Social Q’s
It’s All About My Mother
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Self-consumed mothers, office tattletales and hot versus lukewarm for a prom date.
Brian Rea
To my Indonesian immigrant parents, sex education involved instilling in me a deep fear of rape, jail, pregnancy, God and my mother.
Office Party? Let’s Tweet It
By DAVID HOCHMAN
For rising tech stars, sharing a Brooklyn loft beats searching for a WiFi signal at the local Starbucks.
Critic’s Notebook
Into the Spotlight, Gently
By CATHY HORYN
The royal wedding dress transformed Sarah Burton into the quiet, modernizing voice of the Alexander McQueen brand.
Parties
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Alexander McQueen’s Sensational Showmanship
An exhibition of the late designer’s work opens this week at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
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Makers of residential safes say recent events like the mortgage crisis, the tornadoes in the South and the earthquake in Japan are prompting more people to keep their valuables at home.
In the Garden
A Wine to Call Our Own
By MICHAEL TORTORELLO
A writer’s quest to make wine from his own grapes grown in the backyard.
Home Tech
Tools for the Wired Gardener
By FARHAD MANJOO
The backyard has long been resistant to tech innovations, but new wizardry can now make the outdoors much friendlier.
Shopping With David Weeks
Designer Toys
By TIM McKEOUGH
The designer David Weeks searched for toys that would appeal to all ages, and look good on the credenza too.
On Location
Warm Respect for a Scottish Ruin
By CAROLINE EDNIE
On the tiny Isle of Coll in northwest Scotland, a modern five-bedroom farmhouse has risen from an abandoned 18th-century limestone house.
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Shopping for Toys With David Weeks
The lighting designer shopped for good-looking toys that would appeal to adults as well as children.
In Scotland, a Modern Farmhouse Rises From Ruins
A house on the tiny Isle of Coll was built on the remains of one abandoned 150 years earlier.
Moby’s Castle in the Hollywood Hills
The musician spent $2 million restoring a 1920s house with views of Beachwood Canyon and the Hollywood Reservoir.
Eat
Yes, This Is Made of Celery
By MARK BITTMAN
Brooks Headley, the punk-rock pastry chef at Del Posto, turns vegetables into decadent desserts.
Hey, Mr. Critic
Pleasing Foodies and Regular Joes
By SAM SIFTON
Restaurant recommendations near Lincoln Center; meatpacking district meals to satisfy foodies and the less refined; and common ground for vegetarians and carnivores.
Ground-Level Tastings of the Best Food in the Sky
By MICKEY MEECE
Airlines are giving potential fliers a chance to taste their best food at lounges and stands around the country.
Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
Salsas, guacamoles, tacos and other snacks with Mexican flavors for marking the holiday.
Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
Spoil Mom this Sunday with ricotta pancakes, baked eggs with prosciutto, caramel-apple muffins or something else from this collection of featured recipes.
Rehana Mirza and Michael Lew
By ROB DAVIS
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Rehana Mirza and Michael Lew were married in the garden of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
The two playwrights grew close over the many discussions prompted by their conflicting writing styles.
Scenes From the Royal Wedding
Prince William and Kate Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London on Friday.
T Magazine
A Fashion Timeline of the Royal Wedding
By EDWARD BARSAMIAN
Here's our complete fashion recap of this morning's wedding - just in case you planned on watching it tonight on DVR.
Interactive Feature: A Closer Look at the Wedding Celebration at Buckingham Palace
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after they were married on Friday.
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Vows: Jill & Guy
Jill Kaufman, a New Yorker, and Guy Tallent of Tennessee were going through divorces when they first met. They have since integrated two families — three kids under eight — into a new one.
The summer issue of Design & Living is all about visions of home.
EDIBLE SELBY
Edible Selby | James Freeman of Blue Bottle
By TODD SELBY and MAURA EGAN
Blue Bottle coffee is the leader of the artisanal Japanese-style, slow-drip brewing movement.
T Magazine
Mouthwatering Gems
By SANDRA BALLENTINE
The youngest members of the venerable German jewelry house Hemmerle have created a cookbook and a new collection of baubles inspired by food.
T Magazine
Asked & Answered | Philippe Starck
By FELIX BURRICHTER
The design superstar sits down to talk about the ultramodern LED-powered lamps he designed for Flos, the high-end Italian lighting manufacturer.
T Magazine
Ristretto | Santa Cruz Comes to Queens
By OLIVER STRAND
Verve Coffee Roasters, a tiny roaster in a beach town, comes to Queens.
T Magazine
Bookshelf
By STEPHEN HEYMAN
The reading list from our design and living issue includes books about Frederick Law Olmsted, Abstract Expressionist Joan Mitchell and a real-life love triangle in Victorian England.
T Magazine
The Chef With the Dragon Fruit
By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES
What do dragon fruit, Richard Blais and vodka have in common? A "Top Chef"-inspired event which took place last night.
T Magazine
Bud Wise
By CHRISTOPHER PETKANAS
Even deli flowers can be turned into a drop-dead arrangement.
The Moment
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Closet Cases | Inside the Coveteur
By CHELSEA ZALOPANY
An exclusive look behind their closet doors of Erin Kleinberg and Stephanie Mark.
The Nannies’ Norma Rae
By BARBARA EHRENREICH
Ai-jen Poo, a soft-spoken former women’s studies major, fights for domestic workers’ rights.
T Magazine
Video Exclusive | Werner Herzog Interview
By JOY DIETRICH
In our exclusive interview, Herzog goes in depth about his film, "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
T Magazine
Style Map | Turin, Italy
By MARCO VELARDI
A high-speed railway link from Milan to Turin makes it possible to pop over for a leisurely lunch, stroll Turin's elegant city center and take in some art before curtain time at La Scala.
Magic Lanterns
By PILAR VILADAS
The young Italian designer Marco Dessi combines the industrial and the glamorous in his Basket chandelier.
T Magazine
In Store | Unknown Union
By SANDRA BALLENTINE
With a killer kaleidoscopic interior and labels that range from hipster to heritage, Cape Town's newest men's store - curated by Sean Shuter, one of its owners - is also its coolest.
Man Cave With a View
By LYNN YAEGER
When Alexandre de Betak designed his dream house in Spain, he left no stone unturned.
Inside Job
By PILAR VILADAS
How two design pros took their good apartment and made it great in nine smart ways.
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