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December 10, 2016

Noted: Soak, Steam, Spritz: It’s All Self-Care

In the days after the presidential election, Jessa Blades, an herbalist and makeup artist in Brooklyn who supported Hillary Clinton, was devastated. “All I could think […]
December 5, 2016

On the Runway: Luxury Brands Seek a Way Into Generation Z

On the Runway By ELIZABETH PATON Millennials, the much-studied generation whose behavior has seduced and puzzled luxury brands in equal measure, are no longer the sole […]
November 26, 2016

What Is the Color of Beauty?

ACCRA, Ghana — Semiratu Zakaru was standing in the hot sun on a crowded noontime street explaining why Ghana’s new ban against certain skin-bleaching creams was […]
November 26, 2016

Oldest Living Yoga Celebrity Tells All

On a recent Monday, Täo Porchon-Lynch was teaching her 90-minute yoga class in Hartsdale, N.Y., combining elements of Iyengar, meditation and vinyasa for a dozen or […]
November 19, 2016

This Life: When Tech Is a Problem Child

This Life By BRUCE FEILER In the Broadway classic “The Music Man,” set in 1912, the con artist Harold Hill shows up in River City, Iowa, […]
November 12, 2016

Future Tense: What Is a TinyLetter? Like Ye Olde Blog, but Less Public

Future Tense By TEDDY WAYNE “If there’s one silver lining in this whole thing: Donald Trump has cured my Impostor Syndrome,” Maris Kreizman, the editorial director […]
November 5, 2016

Luvvie Ajayi: The Internet’s Newest Comic Phenom

She has been hailed by Bono and Shonda Rhimes for her singular voice and stinging political commentary. Her new book, “I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual,” […]
October 19, 2016

Cultural Studies: During a Social Media Break, Kim Kardashian West Offers ‘More Me’

The publication of the new, expanded edition of Kim Kardashian West’s 2015 book of self-portraits, “Selfish,” comes at an unusual moment for the reality star. Following […]
October 12, 2016

Rowan Blanchard: The Unlikely Evolution of a Disney Star

At the Metrograph theater on the Lower East Side of New York, Rowan Blanchard wore a knit pleated skirt overlaid by a pleated sleeveless tunic and […]
October 12, 2016

Unbuttoned: Fashion Becomes a Victim of Its Own Oversharing

Unbuttoned By VANESSA FRIEDMAN We all know about the trends that come out of the four-week circus of shows otherwise known as fashion month, which began […]