It’s time to unpack the dahlias, and Frances Palmer finds herself surrounded by 25 sizable cardboard cartons full of tubers that she dug up and then stored last fall in the frost-proof cellar of her barn. To complete the coals-to-Newcastle scene: Several boxes of new tubers she ordered have just arrived, too. Who could have…
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Florence Pugh has never been afraid of fashion controversy. Last July she set off a viral brouhaha when she appeared at the Valentino couture show in Rome in a sheer pink gown that showed her nipples, then posted on Instagram defending her choice and her body. She followed that with an appearance at the Venice…
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We spent five blissful days at Sani Lodge, which is owned and operated by the Indigenous Sani tribe. We watched the sun rise over the jungle from a 120-foot-high metal platform — Mr. Gualinga helped build it when he was 14, he said — in the crown of a 900-year-old ceiba tree, and waited for…
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In late winter of last year, Maria Kitsopoulos, a member of the New York Philharmonic since 1996, arrived for rehearsal with a cello on her back and Rubbermaid container in hand. Inside, she had tucked little squares of homemade cheesecake, the luscious filling held together by two layers of flaky pastry. “Musicians love free food,”…
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At this year’s Milan Design Week, the world’s largest design festival, held each April, one outlier to the typical venues — and “typical” has meant palazzos, villas and theaters, as well as a desacralized church, a tennis club and an outdoor pool — was a former slaughterhouse. This is where Alcova, an annual independent fair,…
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Parts of Yosemite National Park will close on Friday ahead of flooding threatened by the melting of huge amounts of snowpack, a delayed blow from record-breaking severe weather this winter. The closure will last until at least May 3, the national park said on Twitter. The snowpack, which forced the park to close earlier this…
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Dawn Davis, a veteran book editor who was hired in 2020 to put Bon Appétit magazine back on track after mass resignations and allegations of racism at its parent company, Condé Nast, resigned on Tuesday. She will return to Simon & Schuster as the publisher of 37 Ink, an imprint she founded in 2013, and…
DetailsNew research found that the gummies contained different amounts of the commonly used sleep aid than advertised.
Twitter’s blue check mark was once a coveted status symbol. Now, some users are calling it “the dreaded mark” or that “stinking badge.” Last week, Twitter began stripping the verification symbols from the profiles of thousands of celebrities, media personalities and politicians. The shift came as Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive, continued to roll…
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As spring marched forward and cherry blossom petals covered city sidewalks, you filled our inbox with questions both practical and highly specific. One reader is searching for wheelchair-friendly dining. Another is looking for a replacement for a beloved restaurant — I found the perfect spot — and a third asked for recommendations in Upper Manhattan…
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