The 2018 MTV VMAs aired tonight, and it was…well, interesting. Tiffany Haddish threw shade at Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes got rained on, Jennifer Lopez performed all her hits and left me star-fished on the floor (pun intended), and Madonna gave a tribute to Aretha Franklin that was more about herself than Franklin. (More on that…
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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the latest rom-com to take Netflix by storm. The delightful adaptation of Jenny Han’s bestselling novel centers on Lara Jean (Lana Condor), a 16-year-old whose private love letters to her crushes mysteriously get mailed out. What transpires afterwards is a series of charming events that make To…
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Denim is so ingrained into pop culture, it’s easy to take its influence for granted. Sure, it’s charming when a celebrity buys jeans we can shop ourselves—but we’re ultimately not that surprised when they do. (Don’t forget that, nearly a year ago, all it took for Meghan Markle to become the world’s most relatable royal-to-be…
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Since they began, the MTV Video Music Awards has been the embodiment of the phrase “anything goes”: in 1984, Madonna delivered the first-ever VMA performance with a rendition of her hit “Like A Virgin” wearing a white wedding dress and suggestively rolling around on stage, which—at the time—wasn’t only shocking but downright scandalous. Fast forward…
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Aretha Franklin passed away on Thursday, leaving behind a legacy that includes 18 Grammy Awards, 17 top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and six decades’ worth of music. The Queen of Soul touched lives all over the world, with her talent and always-memorable performances, which were amplified by her delightfully extravagant sense of…
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Avoiding public criticism as the First Lady of the United States would be a near-impossibility: Not only are you, essentially, the most visible woman on the planet, but you’re also held to standards that might not reflect your own views, but rather those of the man you call your husband. And since assuming the position…
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