Once, in the span of a single conversation, a friend nearly two decades older than I am and I realized we were both running out of time. I clearly was not going to have my life “figured out” by age 25 or 30 or whatever the appropriate marker is. While she was grappling with the
Month: May 2021
Imagine walking into a crowded bar. A crowded bar full of unmasked people, talking and laughing and breathing and spewing aerosol particles into the air without the threat of an airborne virus looming over the room. We should be stoked, right? This no longer feels like a far-off fantasy. The mass tragedy of COVID-19, where
Spoilers for season 4 episode 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale, “Milk” below. When Rita (Amanda Brugel) steps off the plane and into Canada at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale season 3, it’s one of the show’s rare moments of relief. Finally, a character who is good and kind—as we slowly but surely come to
India’s health system—which supports 1.3 billion people—verges on the brink of collapse. Every day, the country breaks a grim world record of Covid-19 cases and deaths, and the reported death tolls are likely a massive underestimate. Patients are dying as hospitals run out of oxygen and crematoriums have overflowed into car parks. The situation is
It’s been nearly two years since we’ve seen a new episode of Stranger Things, and the subsequent withdrawal has been nothing short of painful. But minor hints about the forthcoming fourth season have steadily dropped since the show resumed filming in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s definitely an unorthodox form of shooting,” Gaten
On Investors Day in 2020, Disney announced the making of a new limited series called The Dropout. The series will focus on the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos. The show will stream exclusively on Hulu with Elizabeth Meriwether, who produced New Girl, as showrunner. FOX Searchlight Television and 20th Television
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry opted not to let Archie’s second birthday end without giving the world a new glimpse of their son. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a new photo of Archie on their Archewell site this afternoon. Archie appears holding a bouquet of balloons in the sepia-toned photo. With his back
New month, drastically different look—at least for Rihanna. The singer debuted a pixie cut last night while heading to dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica. She wore a vintage Dior jacket, a Hyein Seo crop top, custom Chrome Hearts pants, vintage Versace sunglasses, and The Attico high heels. AGNY, BENSBACKGRID This isn’t Rihanna’s first
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are celebrating Archie’s second birthday today at their Montecito, CA, home. But Us Weekly got intel about how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are making the day special for Archie, with some help from his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II from England. “While Harry and Meghan are raising Archie to
Anna Kendrick and Daniel Dae Kim are back from space, and just in time for a round of Who Said That. Tune in as the Stowaway co-stars guess lines from Meryl Streep, dish on working with Toni Colette, and weigh in on the great Titanic debate. This content is created and maintained by a third
It happens every time, in every city, with every book tour. I’ll do a reading, and talk about my new book—where I got the inspiration, how I decided on a setting, which characters were my favorites, what messages I hope readers take away. I’ll answer questions from the audience; then, when there’s no global pandemic,
Sierra Teller Ornelas knows how to tell a story. She proved it over the last five years, working as a writer and producer for revered sitcoms like Superstore and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Now, the Navajo and Mexican American creative is turning to a story close to her heart as co-creator and executive producer of Rutherford Falls.
Roland Neveu/Courtesy of Netflix; Getty Images Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Rachel Walsh recently traveled thirty years back in time. After costuming (alongside Adam Howe) the BBC series-turned-Netflix-hit The Serpent—based on the real-life hunt for a serial killer in Southeast Asia in the ’70s—she’s now speaking
A few years ago I discovered the magic of strength training, and with it, the importance of eating protein in order to help repair my muscles and grow stronger. While I usually chase a sweat session with a protein shake, I love protein bars when I’m on the go, and I often find myself reaching
Photography by Getty ImagesYes, *the* Halle Berry. By Jennifer Berry Date May 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Hot girl summer? Try hot girl life. At 54, Halle Berry is at the top of her game — in 2020, the Oscar-winning actor had her directorial debut at TIFF with the acclaimed film Bruised and launched the wellness
For most of my life, I wasn’t a migraine person. Then, one day about five years ago, I got knocked down by searing pain behind my right eye. By the time I went to bed several hours later, my eye was red and puffy from a seemingly endless stream of tears. I woke up in
Photography via NetflixThe clip brings us back into Eleven’s dark childhood at Hawkins Laboratory. By Natalie Michie Date May 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Netflix released its latest teaser for Stranger Things season 4 on May 6, and it looks like we’re going to learn even more about Eleven’s backstory. The clip takes place at Hawkins Laboratory,
“The beauty industry and positive mental health have not always aligned, but I can do the work [to change that] with the part I play.” By Souzan Michael Galway Date May 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter “I think brands are realizing that the things that worked before, just don’t anymore,” Adwoa Aboah tells me over a
The fitness industry is constantly evolving. Remember when people didn’t book barre classes in bulk? As we predicted, the latest innovations this year are interactive, personalized products that let you get fit on your own time, in your own space. If you went over to a friend’s house and saw Mirror, one of these new
Photography courtesy of Tiffany & Co.The setting is reminiscent of a signet silhouette. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date May 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter With more and more high-profile celebrities, from Michael B. Jordan and Timothée Chalamet to Pharrell Williams and Harry Styles, embracing the allure of jewellery like strands of pearls and blinged-out brooches, it
Diving is one of the most anticipated events at the Summer Olympics, with athletes performing gravity-defying leaps that, on both an aesthetic and athletic level, seem almost impossible to judge. But for some very unlucky panels of judges, that is exactly the job — so, before you tune in to watch the Games in Tokyo,
Photography by Kelia Anne MacCluskeyAt only 19 years old, Eilish enters a new era of breaking boundaries and navigating fame on her terms — and that includes white-blonde hair and a whole new look. By Natalie Michie Date May 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish is an icon of her own making. Despite reaching mega-stardom
Running shoes are essentials in our closet; we can’t work out without them, and they’re our go-to comfortable shoe when we’re running errands too. That’s why we’re of the belief that we can never have just one pair, and we were so pleasantly surprised to find some really quality options at Target. We shop at
When it comes to upper body day at the gym, most people focus on bicep curls and triceps dips to strengthen and tone your arms, but it’s also important to not neglect your back and shoulders. Kelsey Wells, a NASM-certified trainer and creator of the gym-based PWR programs on the SWEAT app, created this back