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Dark red rose shifting from garnet and rust to black cherry in warm lamplight, photographed by Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Style & Identity

Maroon Is Not Burgundy: How to Wear Dark Red

A Color Desk guide to 16 shades of dark red — from cinnabar and oxblood to burgundy, maroon and black cherry — and how to…
White corseted fashion mannequin in a downtown New York shop window, photographed by Pamela Thomas-Graham for a guide to chic Halloween costumes.
Style & Identity
For One Night Only: The Best Places to Find a Chic Halloween Costume
Woman crossing a New York street in a brown top, floating white midi skirt and city sandals during summer rain.
Style & Identity
Vale’s Verdict: The Urban Heat Wave Uniform
Pumpkin-headed figure standing among trees at night during Halloween season, photographed by Pamela Thomas-Graham for an October reading list.
Culture & the Arts

The Best Books to Read in October: Haunting, Not Horror

An October reading list of haunting but not horror books for adults: literary ghosts, witchy novels, magic, memory and autumn shadow.
String quartet performing by candlelight in a New York church during Halloween season, photographed by Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Culture & the Arts
How New York Does Halloween
Pumpkin-headed Halloween figure seen through an iron fence at night in New York City, photographed by Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Culture & the Arts
The Chic, the Wicked & the Beautiful: The Luxury Halloween Guide
Edinburgh Castle silhouetted above distant snow-covered hills in Scotland, photographed by Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Travel & Escape

Ghoulish Halloween Getaways: 8 Places Where October Feels Inevitable

Eight places where October intensifies what is already there — Samhain, Gothic history, literary ghosts, old stone, Atlantic weather and city spectacle.
Cyclists riding along a shaded tree-lined path, illustrating an inland last-minute July 4th weekend getaway away from coastal crowds.
Travel & Escape
Vale’s Verdict: Head Inland for The Best Last-Minute July 4th Weekend Getaway
Patmos Chora with the Monastery of Saint John above whitewashed houses in Greece, featured in a guide to European beach towns with culture.
Travel & Escape
The Best European Beach Towns for Culture, Not Just Sand
Copper measuring spoons filled with ground spices on a black tray in warm light for Dandelion Chandelier’s best spices to buy online guide.
Living Well at Home

Cinnamon, Cardamom and Other Good Decisions: The Best Spices to Buy Online

A side-by-side tasting of more than 30 jars from nine spice shops, with the best cinnamon, cardamom, blends, dried herbs, saffron and surprises.
Skeletons among dark branches, black urns and autumn botanicals for The Nocturnal Edit: Halloween at Home, photographed by Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Living Well at Home
The Nocturnal Edit: 15 Beautiful Things for Halloween at Home
Dark red whole-fruit preserve on a silver spoon in strong morning window light, photographed by Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Living Well at Home
Toast, Cheese and Morning Light: The World’s Best Luxury Jams
Stone sculptures in a shadowed courtyard at The Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York; photograph by Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Gifts & the Art of Giving

Wabi-Sabi, Wrapped: The 15 Best Luxury Gifts From Japan

The best luxury gifts from Japan are objects with real provenance, exceptional craftsmanship and a life beyond the gift box. This edit includes 15 distinctive…
People crossing a sunlit office lobby for a guide to gift etiquette at work, hierarchy, professional judgment, and reading the room.
Gifts & the Art of Giving
Gift Etiquette at Work: Read the Room Before You Wrap
Shadow of a hand falling across pale stone for a guide to what to write when the words are hard, like sympathy and thank-you notes
Gifts & the Art of Giving
When the Words Are Hard: What to Write in Thank-You Notes, Sympathy Cards, and More

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