Sometimes when I am waiting, and waiting, for a barista to steam milk for my cortado, I like to pass the time by imagining what life would be like if Howard Schultz had boarded the wrong plane in 1981 and flown to Penang instead of Milan. Starbucks, the company he joined after that trip and…
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Headliner Village Den A makeover is nothing short of perfect for Antoni Porowski, the food and wine maven for Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” a show all about new beginnings. He has taken over what was once the Village Den in the West Village, and with his partners, the restaurateurs Lisle Richards and Eric Marx, he has…
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Eyebrows also change with age: they can thin out and droop a little. We are ready for these changes, and we know how to correct them with the help of make-up. Do not overdo it with plucking eyebrows In particular, this refers to the base of the eyebrow, because it is crucial in creating the…
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Advertisement On Repeat Watching a classic “Sex and the City” episode, hydrating like a tennis player and other habits creative people in fashion have while on deadline. Sept. 25, 2018 Humans, including those in the fashion world, are creatures of habit — with days punctuated by highly specific rituals. In our series On Repeat, creative…
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Clean, bright lemons and fat green olives rest in wooden bowls beside a paring knife and cutting board. A mixing glass and coupe have chilled for hours. There’s an unlimited supply of fresh, unblemished ice. With an almost contemplative intensity of focus, I make myself a martini. Someone else will do the cleaning up. Oh,…
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Image Antibiotics may be a good option for many cases of appendicitis. Several randomized trials have shown that treating appendicitis with antibiotics rather than surgery may be safe and effective, but the long-term effects of avoiding an appendectomy have been unclear. Now in a new study, published in JAMA, researchers did a five-year follow-up of…
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In Malaysia, a kopitiam is an informal cafe serving coffee, tea, breakfast, snacks and classic dishes. Newly relocated to East Broadway, Kopitiam is a Manhattan restaurant that does all those things, with certain all-day dishes such as pan mee, a noodle soup, served from morning through evening.
If you’re planning a big, fancy wedding — or even a more modest affair — you need to know how to put it all together properly. This is where wedding-etiquette preparation may help. “Protocol, respect and behavior are still crucial,” said Myka Meier, the founder of Beaumont Etiquette, a consultancy firm in New York. “But…
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Shingrix, the vaccine approved last year to prevent shingles, has proved so popular that its maker, GlaxoSmithKline, has not been able to produce it quickly enough to keep up with the demand. The vaccine is recommended for most people over 50. But many are having trouble getting it. The company says there are no manufacturing…
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Getty ImagesMax Mumby/Indigo The Royal Family is making Meghan Markle’s one-of-a-kind engagement ring—or at least replicas of it—available to the general, not-super-rich public via its The Royal Collection shop. Fans noticed that the shop online is now selling a Buckingham Palace ring, which looks exactly like the yellow-gold triple-diamond ring that Prince Harry designed for…
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