Lockdowns Destroyed Our Human Energy Exchange Economy and I Want it Back

My husband and I went to a comedy club with friends a few weeks ago. I was afraid to go - would the comedians be funny? Or would we be sitting...

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A Week Without Mirrors, Plus a Review of Kjerstin Gruys’ New Book

In support of Kjerstin Gruys' new memoir detailing her year without mirrors, a call was put out for beauty bloggers to take a day off from looking at our...

Last-Minute Gift Book Ideas for the Beauty Maven who has Everything

Have you finished your holiday shopping? Probably not, unless you're incredibly organized. And even so, there are always a few people who aren't that easy to please. What do you...

Painted Ladies: Victorine Meurent, Manet’s Modern Muse

She was the Kate Moss of her day, her face ushering in a realist art that shocked the Paris bourgeoisie. But who was she? Observers at the time assumed...

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