The Maverick Bride
By RUTH LA FERLA
Last week, designers introduced their fall 2017 bridal collections. Look for off-the-shoulder creations, perhaps even thigh-high satin boots.
Louis Stettner, via Benrubi Gallery, NYC
Louis Stettner in a self portrait from 1949.
Mr. Stettner, who considered the two cities his “spiritual mothers,” chronicled the poetry of daily life, with his subjects unaware of his presence.
Party Coverage: Scene City
Autumn in New York, So Inviting
By STUART EMMRICH
Top social events in the city recently included Carnegie Hall’s opening night gala, the N.A.A.C.P. New York State Conference’s 80th anniversary benefit and the Olana Partnership gala.
Exclusive
$14.5 Million Loft in a Celebrated Y.M.C.A.
By VIVIAN MARINO
A loft at 213 West 23rd Street, a building that once housed the Y.M.C.A.’s celebrated McBurney branch, is about to enter the market at $14.5 million.
Celebrating 35 Years of Carolina Herrera
By VALERIYA SAFRONOVA
Priyanka Chopra, Karlie Kloss and more gathered downtown to honor a new book about the designer.
Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize, Redefining Boundaries of Literature
By BEN SISARIO, ALEXANDRA ALTER and SEWELL CHAN
The singer and songwriter was recognized for “new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, People’s King of Thailand, Dies After 7-Decade Reign
By BARBARA CROSSETTE
The king, one of history’s longest-reigning monarchs, was a unifying figure in a deeply polarized country.
Art Review
At ‘Doomocracy,’ It’s Fright Night in Brooklyn
By HOLLAND COTTER
You know that Pedro Reyes’s political house of horrors in the Brooklyn Army Terminal is theater, but some acts make your pulse jump and disarm your defenses.
Nirvana, Nordic Style, at Grand Central’s New Food Hall
By LIGAYA MISHAN
The chef Claus Meyer’s Great Northern Food Hall is an oasis of simple delights in a fast-paced setting.
Living In
Red Hook, Brooklyn, on the Rebound
By JULIE BESONEN
Four years after Hurricane Sandy, the low-lying coastal community is coming back with several new developments.
Party Coverage: Scene City
Art Takes a Back Seat to Politics at a Museum Fund-Raiser
By MONICA CORCORAN HAREL
For guests attending the annual fund-raiser for the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, angst over the presidential campaign was a theme of the evening.
Donn Fendler, Who Was Lost in Wilds of Maine as a Boy, Dies at 90
By WILLIAM GRIMES
The 12-year-old’s tale of survival gained him fame and honors and was turned into a book that became required reading for schoolchildren in the state.
America’s Pumpkin Queen Has a Request: Don’t Carve, Cook
By KIM SEVERSON
Sarah Frey, who has made a fortune farming the basic orange models, wants people to start eating the quirky heirlooms.
Review: Taylor Mac’s 24-Hour Concert Was One of the Great Experiences of My Life
By WESLEY MORRIS
I’ve slept on it, and I’m sure. “A 24-Decade History of Popular Music” is sublime.
Centuries of Buddhist Tradition Make Room for Bhutan’s First Law School
By KAI SCHULTZ
In a nation with a long-held tradition of resolving disputes through conciliation, a legal education is being melded with old values.
Swarovski, Maker of All Things Bejeweled, Tries On a Hoodie
By MARK SCOTT
In a village in the Austrian Alps, Swarovski, which has been making crystals for more than a century, is refashioning itself as a tech company.
Hurricane Matthew Blamed for 11 Deaths in U.S.; Carolinas and Georgia Hit With Severe Flooding
Matthew came ashore in McClellanville, S.C., as a Category 1 storm. Officials in Georgia, North Carolina and Florida reported deaths tied to the storm.
Album | Evan Sklar
Evan Sklar, a Photographer, Paints Brooklyn Without a Brush
By JOHN LELAND
A photograph is just the first step when Evan Sklar sets out to make an image.
What I Love
Richard Peck: Embraced by an Apartment
By JOANNE KAUFMAN
Mr. Peck, the author of many children’s books, including “The Best Man,” lives on the Upper East Side.
Party Coverage: Scene City
Film, Arts and Heroes
By DENNY LEE
Last week’s top events included the New York Film Festival’s opening night party, the Park Avenue Armory Gala, and the American Red Cross’s annual tribute.
A Britpop Star, a Curator and a Former Barbershop
By AIMEE FARRELL
Jarvis Cocker, of Pulp, and James Brett have collaborated on a show of alternative artists in London at Brett’s new space, the Gallery of Everything.
A Brooklyn Artist Reads a Norwegian Singer’s Tarot
By NATHAN REESE
The musician Jenny Hval visited the performer (and occultist) Micki Pellerano at his Greenpoint, Brooklyn, home for a little insight — and brought T along.
Hungry City
The Chinese Club Cuts a Culinary Path Through India
By LIGAYA MISHAN
Nostalgia helps at a new restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. But ketchup, not so much.
Fashion Review
Renovating Fashion’s House
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
Even as the industry grapples with changes at the top and the “see now, buy now” trend, sometimes — as at Louis Vuitton — it’s just about the clothes.
A Bizarre, Colorful California Rite of Passage, in Photos
By MAX LAKIN
In “No Circus,” Randi Steinberger captures the incongruously cheerful fumigation tents that cover buildings being treated for termites.
Shrines
In Paris, the Shoe Designer Who Collects Dolls
By ALEXANDER FURY
Fabrizio Viti — who designs women’s shoes for Louis Vuitton and who recently launched his own footwear label — finds inspiration in the world of Barbie.
My Space
A Tour of a Scent Maker’s Brooklyn Brownstone
By STEVEN KURUTZ
The co-founder of Le Labo fragrances aspires to a pared-down house where there is nothing he can’t leave behind.
World Leaders Gather to Mourn Shimon Peres, and Possibly His Dream
By PETER BAKER
President Obama and others paid homage to Mr. Peres’s tenacious search for reconciliation, yet the service made clear how elusive that idea has actually become in the Middle East.
With Kanye and Kim in the Audience, Off-White Targets the ‘Working Girl’
By ELIZABETH PATON
Virgil Abloh showed some contemporary rewrites of ’80s office-appropriate attire.
Exclusive
A Co-op Overlooking Central Park for $11.75 Million
By VIVIAN MARINO
A park-facing apartment on Fifth Avenue, which once was the home and office of Alistair Cooke, is about to go on the market.
Fashion Review
Rick Owens Takes Fashion to Another Dimension
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
Climate change has reached the catwalks, from Loewe’s modern earth mothers to Balmain’s bourgeoisie in the jungle.
Fashion Review
At Dior, Feminism Under the Spotlight
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first woman to run the couture house, took her role to heart. But could you tell on the runway?
Hoboken Train Crash Kills 1 and Injures Over 100
By PATRICK McGEEHAN, ELI ROSENBERG and EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS
A New Jersey Transit train crashed into a station on Thursday, unleashing chaos as part of the station’s roof came down.
Cultured Traveler
Fontainebleau: A Forgotten Treasure
By THAD CARHART
You’ve been to the Louvre, Notre Dame and Versailles. Now it’s time to see Fontainebleau.
In Venice, Duty-Free Shopping Takes on a Whole New Look
By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
The historic Fondaco dei Tedeschi along the Grand Canal has been remodeled as a lifestyle department store, operated by the duty-free retailer DFS.
Party Coverage: Scene City
Fall Brings Operas, Harvest Festivals and a Bounty of Galas
By DENNY LEE
Last week’s top events included opening night of the Metropolitan Opera, Mehregan at Untermyer Park and the New-York Historical Society’s gala.
Forty-Eight Hours in Paris With Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing
By ALEXANDER FURY
In the days before his show, the creative director of the iconic French house held about 60 fittings — and got a visit from the Kardashians.
In Paris, a Dinner Where Food and Jewelry Commingle
By ALICE CAVANAGH
The Danish jewelry designer Sophie Bille Brahe and her brother, chef Frederik Bille Brahe, have collaborated on an outside-the-box meal.
Fashion Review
So Was Rihanna’s Show Any Good? And More Pressing Questions from Paris Fashion Week
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
How do you reconcile the desire to preserve the past with the need to accept the present? From Dries Van Noten to Chloé, some answers were designed.
A Look at Rihanna’s Fenty for Puma Collection
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
The pop star showed her second collection for the sportswear company.
Fashion Review
Anthony Vaccarello at Yves Saint Laurent: 1980s Kitsch and Kaboodle
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
For his debut show at the house, the designer delved into history of the most recent, big-shouldered kind.
Living In
Sleepy Hollow: Surrounded by History, and Legends
By ANNE MANCUSO
The village’s setting on the Hudson, its cultural diversity and its access to the city are draws for many residents.
Street Style: Paris Fashion Week
Updating daily: what the stylish set is wearing on the streets of Paris during Fashion Week.
Inside the Elaborate World of Gucci’s Shows
By ALEXANDER FURY
In his tenure at the house, Alessandro Michele has become known for creating intricate sets, much like the director of a film.
The Story Behind the Magical, Ice-Encased Flowers at Dries Van Noten
By HILARY MOSS
The designer collaborated with the artist Azuma Makoto on the sculptures that flanked his runway show — the talk of Paris today.
Fashion Review
At Lanvin, Bouchra Jarrar is Playing Many Women’s Tune
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
The designer offered an elegant, lyrical collection in (mostly) black and white, while, at Maison Margiela, John Galliano went for a colorful collage.
Arnold Palmer, the Magnetic Face of Golf in the ’60s, Dies at 87
By DAVE ANDERSON
Palmer, who won seven major titles, captivated fans with his ferocious swing and fearless attitude, helping to inspire an American golf boom.
Album | Jan Staller
He Thought Times Square Was Dead, Before It Showed Him Life
By JOHN LELAND
One summer in the early 1980s, Jan Staller went to Times Square to photograph signs of ruin. Instead, the city revealed its life to him.
Fashion Review
Reality Bites at Prada and Moschino
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
Wardrobe prescriptions from Jeremy Scott, Miuccia Prada and “Charmani” take on the ills of today.
What I Love
Amor Towles, a Gentleman in Gramercy Park
By JOANNE KAUFMAN
The author of ‘Rules of Civility’ and ‘A Gentleman in Moscow,’ lives in a gracious townhouse near Gramercy Park.
Designing a Custom-Made Creative Family
By KERRY OLSEN
In Milan, the designer Arthur Arbesser and his associates work and play together; perhaps it’s a template for a future fashion world.
Party Coverage: Scene City
Black-Tie Season at Lincoln Center
By DENNY LEE
Last week’s top events included the New York City Ballet’s Fall Fashion gala, and opening gala for the New York Philharmonic’s 175th anniversary season.
What’s Going On in This Picture?
40 Intriguing Photos to Make Students Think
By MICHAEL GONCHAR
A slide show of some of our favorite “What’s Going On in This Picture?” posts, culled from four years of images.
Hungry City
The Thrill of the Tabletop Grill at Tong Sam Gyup Goo Yi
By LIGAYA MISHAN
A standout destination for Korean pork dishes in the “kimchi belt” of Flushing, Queens.
Fashion Review
Rebelling Against Insta-Everything at Fendi and Roberto Cavalli
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
In Milan, the emphasis is on the clothes but also on the hands that made them, and the time it took.
Fashion Review
Gucci’s Sequined, Studded, Spangled Saga
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
In a new show space, the designer Alessandro Michele told an evermore elaborate, rose-tinted tale.
Living In
Whitestone: Suburban Feel on the Waterfront
By DAN SHAW
Although bounded by heavily trafficked bridges, the Whitestone section of Queens is surprisingly quiet and suburban-like.
Street Style: London
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Some looks from the streets as fashion month moves on to its next phase.
Manhattan Bombs Provide Trove of Clues; F.B.I. Questions 5 People
By MARC SANTORA, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, AL BAKER and ADAM GOLDMAN
The people were taken to an F.B.I. office in Manhattan, and an official said they may have been heading to the airport. Tensions in the region increased when the authorities said pipe bombs were found in Elizabeth, N.J.
Retiring
Going for the Gold in the Golden Years
By AMY ZIPKIN
Many fitness-oriented older Americans, some who came to sports later in life, test themselves in local, state and national competitions like the Senior Games.
The Best Street Style at New York Fashion Week
Our favorite looks from the people at this season’s shows.
48 Hours Before the Marc Jacobs Show, With Katie Grand
By ALEXANDER FURY
All that happened leading up to the New York Fashion Week runway.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
A curated walk through the hallways of the newest Smithsonian museum before it opens next week. 13 years in the making, it attempts to depict the pain and pride of the black experience in America.
Olympic Bodies: Can You Guess Their Sport?
Members of the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams shed some clothing — whatever they thought was appropriate — to let you try to guess their sport.
A Look Back at the Greatest
Muhammad Ali, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion, was among the most controversial and charismatic sports figures of the 20th century.
Pope Francis’ Visit to America, in Pictures
Photographs of the pope’s first trip to the United States, as Catholics and non-Catholics alike will navigate crowds in three cities to catch a glimpse of the “people’s pope.”
Two Weeks in New York
By JOHN BRANCH
Behind the scenes of Serena Williams’s historic Grand Slam bid — and ultimate collapse.
Desperate Crossing
By SCOTT ANDERSON and PAOLO PELLEGRIN
For 733 migrants crammed aboard two tiny boats somewhere between Libya and Italy, a leaky hull was neither the beginning nor the end of their troubles.
Francis in America
A Gift to New York, in Time for the Pope
Pope Francis, the fourth pontiff to visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral, will find it brighter, cleaner and in better repair than it has been for decades.
10 Years After Katrina
The New Orleans of 2015 has been altered, and not just by nature. In some ways, it is booming as never before. In others, it is returning to pre-Katrina realities of poverty and violence, but with a new sense of dislocation for many, too.
Illuminating North Korea
Photographs by DAVID GUTTENFELDER
A photographer parts the curtains on one of the world’s least-known places and brings back pictures of a country that is defined for many by mystery and war.
Photographs of Earthquake Devastation in Nepal
When Nepal was hit with a powerful earthquake the tremor shattered lives, landmarks and the very landscape of the country. The scope of the disaster in photographs.
Your Contribution to the California Drought
By LARRY BUCHANAN, JOSH KELLER and HAEYOUN PARK
The average American consumes more than 300 gallons of California water each week by eating food that was produced there.
Foot Soldiers
Photographs by CHRISTOPHER GRIFFITH
Finding unexpected beauty in the hands of shoe shiners.
Rosetta Follows a Comet Through Perihelion
By JONATHAN CORUM
The Rosetta spacecraft is following Comet 67P/C-G as it makes its closest approach to the sun.
2014 Holiday Gift Ideas and Guide — Movies, Music, Books, Clothes & More
The best present ideas, selected by Times experts, to make shopping easy this season.
Braving Ebola
Photographs by DANIEL BEREHULAK
The men and women of one Ebola clinic in rural Liberia reflect on life inside the gates.
Images of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution
For nine days, waves of pro-democracy protests engulfed Hong Kong, swelling at times to tens of thousands of people and raising tensions with Beijing.
Forty Portraits in Forty Years
Photographs by NICHOLAS NIXON
The Brown sisters have been photographed every year since 1975. The latest image in the series is published here for the first time.
Photo Essay
The Women of West Point
Few collegians work as hard as the U.S. Military Academy’s 786 female cadets.
The Peculiar Soul of Georgia
Photographs by ALEC SOTH
A journey through the state, featuring Jimmy Carter, Civil War re-enactors and newborn Cabbage Patch Kids.
A View of Ground Zero
Photographs by BEDEL SAGET
A panoramic view of the progress at the new World Trade Center site exactly 13 years after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Outcry and Confrontation in Ferguson
Scenes of sorrow and violence in a Missouri town after an unarmed black teenager was shot by a police officer.
Assessing the Damage and Destruction in Gaza
By JEREMY ASHKENAS, ARCHIE TSE, TIM WALLACE, DEREK WATKINS and KAREN YOURISH
The damage to Gaza’s infrastructure from the current conflict is already more severe than the destruction caused by either of the last two Gaza wars.
First Fires: The Fears and Rewards
The Times asked firefighters to submit their first fire experiences on City Room. Read a selection of those stories.
The Toll in Gaza and Israel, Day by Day
By KAREN YOURISH and JOSH KELLER
The daily tally of rocket attacks, airstrikes and deaths in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
A Changing Landscape
The reporter Damien Cave and the photographer Todd Heisler traveled up Interstate 35, from Laredo, Tex., to Duluth, Minn., chronicling how the middle of America is being changed by immigration.
The War to End All Wars? Hardly. But It Did Change Them Forever.
By STEVEN ERLANGER
World War I destroyed kings, kaisers, czars and sultans; it demolished empires; it introduced chemical weapons; it brought millions of women into the work force.
Hopes of a Generation Ride on Indian Vote
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Despite a period of rising incomes, a tide of economic discontent helped make Narendra Modi the prime minister-elect.
Chernobyl: Capping a Catastrophe
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
A 32,000-ton arch that will end up costing $1.5 billion is being built in Chernobyl, Ukraine, to all but eliminate the risk of further contamination at the site of the 1986 nuclear reactor explosion.
50 Years After the New York World’s Fair, Recalling a Vision of the Future
By LIZ ROBBINS
Fairgoers share memories of family outings and moments of inspiration at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
Surviving the Finish Line
Runners, spectators and volunteers who were at the finish line of the Boston Marathon when the bombs exploded reflect on how their lives have been affected. Here are their stories of transformation.
Honoring Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s death spurred an international outpouring of praise, remembrance and celebration.
Quiz
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk
What does the way you speak say about where you’re from? Answer the questions to see your personal dialect map.
Pictures of Typhoon Haiyan’s Wrath
Typhoon Haiyan, which cut a destructive path across the Philippines, is believed by some climatologists to be the strongest storm to ever make landfall.
Mapping the Destruction 
The Real Mayors of New York
By EMILY S. RUEB and KIRK SEMPLE
Voters elected Bill de Blasio, but New York has always been a city of unofficial mayors.
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