Laufey, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter, has risen to prominence by taking the trials of today’s dating world — casual relationships, no labels and seemingly endless swiping on apps — and turning them into timeless love songs. Today, Laufey reads Coco Mellors’s essay, “An Anxious Person Tries to Be Chill,” which is about a woman trying to…
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The Unstoppables is a series about people whose ambition is undimmed by time. Below, the writer Maxine Hong Kingston explains, in her own words, what continues to motivate her. In a way, I don’t believe in old age. I hear people say, “this hurts” or “that hurts,” and they attribute that pain to old age.…
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In the run-up to Meta’s first-quarter earnings report this week, a video image of Mark Zuckerberg suddenly started going viral. Not because of the artificial intelligence assistant he was touting or because of the expected ad revenue growth, but because of the silver chain he was wearing around his neck. “Mark Zuckerberg made an announcement…
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This article is part of our Museums special section about how institutions are striving to offer their visitors more to see, do and feel. Rabbits appear frequently at the New York Botanical Garden. The one that the public will soon see there, however, isn’t a typical little brown cottontail. About 12 feet tall, this creature…
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Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Cookware. Dental floss. Shampoo. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, can be found in those items and hundreds of other household products. Nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they do not fully degrade, PFAS are resistant…
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First, she gave us Disco Beyoncé. Then she gave us Cowboy Beyoncé. And now? Get-Ready-With-Me Beyoncé. On Monday, Beyoncé shared a rare glimpse of her wash day routine in a unpolished video to promote her new hair-care line, shocking many with an in-depth look at her real hair. In February, she announced the line, Cécred,…
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Federal regulators on Tuesday said that samples of pasteurized milk from around the country had tested positive for inactive remnants of the bird flu virus that has been infecting dairy cows. The viral fragments do not pose a threat to consumers, officials said. “To date, we have seen nothing that would change our assessment that…
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This chic design will always stand out, but just in case, you can customize it with your initials too. Dimensions: Length: 15 inches; width: 8 inches; height: 15 inches Colors: Scout tan, Domino black, Glacial blue Material: EcoCraft Canvas®, recycled vegan leather Customer review: “It fits everything I need as an “under-the-seat” bag: laptop, other…
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Group Chat My high school friends restart a group text. Basic holiday wishes turn to cheering on professional accomplishments and then to art, music and book recommendations. We send memes, pictures, Spotify links. Most of us have not seen one another in nearly two decades, yet we remember the smell of each other’s childhood homes,…
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The handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez built a cult following among celebrities and the South American superrich thanks to her use of brilliantly dyed precious skins. Once one of the largest purveyors of crocodile skin accessories in the world, her namesake brand sold totes and clutches in lime green alligator and lavender python skin for thousands…
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