“You may think I’m exaggerating, but this is the story of how my town, Salem, lost its mother-fucking mind. I will warn you, though. It gets pretty graphic.” This is how Assassination Nation‘s NSFW teaser trailer begins, spoken in perfect deadpan swagger by an 18-year-old named Lily (Odessa Young). It’s an in-your-face statement, one meant…
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Thirteen thousand people are waiting for a deodorant, and you just have to hope they have a backup plan. For this is no ordinary natural deodorant: This is Megababe’s Rosy Pits, a stick that’s been out of stock since early August. As of today, it’s back. So why is everyone so thirsty? As a sweaty…
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As a brand, Nars loves to lean into a provocative name. Orgasm, Deep Throat, Afterglow; at a certain point it’d make a girl want a refractory period, if the products themselves didn’t work so well. So when I heard about Nars’ newest launch, Climax, a mascara that goes head to head with Better Than Sex…
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When will nineties nostalgia peak? The decade is being revived in everything from fashion (see the return of stretchy Steve Maddens) to TV (Sabrina, Buffy, and Charmed are all getting reboots) to hair (scrunchies!)—and now they’re coming for our brows. Sorry, is that triggering? Let me backtrack: You remember those clicky pens all the cool…
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Everlane, the beloved direct-to-consumer retailer that underscores its radical transparency with pricing and manufacturing, tends to know precisely which polished basics its loyal customers are (or soon will be) hankering for: When the seven-year-old e-comm-focused brand launches a new product, quick sell-outs and waitlist soon follow. (When Everlane debuted denim with three styles in 2017,…
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Netflix comedy specials don’t usually make me cry, but right in the middle of watching Austrialian comedian Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette, I broke down. And, up until that particular moment, I’d been having a great time. Gadsby’s buzzy special takes on everything from her conservative upbringing in Tasmania to Pablo Picasso’s reputation as a notorious womanizer…
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