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Office Wear That’s Ready for After Hours
Classic men’s suiting makes a fun pairing with sporty separates.
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Scarlett Johansson Shares Her Beauty Regimen
Plus: a new hotel in Oxford, England, door knobs with personality and more recommendations.
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How a Mechanical Songbird Takes Flight
These days, most special effects are created on computers. But in the 18th and 19th centuries, the automaton — an…
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In Mexico, a House That Returns to the Well
This article is part of our Design special section about water as a source of creativity. Years of abnormally low…
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The Costume Institute Wakes Up Sleeping Beauty in the Chemistry Lab
When the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute announced its 2024 spring blockbuster show would be called “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening…
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In a Poem, Just Who Is ‘the Speaker,’ Anyway?
Critics and readers love the term, but it can be awfully slippery to pin down. That’s what makes it so…
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The C.E.O.s Who Just Won’t Quit
In September 2013, in a darkened auditorium, Microsoft’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer, faced a roaring crowd of his employees. “You…
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A Plan to Help Harlem Students Build Wealth: Start Them Off With $10,000
The Harlem Children’s Zone is investing millions of dollars to create savings plans for students in its charter schools and,…
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How Vision Zero Made New Yorkers Safer and Saved Money
A study found that over a five-year period, the program reduced traffic injuries by 30 percent and cut Medicaid costs.
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The Part of the Kristi Noem Saga That I Can’t Shake
Americans like feeling as though they know their political leaders personally. And yet I think many of us now feel…