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Child-free millennials are spending their money on dog travel

More hotels are stepping up to meet the modern family by providing canine-inclusive luxury services.
More hotels are stepping up to meet the modern family by providing canine-inclusive luxury services.

Bath & Body Works is on a quest for another billion-dollar scent after Japanese Cherry Blossom

The Japanese Cherry Blossom scent has generated more than US$1.5 billion (S$1.94 billion) for Bath & Body Works over the last 20 years.
The Japanese Cherry Blossom scent has generated more than US$1.5 billion (S$1.94 billion) for Bath & Body Works over the last 20 years.

The World Cup is an exception. Fun is more fragmented than ever

Taylor Swift is among the American elite of megastars with a global fanbase, but entertainment below the top rank is increasingly fragmented into local niches.
Taylor Swift is among the American elite of megastars with a global fanbase, but entertainment below the top rank is increasingly fragmented into local niches.

Los Angeles finally opens audacious ‘amoeba’ art museum

Works by one of the museum's walls of windows, shielded from light damage by sheer curtains.
Works by one of the museum's walls of windows, shielded from light damage by sheer curtains.

Washington’s ‘hall of history’ gets a rare makeover

Visitors in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington. The National Archives has added the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment to the grand central rotunda of its headquarters in Washington, the first additions to its permanent display of founding documents in nearly 75 years.
Visitors in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington. The National Archives has added the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment to the grand central rotunda of its headquarters in Washington, the first additions to its permanent display of founding documents in nearly 75 years.

The latest fashion is not in your closet – it is on the dinner table

Kerrilynn Pamer’s outdoor dining setup at her home in Los Angeles, March 3, 2026. Interior design and personal style are being showcased more often on dining room tables around the country. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times)
Kerrilynn Pamer’s outdoor dining setup at her home in Los Angeles, March 3, 2026. Interior design and personal style are being showcased more often on dining room tables around the country. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times)

Happier Grocery is a New York grocery store, but selling food is not the point

Branded merchandise inside refrigerators in Happier Grocery in New York, Jan. 28, 2026. Happier Grocery is an entry point for people seeking a community built on inside knowledge.
Branded merchandise inside refrigerators in Happier Grocery in New York, Jan. 28, 2026. Happier Grocery is an entry point for people seeking a community built on inside knowledge.

Viewpoint

Want to change your neighbourhood? Start with a power walk

A simple stroll can help you explore the possibilities for transformation in the place you live.
A simple stroll can help you explore the possibilities for transformation in the place you live.

A love letter to grey: Lustrous. Uplifting. Stormy. Serene

The writer recently thought about her growing affinity for grey when colour authority Pantone unveiled Cloud Dancer as its Colour of the Year for 2026.
The writer recently thought about her growing affinity for grey when colour authority Pantone unveiled Cloud Dancer as its Colour of the Year for 2026.

Bhavitha Mandava was discovered on the subway. Then she walked a Chanel runway

Indian model Bhavitha Mandava opened the Chanel Metiers d’Art show in New York City in a subway station.
Indian model Bhavitha Mandava opened the Chanel Metiers d’Art show in New York City in a subway station.

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