Longtime Katy Perry fans might remember her beloved cat, Kitty Purry, from her music video for “I Kissed A Girl,” the breakthrough (if somewhat problematic) song that helped make her a megastar. Perry has been known to post tons of pictures on her Instagram, showing off furry friends like her dog, Nugget—but this week, she…
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If cats have nine lives, then it’s fitting that Susan Michals, the founder of CatCon—the largest cat convention—has had almost as many careers. From farm life as a kid to the publishing world as an adult, Michals was a writer for Vanity Fair and The Wall Street Journal, and a segment producer for E!. But…
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Just like a classic white shirt and little black dress, there are some things in beauty that will never go out of style—red lipstick, clean skin, defined brows. But perhaps the most timeless of all is the cat eye. I mean, it literally dates back to the ancient Egyptians and also has strong roots in…
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Once upon a time, when I was living on an Upper East Side couch for $1,000 a month and ate a steady diet of ramen, I remember thinking that by the time I turned 30, I’d have it all together. I’d be shopping for and cooking real adult meals. I’d have enough discretionary income to…
Read moreThe Hurricane Harvey relief effort just got a boost thanks to a very unlikely source: a cat named Jerry in Brooklyn, NY. Rachel Millman, who’s 29 and also happens to Jerry’s owner, was out for a walk in her Brooklyn neighborhood, thinking about how she’d wanted to help storm-ravaged Texas but didn’t have the funds…
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I started chasing the illusive upturned cat eye in middle school. Back then, I used a 99-cent eyeliner pencil, warmed up by my mom’s hairdryer, but I lacked the fine motor skills to pull it off. As makeup evolved so did my technique and I leveled up to liquid liner, gel liners, and eyeliner pens.…
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