4 Reasons Why Vaseline Is—and Has Always Been—a Staple in My Black Household

I have yet to meet a Black person who isn’t loyal to Vaseline. In our homes, the OG Healing Jelly is used as a cure-all remedy for everything from softening dry elbows and knuckles to soothing scrapes. It’s been in my personal routine since birth—my parents would apply it to my body after changing my […]

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Taylor Swift Gives Statement on Death of Fan Before Her Brazil Concert: ‘I Feel This Loss Deeply’

On Friday night, a Taylor Swift fan named Ana Clara Benevides died just before the Eras Tour concert in Brazil, after losing consciousness at the Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The 23-year-old’s cousin reportedly told Brazilian newspaper Folha that while attending the concert, Benevides went into cardiorespiratory arrest and fainted. She experienced a […]

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Who Is Cassandra Dawn Repstad on Selling Sunset Season 7?

There were a plethora of surprises throughout Selling Sunset season 7, from the awkward argument between Chrishell Stause and Marie-Lou Nurk to the team’s dramatic trip to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. But the series also introduced real estate agent Cassandra Dawn Repstad, whose time on the show got off to a tense start. But […]

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Melissa Broder on Why Writing Death Valley ‘Almost Killed Me’

Writing her latest novel almost killed Melissa Broder—or, anyway, that’s how it seemed when the Milk Fed and So Sad Today author realized she was lost during a solo hike at Death Valley National Park’s Zabriskie Point. The Los Angeles-based Broder had come to this trail to research what would eventually become her third novel, […]

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Inside the Sézane Tote Black Market

In Paris, it’s nearly impossible to go within a one-mile radius without spotting a Sézane tote bag. The fashion brand, founded by Morgane Sézalory in 2013, is sort of like the French girl’s Madewell: ubiquitous, utilitarian, but undoubtedly trendy. Like French style, its wares are slightly more feminine—think: bows and florals and lady-like brocade sandals […]

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