The idea for our September issue began the way any great conversation with friends happens: over wine. I had recently moved from a size 10 to 12 into plus sizes and was bitching to my colleagues about the hell that was shopping now. It was the first time I’d really—honestly—opened up to anyone about my…
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It occurred to me: “What if this is what I do? Maybe I write for kids to help me get through the days of dealing with grown-ups. Maybe kids are the remedy for the news.” So one night, when the news became too much again, I wrote a book called The Someone New. It’s about…
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Warning: Spoilers ahead. Tonight’s episode of The Bachelorette was action-packed, to say the least. We finally learned who Hannah slept with in the windmill (Pilot Peter), Tyler Cameron proved himself to be the perfect man, and, oh yeah, Hannah Brown and Luke Parker had a heated debate about religion and sex that led to their…
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Fill in the blank: “I love my hair…” I love my hair when it’s fresh out of the shower and I’ve just deep conditioned. The curls are very bouncy, that’s my favorite. Shea Moisture is so good. What’s your favorite way to take a moment for yourself? I like to go in the shower, sing…
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This season of The Bachelorette is moving along quick, isn’t it? It feels like we just left the Box King, and now we’re already at the first group trip? Time flies when you’re having fun staring into Tyler C.’s eyes. The guys find out they’re going to—drumroll, please—Newport, Rhode Island, and they react as if…
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One of Fleabag‘s many charms is how deftly it nails the mortifying, yet strangely beautiful experience that is being a woman in the world. The credit goes to creator, writer, and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge: the Amazon Prime series is based on her one-woman play about a twentysomething (also named Fleabag) who deals with past trauma…
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