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No Naked Dressing? How Will Stars Make News?

A new dress code at the Cannes Film Festival has set off a tempest in tulle.

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Your spouse can’t read your mind. But these products promise to “externalize the primary caregiver’s brain.”

Catherine, Princess of Wales, Steps Back Into the Fashion Spotlight

The British royal made a surprise appearance on Tuesday to present a fashion award named for Queen Elizabeth II.

My Husband and I Separated. May I Request Different Tables at a Wedding?

A reader who received abuse from her husband at a recent funeral wants to know whether she can tactfully request separate seating assignments.

Why Everything Is ‘Coded’ Now

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