Scene Stealers
Eddie Redmayne, the Talk of the Town
By BROOKS BARNES
The rising star from “Les Misérables is turning heads in Hollywood with his acting and his charm.
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Cleansing the Toxins of Divorce
By JESSE McKINLEY
Edwina White
In Santa Monica, Calif., a land that reveres both self-reflection and serious rehab, helping people to view divorce as a good thing.
Learning to Let Go: First, Turn Off the Phone
By ANDY ISAACSON
A Device Free Drinks party was billed as an occasion to “enjoy a few hours off the grid.”
On Facebook, Bad With the Good
By CHRISTINA VALHOULI
Some say it helps both sufferers and their friends, while others find it an inappropriate way to reveal events like divorces.
Some Tutors Are Shouldering a Wider Load
By ABBY ELLIN
Instead of just helping a student catch up, a new sort of tutor has taken on duties of therapists, personal assistants and even parents.
Holiday Gift Guide — Travel in Style
Whether your seasonal obligations stay local, involve cross-country train rides or require international flights, we’ve selected a range of useful gifts to make jet-setting modishly convenient.
Intersection: Superhero as Style Mine
In Washington Heights, a hip-hop artist, a dog fitness consultant and a few other passers-by shared their inspirations from X-Men to men’s wear.
The Collection: A Fashion App for the iPad
Get complete coverage of fashion and style and the latest looks from the runway.
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EXPANSIVE Mike Fontana and his daughter, Sonia, in the 400-square-foot apartment they share, along with hundreds of Mr. Fontana's creations, including his "penny throne."
Mike Fontana is proof that you can live in inverse proportion to the square footage of your environment.
The Details
After the Boom, a Better Kind of Art
By JULIE LASKY
Design Miami showed that design art (or whatever you want to call it) is thriving.
The Newfangled Corkscrew: It Comes With a Twist
By WILLIAM GRIMES
The electric corkscrew is a baroque solution to a problem that has baffled no one for the last five centuries.
On Location
Where There’s a Wall, There’s a Way
By JOYCE WADLER
A classic Upper West Side apartment is reconfigured to gain light and space.
Multimedia
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Chocolate whiskey cake.
Melissa Clark chose to make 13 of the nearly 200 recipes that readers sent her, then picked 3 favorites to publish.
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City Kitchen
This Duck Doesn’t Need a Label on It
By DAVID TANIS
At its best, braising is an art, not a frugal attempt to concoct a meal with a few scraps of meat and a lot of gravy.
Feast in a Day
By MARK BITTMAN
Mark Bittman and Sam Sifton show you how to cook an unforgettable holiday dinner in eight hours — and make the process itself a celebration.
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The Pour
Elevating the ‘Unacknowledged Grape’ of Champagne
By ERIC ASIMOV
A handful of small grower-producers in Champagne are demonstrating the real potential of pinot meunier to produce wines that are not merely palatable but superb.
From Kitchen to Table, Gifts to Tempt
From pans to panettone, staff members and contributors of the Dining section share a variety of their favorite holiday gifts for food lovers.
Blueprint | Pouring Ribbons
A Bar That Serves the Bartender
At Pouring Ribbons, a second-floor saloon that opened in September on Avenue B in the East Village, a new workplace model was created to give the bartender a fighting edge.
For Every Holiday Party, the Right Drink
Cocktails that will match the food, match the company, match the feeling in the air.
Slide Show: More Winter Drink Recipes
Caroline Sylvester and Charles Maddock
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Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 1 The couple just after their wedding ceremony.
Introduced by a mutual friend, the couple grew increasingly attached after a first date that was nearly canceled.
A Wedding Date That’s a Cinch to Remember
By ELISSA GOOTMAN
Many couples found Dec. 12, a k a 12/12/12, an auspicious day to report to the Marriage Bureau.
For Vegas Weddings, a Date With a Built-In Reminder
By TIMOTHY PRATT
Thousands of couples are expected to declare their everlasting love in Las Vegas on Wednesday, 12/12/12 — the last such triple-date likely to occur in their lifetimes.
Till Death, or 20 Years, Do Us Part
By MATT RICHTEL
It may be time to acknowledge the harsh truth that nearly half of marriages in the United States end in divorce and many others are miserable, and consider something like a 20-year marriage contract.
Field Notes
When the ‘Aisle’ Is Slippery and Buggy
By MARIANNE ROHRLICH
Couples are renting summer camps as post-Labor Day or pre-Memorial Day wedding destinations.
A Special Day (Online)
By COURTNEY RUBIN
What to get the social-media savvy couple who have everything? A wedding hashtag that trends locally.
The Holiday issue of T celebrates the season with a look back at some of the year's most illustrious people.
Who Are You Calling Pretty Boy | Jude Law
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Jude Law is letting go of being a heartthrob and getting down to the more interesting business of being an actor.
Styled to a T | Stephen Amell
By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES
We dress the leading man in the CW's "Arrow" in a casual update on a holiday-party staple.
Window to the Present
By JANE HERMAN and ETHEL PARK
Been to Bloomie's? Bought out Barneys? T created a one-stop shop for holiday wish fulfillment.
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The Get | Hoorsenbuhs and Newbark's Slippers
By EDWARD BARSAMIAN
Soft alligator slip-ons, now with polished-but-tough hardware.
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A Fine Mess
By ROCKY CASALE
In the designer Julia Muggenburg's London town house, there is a method to the brilliant madness.
Leap of Faith
By ABBY AGUIRRE
Paul Rudd takes a serious turn in a play about losing - and finding - religion.
The Checklist | Party Lines
By JANE HERMAN
When the dress code is cocktail, mix equal parts black and white, add a touch of lace, and finish with a jewel-box bag.
Edible Selby | Batter Up
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Inside Battersby, one of the most buzzed-about restaurants in Brooklyn.
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Calendar: December | Final Countdown
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Tone, peel, laser, slim and trim your way into the new year - one day at a time.
T Magazine
The Get | Hermès's Sac-Bijou Nausicaa Bag
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The luxury brand's most beloved handbags, now available in jewel-laden, bite-size portions.
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