Sandy Pena, a wedding planner and an owner of Ultimate USA Weddings, based in Manhattan, said she has seen an increase in flash weddings by couples who are “less detail oriented and more spontaneous.” Of the 90 weddings booked through her last year, more than half came from last-minute inquires. “Many couples have said, ‘We’re…
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In the years after World War II, as a new wave of migration scattered Italians abroad, tens of thousands made the long journey to Australia to escape the poverty and devastation in their defeated nation. Even as they built a new life in a new land, many held tight to the habits and customs of…
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When vials of Mielle Organics’ rosemary-mint hair oil started disappearing from store shelves this year, Black women who had come to rely on the product were appalled. Social media sleuths quickly found that in December, the influencer Alix Earle had shared with her nearly five million followers on TikTok that she had experienced “tremendous hair…
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Mr. Roberts eschewed technology, which made him difficult to reach. “When we wanted to get ahold of him, we were instructed to fax his agent in London,” Mr. Remnick remembered. “Somehow it worked.” Mr. Roberts eventually did get a cellphone, but he rarely answered it. Upon leaving The New Yorker, Mr. Roberts returned to Vanity…
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Chinese government scientists on Wednesday published a long-awaited study about a market in the city of Wuhan, acknowledging that animals susceptible to the coronavirus were there around the time the virus emerged. But the scientists also said that it remained unclear how the pandemic began. The study, published in the journal Nature, focused on swabs…
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When Jay Shetty graduated from college, he was prepared for two different paths in life: to work in finance, or become a Hindu monk. After three years at an ashram, Jay returned home to London hoping to share his learning with the world. He had to relearn how to make small talk — and how…
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You’ve probably heard of the Aritzia Melina pant by now. (If you haven’t, where exactly have you been?) The best-selling style from the Canadian fashion brand’s Wilfred line went viral on TikTok over the pandemic and has since graced the gams of Megan Fox, not to mention cool girls all over the world. And it…
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In earnings released in early February, Hoka’s dominance only increased, with its parent company reporting a 90 percent growth in Hoka sales from the same quarter last year, collecting over $350 million in revenue. “It’s a growth brand,” said Drew Haines, the director of sneakers and collectibles at StockX, a resale marketplace that, in its…
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Last month Rupert Murdoch presented an engagement ring to Ann Lesley Smith, a 66-year-old former dental hygienist whom he had met last year at his vineyard in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. A little over two weeks later, the wedding has been canceled. A spokesman for Mr. Murdoch declined to comment Tuesday. A…
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