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inspiring quotes about friendship

We Love These Inspiring Quotes about Friendship

Sometimes we need a pick-me-up and a reminder of how lucky we are to have friends of the heart in our lives. Our correspondent Abbie Martin Greenbaum has curated this list of  10 inspiring quotes we love about friendship from some of our favorite novels.

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the best novels and books about friendship

What are the Best Books about Friendship?

Novels about friendships, particularly those that start when the protagonists are kids and last a lifetime, are among our favorite reads. But what are the best books about friendship? Our correspondent Abbie Martin Greenbaum has curated a list of some of the novels about heartfelt friendship that we love best.

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the best winter wonderland festivals of snow and ice in the world

The Best Winter Festivals of Snow and Ice in the World

If you’re a member of Team Snow, and planning to embrace all that winter has to offer, you may be wondering where to find like-minded people. What are the best winter festivals of snow and ice in the world? Our correspondent Julie Chang Murphy put on her favorite puffer jacket and investigated. Here’s how to find the best winter wonderlands this year.

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the luxury experience of the new Nordstroms in New York City

Love the Luxury Experience of Nordstroms New York

Going retail shopping in New York City anytime soon? There are so many new luxury retail stores in town right now that an edit is in order. In our series “J+J Shop,” our intrepid correspondents Julie Chang Murphy and Jillian Tangen are doing the legwork so that you don’t have to. Recently, they took a trip to the new Nordstrom’s women’s store in Midtown. Here’s their report; the headline is that there’s lots to love about the luxury experience of Nordstrom’s women’s New York.

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Richard Serra Equal sculpture Museum of Modern Art MoMA New York

Feeling The Weight of Richard Serra’s Equal at the MoMA

There’s a lot to see at the new Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. We’re sharing what we saw on our first visit after the museum reopened in fall 2019 after a major expansion, one exhibit at a time. After seeing Betye Saar: The Legends of Black Girl’s Window and David Tudor’s Rainforest V (variation 1), we popped in to spend a few minutes with Richard Serra’s monumental sculpture Equal (2015) at the new MoMA New York.

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