My sister and I live in different parts of the country. We’re not close, but we are cordial and visit each other every year or two. She is about to turn 70, so I offered to fly halfway across the country to help her celebrate. She declined, saying that “all her family” — her kids…
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1stDibs 1stDibs You can think of 1stDibs as a virtual hub for vintage and other one-of-a-kind furniture. In fact, it even claims to mimic the iconic Paris flea market. Unlike most stores, 1stDibs allows you to make an offer on a piece before you add it to your cart, too. This can help you save…
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Courtesy of Rosario Hevia In northern Chile, roughly 59,000 tons of secondhand clothing arrives in ships from the United States, Europe, and Asia every year. Some is resold, but what is unsalvageable, roughly 39,000 tons, ends up in a trash dump in the Atacama desert, a fashion graveyard in the driest desert in the world.…
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For three years starting when he was just 12 years old, Devon Werkheiser dispensed advice for bearing the indignities of middle school as the title character in the Nickelodeon series “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.” Two decades later, he said, people still recognize him as Ned Bigby. “There was a time when I wanted to…
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On the surface, Lizzo’s new shapewear-influenced swimwear line seems all about control. “These suits have a power to hold,” Lizzo, the Grammy-Award-winning singer and fashion entrepreneur, said in a video interview. “Let me tell you something: I have broken into a sweat trying to get some of these on.” That Lizzo, a trailblazer of fat…
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When famous people split, fans aren’t always privy to the reason. Most are left to social media sleuthing and questionably sourced rumors to piece the story together. But sometimes, there are couples who choose to come clean. Transparency may hold greater appeal for influencers, who, unlike certifiable A-listers, have an incentive to live as much…
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When is a hotel more than a place to sleep? When it’s in a building with a storied past, allowing guests to go back in time to the Gilded Age or Edwardian era as easily as they go to the gym or spa. Nowadays you can check into a 17th-century former soap factory on the…
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It may not feel like spring yet — but it is. And as the temperature rises, the stuff you bring into and out of your home changes: Instead of heavy coats and snow boots, you’ll need umbrellas and rain boots, and eventually sunglasses and flip-flops. That means your entryway — whether it’s a foyer, a…
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Penn Badgley has made a career out of playing deeply troubled characters. From his role as Joe Goldberg on the Netflix series “You” to Dan Humphrey on “Gossip Girl,” Badgley has shown many times over how obsession and delusion can destroy love. In his personal life, though, Badgley says he’s not doing too much brooding.…
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How did a dish so humble earn so many names? First among them is “rundown,” which describes how it’s cooked: an earthy Jamaican stew of fish and vegetables in coconut milk, simmered until much of the liquid steams off and what’s left is pure richness. The same word as an adjective would suggest something gone…
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