October 31 is a little more than a month away, but we might already have a sense as what the top pop-culture Halloween costumes for 2019 are. The global fashion search platform Lyst released its annual report predicting what the most popular Halloween costumes are for the year, based on online shopping behavior, social media…
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Tuesday’s Democratic debates allowed leading candidates—including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren—to go head-to-head on health care, climate change, and more. While outlets declared Warren and Sanders the standouts, self-help guru Marianne Williamson became the surprise focal point of conversations online. During her last debate performance, whatever attention Williamson got was attributed to her, uh, eccentric…
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You may have seen a controversial plate making the internet rounds this week: a recent tweet from comedian Alie Ward spotlighted a dish with a design that features three concentric circles: the smallest is labeled “skinny jeans;” the middle, “favorite jeans;” and the largest, “mom jeans.” Macy’s is hardly the first retailer to sell something…
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Soccer star Alex Morgan had a very happy 30th birthday yesterday (July 2). Morgan and the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated England in their semifinal match and will move on to play the winner of today’s matchup between Sweden and the Netherlands on Sunday (July 7). During the 31st minute of the first half, Morgan…
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Your first crush is a rite of passage. The fixations that follow it are just life. Nervous, awkward, sublime. Disastrous. Transcendent. Here, we celebrate infatuations, obsessions, and passions in all their exquisite splendor. Meet our It’s Just a Little Crush series. Isn’t she divine? Internet Boyfriend (n): A famous or semifamous male person whom your…
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Over the weekend, the internet crowned a new viral star: UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi. On Sunday (January 13), the team’s official Twitter account posted a video of Ohashi’s incredibly energetic and fun floor routine—and now the video of the performance, which earned her a perfect 10 score, has been viewed over 16 million times. To…
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