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Interest in Transcendental Meditation is spiking, with the help of celebrities.
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Omer Arbel, the Vancouver architect who designs lighting for Bocci, shops for glass lamps he finds inspiring.
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The architect, and creative director of Bocci, searched for inspiring glass lamps.
Who Lives There: Hudson View, Overlooking the River
A 1920s-era house in Croton-on-Hudson preserves the history of the large family that shared it.
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Finding a civilized drink in Times Square or the theater district can be difficult. Three newcomers make it easier.
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Both loved and unloved worldwide, instant ramen has again come through for Japan in hard times.
Hamantashen: Trendy in Tel Aviv, Traditional in Paris
Lehamim Bakery in Tel Aviv plays with flavors when filling the traditional Purim cookie, while Florence Kahn stays close to the classic at her bakery in Paris.
Citrus Salad Variations
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Sascha Rothchild and Matt Kay
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Kevin Westenbarger for The New York Times
Sascha Rothchild and Matt Kay, both avid snowboarders, were married on the middle of the snow covered Eastern Sierras of the Mammoth Mountain Resort in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. on Saturday, March 5, 2011.
Matt Kay had decided he was through dating “crazy” women but then he met Sascha Rothchild, a woman whose crazy life was poured out in her writing.
Esmihan Almontaser and Omar Shah
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The couple met at a party in Manhattan given by mutual friends.
Elizabeth LiCalzi and Mark Van Deusen
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A death in the bride’s family drew the couple closer.
Lizzie Fischbein and Andrew Brown
The bride is a photography agent, and the bridegroom is an oncologist and hematologist.
Q&A;: The Well-Mannered Wedding
By PEGGY POST
This is the first installment of a new feature, where Peggy Post, a director of the Emily Post Institute and the great-granddaughter-in-law of its namesake, answer readers’ questions on the topic.
2011 Modern Love College Essay Contest
Attention college students, how’s your love life these days? Submit your essay and the winning author will receive $1,000. More information and contest rules.
Cultural Studies
Adam Smith, Marriage Counselor
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Economic principles may not sound romantic, but knowing a bit about game theory and loss aversion may increase the likelihood of happiness.
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Spring? Yes, please. After a punishing winter, we're more than ready to shed some layers and embrace the new season.
Viva Roma
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Two beautiful new photo books greatly expand the popular notion of Gypsy culture.
Marcelo Does Milan
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Excerpt | Life of a Space Pioneer
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Lil B | Back to Cali
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As a solo artist, the Bay Area rapper has continued against the grain.
Little Big Man
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How the undersize phenom Tim Lincecum grew into a giant fireballer.
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We style the postmodern Pittsburgh poet in Dolce & Gabbana.
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For seven years, Josh Winters partied with the Mideast elite and lived to tell about it.
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