The intrepid British director on being one of the first people to lay their eyes on the archives of the late artist Audrey Amiss – subject of Typist, Artist, Pirate, King. Conviction is something the British writer/director Carol Morley possesses in abundance – certainly on the evidence of her wild filmography. Determined to use film […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s that you hear? The jingle of chain mail is ringing through the streets as Rabanne partners with H&M for a collection that brings the line’s trademark metallic shine to a wider audience. The 129-piece assortment, part of a line of designer collaborations that has paired the Swedish retail giant with brands like Mugler and […]
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Spoilers below. I know by now not to judge a book by its cover, but diving into Lessons in Chemistry still surprised me after flipping past its bubblegum pink cover and playful design. Set in the 1950s, Bonnie Garmus’ wildly popular debut novel follows protagonist Elizabeth Zott, a lab tech at the prestigious Hastings Research […]
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“How many Black friends do you have?” That question, along with its usual clunky response, has become synonymous with Ziwe Fumudoh, the writer and comedian who popularized the phrase on her talk show. So it only makes sense that her new book is titled Black Friend. Out on October 17, the essay collection covers a […]
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Italy, as J.J. Martin would put it, teaches you how to live. The native Californian relocated to Milan after years in New York spent working at Paine Webber and Calvin Klein, on the invitation of her then boyfriend Andrea Ciccoli. She moved into a very foreign environment without a job, but she stayed, becoming a […]
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Spoilers below. Love Is Blind season 5 was a rollercoaster like never before. From secret prior relationships and intense love triangles in the pods to devastating breakups and tearful arguments, the latest installment of the hit reality series truly delivered. But which couples survived the grueling Love Is Blind experience, and who called it quits? […]
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My mother and I are in the back of an Uber leaving the Brooklyn Botanic Garden when she asks me about the difference between sex with men and sex with women. We are going to pick up my dog from the East Village apartment I lived in until a few weeks ago. The dog has […]
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One of Hollywood’s most beloved couples, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, seem to have a perfectly-balanced relationship—particularly when they take turns lovingly roasting each other on social media. The pair began dating in 2011 and were married about a year later. That might seem fast, but they’d been friends for a while and could simply […]
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Of the three couples who made it out of the pods in season 5 of Love Is Blind, only two of them survived the fateful Mexico trip, where the new fiancés are meant to get to know each other physically after weeks of only talking from behind a wall. The couple that didn’t survive—Jared Pierce […]
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This story contains discussions of sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs support, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit rainn.org. Spoilers below. Fair Play’s first and final scenes couldn’t feel more different. The former shows two lovers in a state of careless bliss, hooking up and simultaneously getting […]
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