Can Raya Install a Wondrous Utopia While Also Helping Celebrities Hook Up?
The founder of an exclusive dating app is stepping forward for the first time. His next project? Making our society more ideal.
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Photo CreditPhoto illustration by Tracy Ma/The New York Times; Mavrix (Lindsay Lohan) You Can’t Hurt Lindsay Lohan Now
Once America’s favorite troubled teen, treated with scorn and sexism, our greatest export reveals she’s in a better place now. (It’s called Lohan Beach House.)
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Photo CreditGioncarlo Valentine for The New York Times Category Is … Filmmaker Realness
Before Elegance Bratton turned his lens on ballroom culture in Harlem, he starred in a real-life drama that took him from homeless shelters to the Marines.
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Photo CreditClara Vannucci for The New York Times Staying in the (Fashion) Moment
The monthlong men’s wear season, with stops in Florence, Milan and Paris, may not be hanging together thematically. But in terms of moments, it has provided some doozies.
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Photo CreditAnnie Tritt for The New York Times In This House, Everyone’s Welcome
HealHaus, a new wellness studio and cafe that just opened in Brooklyn, is creating space for people of color.
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Photo CreditValerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times The Hardy Perennials of Paris Fashion Week
Amid buzz and chatter of novelty, the shows that made clothes, not news.
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Photo CreditEmily Berl for The New York Times Growing Up Getty
A fabled family finds their showbiz portrayals “demonizing,” “disgusting” and unrepresentative of their super-L.G.B.T.Q. values.
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Photo CreditPhoto Illustration by The New York Times; Shutterstock (receipt) She Who Produces the Receipts Controls the Narrative
Bringing out the documentation on reality TV or on Instagram doesn’t always get us closer to the truth. It’s still usually hilarious.
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Photo CreditLisa Adams Exfoliation Tips for the Best Skin Ever
There are acid cleansers and toners, washes and scrubs. There’s dermaplaning. There are retinoids. In-office peels. A guide to solve the mystery of exfoliating, once and for all.
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Photo Credit A Near-Death Experience Led Them to the Altar
“The brevity of life had never been more apparent to us, so we decided to tie the knot.”
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Vows
Photo Credit ‘Mayor Pete’ Gets Married, Then Takes His Husband to a Pride Party
Peter Buttigieg, a rising star in the Democratic Party, once wondered: “How does a sitting mayor in Indiana who’s gay find a date?” Now he doesn’t have to.
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Vows
Photo Credit Another Royal Wedding. This One Newark Style.
The wedding of Rebecca Jampol and Randy Harris Jr. was all about celebrating the creativity, culture and heritage of Newark.
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Vows
Photo Credit She Wanted Lavish, He Was Fine With City Hall
Through clever planning and some negotiating, Chanet Tisdel and Chauncey Kearney managed to have a luxurious wedding on a budget.
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Vows
Photo Credit You Could Write a Country Song About Them. (He Probably Will.)
Harley Stumbaugh broke up with Brooke Stuard and then moved 900 miles away. She decided he wouldn’t get away that easily.
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Photo Credit Staying Together by Living Apart (in a Duplex)
One’s a “bad co-sleeper,” the other has bad sponge etiquette. So they moved in together, sort of.
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Modern Love
Photo Credit Listen: Jason Alexander Reads ‘The Hunter-Gatherer, Parking Division’
On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the actor tells a story of love and skillful parking.
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Modern Love
Photo Credit My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me
She encouraged her husband to find new love after she was gone. A year later, he reflects on what her generosity has meant to him.
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SURFACING
Photo Credit Receiving the Summer Solstice, the Swedish Way
Midsummer Day is a celebration of the summer solstice in Sweden, where I grew up. I went to Battery Park City in New York to see how it was celebrated in America.
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Photo Credit The Albino Community in Ghana: ‘I’m Motivated to Believe That I Can Survive’
In recent years, a community of people living with albinism have forged connections on platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, turning a societal stigma into social bonds and offline friendship.
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Surfacing
Photo Credit ‘It Felt Like I Was Wrapped in One Big Hug’: Inside the Chicago Gay and Straight Alliance Prom
The dress code is decidedly anti-dress code, students qualified for prom king and queen based on which category they chose, and more than one student sported a “pan flag.”
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Photo Credit ‘Thanks for Making Me Feel Good This Morning’: Readers Respond to the Compton Cowboys
I first learned that there were horses in Compton, Calif., when my mother and I would go shopping at the Compton Fashion Center in the early 1990s. Years later, I wanted to see if they were still around.
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Surfacing
Photo Credit What This 76-Year-Old Man Can Teach About Healing
“I never lock my door; if people show up at night, I will wake up,” said I Gusti Mangku Sasak, a holistic Usada Bali healer.
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Photo Credit Stella Maxwell Is Fine With Her Bath Turning Black
How a model of the moment achieves her off-duty look.
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Skin Deep
Photo Credit Here’s Your Summer Hair Guide
Coconut, lemon, tea, almond and aloe? Here are some new products and tricks you’ll want to try this summer.
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Photo Credit Is Acne Cool Now?
How celebrities and influencers are changing the stigma of having acne.
Street Style
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Photo Credit Street Style: Firefly Festival
Sparkle magic style at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Del.
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Photo Credit Street Style: Governors Ball Music Festival
Bold patterns and colors dominated the style landscape of Randalls Island.
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Photo Credit Now Trending: Check It Out
The checkerboard trend at the Governors Ball was as clear as black and white.
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Photo Credit Street Style: Copenhagen
In Denmark’s capital, bicycles are the most common accessory.
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Photo Credit Milan Fashion Week: Street View
The fashion stars come to Milan ready to show off their style.
Up Next
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Up Next
Photo Credit Snoop Dogg’s Son Gave Up Football for Fashion
Cordell Broadus is an up-and-coming fashion model and street wear designer.
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Up Next
Photo Credit Awkwafina Raps Her Way to Hollywood Fame
The Queens native stars in two high-profile movies this summer: “Ocean’s 8” and “Crazy Rich Asians.”
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Photo Credit A Brooklyn Designer Who Is All About Linen
Alex Crane, who designs head-to-toe linen clothing including jeans, is opening a store — in his apartment.
The Look
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The Look
Photo Credit ‘I Have to Be Open’
The relative acceptance of L.G.B.T.Q. people in Guinea-Bissau stands in contrast to the strict laws and social conventions in neighboring West African countries.
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The Look
Photo Credit What My Father Gave Me
Father’s Day is a reminder of the traits and rituals that we pass down, often unwittingly, through DNA and demonstration.
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The Look
Photo Credit Those Who Stay
As Venezuela falls further into crisis, a generation of young people remains committed to pursuing their passions in Caracas.
Binge Read Featured Couples
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Photo Credit A Wedding Day Saga Ends With Words From the Heart
The happy mother of the bride draws kindness like a magnet. My friends assure me that I am supposed to cry. But I want a toast without tears.
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Photo Credit Elizabeth Hoffman, Benjamin Kubic
The couple met at Harvard, from which each received an M.B.A.
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Photo Credit Jamie Daw, Benjamin Oseroff
The couple met at Harvard, from which the bride received a Ph.D. in health policy, and the groom a master’s degree in the same subject.
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Photo Credit Rachel Mehlsak, Scott Bender
The bride and groom met in 2014 through OkCupid.
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Photo Credit Sarah Lazarakis, William Cooper
The couple met in October 2013 while living in San Francisco.
Scene City
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Photo Credit Summer Solstice
Benefits were held for the Untermyer Gardens, the City Parks Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation Society and Caramoor.
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Scene City
Photo Credit Rita Ora, Claire Danes, Adam Rippon and Chelsea Clinton on the Gala Circuit
Fund-raisers were held for the Trevor Project, the Public Theater, the Glass House and Carnegie Hall.
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Scene City
Photo Credit Inside the Tony Awards After-Parties
The official party took place at the Plaza Hotel. The unofficial one was at the Carlyle.
