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Yes, Yara! Yara Shahidi Covers June Issue of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia
Now, this is what we call pretty in pink: Perennial fave Yara Shahidi looks poised to take flight on the cover of June’s Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, wearing powder-pink-feathered Chanel, with her glorious curls teased to voluminous perfection by go-to stylist Nai’vasha Johnson. Inside the issue, the actress and activist continues to think pink in an…
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The Naked Truth: What’s the One Thing Thandie Newton Doesn’t Take Off for Westworld?
Well, here’s a behind-the-scenes tidbit that Jeff Goldblum likely wasn’t expecting (then again, it’s Jeff Goldblum; we’re pretty sure nothing much fazes him): While Goldblum shared British talk show host Graham Norton’s couch with actors Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and Thandie Newton, Newton was very candid in her response to Norton’s query about why…
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Call It ‘the Fenty Effect’: Dior Launches a New 40-Shade Foundation Range
Good news for those of us still in search of our perfect foundation match: The 40-shade phenomenon started by Fenty continues with a new makeup collection by Dior. On Friday, in tandem with its Cruise runway show in Chantilly, France, the luxury brand Dior launched Dior Backstage, a professional-grade makeup collection designed by Peter Philips,…
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The Age of Digital Well-Being: Help! I’ve Fallen Into a Click Hole and I Can’t Get Up
Oh my God! Do I have digital-disease syndrome? Of course I do. If you’re reading this, you probably do as well. I’m a user, and you’re a user, too. “Hello. My name is Veronica, and I’m a digital-information addict.” Please don’t stop reading my article because I said that. Without you, dear user, I’m nothing.…
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Behind the Curtain: André Leon Talley Speaks on the Fickleness of Fashion with the New York Times
The auditorium at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City was packed to the rafters for the April premiere of The Gospel According to André at the Tribeca Film Festival. All of us in attendance were anxious to take a peek behind the fabulous facade of one of the biggest personas in…
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Royal Shade: Was Meghan Markle’s Wedding Gown a Knockoff?
Just when we thought we’d seen the end of royal-wedding drama, here comes more: British bridal designer Emilia Wickstead told the Daily Mail that the now-iconic custom-made silk dress worn by Meghan Markle to her wedding to Prince Harry is a rip-off of one of her own designs. “Her dress is identical to one of…
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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: Cardi B Warns Us to ‘Be Careful’
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so our minds have been deeply invested in taking care—of ourselves, our hearts and minds, and of each other. So the timing really couldn’t have been better for Cardi B to debut the video for “Be Careful,” one of our favorite singles on her chart-topping album, Invasion of Privacy.…
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Glamour Magazine Shines the Spotlight on the Historic Number of Black Women Who Are Candidates in Alabama
Sisters are doin’ it for themselves, y’all. To date, approximately 603 black women are currently running for political office in the United States; in Alabama, a record 70 of the state’s 2018 candidates are black women (only two of which are Republican). Glamour magazine is featuring 18 of these hopefuls in its June/July issue, due…
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NYC’s First Lady Is Addressing the Intersection Between Incarcerated Women and Mental Illness
We want people to recognize that [the state of] our jails, our prisons, our emergency rooms—these are the results of untreated mental illness. So said New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, during a recent visit to Chicago, telling her audience that she hopes to “disrupt” the link between mental illness and incarceration. To do…
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Say What? Apparently, Meghan Markle’s Duchess Glow Up Requires 6 (More) Months’ Training
Meghan must really, really love herself some Harry. According to the London Times, subsequent to her marriage into the British royal family on Saturday, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will now spend the next six months under the guidance of Queen Elizabeth II’s former assistant private secretary, Samantha Cohen. As reported by Harper’s Bazaar, the duchess…