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NYC’s Beloved Cafe Gitane Is Back. A Former Waitress Wonders If It Can Escape Its Shady Past.

The Nolita bistro has reopened on East Broadway under a new partnership. A one-time employee returns to find the same banquettes, the same couscous and some unfinished business.

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The Only 5 Kitchen Tools You Need to Cook Well at Home

A trim but quality list of products that will set you up for a lifetime of success — and convince anyone who pokes around your cabinets that you know what you’re doing

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How to Live the Highsmith High Life

Author of “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and main character of the new Helen Mirren thriller “A Talent for Murder,” Patricia Highsmith knew how to live it up. Here’s how you can, too.

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Products of the Week: F1 Luggage Collabs and Minimalist Pumas

The five best pieces of garb and gear that crossed our desks this week

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From Oura Rings to Sitewide Sales: The Best Deals on the Internet This Week

Including celeb-endorsed running shoes, best-in-class vacuums, Oura rings and more

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This New Seasonal Collection Gets All the Little Things Right

Brooklyn-based Adsum has been quietly churning out unfussy, street-adjacent essentials for over a decade. Its latest fall/winter collection might be Its best yet.

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Getting Cold Feet (and a Natural High) at the Ice Cold Club

A night of chance encounters, 50-degree plunges and euphoric breathwork on a Brooklyn rooftop

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Noah Is Offering Another Chance to Nab Its Newest Collab Watch

After the Noah x Timex Boatswain Watch sold out almost immediately last week, the New York-based brand is bringing the release back for a wider audience — with a catch

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Since I First Heard You: The Avalanches and Me

Twenty-five years after “Since I Left You” blew his mind, our editor-in-chief meets Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi to talk “No Bad Memories”

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Away’s New Aluminum Carry-On Colors Have Entered the Chat

The travel brand's beloved carry-on just got its first major makeover in years, with a variety of new colors and sizes

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Big East Power Rankings: UConn Overhyped? Georgetown Underated?

On paper, it lokks like the conference will be much-improved this year. How do the teams stack up?

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That’s Rich: Crashing Monterey Car Week

Seeing how the other half lives amidst the Lamborghini-loving set at Pebble Beach

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