Open up your Instagram feed. What do you see? Fresh-cut peonies. A woman in the middle of her sun salutations series atop a mountain. A runner in the final stretch of a marathon. Instead of these polished moments of triumph, how great would it be to see a snap that shows someone at their worst?…
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Let’s be clear: I’ve always worn my Black Girl crown tall and high, never deflecting the magic that my race carries. But I recently had an epiphany: my beauty routine didn’t always reflect that. Once only discussed through word of mouth, networks like Instagram and Reddit have helped bubble up black-owned beauty brands to the…
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“Sing me your tears, mockingbird, a mere 10 years, dancing on this earth, the sensitive boy, in the front row, with golden parents, flanking him, feels the emotions, of the novelist’s words, feels the actor’s hard work, behind the scenes, feels the injustice of a system that is broken. He’s the hope, he’s the vision…
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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? Since reality TV’s earliest days, countless shows about dating have entered…
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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? The first crush I remember was on Miss Debbie, my nursery…
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Warning: You spoilers ahead. Peach Salinger (played by Shay Mitchell) was one of the most polarizing characters from the first season of Netflix’s You. Some hated her. Others loved her. I, for one, am a proud member of the latter group. Peach was a true icon who had snappy one-liners, great hair, and, most importantly,…
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