room. Then, my mother and I started watching Chinese…
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If the start of spring break is any indication — when an average of more than a million fliers a day passed through security at U.S. airports — domestic summer travel is poised to pop. Airlines have been expanding their route networks, especially in vacation destinations, as competition for leisure travelers heats up. Leisure travelers…
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LONDON — The announcement this week that the AstraZeneca shot, the workhorse of global vaccine rollouts, had achieved nearly 80 percent efficacy in a gold-standard American trial was met with relief by the many countries relying on it. “When you get the call, get the jab,” the British health secretary, Matt Hancock, urged, part of…
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Headliner Sona Priyanka Chopra Jonas, a star and producer of the film “White Tiger,” is the marquee name involved in this new restaurant. She’s serving as creative adviser. Her friend Maneesh K. Goyal, an entrepreneur whose father owned a restaurant but who is new to the business, is doing the heavy lifting. He has brought…
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The last year has been one of reflection, and for the fall-winter 2021 season, designers spoke to our quarantined times in what we hope will be the final fashion month at home. There were lingering notes of indoor life with cozy knitwear trends, but also an acknowledgment that we’re at the precipice of the world…
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Many couples were forced to postpone their weddings because of the coronavirus, but that didn’t stop some from deciding to start families anyway, ahead of getting married. Now, as restrictions are being lifted, and more weddings are getting planned, some couples will be marking two major life events at once: a new marriage and parenthood.…
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