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May 11, 2022

How to ‘Romanticize Your Life’

A trend that took off early in the pandemic encourages people to appreciate life’s simple pleasures, a philosophy that resonates just as strongly two years later. […]
May 10, 2022

BeReal Photo-Sharing App Is the Right Kind of Boring

In its infancy, the app feels more like a game or a group activity than a full-fledged social platform. Can that feeling last? If social platforms […]
May 6, 2022

Kid Krono Wrote Music for Kanye West Between Classes

Konrad Bigisson, a teenager from New York, messaged his favorite music producers on Instagram. Name: Konrad Bigisson Age: 17 Hometown: Brooklyn Now lives: With his family […]
April 29, 2022

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Bring Fan Culture to the Courtroom

The defamation trial between Mr. Depp and Amber Heard is a case study in what happens when complex claims are filtered through the lenses of extreme […]
April 28, 2022

Martha Stewart Welcomes You to Generation Ageless

Gen Z has a juggernaut of a new beauty influencer: Martha Stewart, age 80. In February, the world’s most celebrated domesticity virtuoso went viral with five […]
April 22, 2022

Randy Rainbow on His Memoir of Love, Turmoil and Trump

When your name — your actual name — is Randy Rainbow, your career choices are limited. Bank president? Mafia don? Nope. Neurosurgeon? Probably not. If Tom […]
April 21, 2022

Shaved Heads Have People Buzzing

Clara Perlmutter, who goes by @Tinyjewishgirl on TikTok, decided recently to shave her head and document it on the platform after seeing the Dyson Airwrap go […]
April 21, 2022

Shaved Heads Have People Buzzing

Clara Perlmutter, who goes by @Tinyjewishgirl on TikTok, decided recently to shave her head and document it on the platform after seeing the Dyson Airwrap go […]
April 18, 2022

Searching for the Notorious Celebrity Book Stylist

YIGIT TURHAN, THE Milan-based director of branding and entertainment relations at Valentino, was in Los Angeles last year when he first heard about the infamous book […]
April 16, 2022

The Fiddle Leaf Fig Is Dead

Mike Rimland, the “plant hunter” for Costa Farms, one of the largest houseplant growers in North America, was touring a tiny nursery in Southeast Asia about […]