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From the 1920s to the mid-1990s, nearly half a million prisoners across America, Canada, and the U.K chose to go under the knife—and their bill was paid for by the government. In Killer Looks (Prometheus Books), author Zara Stone explores how the emergence of plastic surgery in prisons underscores society’s obsession with beauty. Read an
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker leaned into gothic, spooky-season date style in New York City’s TriBeCa last night, and Kendall Jenner joined them, giving their fashion a big injection of color. Kardashian and Barker wore basically all black, Kardashian in a sheer black cutout mini dress with knee-high leather boots. Jenner joined in a yellow,
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the White House Office of Public Engagement in partnership with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus hosted a series of discussions today about Latino contributions across media and how the Latino narrative is shaped through cultural and media representation. Three virtual panels were held from 1-2:30 p.m. EST focusing
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It’s been a relatively quiet week for royals news, but that hasn’t stopped some of the British tabloids from turning when and where Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana’s christening will take place into a salacious story. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s rep gave a rare comment on the couple’s actual
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One stroll through the colorful streets of Austin, Texas and you’ll find the city’s slogan “Keep Austin Weird” plastered just about everywhere. While the saying was coined by the Austin Independent Business Alliance to promote small businesses, it’s become a full-blown lifestyle for natives and visitors alike. Of course, Austin is weird in the best
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Kendall Jenner dropped a Halloween-themed thirst trap on her Instagram yesterday just because it’s spooky season. The model shared a photo of her Halloween costume from last year from behind, featuring her in a leather corset bodysuit and fishnet tights. “Gotta figure out halloween,” she captioned it. Jenner was Pamela Anderson in Barb Wire for
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When it comes to marriage, there’s little that hasn’t already been said, written, sung, painted, or filmed. Yet there remains perhaps no greater source material for modern entertainment. Union—how we nurture it, abuse it, worship it, and lose it—is an endlessly moldable subject, a fact Hagai Levy, director of HBO’s Scenes From a Marriage remake,
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