There is always an element of fantasy to fashion week. It is built into the setting: the transformed rooms, the compressed schedules, the promise that for a few minutes an entirely new world can be made convincing. But this season, the most resonant dreams were not exercises in escape. They were calls to participate. Across […]
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A long weekend can disappear surprisingly quickly. By the time we decide what to do with it, Friday evening has been lost to indecision, Saturday to errands and Monday has already begun to feel like the night before work. Three days technically passed, but somehow none of them felt particularly different from an ordinary weekend […]
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One noteworthy opening, a few reliable favorites, and an across-the-street surprise that stole the show. Before fashion week takes over the calendar entirely, here’s where I ate, drank, and lingered this past month—a mix of reopenings, reliable favorites, and one across-the-street surprise that stole the show. Consider this your before-the-rush eating list. The Noteworthy Opening: […]
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Why does summer seem to end before the weather says it should? From Halloween displays in August to fall wardrobes arriving while we’re still swimming, a case for slowing down, dressing for the weather and letting September be its own season.
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Croatia is, without much competition in my mind, one of the ultimate destinations — a gem nestled along the Adriatic Sea that blends historic charm, dramatic landscape, and a culture that rewards slowing down. Whether you’re drawn there for the history, the nature, or simply the beaches, it has genuine range. I’ve been blessed to […]
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Toronto, twice in one week. If you’d told me at the start of June that I’d be back at the same stadium for a World Cup knockout match, I’m not sure I would have believed it — but there I was. Croatia and Portugal had never met at a World Cup. Not once, not across […]
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