Blending the Threads of Labor's Past
LEAD: THE Windham Textile and History Museum, a new museum in the Willimantic section of Windham that celebrates the accomplishments of the working class, re-creates an era when textile mills dotted...
View ArticleUsing That Higher Math
JHANE BARNES would like her 11th-grade trigonometry teacher at Timonium High School near Baltimore to see her now. "I wanted to be an astrophysicist, but he told me I'd never be able to get the math,"...
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NEWS Era of the El While a new Second Avenue subway remains something of a futuristic dream, the Museum of the City of New York is looking back to the days when streets glutted with traffic --...
View ArticleFrom 2 Brothers, Bolts of Lightning
WHILE the plot thickeners are all in the mix -- two ambitious brothers, a multimillion-dollar family business that began with the proverbial pushcart, an indomitable father -- the Maharam story is no...
View ArticleJERSEY FOOTLIGHTS
Old Magic, New Spin Louis Prima, the baritone with big hits like ''That Old Black Magic'' and ''Just a Gigolo,'' sang them around the country, the world and at the Hoboken Italian Festival years ago....
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HIGHLIGHTS ART: TURNER SHORT LIST -- Two artists best known for a digital replica of a mountain bunker described as Osama bin Laden's last official address in Afghanistan were named as finalists...
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Clothes With Lots of Style And a Little History, Too
The growing popularity of vintage clothing has made cheap finds harder to come by, as shoppers become as knowledgeable about designers as retailers and wholesalers.
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Designers Square Off: Sexy vs. Classy
Reviews of the Alexander Wang, Camilla Staerk, Jason Wu, Ohne Titel, Prabal Gurung and Vena Cava shows during New York fashion week.
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Silk Craft Fades in Village That Clothed Emperors
In Jili, China, once famed for its silk, the industry has proved far less resilient than its product.
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9 New Fashion Brands We Discovered This Year
From maximalist pajamas to subversive Swedish men’s wear, T featured a range of emerging brands in 2017. Here, a roundup of some that still have us talking.
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