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Ed note: To protect the identity and privacy of the following sources, only first names of dating app users are included. Nora logged onto Badoo and cued up a new message—in Russian. “Because your media is being censored, I want to share what is happening—this is the reality: Ukrainian civilians and children are being killed.

Before Alexis Williams turned 20-years-old, she had launched a popular social resource platform, starred in a major fashion campaign, and had her writing published. This multi-hyphenate is not your average New York City college student, but Williams doesn’t mind standing out from the crowd. In fact, she owns it. “Growing up in a predominantly white

K-pop boy band, ENHYPEN, are veterans of Song Association and have decided to join ELLE to face the music for the second time. ENHYPEN sings their top hits like “Polaroid Love,” “Fever,” and many, MANY more, to ENSURE their score is enough to beat their personal record. Will ENHYPEN come out on top, or will

Chelsea Bieker writes as if sorting through old photographs; she knows the images well, but the scenes where they take place are stretched and warped by memory. She deploys this curiosity to fascinating results in her new short story collection Heartbroke, which, similar to her excellent debut novel Godshot, plants its protagonists in California’s Central

Conversations With Friends star Joe Alwyn has been steadfast in not saying much about his girlfriend of five years, Taylor Swift, in interviews. To GQ, he explained why: “I think because the precedent was set—that our choice is to be private and not feed that side of things—the more you do that, hopefully, the more

On Saturday, Rihanna blessed the timeline by dropping her self care routine on social media, which of course included a number of items from her Fenty Skin line. In the video, the beauty mogul is wearing a bra and panty set in a beautiful aqua blue with her hair wrapped up in a towel. As

On Saturday, newly engaged couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck continued their search for a shared home in Los Angeles, surveying a $68 million dollar mansion in Bel Air. They were dressed casually for the day of viewing, with Lopez in a silky green blouse and high-waisted pants, accented with a green belt and a

Kendall Jenner is doing her part to promote new episodes of Hulu’s The Kardashians, and revealing a little bit about her romance with boyfriend Devin Booker in the process. For the May 5 episode, she shared a screenshot of her phone with a reminder to watch. The snap of her lock screen showed that she

In an interview with Jimmy Fallon on Friday, Sophie Turner shared an emotional moment she had soon after meeting her now-husband, pop star Joe Jonas. Fallon asked Turner when she knew she’d marry Jonas, and she replied, “I mean the first night I met him.” Fallon wanted to know if that was on a first

On Thursday, May 5, actress Kristen Stewart sported a sexy sheer Chanel look to the fashion house’s after party in Monaco, following a show for their 2023 cruise collection. Styled by Tara Sweenen, Stewart wore a white halter bodysuit with black details under a see-through column skirt that just kissed the floor. It was belted

On Friday, May 6, Emma Stone attended the premiere of her new short film Bleat in Athens dressed very appropriately in a Grecian-inspired gown by Louis Vuitton. The event was held at the Greek National Opera and Stone fit right in with this updated take on a classic look. Milos BicanskiGetty Images The smokey, pale

Kim Kardashian revealed on Instagram today that she donned not one, but two dresses formerly worn by Marilyn Monroe on Met Gala night. Kardashian shared photos of herself in Monroe’s green Norman Norell dress that she wore to the Golden Globes in 1962—the reality star’s second look of the evening. She captioned the series of

The Summer I Turned Pretty will fill the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before-shaped hole in your heart. The YA novel by Jenny Han, actually published years before her TATBILB series, is being adapted into a series on Prime Video. A perfect binge for the warmer months, the romance follows a girl named Belly

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will officially be in the U.K. to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, along with their children, Lili and Archie. A Sussex spokesperson revealed, per royal reporter Omid Scobie, “Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are excited and honored to attend The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations

On Thursday, May 4, Olivia Rodrigo hit the stage in Washington, D.C. as part of her SOUR tour. The “Driver’s License” singer took a few moments to address the recently leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States voting to strike down Roe v. Wade, which grants access to abortion. Twitter user

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky convinced the internet that they may have gotten secretly married or engaged after staging a wedding scene in the music video for Rocky’s new song “D.M.B.” Rocky proposed to Rihanna with a set of “Marry Me?” grills in the video, and she said yes with her own “I Do” grills. In

A very pregnant Rihanna was among the celebrities at Dave Chappelle’s comedy taping on Tuesday at the Hollywood Bowl. In a photo shared by comedian Michael Blackson, Rihanna and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky appear alongside the comedian. Rihanna, who’s currently in her third trimester, paired a green bralette with a matching high-slit skirt and blue

The Kardashians’ new Hulu reality series devoted its latest episode to Travis Barker proposing to Kourtney Kardashian—and it showed for the first time how Scott Disick, Kardashian’s ex and the father of her three children, took the news. Disick and the kids weren’t at Barker’s surprise Santa Barbara proposal with the rest of the family.

Celine ambassador and K-pop star Lisa put her modeling skills on display in Paris when the Blackpink singer walked in Celine’s winter 2022 runway show, appropriately titled “Dans Paris.” Footage of the show was released today. Lisa wore two looks: a silver sequin mini dress and a black jacket and skirt, which you can see

It’s been nearly 50 years since the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade established the constitutional right to have an abortion in the United States. Today, millions of Americans are facing a potential future without that protection. It was reported on Monday that the Supreme Court has already privately voted to strike down Roe,

Anna MoneymakerGetty Images In the midst of the Met Gala last night, Politico broke the shocking news that, according to a leaked draft opinion, the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that guarantees the right to abortion under the U.S. Constitution. (But it’s important to note that, for now,

The Washington PostGetty Images Roe v. Wade, the landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that access to legal abortion is a constitutional right, is under imminent threat. As first released by Politico on Monday evening, a leaked draft majority decision signaled that the Court is moving to overturn Roe, disrupting nearly

Met Gala co-chair Blake Lively continued her adherence to the evening’s Gilded Glamour theme long after the ball ended, stepping out in a red and black beaded corset mini dress. Lively styled her hair up with the look to give it very Becky Sharp, Vanity Fair vibes. NINO, LELEBACKGRID Lively was one of the best

Unfortunately, red carpet darling Anya Taylor-Joy ended up skipping the Met Gala with its Gilded Glamour theme tonight. Taylor-Joy was silent on her social media today. She kept details on where she spent her day private, but it is worth noting that Taylor-Joy has several film projects in the works right now (Furiosa and Laughter