When life starts to feel like an endless cycle of sleep, eat, work, repeat, I know that I’m in desperate need of a break and a reset. Work is hectic, my sleep schedule is a mess, and even figuring out…
var skimlinks_settings = { noskim: true }; May is rapidly approaching, and while others were keeping their eyes peeled for the first blooms of spring flowers, Garri and I had our noses deep in books, scouring libraries for the perfect…
As a beauty writer, I’ve had a front-row seat to the rise and fall of a lot of trends. And eyeshadow slipping out of rotation was one I didn’t fully clock until it was already gone. Back in college (circa…
“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.” ~Søren Kierkegaard I didn’t lose her all at once. I lost myself first—slowly, quietly, in the way that only happens when someone you trust makes you doubt everything…
Very few social dilemmas are as messy and explosive as this one: your social circles overlap, relationship dynamics change, and suddenly you start to see your friend’s ex a little differently. Maybe it’s proximity, timing, or just one of those…
I can’t be the only one who feels like Mother’s Day always creeps up out of nowhere. One minute, you’re basking in the glorious return of warm weather, and the next, you’re hunched over your laptop panic-shopping because you realized…
When You, Me & Tuscany—starring the stunning Halle Bailey and the swoon-worthy duke himself, Regé-Jean Page—was first announced, I realized that it had been a long time since I’d seen a rom-com hit theaters, let alone one led by two…
There’s something undeniably satisfying about a grumpy sunshine trope. Maybe it’s the slow unraveling of a guarded, broody character in the presence of someone warm, optimistic, and impossible to ignore. Maybe it’s the banter, the tension, or the fact that…
var skimlinks_settings = { noskim: true }; If you’ve found yourself on the internet in any capacity, from stumbling through Facebook’s short-form content to screen time pushing double digits from TikTok scrolling, you’ve likely come across the fascinating corner of…
In adulthood, May feels like a filler month—not quite spring, not quite summer. But once upon a time, we spent the entire year counting down until May. It was when school was finally out, and our days became packed with…
The Athletics announced that pitching coach Scott Emerson has been relieved of his duties. Bullpen coach Dan Hubbs will take over on an interim basis for the remainder of the campaign. Emerson got his gig in June of 2017. He…
As of Tuesday morning, 27 of the deceased victims have been identified, authorities said. More than 70 people are injured, 24 of them critically. Preliminary investigations suggest the blaze was caused by a short circuit in an air conditioner, which…
People often use the phrase buying gold as though it describes a single investment. In practice, buying gold can mean buying shares of a fund, purchasing physical metals inside a retirement account, or owning coins and bullion directly. Buying shares…
