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Image credit: Lucas Dawson.  The job application and interview process can be about as stressful and time-consuming as the job itself. There are interviews, meetings, cover letters, and difficult questions coming at you constantly, and often it’s a real minefield trying to make your way through it all with your professionalism (and dignity) intact. Becky […]

At thirteen, I loved flipping through Ebony, Essence, and Jet while getting my hair done. Back then, I never thought much about hair-product ads. I never considered what else they aimed to sell me, besides a bottle of oil. I do now. Kali Serum, Hair Decoded, Wig Sale, and Kenya Kare—all from my fictitious Pinnacle […]

Around the country this month, people are celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. Pride. This year is especially meaningful since it marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, a decisive moment in the advancement of human rights in this nation. This week, we’re bringing you a selection of pieces about the progress of the gay-rights movement during the […]

George Orwell’s “1984,” published seventy years ago today, has had an amazing run as a work of political prophecy. It has outlasted in public awareness other contenders from its era, such as Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” (1932), Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” (1953), and Anthony Burgess’s “A Clockwork Orange” (1962), not to mention two once […]

On June 22, 1949, Mary Wilkinson and Harry William Streep, of New Jersey, welcomed a baby girl, whom they named Mary Louise. But, as the child’s personality emerged, Harry decided that the nickname Meryl better flattered her, and Meryl is the name that stuck. Seven decades later, the same Meryl Streep has reassumed her legal […]

Share 7th Jun 2019 Giorgio Armani has chosen British supermodel and style icon Kate Moss to front its autumn/winter ‘19/’20 campaign. This is Moss’s first time representing the brand, and with its new collection, Giorgio Armani seeks to combine the model’s bold, bohemian spirit with its own signature clean-cut minimalism. The campaign’s photographers, Mert Alas […]

There is a picture of Ashleigh Barty from when she was a child, wearing a little tennis dress and holding a tiny trophy. Her round face has chipmunk cheeks, and the racquet held over her shoulder is four or five times the size of her head. The picture made the rounds of the Internet after […]

Rose quartz opens up your heart chakra and can attract new romantic relationships. Try holding this stone up to your chest and taking a deep breath in through your nose as you slide the quartz through a gap between your shirt buttons. Exhale through your mouth as you jam it into your bra. The salesperson […]

Click:Peptide API Powder Image credits: Getty Images Winter is officially in full swing, and with it comes the usual malaise around exercise and committing to a regular fitness program. My eight barre studios slow right down in winter – less people come and the people who do, visit less often. It’s the natural winter lull. […]

“We met a few years back in Saint-Tropez during a big lunch with friends at Le Club 55,” says Ana Teixeira de Sousa, the fashion designer behind the label Sophia Kah, of meeting her future husband, Philippe Schmitz. “Some months later, a mutual friend of ours organised a New Year’s trip to St. Moritz in […]