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How a Bride With Chronic Illness Made it Through Most of Her Wedding Day

A woman, whose symptoms have made her infamous for the “Irish exit,” struggles to cope with the physical and emotional toll of trying to make it through her own celebration. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/sMqnyJD via IFTTT

They Proved That, Yes, Love Is More or Less Blind

After matching on Hinge, Nick Matcheck and Lori Hu waited three months before meeting in person. By then, they had already decided to live together in Wisconsin. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/GpZjdYA via IFTTT

Couples Welcome New York’s One-Day Officiant Law

The new law, in effect in New York on March 28, was 16 years in the making. California, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island also allow individuals to become officiants for a day. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/tPaxOCG via IFTTT

Couples Welcome New York’s One-Day Officiant Law

The new law, in effect in New York on March 28, was 16 years in the making. California, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island also allow individuals to become officiants for a day. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/16Q0Lig via IFTTT

College Board Will Change Its AP African American Studies Course

The course had run into criticism from scholars, who accused the board of omitting key concepts and bending to political pressure from Gov. Ron DeSantis. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/ZQuPU4D via IFTTT

Can I Edit Pink Hair Out of My Daughter’s Wedding Photos?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether it’s acceptable to digitally alter someone’s appearance. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/VKxY1jv via IFTTT

What We Saw at New York Bridal Fashion Week

Designers presented a wide range of styles for their 2024 spring and summer collections, and for the first time since the pandemic began, all their shows were in-person. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/hFuvO2V via IFTTT

What We Saw at New York Bridal Fashion Week

Designers presented a wide range of styles for their 2024 spring and summer collections, and for the first time since the pandemic began, all their shows were in-person. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/pbuSZBh via IFTTT

They Started Their Union on a High … at Over 11,000 Feet

It was in Aspen that Jessica Schoenfeld and Zach Sperling found their happy place — and planned a wedding at a mountaintop beach club. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/Rp6n7By via IFTTT

The Nap Dress: An Elevated Nightgown Turned Bridal Trend

The dress — a sort of elevated nightgown — drew devoted fans during the pandemic. Now it comes in bridal styles. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/pB5xgJH via IFTTT

David’s Bridal Files for Bankruptcy for Second Time in Five Years

The wedding dress retailer, which has some 300 locations, said it “intends to continue exploring a sale of all or some of its assets.” from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/TCWEAmz via IFTTT

A Front-Page Proposal

A reader with an eye for detail put his girlfriend to the test with a question in fine print. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/0GOnRgi via IFTTT

Traditional Filipino Wedding Gowns Go Modern

Filipino American designers across the United States and Canada are putting their own spin on classic Filipiniana outfits for a new generation of brides. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/1JV5viZ via IFTTT

When Broadway Shuttered, Her Next Act Was an Improv Proposal

While cooking a meal during the pandemic, Miki Abraham asked Alex Grayson, a fellow actor, if he wanted to get married. He quickly agreed — once he was certain she meant it. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/vzsx2cu via IFTTT

Visa Backlog in Brazil, Colombia, India and Mexico Takes Toll in U.S.

The pileup has left visitors from places like Brazil, Colombia, India and Mexico waiting months, even a year or more, to visit family or do business in America. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/ni1du7y via IFTTT

Fed Up With Mayhem, Miami Beach Wants to Tame Spring Break for Good

After a series of violent incidents, the city is moving to pre-empt late-night partying, but businesses worry about crimping their most profitable tourism season. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/vZdL8MB via IFTTT

Charges Filed Against Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot a Teacher

Prosecutors had previously decided not to charge the boy, a first grader who brought the gun to his Newport News, Va., elementary school in January. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/8Wzh540 via IFTTT

Rutgers University Faculty Members Strike, Halting Classes and Research

The walkout is the first in the public university’s 257-year history and follows nearly a year of bargaining. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/WUzft04 via IFTTT

Planes de jubilación: los especialistas responden dudas

Los lectores enviaron algunas de sus preguntas financieras más urgentes sobre temas como la seguridad social y la deuda de los préstamos estudiantiles. Los asesores financieros ofrecieron algunas ideas. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/NnlYHyb via IFTTT

Stanford Law School’s Dean Takes a Stand for Free Speech. Will It Work?

After a student protest, Jenny S. Martinez wrote a much-praised memo defending academic freedom. But that protest shows how complicated protecting free speech can be. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/TjkwPd1 via IFTTT

Biden Plan for Transgender Title IX Protections Began on Inauguration Day

Officials were working on a plan to protect transgender athletes since the day the president was sworn in. In recent months, they raced to issue protections as states moved to revoke them. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/fXpJTbF via IFTTT

Here’s Where College Students Reveal What They Truly Care About

These passionate opinions are a far cry from what you may have been lead to believe. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/bzjw9m7 via IFTTT

They Knew From the Start (but the Dogs Needed Convincing)

Catriona Duncan and Sarah Palmisano, who met through Tinder, had their first date almost five years ago at the taping of the NPR game show “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/ozZs4Kh via IFTTT

Biden Title IX Proposal Limits Bans on Transgender Athletes

The proposed rules under Title IX would give schools flexibility for “fairness in competition” or for the possibility that participation could lead to injury. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/EIatyQh via IFTTT

Supreme Court Rules for Transgender Girl in School Sports Dispute

The justices issued a temporary order allowing the girl to compete on the girls’ track team at a West Virginia middle school. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/o0SiAFQ via IFTTT

Taking Social Security, Paying Student Debt: Financial Planners Weigh In

Readers sent some of their most urgent financial queries, asking about issues like Social Security and student loan debt. Financial planners offered ideas. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/MzlDBHV via IFTTT

Why Some Couples Are Sprinting to the Alter

Most celebrations are more than a year in the making, while others can be thrown together in as little as a week. Such spontaneity, though, has its advantages and disadvantages. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/Mbm1E54 via IFTTT

The School Where the Pandemic Never Ended

As the nation’s schools ‘return to normal,’ teachers in an L.A. neighborhood hit hard by Covid are left to manage their students’ grief — and their own. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/0pj3edw via IFTTT

These Couples Got Married During Trump’s Indictment

The 43 couples who wed at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau today were greeted by crowds who gathered for Donald J. Trump’s arraignment hearing around the corner. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/YZQa2Rj via IFTTT

Mini-Vows Redux: Readers Share Their Work Crush Stories

A sampling from the more than 1,000 comments on social media. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/UHmca9Z via IFTTT

Chicagoans Go to the Polls in a Mayoral Race Between Very Different Democrats

Paul Vallas, a former public school executive, has called for a crackdown on crime, while Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner, wants to expand social programs. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/ytOxdCV via IFTTT

From ’80s Chanel to ’00s Margiela, Brides Increasingly Turn to Vintage Wedding Dresses

With vintage fashion in high demand, the hunt for archival designer wedding dresses is becoming serious business. from NYT > Fashion > Love https://ift.tt/pbFWCG8 via IFTTT

Hamline University’s President Announces Retirement After Prophet Muhammad Controversy

Fayneese S. Miller found herself in a fierce debate over academic freedom and Islamophobia, after an art history lecturer lost her job for showing images of the prophet. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/xEWeiHM via IFTTT

Yeshiva University’s Ban on L.G.B.T.Q. Club Leads to Scrutiny of Funding

A lawmaker asked inspectors to look at millions given to the university, which has argued it is a religious institution, not an educational one, to justify its ban on an L.G.B.T.Q. club. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/79GCHb5 via IFTTT

A Chicago Mayoral Hopeful Who Took on Hard-to-Fix Schools Faces a Political Shift

Paul Vallas has long been a supporter of charter schools. He is running against Brandon Johnson, an ex-teacher with a different approach. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/lkpVXg1 via IFTTT

Margot Stern Strom, Anti-Bigotry Educator, Dies at 81

She started an organization whose curriculums challenge teenagers to understand the roots of the Holocaust, racism, apartheid and other human injustices. from NYT > Education https://ift.tt/wB9uYcZ via IFTTT