CULTURE

Best picks from the best Black brands loved by Aurora James and Lauren Santo Domingo

I’ve been carefully curating my skincare routine for over a year now. Par for the course, skincare-related TikToks have been flooding my FYP, selling me every trendy product on the block. Whether or not they work is a different question. I’ve fallen for gimmicks, traps, and cute packaging, but I’ve also found a solid 6-step […]

Nathan Apodaca, AKA @420doggface208, is bringing the relief and escapism we all need. Mick Fleetwood agrees.

What is there to say about Pedro Pascal that hasn’t been said already? The star has been around for over two decades now, but there’s been a recent fervent love burning in the hearts of millions across the globe for The Mandalorian. There are currently 885,000 videos on TikTok under the sound “Hey Sexy Lady” […]

Ripped jeans and converse at the 2023 Oscars? Post-post-grunge is here

The safety of Black Women is more than a social justice catchphrase.

There’s no Fashion Week like Paris Fashion Week. Maybe it’s thanks to French fashion houses like Dior, Hermès, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton that go above and beyond for each runway show, outdoing themselves and each other, year after year. And if you’ve been paying attention, maybe you, too have been wondering what everyone packed for […]

Here are just a few morsels of Knick-Knack Paddywhackery – evidence of life on Planet Shamrockery

Green Is In

Whenever I watch an awards ceremony for the “biggest names in Hollywood,” I regret tuning in about 30 minutes in. It sounds like a great idea to watch The Oscars in theory, but in practice, it’s more agonizing than a low-scoring football game. Last night’s 95th Annual Academy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel held us […]