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A Cartier Watch, Ready for Its Closeup
A publicity still from the 1933 film “Perfect Understanding,” in which the actor Gloria Swanson wears her beloved Cartier rock…
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Delft Tiles Get a Playful, and Sometimes Raunchy, Update
A broad-shouldered farmer, scythe in hand, gazes out over a field of asparagus. At first, the young man, subtly veined…
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This Fall’s Fashion Is a Study in Contrasts
Louis Vuitton top, sweater and miniskirt, price on request, louisvuitton.com; Ann Demeulemeester skirt (worn underneath), $1,310 ...
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‘A Last Act of Intimate Kindness’
The message I had dreaded for years appeared on my phone: “Looking to find the sister of my patient, Jay…
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Looking for Love in the Metaverse
On our first date, CC and I met on a floating platform suspended in the middle of a distant galaxy.…
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Judge John Hodgman on the Egg Order
Doug writes: My wife Emily and I have a 1-year-old son, so our mornings are hectic. I usually make eggs…
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She Couldn’t Stand Still Without Pain. What Was Wrong?
The 70-year-old woman hunched over her suitcase as she gingerly descended the front step of her condo. “Oh, my,” her…
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How the Chile Became Hot
IN 2007, A mysterious cloud, more scent than smoke, bloomed in a small corner of the seedy turned swanky Soho…
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Alex Katz Is Still Perfecting His Craft
ENTERING ALEX KATZ’S home and studio, on the block in New York’s SoHo neighborhood where he has lived and worked…
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What Should We Expect of Art?
What is art supposed to do? One could argue that the question itself is something of a trick, as it…