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Afloat in Venice

With its labyrinth of canals, poignant beauty and enduring magic, Venice has mesmerized artists, writers and romantics for centuries. This same magic endures today, making […]

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Secrets: Fetal Position

TV sports anchor Leslie Gudel expected to be glowing, with her second baby on the way. So why was she crying all the time? Leslie […]

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The Good Life: Obsession June 2006

Whether you’re lounging down the Shore or BBQ-ing down the block, the Exilim is the camera of summer. Whether you’re lounging down the Shore or […]

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The Good Life: Haute List June 2006

5 things to love this month Fashiony ’Fairs My all-time favorite summer event: Art Star’s ­decidedly un-country, silk-flower-less, generally crochet-free and amazingly stylish outdoor market […]

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The Good Life: Accessory Nick Berardi

Nick Berardi and his café racer Nick Berardi, the owner of Richard Nicholas Hair Studio, has always been ahead of the curve: Back in the […]

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The Good Life: Q&A Nives Riddles

When Nives Riddles arrived in the U.S. from Croatia four years ago, she barely knew how to speak English. But she was blessed with innate […]

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Local Talent: Scot Sax

When Faith Hill and Tim McGraw sang their Top 10 single “Like We Never Loved At All” at the Wachovia Center earlier this month, it […]

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60-Second Critic: The Man of My Dreams

Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House; $22.95) Sittenfeld’s endearing follow-up to last year’s best-selling debut Prep reads less like a typical chick-lit novel and more like your […]

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Taste: Closed June 2006

You don't have to go hungry when your favorite restaurant gets 86'd — here's where to head instead. Closed: Italian-by-way-of-New-Orleans Thommy G’s in Burlington, an […]

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Shopping List June 2006

Ingredients to look for this month Goat milk: You love goat cheese, so why not put goat milk on your Froot Loops? It’s giving bovine […]

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Gadget: Lazy Spoon

In his workshop near Allentown, Jonathan Simons carves cherry-wood into shapely kitchen utensils. It’s his hardworking “lazy” collection we — and Rachael Ray — like […]

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Taste: Where We’re Eating June 2006

Eminent Domaine A bite of baby lamb chop, a nibble of lobster tail with jalapeño salsa, a sip of toasty blanc de noirs from New […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Shop the Market

The season for farmer’s markets is as short as that of the fruits and veggies they sell. But between June and September (and as late […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Strawberry Shortcake

Go north to New England or west across the Mississippi, and strawberry shortcake is a shortcut of a dessert, a biscuit sandwiching whipped cream and […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Kegs

Nothing sets a party apart like good beer, and everyone knows draft beer tastes best. But post-college, who thinks of kegs when they entertain? Reconsider: […]