Photos by Julie Jordan On her dating profile, Claire Vu asked guys to recommend music she could dance to. Luis Ramirez responded by sending her a playlist. Soon they went on a first date, and two years later, they got engaged. Here, Claire and Luis tell us their proposal story, including a personality test and […]
The other morning, I had coffee with my friend Erika Veurink, who writes the newsletter Long Live and runs a funny Instagram. She was wearing a blue-and-white striped shirt over red shorts with gold necklaces, and I loved all of it. “An oversized striped shirt is a cheat code to looking like you walked out […]
Last December, on my birthday, I shamelessly re-storied all my friends’ birthday shout outs on Instagram because a) I wanted everyone to know it was my birthday and b) I wanted even more friends to share their well wishes. It was a very Sagittarius move, I know. Later that afternoon, while reading the kind messages, […]
As someone who once taught a class entirely devoted to Night Cheese, I love (LOVE) a cheese plate. But you know what’s easier and more statement-making than a cheese plate? Just serving one big cheese. Not any cheese can stand alone, though. For a cheese to go solo, it must be so delicious that party […]
Whenever my dad comes to visit… …he will always disappear at some point over the weekend. I’ll look around the house and ask the boys, “Where’s Opa?” before realizing with a forehead slap that he’s either downstairs fixing a broken lamp or shower drain, or outside washing our car and filling it with gas. My […]
What are you up to this long weekend? The boys are traveling with Alex, so I’m going to read my book, take walks with friends, and maybe take a sofa nap. It’s been pretty full on lately, so I’m looking forward to some solo time. Hope you have a good one, and here are a […]
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What glimmers have you noticed lately? Here are five I’ve enjoyed… I’ve been conducting an informal egg sandwich taste test around our neighborhood, and the best yet is from D’Amico in Cobble Hill. Have you listened to Lemme Say This, the new podcast from culture writers Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix? “Sometimes yapping pays off,” […]
We asked readers on Instagram to share photos of times they felt beautiful, and they delivered! Here are eight moments that made us smile… “When I’m walking a trail, outfitted in my cargo pants (that zip off at the knees!) and waterproof shell, I feel vibrant, alive and capable, which makes me feel like a […]
Carrie Solomon moved to France two decades ago on a whim… “I could say I did it in order to learn the language,” she writes in her new cookbook Bohème Cooking, but “really, I did it for the bread and cheese — a staple of my college vegetarian diet.” Back then, it wasn’t easy to […]
