couples
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One Blanket, Two People
One blanket on a cold sofa settles into a small, warm negotiation, and the negotiation is half the pleasure.
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Listening to Carrie & Lowell in the Dark
A quiet album for a quiet evening: Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell, the lights low, a calvados poured, and no…
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The Orchestra Tuning
The best sound in the hall comes before the first note: musicians tuning in the half-light while you sit beside…
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The Bottle Saved for Winter
Open the good bottle you have been saving: an ordinary cold night with the right person is the occasion.
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Casablanca
A 1942 wartime romance from Michael Curtiz; watch it whole with Bogart and Bergman, and stay for the talk afterward.
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Watching Casablanca Together
A wartime film night with Casablanca: Bogart and Bergman, a tagine on the stove, and a French 75 for two.
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The Bookstore Window at Dusk
Stop at a bookstore window after dark, decide whether to go in, and walk home together either way.
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The Underlined Passage
Find the line one of you underlined years ago, or underline one together now, and stop there.
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Watching Amélie Together
A French film night with Amélie: Montmartre light, crème brûlée, and a kir for two.
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The Curtains Drawn Early
Draw the curtains before the grey day ends, and let the lamps and the sofa take over early.