Who can resist a stuffed animal? They’re warm, cuddly, soft objects designed for comfort. While plush toys have been known to soothe a crying baby or bring joy to a curious toddler, many adults have found relief in them, too. The writer of this week’s Modern Love essay, Sandip Roy, stumbled upon the “plushie” community…
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LANGLEY, Wash. — I was just cutting into a juicy piece of steak that the chief executive of Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, had grilled and plopped onto my plate, when one of his 8-year-old twin boys asked me: “Who was your worst interview and who was your best?” I replied that Kevin Costner was one of…
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Was it the Anne Rice-style casting? Or the banal installation by the artist Doug Aitken? Was it the anachronistic clothes themselves, with their lazy nods to other eras and periods, that left a viewer with the sense that the Saint Laurent men’s wear show — like the mirrored sets on which it was held —…
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Hello, fellow home cooks. I’m filling in for Emily again this week and thinking about — and loving — the casual weeknight dinners of high summer. In my home, we often eat with our hands and pack up meals to enjoy the sunset at the beach or in the park. My kids’ friends drop in,…
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Vittorio Zunino CelottoGetty Images Look in any closet, and you’ll find a variety of fabrics that appear over and over again. Think cotton, denim, leather, and silk. But no fabric emits a feeling quite like linen. Perhaps it’s the fact we associate the lightweight fabric with warmer, sunnier days or because it’s just so comfortable…
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The comparisons began as soon as the click of cameras met the clack of Olivia Rodrigo’s white platform heels outside the White House on Wednesday. Wearing a 1995 pink Chanel skirt suit on her pro-vaccination mission, was Ms. Rodrigo channeling the law-school Barbie aesthetic of Elle Woods in “Legally Blonde”? Was she referencing the plaid…
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Her house, at 67 Joy Street, now has a plaque honoring her and is a stop on the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail. From that house, Crumpler treated mostly women and children, regardless of their ability to pay. Her book, dedicated to nurses and mothers, is seen as a precursor to “What to Expect When You’re…
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Other organizations go a step further and help patients set up therapy appointments. The nonprofit Black Men Heal, for example, offers up to eight free online counseling sessions. About 70 percent of clients choose to pay for additional sessions, said the executive director, Tasnim Sulaiman, a psychotherapist in private practice in the Philadelphia area who…
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No celebratory meal is complete without dessert, but, on blisteringly hot days, the mere thought of turning on the oven can make you wilt. (If you’re lucky enough to have central air, or don’t mind the heat, here are some summer fruit pies for you. Bake on!) These 16 no-bake recipes are for those sweltering…
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