A Fateful Crosswalk “Why don’t you have a girlfriend?” my younger brother asks. “Everyone thinks you’re gay.” Panic consumes 14-year-old me. I pray and hear: “Find a girlfriend.” I date the most popular girl in high school until I graduate in 1983. The homophobia of that time leaves a deep scar, and I spend my…
There’s a scene from the 2023 movie “Barbie” in which arched feet step out of high heels onto the ground. And stay arched. It took the actress Margot Robbie eight takes to perfect the trick and it set off a social media frenzy almost akin to a collective gasp. For a group of podiatrists in…
Tasha Hedges took Xanax for 20 years to treat her anxiety and panic attacks, exactly as a psychiatrist had prescribed it. Then in 2022, that doctor unexpectedly died. A general practitioner continued her prescription but retired shortly afterward. The next doctor moved to Canada. Finally, Ms. Hedges found a new psychiatrist. “The first thing he…
My husband and I have been married for 34 years. We separated six months ago and are headed for divorce. Our oldest friends, who are like family to us, are hosting a wedding for their son in September. They want our whole family to come. It will definitely be awkward, but we plan to attend….
“Childhood is an image, which we decorate,” Françoise Sagan wrote in her autobiography, “Réponses.” Ms. Sagan, born Françoise Delphine Quoirez, was only 18 when her first novel, “Bonjour Tristesse,” published in 1954, caused a sensation across the globe. But she was not just a literary wunderkind: The teenage author became an object of worldwide press…
Burberry, the British fashion brand known for its trench coats and signature checkered print, said on Wednesday that it would slash up to 1,700 jobs in a bid to cut costs as it tries to return to profit after a period of poor sales in an increasingly volatile luxury sector. The job cuts, which represent…
“Childhood is an image, which we decorate,” Françoise Sagan wrote in her autobiography, “Réponses.” Ms. Sagan, born Françoise Delphine Quoirez, was only 18 when her first novel, “Bonjour Tristesse,” published in 1954, caused a sensation across the globe. But she was not just a literary wunderkind: The teenage author became an object of worldwide press…
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Thousands of Wall Street big shots crowded into the Javits Center Monday night for the annual Robin Hood gala. Founded in 1988, Robin Hood is one of New York’s largest anti-poverty groups, and its yearly fund-raiser lures the city’s deepest pockets for a night that results in millions in grants. A sea of men in…
Approaching people on the street in Amsterdam, where I met Mark McGoey, is harder than you might think. There are generally more cyclists than pedestrians (except for in the most touristy places), which makes stopping stylish passers-by feel like a game of cat and mouse. I was on a bike when I saw Mr. McGoey,…
