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#TuesdayTurnUp: ‘This Is America’ Choreographer Sherrie Silver Demos Her Favorite Dances for Vogue
I don’t know about you, but I’m dragging a bit this morning. Since we’re a day late for #MondayMotivation, how about a little #TuesdayTurnUp? Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” video made a major impact when it debuted in May, not in the least because Glover debuted some new African-inspired dance moves, courtesy of self-proclaimed “African…
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Love Is the Message: Janet Mock Makes Her Directorial Debut—and Television History—With Pose
(Editor’s note: spoilers of the Sunday, July 8 episode to follow.) If you’re not watching Pose yet, you’re missing out on one of the most groundbreaking moments in television, as the largest cast and crew of LGBTQIA+ talent, especially trans women of color—both on screen and behind the cameras—have been assembled to revisit the ballroom…
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Signature Style? In Case You Hadn’t Noticed, Bateau Necklines Are Bae in Meghan Markle’s Closet
As followers of The Glow Up know, we’ve been on royal watch since the marriage of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, eager to see how the former actress’ fashion sense translates to her new role as a duchess. Monday’s christening of nephew-in-law Prince Louis was yet another opportunity to see Her Royal Highness in action,…
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The Sisterhood Ceiling: Are Women Holding Each Other Back by Avoiding Healthy Competition?
When it comes to workplace equality, is there one area in which women are actually complicit in holding themselves—and each other—back? That’s the question posed by an article in Glamour’s August issue, titled “Are Women Afraid to Compete with Each Other at Work? The answer is often “yes.” And the reasons stem as far back…
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Monday Motivation: Serena Williams Knows Why She’s Great—and Why Other Women Are, Too
“[It] must be difficult being Serena Williams, because everyone ups their game every single time they have to play her,” tennis player Madison Keys told the Wimbledon press corps, explaining that just thinking about playing Williams caused her focus to slip during her match against Evgeniya Rodina, resulting in her loss—and a major upset. “[A]ll…
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Lookbook: The Glow Up's Guide to Fall-Winter Paris Haute Couture Week 2018-2019
If we could’ve been anywhere this past week to escape the summer heat (and increasingly hypocritical patriotism here in the States), it would’ve been Fall-Winter Haute Couture Week in Paris. From July 1st through the 5th, the City of Lights once again played host to fashion’s greatest connoisseurs (when does it not?) as 34 designers…
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Bedtime Stories: How We Take It All Off
Fun fact: As I write this, I’m feeling the tingle of a rather large zit on my chin—the type I’d like to think I’ve long outgrown, given that I’m now in my 40s. But I know the culprit: a visit from my college roommate this week had us both behaving as if we were back…
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Dystopian by Design: Costume Designer Deirdra Govan Isn’t Sorry to Bother You
Just watching the trailer for Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You is like taking a mini psychedelic trip. The rapper-turned-director’s dystopian fever dream may be set in present-day Oakland, Calif., but explores alternate dimensions as an allegory of the dangers of assimilation. The satirical comedy, which stars Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson and Omari Hardwick, among…
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Uncensored: Alexandra Shipp Attempts to Clarify Those Colorism Comments for Glamour Magazine
Alexandra Shipp will not be censored. The 27-year-old actress was best known for her roles in the 2014 biopic, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B and 2015’s Oscar-nominated Straight Outta Compton before being cast as Marvel superhero Storm in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse; but Shipp sparked a storm of her own on social media last year when…
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Back to Basics: Venus Williams Shares Her Moves for a Grand Slam Body
She may not be the Williams sister most likely to be seen on a magazine cover, but don’t sleep on Venus Williams. At 38, she’s still competing (at Wimbledon, as we speak) and is still ranked 9th in the world in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association. So, it’s safe to say that Venus Williams…