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How to bathe like a Parisian with Celine’s bath and body collection
The ritual art of bathing has been captured by Celine’s creative director Hedi Slimane in a new collection of haute perfumerie. A continuation of the house’s solid bar soaps launched in June this year, a debut fragrance Cologne Céleste (described as ‘simultaneously universal and comforting’, with notes of orange blossom, angelica, sweet lemon essence, petitgrain,…
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A Fashion Exhibition at de Young Museum Gets an A.R. Boost From Snap
In January 2024, when “Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style” opens at the de Young Museum, visitors won’t just be viewing a major showcase of historic garments by more than 50 designers. They’ll also get to try these outfits on—not literally, but virtually. In collaboration with Snap Inc, which is behind Snapchat, the museum…
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Shop Seattle 2023
As we jump into the holidays, take a walk with me through the city of Seattle and beyond to find the best local shops for perfect holiday gifts. Whether you’re searching for a family member, friend, or co-worker, there’s no shortage of great gifts in our beautiful city. Treats Who doesn’t love sweets? Let’s tackle…
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My Jewish cultural identity is wrapped up in food. But some events blunt the appetite
About 35 years ago I came up with a line which encouraged me to think I might be able to hack it as a writer. The line was: “I am a Jew by food; I worship at my mother’s fridge.” It wasn’t exactly Shakespeare, but it was tight and funny and most of all, it…
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The EU Will Finally Free Windows Users From Bing
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Microsoft will soon let Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area (EEA) disable its Bing web search, remove Microsoft Edge, and even add custom web search providers — including Google if it’s willing to build one — into its Windows Search interface. All of these…
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Prison Phone Company Leaked 600,000 Users’ Data and Didn’t Notify Them
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Prison phone company Global Tel*Link leaked the personal information of nearly 650,000 users and failed to notify most of the users that their personal data was exposed, the Federal Trade Commission said today. The company agreed to a settlement that requires it to change its security…
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Amazon To Sell Cars Online, Starting With Hyundai
Speaking of things Amazon can or cannot sell on its platform, the e-commerce giant getting into the car business. From a report: The e-commerce giant along with new partner Hyundai announced Thursday at the 2023 LA Auto Show that it will start selling vehicles on its website in the second half of 2024. Hyundai vehicles…
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Windows is Now an App for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and PCs
Microsoft has created a Windows App for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows, and web browsers. From a report: The app essentially takes the previous Windows 365 app and turns it into a central hub for streaming a copy of Windows from a remote PC, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Microsoft Dev Box, and Microsoft’s Remote Desktop…
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Defenders and Allies Respond to BLM Announcement on Highway through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area
Today, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that they are reconsidering their 2021 decision to approve the right-of-way for a four-lane Northern Corridor Highway through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in southwestern Utah near Zion National Park. Red Cliffs NCA is home to imperiled species like the threatened Mojave…
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Searching for Love in All Its Manifestations Across Tehran
I’ve seen Salar Abdoh only a handful of times. The most noteworthy is in May 2017 when, hearing that I’d be spending vote day in the southernmost areas of Tehran interviewing working class Tehranis about their choice for president, he offered to give me a ride through some of those neighborhoods. Abdoh, whom I had…