Alexander Aciman
Editor at Wirecutter
Writer. Jew. Gin drinker. Reach me at [email protected].
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Alexander Aciman
Early on the morning of my 34th birthday, I found myself at Target in search of shampoo to get through a weeklong trip visiting a friend. There I was, standing in the checkout line, when something small caught my eye. Without hesitation, I grabbed it. It was a $5 Lego Mini Build of a Star Wars TIE Interceptor. This was no ordinary impulse purchase.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Alexander Aciman
I have just one wardrobe, yet there are two versions of me. New York Alex wears more or less the same uniform every day. Outside of special occasions, you can usually find me in a steady rotation of black jeans, gray T-shirts, navy sweaters, and the occasional chambray button-down. But Vacation Alex is a dreamer. Vacation Alex yearns for change and novelty.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Alexander Aciman
“My eyes are up here." Dakota Johnson nearly had a wardrobe malfunction on television. • The actress appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in a plunging look that she admittedly regretted as soon as she sat down. • She tried to cover the plunge with a tissue offered to her by Fallon. Dakota …
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Alexander Aciman
In this edition of The Recommendation, we peek inside an outfit repeater's closet of staples. Plus: some very giftable style upgrades we love. I confess: I am an outfit repeater. With almost two closets’ worth of clothes in my apartment, I still find myself wearing the same things again and again. Outfit repeating, to me, is a way of trimming the fat: I really only have to worry about choosing from a few prized favorites. It turns packing for a trip into a seamless affair.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Alexander Aciman
For most of my adult life, I’ve resisted the urge to wear shorts in the summer months. The thought of traipsing around New York — my bare skin rubbing against the sweat of a stranger on the subway, the accumulation of city dirt kicked up by the heat of mid-July clinging to my legs — seemed unbearable.
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One thing the youths may never appreciate about the strangeness of the early 2000s is that from the polyester track jackets to the mussed spiky hair, nobody has ever looked as cool in any given period as Hugh Grant in About a Boy. https://t.co/YN8K6Qaah3
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I happen to love Milwaukee. https://t.co/QRfgwbETV7
RT @michikokakutani: Flaco, 2010-2024. My NYT tribute to Flaco: https://t.co/LcJu1d20Uy Flaco_the_Owl on Instagram: https://t.co/hWkd6l5…
