Style

A look at design-world events, products and people.

By The New York Times

In his new FX sitcom, the actor and comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez hopes to show that airing out cultural rifts doesn’t have to be serious business.

By Maya Salam

A place to chill is becoming a hallmark of creative workplace design. Here are three inspirations.

By Yelena Moroz Alpert

Hugh Hayden’s career is exploding. Take care not to be hit by shrapnel.

By Eve M. Kahn

How do I repair my marriage? How can I strengthen my friendships? Catherine Pearson, a writer on the Well desk, helps readers find answers to these questions and more.

By Josh Ocampo

Alexis Brugger and Timothy Wang first met after Mr. Wang’s profile caught the eye of Ms. Brugger’s college friend, who felt the two would be a good match.

By Jenny Block

Anna Bessendorf and Jason Goldberg attended the same summer camp in the Berkshires as adolescents, but they didn’t meet until years later. They pinky-swore not to be strangers.

By Kaitlin Menza

Cody Austrie and Stephanie Brooks were locker neighbors in high school and forged a friendship. They didn’t start dating until years later when they reconnected.

By Anna Grace Lee

It was devastating, then surprisingly not.

By Anaïs La Rocca

Much has been made of a new masculinity in this election cycle, but the biggest public transformation for men might be the role of the husband.

By Rhonda Garelick

Hollywood has portrayed Asian American men in unflattering ways for decades. One Culture reporter aimed to bring the uncomfortable conversations out of group chats, and into The Times.

By Matt Stevens

Prefabricated modular campuses in Northern California are offering comforts that may help keep people off the streets — with pets, possessions and private space in mind.

By Jane Margolies

Max Gunawan, a product designer, lost his heart to the Place des Vosges. Now he lives in the fabled square.

By Stephen Wallis and Joann Pai

More architects and urban planners are designing parks, airport lounges, museums and other public spaces that make lone visitors feel at ease.

By Francesca Specter

Western pop culture, past and present, has often emasculated Asian male characters. A new crop of roles are starting to offer alternatives.

By Matt Stevens and Ricardo Nagaoka

With his wife, Dr. Jean Carruthers, he conducted hundreds of studies on the wrinkle-erasing properties of the neurotoxin that causes botulism. The work revolutionized beauty care.

By Penelope Green

She was a local New York secret before gaining wider renown as the dressing-room companion of rich, powerful women. A dark past lay beneath her savoir faire.

By Alex Traub

A reader is concerned that a new beau’s frequent references to jumping ship in past relationships may be laying the groundwork for him to do it with her.

By Philip Galanes

Rocked by success, a “wallpaper guy” has found peace and a tolerable amount of society on a canal in Amsterdam.

By Stephen Treffinger and Kasia Gatkowska

A new book explores the obsession and explains why it’s not exactly like collecting dolls: “It puts people in touch with their own mortality.”

By Margaret Roach

When Crystal Williams became president of Rhode Island School of Design, she moved into a Colonial Revival mansion and rolled up her sleeves.

By Eve M. Kahn and Jillian Freyer

In a Manhattan apartment festooned with animal prints, Renée Demsey, 92, adapts to her newly single life.

By Shivani Vora and George Etheredge

Every client is unique, but Don Katz truly broke the mold.

By Lauren Gallow and Tanveer Badal

An opening-night gala featured celebrities like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alec Baldwin, Anna Wintour and Mr. Roddick (who won the tournament in 2003).

By Alyson Krueger

The state’s travel website recently removed pages dedicated to L.G.B.T.Q. travel. Some Floridians aren’t happy about it.

By Tariro Mzezewa

For more than 90 years the Upper East Side shop served socially ambitious women, including Brooke Astor, Gloria Vanderbilt, Diana Vreeland, Barbara Walters, Madonna and many more.

By Marisa Meltzer

The world-famous stalls have plenty of vintage finds, as long as you know where to look and what to expect.

By Marisa Meltzer

Studio 54. Versailles. The Oscars. Some of the pieces worn by Ms. Minnelli have seen a lot.

By Christopher Barnard

Videos of baseball cheerleaders performing an ultra-chill dance routine have taken over social media algorithms, intriguing millions of viewers.

By Rachel Sherman

Go ahead and wear your rubber sandals — even in New York City.

By Casey Michael Henry