Black Friday has long been, and will most likely remain, the busiest shopping day of the year. But the features that have made it a cultural phenomenon — the discounted electronics, the predawn openings, the curbside campsites, the incivility — are changing with the broader retail landscape. Shoppers can now find bargains well before and…
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Brunello Cucinelli’s father once gave him some blunt advice: There’s no point in being the richest man in the graveyard. In September, Cucinelli repeated that anecdote while speaking to a crowd of 500 journalists at the culmination of his latest philanthropic project—the restoration of the twelfth-century town of Solomeo. About two and a half hours…
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Image A protest at a Dolce & Gabbana store in Shanghai on Wednesday.CreditAgence France-Presse — Getty Images Yesterday, Xiang Kai, a director and writer based in Shanghai, burned more than $20,000 worth of Dolce & Gabbana products, including coats, a vest and bags. A previous fan of the brand, he said he also threw his…
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Hi and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes — though will you ever be hungry for a meal again? (Or maybe you’ve already had leftovers-laced breakfast sandwiches from this heartwarming stoner-dude story by Priya Krishna, about two brothers who run a restaurant in L.A.?) There’s something I have to tell you: I know there are a…
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Glittering lures, pear-shaped bobbers, and diamond fishing lines make for a fully stocked tackle, er, jewelry box. Gold, spinel, and tourmaline brooch, Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. Mitch Feinberg Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Diamond and platinum necklace, Harry Winston. Mitch Feinberg Coral, diamond, and gold bracelet, Van Cleef & Arpels. Mitch Feinberg Diamond,…
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Thanksgiving may be over, but thankfully the memories and the mashed potatoes are still with you. Today marks the beginning of the holiday season, loads of shopping, and reflection on 2018 and what’s to come in the New Year…including those resolutions. But your fitness goals don’t have to start with the new year. What greater…
DetailsNew research now published in the Journal of Natural Products shows that a vine compound is highly effective in the fight against treatment-resistant pancreatic cancer cells. A type of rainforest vine may hold the key to effective cancer treatments. Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, and the condition has a poor outlook. According to…
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Image CreditFranziska Barczyk Gender Letter helps you keep up with the world, and the women shaping it. Tell me what you think at dearmaya@nytimes.com. This year is winding down, readers, and I hope that for you all, Thanksgiving has been a lovefest (or more realistically, low on family drama). In that spirit, I wanted to…
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Anil Bandawane, a farmer living outside Pune, India, was fed up with the poor advice he was getting from the government’s national hotline for agricultural queries. Life as a farmer in India can be isolating, and he felt cut off from his peers. So he started a WhatsApp group called Baliraja (which roughly means “farmer…
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“Too much?” said Larry Krone, a costume designer. “I don’t think there’s anything that’s too much,” said Bridget Everett, his model, muse and client extraordinaire. On a recent sunny afternoon, they were standing in Mr. Krone’s kitsch-crammed studio in the East Village of Manhattan, which doubles as the headquarters of his label, House of Larréon.…
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