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4 Weird Signs You’re Getting Older

My lower teeth have grown a lot more crooked over the last few years. This is a surprise. They were once perfectly straight, thanks to braces that stayed on throughout three ungainly middle school years. I asked a few friends in midlife whether they had noticed the same thing, and some reported that they, too,…

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The Last of the Winter Salads

I’m not someone who usually seeks out salads in my daily life, mostly because I fear they won’t be filling enough and, in part, because I think the greens that fuel the salad industrial complex — romaine, little gem, iceberg, subpar arugula — are so, so boring. But when I’m playing Nikita the Restaurant Writer,…

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Time is a Flat Portobello Cap

Living any portion of your life online increases the likelihood of the digital jump scare: spotting an ex on a dating app, say, or receiving a LinkedIn invitation from a childhood nemesis. But neither compares to the minefield that is Facebook and Instagram’s “On This Day” feature, which highlights old posts. Remember the heartbreak? The…

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