KYIV, Ukraine — After a revolution seven years ago, Ukrainians discovered that their ousted president had used public money to build himself a gigantic palace with a private zoo, a golf course and a garage full of antique cars. To prevent such corruption in the future, a raft of reforms were put in place including…
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They call themselves the “Sisters of the Strange Sorority.” They have a playlist that includes “I’m Every Woman” and “Hit the Road, Jack” and they have never all met in person. But they are inextricably bound: by a man who used to be president, a man whom each has accused of sexual misconduct, a man…
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Name: Jason Suran Age: 29 Hometown: Skokie, Ill. Now Lives: In a brownstone in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Claim to Fame: Mr. Suran is a postmodern mentalist and dapper showman who jokingly calls himself a “demon we should kill with fire just to be safe.” His updated twists on classic psychological illusions —…
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Those fears dissolved at the end of their first year together when Ms. Harris’s grandfather and Ms. Bishop’s father both died. Ms. Bishop, who describes herself as someone who hates to show emotions, found herself openly grieving with Ms. Harris. “I never let anyone in, at all,” she said. “I don’t know what it was…
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With the New York charity circuit on hiatus, here is how some philanthropists and society figures are spending their time and resources during the pandemic. Virgil Abloh Age: 40 Occupation: fashion designer, artist, musician, entrepreneur Favorite charities: Fashion Scholarship Fund; No Negativity Where have you been sheltering? I’ve been spending most of my time in…
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Serinna Chau knows how to dig into the backgrounds of prospective candidates, evaluate their strengths and weakness and match them with suitable roles. It’s her job as a senior associate at Spencer Stuart, a recruiting and consulting firm based in Chicago, and it’s also how she’s always approached dating. “I vet everybody,” she said. “It’s…
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“You live here, right?” asked a man at a nearby table, an observant fellow tenant, it turned out. Ms. Cheek thought of all the work she had to do. She thought about just how much she did not feel like chatting right then. She weighed those things against the fact that she knew no one…
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In November 2012, Linda Zang was on her way to her first date with Patricia Marie Reville at Kitchen Zinc, a pizza restaurant in New Haven, Conn. They had matched on the dating website OkCupid, and Ms. Zang, who was a law student at Yale at the time, picked out the restaurant for their first…
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You’re an adult professional, not a child. If they didn’t want you there, you wouldn’t be there. Your colleagues have no reason to hold back or spare your feelings. And while it’s charming that you’re baking brownies every day, that is not a realistic way to ingratiate yourself. You don’t need them to love you.…
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I made it to 33 weeks before Finnegan arrived. He was born folded and twisted like a street cart pretzel, with knee, hip and elbow dislocations. He was born with lungs so weak he needed the help of machines to breathe for nearly two months. But he was born. And as I stared down at…
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