Social Q’s
How to Be a Foul-Weather Friend
By PHILIP GALANES
A woman writes about the issue of marital infidelities and a friends’ foursome.
Yves Saint Laurent.
The resort collections are underway, and they're practically like being on vacation.
The Survivor
By RUTH LA FERLA
In his long career, Marc Jacobs has known success and failure. And he takes them both in stride.
Slide Show: Marc Jacob's Most Notable Runway LooksNoticed
In Their Own Words? Maybe
By JULIE BOSMAN
There is an understanding among publishers, editors and agents that ghostwriters are behind many novels by celebrities.
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Marc Jacobs Over the Years
Marc Jacobs has marched to his own baton, pivoting, when the mood took him, on a polished heel.
Mount Street: A Haven of Luxury Shopping
Mayfair has once again become a fashionable destination. And nothing proves that more than the refurbishment of Mount Street.
Parties
The Thriving (Online) Shelter Magazine Industry
By STEVEN KURUTZ
Clockwise from top left: Tony Cenicola/The New York Times; Megan Thompson Lovoi for The New York Times; Drew Kelly for The New York Times
The founders of the online shelter publications, clockwise from top left: Lonny, High Gloss, Rue and Matchbook.
Digital start-ups like Lonny and Rue try to fill the void left by their vanished print predecessors.
At Home With Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen
Living Large, Off the Land
By MICHAEL TORTORELLO
Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen gave up a long commute to promote a do-it-yourself revolution from their home in Los Angeles.
On Location
A Toehold in Paris
By JOYCE WADLER
A New York interior designer redecorates a six-and-a-half-foot deep courtyard house.
Home Tech
Using Gadgets to Zap Germs
By FARHAD MANJOO
We know a lot about sanitizing, but as to claims of a specific product’s effectiveness, firm answers are hard to get without your own lab.
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A Sliver of a Courtyard House in Paris
A designer’s 18th-century rental is only six-and-a-half-feet deep front to back.
A Los Angeles Bungalow That Doubles as a Sustainability Lab
Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen keep bees, grow vegetables and make their own cleaning products at their 1,000-square-foot house in Silver Lake.
Shopping for Patio Umbrellas With Christopher Myers
A designer of urban outdoor environments went shopping for both affordable and out-of-the-park patio umbrellas.
Eat
Backyard Bulgogi
By MARK BITTMAN
Korean barbecue (with all the fixings) is the perfect menu to kick off the grilling season.
Nutrition Plate Unveiled, Replacing Food Pyramid
By WILLIAM NEUMAN
Michelle Obama and administration officials introduced a simpler guideline to promote healthy nutrition.
A New York Staple, Korean Grocers Are Dwindling
By SAM DOLNICK
For decades, Korean greengrocers have embodied a classic New York type — the immigrant entrepreneur — as fixtures on countless city blocks. But now their ranks are thinning.
Todd English, the Chef in Motion
By JEFF GORDINIER
From the standpoint of presence and productivity, Todd English is one of the most successful chefs in the country. But in the media, he is one of the most mocked and hounded.
Gluten-Free: Flavor-Free No More
By MELISSA CLARK
A slew of cookbooks have been published to help bakers navigate a gluten-free kitchen.
Opinionator
Hooked on Meat
By MARK BITTMAN
The human urge to eat meat may be primal, but we can't afford to wait for it to evolve in the other direction.
New Restaurants in London
Sam Sifton takes measure of a few new restaurants from established names in the British dining scene.
Peter DaSilva for The New York Times
The couple kiss as their wedding ceremony concludes.
He was willing to talk about his rare cancer, and she discovered his special positive attitude, rarer still.
Robin Rusch and Thomas Heberer
By STACEY STOWE
Robin Rusch had a habit of making it up as she went along. So it wasn’t surprising that she fell for someone who makes a business of improvisation.
Jennifer Balakrishnan and Vivek Venkatachalam
The bride is to receive a doctoral degree in mathematics from M.I.T. on Friday, and the bridegroom is a candidate for a doctoral degree in physics at Harvard.
Video
For Richer, for Poorer, in Floodwaters or on Dry Land
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
The rising Mississippi has been throwing some extra challenges into the plans of a Vicksburg couple whose wedding is scheduled for May 29.
Video: Sadaf & Dan
In this reader-submitted video, Daniel Sheffield recalls not knowing whether the business card Sadaf Jaffer gave him after dinner one night was an invitation for a date.
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Christie & Steve
In this homemade video, Steve Gersh recounts how instant messaging helped him grow closer to Christie Franklin while they worked for the same company on opposite coasts.
With the recent opening of the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London’s heritage-hotel revival has finally reached a high point.
T Magazine
Visiting Artists | Ahmed Alsoudani
By JOHNNY MISHEFF
A look at the vivid, abstract charcoal and oil-based dreamscapes of Alsoudani, who has been chosen to represent Iraq at the Venice Biennale.
T Magazine
Summer Sandal: Espadrille
By RACHEL WALDMAN
We've got the one summer sandal style to last through Labor Day from day to night.
T Magazine
Pop Shop
By SANDRA BALLENTINE
Nicholas Kirkwood's graphic new shoe shop gives fashionistas yet another reason to prowl London's tony Mount Street.
THE VOGUE INTERN
The Vogue Intern | Katie Ermilio
By CHELSEA ZALOPANY
Ermilio, whose handmade dresses caused a stir in the offices of Vogue, designs with a classically tailored Gossip Girl in mind.
T Magazine
Artifacts | Lindsay Lohan, Art Star
By LINDA YABLONSKY
Thanks to the painter Richard Phillips, pop culture's current tragic heroine is making a cogent leap from the tabloids to the art world.
LOOK OF THE MOMENT
Look of the Moment | Jessica Chastain
By EDWARD BARSAMIAN
Chastain was a ray of light in a Roland Mouret dress, at the "The Tree of Life" premiere in Los Angeles.
The Moment
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London Underground | An Old Mill's Second Wind
By ELIAS REDSTONE
The restoration of the Brixton Windmill, a historic but derelict structure in London, affords the public a chance to see how flour is milled, and provides a rallying point for organic farming advocates.
T Magazine
Modern Mystic | Suzannah Wainhouse
By KAVITHA SURANA
The free-spirited jewelry designer and artist links the visual with the tactile in her work.
T Magazine
Visiting Artists | Martynka Wawrzyniak
By JOHNNY MISHEFF
T talks to Wawrzyniak, an editor at Rizzoli by day, a photographer and a performance artist by night.
T Magazine
In Her Skin | Raquel Allegra
By KAVITHA SURANA
Allegra, who is best known for her supersoft cotton, has turned some of her focus to leather.
T Magazine
Ristretto | Stumptown Stubbies
By OLIVER STRAND
The small-batch roaster just started selling cold-brewed coffee in dark amber glass bottles - stubbies - that look like they belong in a cooler on the porch.
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