In this excerpt from her moving memoir, a first-generation Mexican American explains how accepting admission to the country’s most elite academic institution wasn’t a simple “Yes.”
Book Club
What to Read Now
A British bookshop asked renowned writers for their recommendations.
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Don't Call Me Home
Growing up as the daughter of a Warhol superstar.
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Lily Bart’s Hat Shop
What if the most tragic women characters in 19th century fiction did not end up quite as their authors imagined?
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An Appetite for Blooms
Why flowers are delicious—but lotus eaters give flower gourmands a bad name.
Gardening
Soil: A Love Story
How dirt under our nails brings joy to our hearts.
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Excerpt: A Small Affair by Flora Collins
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Architecture
Lyford Cay Follies and the Brilliance of Henry Melich
Take gobs of money, eccentric heiresses unfettered by the limitations of society’s conventions, and what do you get? Some of the most fantastical homes in the world.
Manners
Sorry Sorry Sorry
Sometimes, alas, an apology is called for. Even among the best people.
Santa Baby
DP’s Holiday Gift Guide
For the naughty and the nice on your list.
Photography
Picture Perfect
Legendary British photographer Chris Floyd has photographed everyone from Paul McCartney to Anthony Bourdain to Cate Blanchett. And he has stories, too.
Design
More Is More?
How Jonathan Rachman seduced the Ladies who Lunch.
