Original Duographs, Mr. Mandelbaum said, are rare: “It took me years to hunt mine down.” “But if you are lucky enough to find one, you’d see it’s every bit as reliable as the modern version,” he continued. “Vintage watches are miracles of longevity. As absurd as it sounds, a well-made, well-serviced watch from the 1940s…
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With international travel beckoning this summer, Americans applying for new or renewed passports will have to practice patience: The State Department warned that it will take even longer to get their documents. As of March 24, routine processing of passports will take 10 to 13 weeks, and expedited processing, which costs an extra $60, will…
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MILAN — Inside a nondescript condominium in Portello, a former industrial area northwest of the city center, a worn leather bag filled with samples had been left on a desk. It held a navy ostrich band ready for a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso; alligator leathers from a farm in Mississippi that had been tanned in Italy; and…
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Most of these digital artifacts sit untouched until parents think their children are ready — but some parents are using them in the meantime. Matt Maguire, 40, made email addresses for his children, Sophie, 9, and Emerson, 5, a few months before they were born. He sends them messages documenting their childhoods that he plans…
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I am going to a black-tie wedding in June as part of the groom’s family. I am permanently in a wheelchair. Long dresses and wide leg pants get caught in the spokes. What can I wear that will cover my legs, look formal and festive and be comfortable? — Barbara, Minneapolis I have long felt…
Details“Life has been more beautiful, more wonderful than ever,” says Dr. Roland Griffiths, who has stage 4 cancer.
Season 4 of “Succession,” the HBO series about the very rich, utterly venal, entirely power- hungry (and compulsively watchable) Roy family is underway — and we can’t stop talking about it. Not just because of what they do and say, but because of how perfectly their clothes reflect their characters and maybe even presage changes…
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I Wanna Be Sedated I work in the marketing department of a big real estate development company. It gives me great shame to admit that. Since the real estate market hasn’t been doing so hot, my company is asking employees to show that they are “engaged.” Our full work-from-home team is now being asked to…
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LOS ANGELES — One pleasingly bitter, gently botanical, sort-of purple nonalcoholic cocktail in, and I was just happy to be caught in the gravitational pull of the Ruby Fruit. What could be better on a rainy weeknight than chatting with friends and strangers squished at the bar, snacking on fried gigante beans and ripping apart…
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The Bright Side is a series about how optimism works in our minds and affects the world around us. On March 20, the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network released its annual World Happiness Report, which rates well-being in countries around the world. For the sixth year in a row, Finland was ranked at the…
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