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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: Janelle Monáe and Pharrell Got the Juice
We promise, we’re going to stop with the all-Janelle Monáe-everything … just as soon as we listen to Dirty Computer about 200 more times. But seriously: We’ll definitely give you a break next week, but for the second week in a row, the artist occasionally known as Cindi Mayweather has The Glow Up’s hearts—and ears—with…
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This Black Miss Utah State University Contestant Got Real About Microaggressions—and Won
Utah State University junior Alexis Cooper knew that performing her spoken-word poem for the crowd at the Miss USU pageant was a risk. She had considered a more traditional performance for the talent portion of the competition—dancing, or playing the viola or piano. Still, Cooper wanted to make a statement at last week’s competition, for…
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Out of the 5 O’Clock Shadow: I Shave My Face, and There’s No Shame in That
The hair on my face feels like it has daily plans for a takeover.
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Sun in Your Eyes: How to Get That Sunset Eye Shadow Look for Summer
It’s the freakin’ weekend. Time to have fun with some makeup. Sunset eye shadow is a hot look for summer, but you can go into a meltdown unless you know a few basic tricks. Pro makeup artist Marc Cornwall talked me through the steps on how to make this eye shadow trend my own. Here’s…
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: First-Time Feature Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Wins for Little Woods
There were dozens of incredible films, events, awards and celebrity sightings at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, but here’s one to really watch: On Thursday, writer and director Nia DaCosta took home the Nora Ephron Award at the festival’s juried awards ceremony for her first feature film, Little Woods. Starring Tessa Thompson and Lily…
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Was There a Bright Side to Playing Catwoman? Halle Berry Found It
In 2002, Halle Berry made Academy Awards history by becoming the first black woman to win a best actress award for her role in Monster’s Ball. A year later, she made the dubious decision to follow up that performance with the title role in Catwoman—a potentially career-ending choice for the actress. But as she told…
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The Fire This Time: Tracee Ellis Ross Speaks on the Power of Female Fury
Death by a thousand cuts. A thousand micro (and macro) aggressions, a thousand dismissals, a thousand violations, both overt and oblivious. A thousand subtle—and not-so-subtle—ways in which women all over the world are told they don’t matter, that our bodies, autonomy and feelings don’t matter. And not only do we not matter or have the…
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Time for Ilhan Reminds Us That Hope Can Make History
In 1993 I left my birthplace of Minneapolis, seeking a hopefully glamorous future in New York City. Two years later, a 12-year-old Ilhan Omar and her family sought out Minneapolis as the site for their future, after spending four years in a Kenyan refugee camp and escaping war in their native Somalia. They weren’t alone;…
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Virgil Abloh x Ikea: A Side of Street Cred With Those Swedish Meatballs
Virgil Abloh strikes again—the Louis Vuitton menswear designer will be working with Swedish furniture-maker Ikea and will offer us a glimpse inside his design process for the collaboration. Abloh will be broadcasting live on Ikea Today on April 30 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Why should we care? Abloh has blazed a path straight into the…
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She’s a Savage: There’s Even More to Love About Rihanna’s New Lingerie Line
At this point, we may as well just add Rihanna as a co-signer on our bank accounts, because she’s clearly intent on draining them. Ever since we heard that our favorite bad girl had a lingerie line in the works, we’ve been excited, to say the least (we hear Rihanna has that effect on people).…