This article is part of our Design special section about new interpretations of antique design styles.When Andrew Raftery, a master engraver and professor of printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design,...
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Read moreI ducked into Sardi’s on a recent Wednesday and made my way up to the second-floor bar. While the matinee lunch crowd began to fill the downstairs dining room, I slipped onto...
Read moreThis article is part of our Design special section about new interpretations of antique design styles.Confronting the Realities of Mass ManufacturingThe approximately 40 designers represented in “Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary...
Read moreTo the visitor driving in from out of state, the 127 Yard Sale seems like a kind of Ironman for thrifters. The “world’s longest yard sale” is a test of endurance and...
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Read moreIt was all rainbows and unicorns for a while. But like many fun ideas, Big Gay Ice Cream has wound up in debt and in court.A rollicking rise that leveraged queer identity...
Read moreThe Canadian government is warning L.G.B.T.Q. travelers to the United States that they may be affected by a series of recently enacted state laws that restrict transgender and other gay people.Global Affairs...
Read moreIn preparation for her head-turning appearance at the 2019 Met Gala, Kim Kardashian met with the fashion designer Thierry Mugler to conceptualize her look. “Who are you, actually?” the designer asked her,...
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