“People always say summer is not a good time for sushi,” Derek Wilcox said. “I have no idea what they’re talking about.” Early evening, the end of August, and the granite TriBeCa sidewalks outside Shoji at 69 Leonard Street were deserted. The restaurant was empty, too. I sat alone on one side of the counter,…
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Advertisement The sweet spot A reader would rather not attend church or recite Bible verses at his wife’s family reunion. But he’s not sure what to do about it. Image CreditCreditHeidi Younger By Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond Sept. 18, 2018 Dear Sugars, I’ve been an atheist for many years. My loving and spiritual wife…
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Advertisement Fashion Review You’d think the new duchess might have influenced what we saw on the London catwalks. You’d be wrong. Instead we got cross-dressers, animal sex and the Tang dynasty. Sept. 18, 2018 Image Christopher Kane, spring 2019.CreditTom Jamieson for The New York Times LONDON — Where’s Meghan Markle when you need her? Helping…
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Until it closes in November, the menu at Prime Meats will offer its greatest hits from over the years, such as the schnitzel and sausages. After that, a few of those dishes will live on, in the new Frankies menu. “You’ve got to have a steak, a real steak, at least one,” Mr. Castronovo said.…
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HAWTHORNE, Calif. — When Yusaku Maezawa took the stage here at one corner of the SpaceX factory floor, the founder of the online Japanese clothing company Zozo explained that he did not just want to be the first private citizen to circle the moon. “I choose to go to the moon, with artists,” Mr. Maezawa…
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Leica Camera, the German brand used by famed photographers like Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Man Ray, plans to add a new category this fall to its array of meticulously made technical items: luxury watches. “We’ve always been dealing with the mechanical construction of outstanding instruments,” said Jérôme Auzanneau, managing director of Ernst Leitz Werkstätten,…
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And I hadn’t even gotten to the mountains. Logistics made far more sense once I gave myself over to the best organized and most helpful tourism department I have encountered in all my many months of travel. The ladies behind the counter steered me to a three-day Tell-Pass, which for 210 Swiss francs (about $216),…
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Elon Musk on Monday evening introduced Yusaku Maezawa, founder of the online Japanese clothing company Zozo, as his first customer for a voyage around the moon aboard a SpaceX rocket. “Finally, I can tell you that I choose to go the moon,” Mr. Maezawa shouted. Mr. Maezawa’s intent to follow in the contrails of American…
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Advertisement Except for the “Queer Eye” guys, who looked ready for Atlantic City dinner theater. Sept. 17, 2018 Where is the male Cher? Designed to make a man recede into the background, to render him a neutral foil to a woman’s resplendent plumage, evening wear is a formula for guys: reliable and dependably dull. When…
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