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Violet Affleck, the eldest child of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, called for greater access to masks in a short speech during which she revealed her own “post-viral condition.”

The catchy phrase, chanted in a lilting cadence, was first used by a group of friends cheering on each other’s outfits on a night out.

In her most recent book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” the best-selling author revels in a newfound preoccupation with birds — and drawing.

As diagnoses of autism rise, Microsoft and other large companies are working to better support autistic workers so they can thrive without “masking.”

Every spring, hundreds of bicyclists gather in Santa Fe, N.M., to ride through a high-desert landscape rich in art, history and Indigenous culture. This year, the author, who lost the use of his legs 12 years ago, joined them.

The fire-resistant house she built in Napa, Calif., with the insurance money was “so different — and I like different.”

Some South Asian women remember being embarrassed of their families’ hair oiling traditions. Now, beauty brands, bloggers and celebrities are embracing them.

The team behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship is betting big on Power Slap, a new and extremely dangerous competition with many detractors.

Twenty years after opening in Williamsburg, Catbird is expanding across America.

Many couples are no longer waiting until after their weddings to take a trip.

Junia Lin Jonsdottir helped create the romantic visual world inhabited by her sister, the singer-songwriter Laufey. Please stop asking if she’s jealous.

In a sequel to his much-mocked hydrofoil video, the Meta founder celebrates the Fourth of July in his own particular way.

Michael Rubin, the billionaire e-commerce mogul, hosted a celebrity-filled, Independence Day bash at his beachfront mansion on Long Island.

It starts in your own backyard (or the tiny container garden on your balcony): “You can put a single bloom in a flower vase, and that is often enough.”

Michelle Navarro and Christopher Zegunis met at a six-week magic course in Los Angeles, where they bonded over their mutual love of Disneyland and their strategic approach to visiting the theme park.

Raj Thakker and Trisha Vijay became good friends after meeting on a Bollywood dance team in college, but neither was sure where their relationship was headed.

Kaylah Howard was allowed to go to the movies with Jamauri Bogan in high school only if her 4-year-old brother went along.

A cover band from Toronto brings some 2000s nostalgia to the home city of their indie rock heroes.

At couture week in Paris, fashion fans peacocked with industry fixtures in a whirl of formal attire and street wear.

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! A new dating-show format asks contestants to pop a balloon to signal that they’re not interested. Who said heartbreak had to be quiet?

Soak up history, relax in beer gardens that pop open like tulips in summer, and make a pilgrimage to Fenway Park.

Three decades ago she invented the modern playbook by which the current generation of professionally beautiful people flourish.

Tim Dickerson and DeArius Marlow shoot man-on-the-street interviews at popular nightlife destinations. Their questions led to an internet sensation.

Styles staffers talk about the show’s turn to fine dining and its flashy cameos.

A heated discussion about one of the summer's most ubiquitous garments grapples with questions of femininity, tradition and sexuality. Weigh in on the debate.

One Million Checkboxes, a simple online game that invites visitors to click or unclick check boxes, has become an unintentional case study in human behavior.

One former fashion editor’s quest to find the country’s craftspeople to create quietly patriotic, heirloom-worthy fashion.

As young girls continue to embrace elaborate skin care routines, summer camps want to focus on inner beauty.

A reader still picking up the pieces after a recent divorce is wrestling with guilt for not wanting to take his mother in, knowing she wouldn’t hesitate to help him.

Carmy’s white T-shirt has a fan base all its own.

The film director grew up in Sweden with a love of American movies. Now he would like you to see his surreal debut, “Mother, Couch,” in a theater.

After 60 years and almost as many books, the novelist and travel writer, 83, will stop when he falls out of his chair.

“Freedom of Speech,” the World War II-era painting by Norman Rockwell, has taken on a new life online.

This botanic garden is determined to bring back the American chestnut tree and heirloom apples that taste like those grown 500 years ago. It won’t be easy.

The designer’s fall collection, inspired by “personal transformation,” was wholly cartoonish.

The online marketplace is putting in place a new safety-oriented policy, banning the sale of “mature” products, including vintage Playboys and many sex toys.

Glamping tents, decked-out tree houses, vintage R.V.s: A handful of new or updated U.S. accommodations puts you in the middle of nature without stinting on comfort.

Thanks to a beat without boundaries, Steven Kurutz can follow trends wherever they take him.

During the most challenging period of President Biden’s re-election bid, the first lady appears on the cover of a high-fashion bible.

As temperatures rise, a reader wonders how to dress for sweaty summers while maintaining a sense of style.

The model-turned-actress-turned-businesswoman is the new president of Actors’ Equity. In an interview, she explained what she’s doing there.

After a weekend camping in the woods, a small group of guys — many of them former prisoners — hoped to leave healed.

The writer and director, famous for making theatergoers squirm in their seats, says he feels most at home wherever the outsiders gather in his native city.

Actively Black, the company that will be dressing Team Nigeria, has gold-medal-worthy ambitions.

A Supreme Court justice’s political flag shined a light on a longstanding shore tradition of flying flags — so many flags — to celebrate colleges, sports teams and more.

As climate change brings hotter summers, AC manufacturers are positioning sleek window units as lifestyle accessories. Some of them are less effective than they are stylish.

The actress made sure that the ring, a style also owned by her girlfriend, became a part of her costume for her role in an upcoming show by Lena Dunham.

Black flowers, spiky branches, poisonous plants — gorgeous, ghastly gardens are sprouting up across the country.

Wearing a costume from “Frozen” in daily life has become a pastime for many children who identify with the character, regardless of gender.

At a rally in North Carolina, the first lady’s frock said it all.

A woman took a sneaky video of a man and woman on a plane, claiming that she was witnessing an extramarital affair.

His designs made it onto the covers of fashion magazines and onto the heads of celebrities like Greta Garbo. His business closed after he died in a plane crash.

A new Balmain collection pays homage to the Disney film on a milestone anniversary. Plus, a preppy designer makes a comeback.

A place of windswept, austere beauty, this corner of the Canary Islands is a growing L.G.B.T.Q. destination as well as a perfect place to clear the mind.

A few viral products aim to put fun in the sun(screen).

Stephanie Fleischman expected to become engaged when Zach Kuperman planned a trip to Italy, but there were several other surprises along the way.

Lucie Lott and Lalo Fabregas did a triple take the first time they saw each other. He almost canceled their first date for fear of falling in love.

Eric Rothman had a funny way of asking Courtney DiGia to prom. Ultimately, it worked out for them.

The media personality detailed the abuse she said she suffered at such facilities, in support of a bipartisan effort to prevent child abuse.

An influencer’s nuptials spark a social media debate on what is considered appropriate to share online when attending a wedding.

Before they were drafted, the N.B.A.’s top prospects stopped to show off their clothes and discuss their decisions of how to represent themselves.

Peter Copping will become the artistic director in September.

A spokesman for Team U.S.A. said continuity is key despite the goal of Paris being the “greenest” Olympics. Other countries are planning similar measures.

Anna Wintour called Vogue Germany’s latest cover star, 102-year-old Margot Friedländer, a “meaningful” subject.

This month, X made likes private for everyone. Lurkers hoping to keep tabs on crushes and exes are processing this latest development.

Balenciaga put on quite a performance in Paris. There was also drama at Schiaparelli and magic at Jean Paul Gaultier.

Hitting New York’s East Village with Sabrina Fuentes, the 24-year-old frontwoman of the band Pretty Sick.

A reader’s brother-in-law is insisting that she accompany her children to his 1-year-old’s birthday party, even though attending would require her to miss an important funeral.

It’s been a challenge to follow the case. Here are its many twists and turns.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s minimalist label has opened a breezy “local” store in the Hamptons.

The world-famous New York City gardens offer a master class in how to grow and maintain a naturalistic landscape. Here are a few takeaways.

It’s between designers, and at a crossroad.

Genesis Webb helps the rising pop star put together drag-inspired looks that are “glamorous, but also ugly and confusing.”

If you’re not sure, you might have what some people on TikTok are calling “blush blindness.”

Theater and dance critics can’t own the subjects they cover, but a fashion critic can — at least imaginarily — by making a hits compilation as the clothes go by.

The small house in Washington was designed to sit lightly on the land: It touches the ground in only six places, and they didn’t cut down a single tree.

Dior and Thom Browne get Olympic fever.

After braving a line that snaked through SoHo, fans snapped selfies and rubbed blush on their cheeks inside a tiny pop-up shop for Mrs. Bieber’s makeup brand, Rhode.

At Dartmouth College, the retired tennis champion offered his thoughts on winning and losing.

Thousands of spectators turned out over the weekend for SailGP, which brought a high-speed competition, and lots of champagne, to the New York Harbor.

Hemlines can spark questions — and strong opinions — about professionalism and appropriateness. Our fashion critic offers a reader some advice on skirt length.

Viewers find Ivy Karlsgodt’s creations beautiful and her process meditative.

A 30-percent-off Black Friday sale on a cruise aboard a yacht meant off-season sailing and being prepared for the unexpected.

Fashion met fencers and Bad Bunny on Place Vendôme. Enter the era of haute kitsch!

As the Belgian designer ended his career with one last runway show in Paris, he left a reminder of why his is a storied legacy.

Birders and tourists flock to see a lone flamingo among the swans.

Social media and websites have become a valuable resource to some women who have come out in their later years or after marriages to men.

Streetwear tyro KidSuper brings a Brooklyn indie vibe to fashion’s biggest stage, this time in a collaboration with Cirque du Soleil.

The author, who received the ring from his favorite aunt, described himself as its custodian “for this generation.”

Fascinators are banned at a storied British horse racing event that has a strict dress code codifying what it means to be a hat.

A commemoration of the rapper’s brief arrest in Miami Beach, the shirt reinforced the idea that for some celebrities, a brush with the law can be good for business.

Forty-three highly sociable people, from Ivy Getty to Rufus Wainwright, offer tips on how to be a stellar guest and a gracious host. Read this before you say yes to the next invitation.

“There’s more to me than only couture,” she said, previewing her first exhibition of sculpture. Catch it while you can: The show will last only 45 minutes.

The process influenced a new scent developed by the “Happy” singer for Louis Vuitton. Plus, a surprise at Valentino and a punk doyenne’s wardrobe at auction.

Can exploring polyamory both break you and make you?

When Jim Dolce and Ashley Tyrner met in 2019, they talked business over tacos. It would take several more meet-ups for things to turn romantic.

Elise Nikolaisen was seeking professional advice when she reached out to Bailey Carlin on social media. She got it, along with a relationship.

After meeting at a jewelry shop, Alexis Major and Luka Butler developed a partnership in cannabis and in life. Their wedding reception featured performances by Ronald Isley, Davido, Quavo and more.

Marc Rofsky surprised and delighted Jon Kay on their first date with two sweet treats in a crumpled bag that he had brought back from Portugal.

At Mr. Lamar’s Juneteenth concert on Wednesday, he made a request for Drake to return Mr. Shakur’s iconic crown ring. Is this about more than just beef between the two rappers?