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That happened a lot at Allure too. We lost advertising. And [then Condé Nast chairman] Si Newhouse, who was such a huge supporter through the whole birth and establishment of Allure, was just like, “You show those advertisers that you’re independent and you’re making these decisions.” And the advertisers always came back. Allure: Who brought…
A one-rep max is the maximum amount of weight you can lift for a single repetition of a given exercise through a full range of motion with proper technique. In other words, it’s how much weight you can push, pull, or squat for a single rep. And why is this important, pray tell? The first…
Out of this cultural tempest, we found peace. Self-portraiture became omnipresent and therefore rather ordinary and not really capable of riling us up with controversies. It’s become the water in which we swim, the air we breathe, a way of communicating. It seems silly to look to all our everyday self-portraits — sent to friends…
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On November 23, 2020, three young nail-obsessed Black women from Atlanta and D.C. launched an Instagram page. Their brainchild, @BlkGirlNailfies, is a corner of the internet devoted to Black nail art, a digital space that is specifically committed to creating a community for Black women, by Black women. Despite having only one introduction post at…
[ad_1] February 23, 2021– “In my 20s, I became an apprentice to The Queen Mothers of Kroboland in Ghana in hopes of understanding more about my cultural heritage. Early one morning, I arrived at the Paramount Queen Mother Manye Nartike complex, which was particularly buoyed by a rumor that I had heard about our diasporic…
[ad_1] The words you say to the person who steals your heart are more important than you think. While you can show them how you feel, sometimes they will want to hear you say it. If you don’t know where to start, many phrases can help you reveal your love the one who steals your…
[ad_1] Many people feel stressed by their blemishes. It is a behavior that has been promoted since the dawn of civilization. In fact, people want so much to be perfect that they can do strange things to achieve this wish. It can be stressful trying live to perfection. Even if you like to be perfect…
[ad_1] New research shows that a child’s diet can affect one’s health into adulthood. The UC Riverside study found that eating excess sugar and fat in childhood can permanently change your gut bacteria. The researchers found that this is true even if a person eats healthier later in life. An article summarizing this study in…
[ad_1] Everyone experiences self-loathing sometimes, but it can get in the way of their ability to love themselves. If your self-hatred becomes severe enough, it can interfere with your goals and relationships, and it can cause a lack of self-confidence. When this happens to you, you must find a way to stop hating yourself and…