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Tortellini and the ’80s
In the key of R&B
by Labeja Kodua Okullu
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10/05/2017
Beaux Monde
The profound originality of Cecilia Beaux’s relationship paintings
by Paula Marantz Cohen
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10/05/2015
Primate Instincts
by The Smart Set Staff
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10/05/2015
Fair Game
by Kanan Gole
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on walking
September 15, 2014
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Are cars turning human beings into quadrupeds? Or is there room for walking after all?
August 22, 2014
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In need of a burst of creativity? Go for a walk.
June 23, 2014
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How to overcome the argument that walking is too slow.
and the living’s easy
August 2, 2010
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Bathing suits. Bah! Humbug!
April 25, 2008
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The disappointment of going to the seaside on the cusp of summer.
August 6, 2007
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Why "Umbrella" is one (and "Zombie" wasn't).