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After Making History at Teen Vogue, Lindsay Peoples Wagner Will Return to The Cut as Editor-in-Chief
“The Cut Has a New Editor-in-Chief,” the outlet, a subsidiary of New York magazine announced on Monday afternoon, sharing news that Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner would be returning to the woman-centric style site as its new leader after serving as the site’s fashion market editor from 2015 to 2018. Indeed, when Peoples Wagner…
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Should Meghan's Public Humiliation Be Resolved Privately? Royal Sources Certainly Hope So.
It’s been nearly a year since “Megxit” rocked the British royal family, a move that was perhaps foreshadowed by the October 2019 news that Meghan Markle had filed suit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail and The Mail. The suit alleged a breach of privacy—including copyright infringement, misuse of private information,…
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Introducing Bianca Smith, the 1st Black Woman to Coach Major League Baseball: 'The Opportunity Is Amazing!'
Last week, Becky Hammon made history when she became the first woman to act as an NBA head coach during a regular-season game, assuming coaching duties for the San Antonio Spurs against the Lakers after head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected. And now we have another historic first in professional sports, as Bianca Smith will…
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You Can Keep Buying Sweatsuits Because Zendaya Has Preemptively Been Named 'Most Fashionable Woman of 2021'
We may only be four days into 2021, but if you’re already tired, you’re not alone (aye, Slack was down for us today, too). After all, while the year has (finally!) changed, the circumstances have not: We’re still in the midst of a global pandemic (with another surge, no less), police and civilian racial profilers…
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That's Dame 'Mother' to You: Pat McGrath Is the First Makeup Artist to Be Granted Damehood
Makeup mogul Pat McGrath, fondly known as “The Mother of Makeup” by fashion and beauty insiders, received a well-deserved honor by Queen Elizabeth II for the new year. Previously named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2014 for her services to the beauty and fashion industries, McGrath, who has since…
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Did You Know Kobe Bryant and Nike Were Reportedly Headed Towards a Bitter Divorce Prior to His Death? Yeah, I Didn't Either
Do you remember Alicia Keys’ “Unbreakable”? Built around a sample of Eddie Kendricks’ breezy 1977 hit “Intimate Friends,” Keys invokes just about every famous Black couple in the history of ever—Will and Jada, Oprah and Stedman; even Flo and James Evans—as a point of reference to reaffirm the fact that her own rapport with her…
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Royal Radio: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Debut Their Holiday Podcast Special—and There's Archie Audio!
The year 2020 was quite an eventful one for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. They legit started the year with one of the biggest announcements in British royal history, that they would be “stepping back” from royal duties (and the official “Royal Highness” titles that came with it), a move that eventually became known as…
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How to Get Away With Making Viola Davis 'Disappear': Ma Rainey's Hair and Makeup Leads Talk Transformation
If you’ve yet to watch the Netflix-produced adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, you are missing out on a moment in Black history—both long past and very recent. While the title evokes one of the great blues singers of nearly a century ago, what is already being considered one of the play’s seminal…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: Help Them Heal for the Holidays
At this point, all of us likely know someone—or several someones—who contracted and hopefully survived COVID-19, as well as some “long haulers,” those who experience symptoms long-term. While this holiday is most certainly hitting different for all of us, for those who’ve endured the uncertainty and terror of this unpredictable and debilitating virus, they deserve…