the problem with auto-retouching
Over at Medium, writer Chris Stokel-Walker has penned a story about the trend of retouching ourselves using mobile phone technology—usually apps—and the companies who are enabling this thorny habit....
View Articlefka twigs made another stunning video
FKA twigs is the video star of our dreams, which makes sense since her videos usually resemble dreams—surreal and unplaceable. She continutes that trend in the clip for her new song "Glass &...
View Articlesam claflin on 'hunger games,' j. law, and his dark new movie
When Sam Claflin was first cast as Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, there was national outrage. Die-hard fans of the series descended upon social media to vent their anger, with some...
View Articlestyle inspiration from '90s tv characters
Remember landlines and dial-up? Welcome back to the '90s: A pre-digital area in which you never had to worry about sending a witty text message and when everything just felt more authentic. Because we...
View Articlecharli xcx's new video is all kinds of creepy
If you're glued to your smartphone—and who isn't—then Charli XCX's new video for "Famous" might give you the creeps. That was definitely director Eric Wareheim's intention, which is why he made...
View Articlereggie watts on how to fight insomnia
As the bandleader of the new Late Late Show With James Corden, Reggie Watts knows that for viewers to catch him live, they've got to have a mild case of insomnia (at the very least). After all, how...
View Articlethe best performances we saw at sxsw
Of all the performances we saw at SXSW—and we saw a lot—it's still humbling to think we only saw about 5% of them. See it seems a little unfair to try and name the best, but these are the shows we...
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8@8: your morning scoop
Today is... National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day! Really, it's the only way anyone can enjoy a raisin. News of the Day: + Ed Sheeran has announced his very own new record label called Gingerbread....
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instagram steps up its game with new app
Instagram is slowly but surely working to eradicate all the third-party apps that exist to provide you with features that Instagram itself hasn't included. Today, it's gotten a major step closer to App...
View Articleevan rachel wood gives us tomboy-style advice
Evan Rachel Wood and tomboy fashion brand Wildfang are a perfect match, and not just because of the obvious aesthetic reasons (though EVR's androgynous, borrowed-from-the-boys style is a natural fit...
View Articleflorence and the machine's new video is sad, beautiful
A remarkable song like Florence and the Machine's "St. Jude" deserves an equally remarkable video, and the singer along with director Vincent Haycock have pulled it off. Shot in one continuous take,...
View Articleangelina jolie powerfully discusses why she removed her ovaries
Two years after writing about her preventative double mastectomy, Angelina Jolie has just published an essay in the New York Times about her next surgery: the removal of her ovaries and fallopian...
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meet the real star of vogue's brat pack shoot
As Vogue surely anticipated, the Internet is going wild for their shoot starring “Hollywood’s New Brat Pack,” featuring Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Ansel Elgort, and the Penn siblings....
View Articlenasty gal has a teva collab
Over the past few seasons, '80s heritage brand Teva has evaded their shoobie image to become super-cool 20-somethings' go-to sandal. And with their new two-piece Nasty Gal collection, you can expect to...
View Articleiggy azalea totally charms in '73 questions'
Iggy Azalea is just as famous for her Twitter feuds as she is for her music, but when the 24-year-old rapper invited Vogue into her home as part of their 73 Questions series, she was notably candid and...
View Articlethe 15 best pizza slices in america
When I texted a friend that I was compiling a list of America’s best pizza places, she replied with three simple words: PIZZA IS LIFE. Well, no: It’s just dough, cheese, sauce, and some other stuff...
View Articlethe 5 best skin-care habits to have
When it comes to skin care, I'm not ashamed to admit I've got a few bad habits. For example, I don't use sunscreen. (I just can't seem to give up all of my fancy-shmancy beauty creams that...
View Article8 musician-run fashion lines that defined the aughts
Not too long ago, we lived in a world where halter tops and flared jeans ruled both the streets and the runways. Rhinestone embellishments were beloved by the style-savvy and pop music was in its...
View Articlekim, kanye, and north master the art of the photobomb
Two days ago, at Malibu's Nobu location, Instagram user @alibambam inadvertently captured the best picture of the West family, ever. In a perfectly timed snapshot (if Kim wasn't bending down, little...
View Articleyou're probably washing your hair wrong
We've read the instructions on the back of our shampoo bottles time and time again: lather, rinse, repeat. But, as it turns out, you're washing your hair wrong and you probably have been for your whole...
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