As soon as everyone was vaccinated, we invited my family to our home for a holiday meal outdoors. We also included my brother-in-law, who is my wife’s only living relative and has nowhere else to go. My own brother expressed…
Read MoreThe Stylist Behind Grimes’s Futuristic Look
For last week’s Met Gala, Grimes wore a Dune-inspired reptilian dress and carried a steel sword made from a melted down AR-15 rifle. The woman who pulled the ensemble together is a stylist named Turner, a former accessories editor at…
Read MoreDitched the Dye During Covid? Maybe Stay Gray.
It wasn’t as if Liesl Tommy couldn’t get her colorist flown in. It was the Los Angeles premiere of “Respect,” the Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson, and Ms. Tommy, the film’s director, would be photographed every few steps. When…
Read MoreOkCupid Introduces Feature in Support of Abortion Rights
The dating service OkCupid has introduced a way for users to clearly indicate their support of abortion rights: a “pro-choice” badge that appears prominently in a dating profile. Melissa Hobley, OkCupid’s chief marketing officer, said the feature was created in…
Read MoreHaving Trouble Finding Your Soul Mate? Let Mom Do It For You.
It’s no secret that online dating can be a stultifying, painful and sometimes traumatizing experience. But add to the general discomfort of small talk with a stranger or the fear of being stood up, the possibility of catching a virus…
Read MoreSome Rich People Are Counting Their Antibodies ‘Like Calories’
Before Juhi Singh, 46, who owns a high-end wellness center on the Upper East Side, jetted off to the Amalfi Coast last month, she packed her bathing suits and left her 10-year-old son with his grandmother. Her personal driver also…
Read MoreJeff Probst Is the Ultimate ‘Survivor’
Jeff Probst was halfway to Fiji when he got the call. It was mid-March 2020, days before “Survivor” was scheduled to begin filming, and he was on vacation with his family in Hawaii when he learned that months of work…
Read MoreCan I Still Dress All in Black?
Years ago, at barely 20 and as a bicycle racer without a team affiliation, I started wearing black. I then began choosing black shirts, shoes, trousers and jackets (the exceptions being pure white shirts with my suit and, once or…
Read More8 Experiential Wedding Gifts
As the world slowly reopens after more than a year of Covid quarantine mandates, many brides and grooms are eager to get out of their homes, to try new things and to revisit pastimes. Instead of kitchen items that will…
Read MoreThe ‘Guests’ Swam Alongside the Couple
“Laminate vows” was included on the prewedding checklist for Catarina Salvador Espírito Santo Cristovão Neto. After all, when you’re getting married in the Pacific Ocean, just beyond the wave breaks, that’s probably a good thing to do. Ms. Neto also…
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