The New York Times – Travel:
Sometimes even best buds have trouble making travel plans together or splitting costs, but there are some ways you can take that big trip without a major falling-out.
Category: Finances
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Should Making It in Fashion Be This Hard?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The young designer Elena Velez may be headed for bankruptcy, cancellation or glory. This is her great experiment.
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The Shed Changes Leadership Structure
The New York Times – Music:
In the face of financial challenges, the arts institution is making adjustments: Alex Poots, its founding artistic director and chief executive, will now just focus on being artistic director.
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Pandemic Woes Lead Met Opera to Tap Endowment and Embrace New Work
The New York Times – Music:
Facing tepid ticket sales, the company will withdraw up to $30 million from its endowment and stage more operas by living composers, which have been outselling the classics.
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An Opera Company’s Precarious Future Has Some Worried About a Ripple Effect
The New York Times – Music:
For a month now, politicians, newspapers and classical music stars have been arguing over the future of English National Opera. A funding cut could have repercussions far beyond Britain.
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Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1 Billion, Cracking Records
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part sale to benefit charity.
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A Pioneering Orchestra Boss Had ‘Unfinished Business,’ So She Returned
The New York Times – Music:
Deborah Borda led the New York Philharmonic in the 1990s, and was frustrated by its subpar hall. After a 17-year run in Los Angeles, she “finally saw a path forward,” she said.
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New Services Allow a ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Approach to Weddings
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The “buy now, pay later” approach has infiltrated the wedding industry via new programs created specifically to finance events.
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Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Sold for $12.6 Million, Breaking Record
The New York Times – Sports:
The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card is the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia ever to be sold at auction.