Critic's Notebook
At the Olympics, Everyone’s Looking. Especially at the Men.
At the Games in Rio de Janeiro, the male athletes have become the sex objects.
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CreditSophie Delaporte On Wellness
Wellness, Beauty and Style — According to a French Ballet Star
Aurélie Dupont, the new director of dance at the Paris Opera, shares her secrets.
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CreditTim Bower Rites of Passage
O.C.D. in N.Y.C.
New York is a cruel city. Especially when you can’t grab onto a subway pole.
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Can Germany Win Back the Watch Snobs?
These watches are made in Germany, but they are worthy competitors to the venerable Swiss brands.
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Modern Love
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CreditBrian Rea The Modern Love Podcast: Mary Chapin Carpenter Reads ‘The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap’
The singer and songwriter reads an essay about how new love is young, even after 80.
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Design
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CreditAstrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Vetements, Brioni and Kanye Agree: It’s Gothic Time
A typeface associated with street gangs and heavy metal finds traction in the fashion world.
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CreditRebecca Marshall for The New York Times Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior Follow the Scent of Opportunity
In Grasse, France, the companies are embarking on two fragrant — and one highly secretive — new initiatives.
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On the Runway
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CreditRoyal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2016 Inside Queen Elizabeth II’s Wardrobe
From her coronation dress to her hats, the largest exhibition of the royal clothing reveals the whys and wherefores of what the queen wears.
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Life as a Runway
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CreditAlex Welsh for The New York Times What to Wear to a Hamptons Art Gala
Collectors and artists gather at the Parrish Art Museum’s annual fund-raiser in Water Mill, N.Y.
