Before Sex, the Straitjacket?

ImageGucci, spring 2020CreditValerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times MILAN — The Gucci show that closed Milan Fashion Week on Sunday afternoon came as something of a surprise, though not for the reasons anyone would have guessed. It was not, for example, surprising because Alessandro Michele, the creative director famed for his embrace of sequins…

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How to Boil the Perfect Egg

As a mostly stay-at-home dad responsible for all the meals in our household, I depend on a supply of boiled eggs in the refrigerator — ready to be added to soups, salads, stews, sandwiches, stir-fries and tacos — as an essential part of my planning. Years ago, in an effort to answer a perennial question…

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These Are the Best Boiled Eggs

Good morning. Welcome to fall. I’m delighted to introduce you today to a new contributor to The New York Times and NYT Cooking, J. Kenji López-Alt. Kenji’s a mad scientist chef and home cook and restaurateur who has for years championed a style of developing recipes that is rooted in testing, testing and yet more…

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Seeing What Bill Cunningham Saw

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Bill Cunningham did not operate the same way other Times photographers did. He marched to his own drummer, which made gathering and sorting through images for a new book covering five decades of his iconic…

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Shopping for Swivel Chairs

There are many good reasons to buy a swivel chair — in particular, the ease of movement. But Ghislaine Viñas, an interior designer in New York who frequently uses them in her projects, thinks one of the best is the sense of play they create. “They’re fun,” she said. “I’ve put them in family lofts…

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