When Cindy Crawford walked into a lounge in the Santa Monica Proper Hotel on a morning in early June, her vibe was immediate: comfortable, professional, direct. No artifice. No entourage. Just her longtime publicist Annett Wolf, who made a brief introduction and disappeared, leaving Ms. Crawford at the head of a table set with a…
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In a move that would further consolidate the luxury retail market, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue has agreed to acquire Neiman Marcus in a $2.65 billion deal, creating the ultimate high-end department store behemoth, two people close to the negotiations said on Wednesday. The deal, which had been rumored since Neiman Marcus filed…
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This article discusses scenes from the beginning through the end of FX’s “The Bear” Season 3, now available in full on Hulu. When Season 3 of “The Bear” dropped last week, fans and food-world insiders got yet another chance to play restaurant-culture bingo. The incessant precision-snipping of green tape for the labeling of peas shelled…
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Between barbecues, pool parties, and shopping the best fashion sales, you might as well make a little time to redecorate over this holiday weekend. Here, I’ve rounded up the best furniture deals to shop now from our favorite brands and stores. Whether you’re looking to save on outdoor essentials perfect for al fresco dinning or…
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Right before they filmed the loogie heard around the world, Tim Dickerson and DeArius Marlow were getting ready to go home. They were on the corner of Broadway and 3rd Avenue in the downtown area of Nashville, and as it crept past midnight, the pair, who shoot person-on-the-street interviews at nightlife hot spots around the…
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I never was a Girl Scout, so I came late to s’mores. I was already a teenager when I squished my first blackened marshmallow between graham crackers and chocolate after awkwardly thrusting a skewer amid the glowing embers Since no one had schooled me in the finer points of smelting a s’more, like rotating the…
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From the fireworks to the al fresco soirées, I’m sure you’re already looking forward to the 4th of July weekend. But I have two more words that I think will make you even more excited about the holiday celebrations: designer sales. That’s right; this is a rare chance to make a high-quality purchase on items…
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This year will be Zoe Oosting’s seventh summer at the Rockbrook Summer Camp for Girls in western North Carolina, where campers, ages 6 to 16, ride horses through the mountains, spin slabs of clay and weave friendship bracelets. This summer, Ms. Oosting’s second as a counselor, she’s observed a new bonding activity: multistep skin care…
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The trajectory of FX’s “The Bear” has mirrored the fortunes of its characters. Over three seasons, what started as a scrappy half-hour comedy about a band of gritty Chicagoans running a sandwich shop has now become a cultural phenomenon about those same characters running a fancy restaurant — in suits and Thom Browne chef’s whites,…
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