Netflix’s Ratched welcomes an engaging cast of characters to tell the story of Nurse Mildred Ratched (Sarah Paulson), and one of Lucia State Hospital’s most infamous residents is Charlotte Wells (Sophie Okonedo), a character struggling with multiple personality disorder. Throughout the series, Okonedo channels several different personas, including a boxer, a baby, and the hospital’s
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Maria Grazia Chiuri wants us to heal. The creative director reflected on moving through a world battling with COVID-19, and explored how fashion fits into our new reality. “We are traversing a period of crisis that is radically transforming behaviors, habits and rituals,” the brand stated in its press release. “Our spirits have changed, as
Photograph courtesy of Jacinta Kanakaratnam. Design by Danielle Campbell.Welcome to My Story, our series dedicated to creatives of colour and their paths to success. By championing these diverse stories and backgrounds, we hope that our understanding of the cultural conversations around beauty and fashion will expand and that respect for our differences will flourish. By
With the Instant Pot in our lives, gone are the days when we were required to stand at the stove and oven for hours on end. Instead, we simply throw everything into the appliance and wait for our meals to be finished in record time. What did we ever do deserve such a glorious invention?
Eric Reads The News is a daily humor column which skewers politics, pop culture, celebrity, shade, and schadenfreude. . Boy oh boy, am I pumped about the first presidential debate! I feel like I have waited all of my life to see Joe Biden and Donald Trump go head-to-head in an empty arena at opposite
image courtesy of appleIncluding On the Rocks starring Rashida Jones and Bill Murray, the final season of Schitt’s Creek, and new CBC show Trickster. By Pahull Bains Date September 29, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter We’ve got a lot of time on our hands right now. Here are all the movies and television shows we can’t wait
The BSC star is cool beyond her years With classes back in session—at least virtually—in the midst of coronavirus, what once felt like an opportunity for a fresh start may not feel as exciting this year. On the bright side, all students are in the same boat: School’s back and no one’s particularly excited about
You probably weren’t as obsessed with the Shrek soundtrack as I was growing up, because I definitely had the whole thing memorized and forced my mom to play it every time we got in the car. But if you watched this series at all in the early 2000s, I’m betting you internalized more of the
Dress, Johanna Ortiz. Her own hat and accessories worn throughout. Kurt Iswarienko On a cool evening in February 2019, Shannen Doherty invited some friends to a Venice, California, rental house for a dinner party. Doherty’s actual home was in Malibu, 20 miles north, but she and her husband, photographer Kurt Iswarienko, had fled the property
The cat is by far one of the easiest and most popular Halloween looks to pull off. It’s also one of the most diverse. You can simply dawn a pair of ears, draw on whiskers, and glide on a red lipstick and be done. But if you want to mix things up like some of
image via istockLavender, eucalyptus, vetiver, bergamot and more. By Pahull Bains Date September 28, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter As we make our way into fall and start spending more time indoors, it’s more important than ever to create as relaxing a home environment as possible. Fragrance plays a key role in that, so read on for
There’s still so much to understand when it comes to masks and COVID-19. At the very basic level, we know the CDC’s recommends for fabric face masks to be worn when out in public or around other people. But then there are other factors to consider, like the materials they’re made out of or companies
Simone JoynerGetty Images Black women have long been the bedrock in the fight for civil rights. Still, when these movements gain traction, Black women are often left behind or erased entirely. We’ve seen this happen in the midst of the struggle for Black lives. The police killings of unarmed Black men are most often the
It’s been three years since we bid farewell to the Pretty Little Liars of Rosewood, and it’s taken all that time to unravel every twist from the Freeform series. Just as (we think) we’ve figured it out, a new reboot of the show is headed to HBO Max. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin has received
My skin is dry and sensitive. It’s noticeably red on my thirstiest areas (a.k.a. around my nostrils, forehead, and eyebrows) and any spot I happen to accidentally knick with my press-on nails. So Darphin’s Intral Rescue Super Concentrate seemed like the perfect solution for my particular complexion woes. The brand advises that their potent treatment—which
Pascal Le SegretainGetty Images Dior will premiere its spring-summer 2021 runway show live from Paris on Tuesday, September 29 at 2:30 PM CET (8:30AM EST). Every designer is getting creative with their seasonal outputs in the time of COVID, from quarantine-inspired fashion to audience-free unveilings. For the very first time, Dior will stream its ready-to-wear
Photograph courtesy of Instagram/@SephoraCanadaNo, we’re not kidding. By Maddison Glendinning Date September 28, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter We’ve all felt the sting of running out of our favourite beauty product at a crucial moment and wishing we could close our eyes and have a whole new bottle/palette/tube appear in our hands. And although you’ll need to
This versatile style staple is a *forever* must-have as temperatures get cooler On the cusp of cold weather, a leather jacket—real or faux—is a must-have piece. A chic finishing touch to any outfit, it’s also the most stylish and versatile way to stay warm when fall’s cool temperatures hit. The classic biker jacket has long been
There are a lot of choices for protein powder out there. If you’ve looked into your options at all, you know whey protein is one of the most common. Whey is the liquid part of milk that separates when cheese is made. And just like you may be tempted to toss out the creamy liquid
Amanda Seyfried and husband Thomas Sadoski followed Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s example and announced the birth of their child through the charities they work with, INARA and War Child. Seyfried had also managed to keep her second pregnancy completely secret. The couple released a brief statement on War Child’s Instagram alongside the first photo
Our hair loss journeys were markedly different—for Aisha, it was the result of chemotherapy to treat ovarian cancer, and for Ayanna, it was caused by alopecia universalis, an autoimmune condition characterized by the complete loss of hair, including on the scalp, face, and body. Our mothers instilled in us a deep respect for our elders,
Join me on a quick trip to fall 2007. The orange enV is the hot phone everyone wants. Regular paparazzi muses are still wearing cleavage-y dresses on top of jeans. The decision to wear one’s Uggs rolled or unrolled causes the occasional existential crises. And one fashion item reigns supreme: North Face’s zip-up fleece. Not
Shopping local on Prime Day just became even easier. By Maddison Glendinning Date September 28, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter If you’ve currently got plans on October 13 and 14, you may want to cancel them as Amazon Canada has just announced that those are the dates that Prime Day will be taking place this year. For
Some professionals are divided on whether this treatment is OK for all skin types—so we spoke to a derm to get all the details No matter where you get your beauty info from—whether it’s magazines, social media or good ol’ word of mouth—it’s safe to say that the abundance of sources and information available at
