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A Sane Guide to Wedding-Guest Attire
If you’re facing down a slew of matrimonial events that range from beachy to black-tie to garden-chic, you can go crazy shopping for multiple looks—or invest in versatility. Here’s how to get more looks out of fewer clothes.
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The Meat-and-Three Makeover: Southern Cooking Rethought
Across the country, chefs are putting new spins on an old-school Southern dining concept.
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Tesla Model X: Electric Meets Extravagant
With gull-wing doors and Lamborghini-like acceleration, Tesla’s Model X P90D Ludicrous—an electric all-wheel-drive luxury SUV—comes loaded with contradiction.
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Why Low-Sugar Sweets Needn’t Be an Oxymoron
Life without dessert? Unthinkable. These recipes for coconut chiffon cake, strawberry cream cheese fool, ‘breakfast cookies’ and cherry-walnut granola deliver all the flavor but much less sugar. You won’t miss it.
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K-Beauty: The Exhausting Skin-Care Regimen That May Be Worth the Effort
Willing to commit to a celebrated, if wearying 10-step beauty regimen? From South Korea come peculiar peel-off masks and creams with weird ingredients that promise a spectacularly dewy complexion.
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An Insider’s Guide to Kansas City
The best places to eat, shop, and listen to music in the Midwest metropolis and center of all things Americana.
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A Spring Getaway to Florida’s Authentic Side
Inspired by the Netflix series ‘Bloodline,’ a native Floridian goes off-the-beaten path in the Florida Keys.
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Celebrate New Potatoes, Spring’s Sleeper Ingredient
New potatoes are one of spring’s great (and underappreciated) pleasures. These recipes make the most of the many varieties in farmers’ markets now.
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A Tour of London’s Best Afternoon Teas
The traditional tea ritual is often anything but. Here are the finest and quirkiest sit-down teas in the English capital, from the classic version at Claridge’s to a movable feast.
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Baselworld and Other Watch Fairs: What Matters, What’s Just Hype
If you’re getting ready to buy a watch, read our columnist’s advice on how to cut through the ‘news’ and bogus trends that come out of trade shows like SIHH and Baselworld, which opened this week.
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4 Fun Compact Cameras With Special Powers
Your smartphone camera may be convenient. But it can’t pull off the photographic feats these compact point-and-shoot cameras can.
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Thanks to an increase in artisan production and major advances in aging and marketing, the options at your local cheese counter are better, broader and bolder than ever before. Here’s what you should be noshing on now, from Adelegger to Zimbro.
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Virtual-Reality Movies: Get Ready for the VR Revolution
VR headsets, like the Oculus Rift, can immerse you in the action as never before. Here’s how the technology is changing Hollywood—and 7 must-see virtual-reality experiences to try now.
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Boston Cream Pie for @wsj—online and in print (11/10 issue in Off Duty).
The brief was to create an Audubon-style, scientific illustration but for a recipe. This was my first time including lettering in an illustration.
The article was a super interesting read as well. Lots info about the history of the dessert that I’d never heard before.
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