Gay Men Have Long Been Obsessed With Their Muscles. Now Everyone Is.
In Hollywood, on Instagram and beyond, the male-on-male gaze still decides what’s hot and what’s not.
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In Hollywood, on Instagram and beyond, the male-on-male gaze still decides what’s hot and what’s not.
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Zanele Muholi discusses visual activism, gospel music and walking more than 15,000 steps in a day.
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The eldest son of the Etro family joined the throngs buying up centuries-old properties in Puglia but had the good sense to leave his (mostly) alone.
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A long flight can be exhausting, but recovering from it needn’t take up half your trip.
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The Artists Remaking Everyday Buildings in Dollhouse Scale
Miniaturists are memorializing the architecture of quickly changing cities with meticulous renderings of corner stores, restaurants and even dumpsters.
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This Season, Tailoring Comes With Fringe Benefits
Feathers, fuzz and other over-the-top textures add drama to serious suiting.
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New York’s Newest Hotels Reveal the City’s Romantic Streak
Landscaped terraces, vintage cocktail bars and plush screening rooms — Manhattan’s hospitality scene revives the Gilded Age
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A Designer Inspired by Rock Music, the Architecture of Bridges and John Waters
The Hermès women’s wear artistic director Nadège Vanhée shares her creative touchstones.
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How Many People Does It Take to Make a Potato Pizza?
It’s more than you think. (Especially if you include the cheese makers.)
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The People Reimagining ‘Spirited Away’ With Puppets
Hayao Miyazaki’s classic film is now onstage, brought to life with elements including a nearly 20-foot-long dragon.
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Why It Took 30 People to Make This Tote Bag
Inspired by traditional basket weaving, the Bottega Veneta accessory features leather instead of cane.
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A Plant-Based Chair, Three Years in the Making
Humberto Campana wanted to create furniture from a Brazilian “golden grass.” But first, he would have to wait for the harvest.
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A Performance Piece That Required a Fencing Coach and a Sex Doll Maker
The artist Miles Greenberg’s latest show lasted for nine hours. It took much longer to come together.
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The 25 Photos That Defined the Modern Age
A group of experts met to discuss the images that have best captured — and changed — the world since 1955.
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The 25 Essential Pasta Dishes to Eat in Italy
Two chefs, one cookbook author, a culinary historian and a food writer made a list of the country’s most delicious meals, from carbonara in Rome to ravioli in Campania.
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The 25 Most Defining Pieces of Furniture From the Last 100 Years
Three designers, a museum curator, an artist and a design-savvy actress convened at The New York Times to make a list of the most enduring and significant objects for living.
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The 25 Essential Dishes to Eat in Mexico City
We asked five chefs and other food-obsessed locals to debate the most memorable plates (and snacks and beverages) in the capital.
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The 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature
Six opinionated writers debate — and define — the state of L.G.B.T.Q. writing in order to make a list of the most essential works of fiction, poetry and drama right now.
By Kurt SollerLiz BrownRose CourteauKate GuadagninoSara HoldrenBrian Keith JacksonEvan MoffittMiguel MoralesTomi ObaroCoco RomackMichael Snyder and
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The sweetly shaped accessory was inspired by a longtime favorite of the house’s founder.
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Soft knits, diaphanous dresses and smart separates in shades of ivory, cream and snow are a bright palate cleanser for the season.
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The act of creation is rarely a solo affair. Here are five outsize teams behind projects ranging from a performance piece to a new pizza.
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Despite the Romantic notion of a solitary genius, most art is the result of collaboration.
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From olives encased in Jell-O cubes to giant ravioli, iconoclastic takes on Italian classics are shaping the menus at a new wave of restaurants.
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In Britain and beyond, chefs are embracing the traditional English sweet — and taking it to new heights.
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A local’s guide to Tasmania, with tips on where to sleep, eat and surf.
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New York’s Fulton Fish Market, which supplies the city with nearly half its seafood, is run by third-, fourth-, even sixth-generation fishmongers.
By Reggie Nadelson
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