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A new haircut or shade of lipstick has the power to lift one’s mood, but Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) takes the makeover to superhero heights in WandaVision. Marvel’s Disney+ series has sent fans down a theory rabbit hole regarding the idyllic sitcom suburbia Wanda constructed as a happily-ever-after with Vision (Paul Bettany). From black-and-white hits
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With each passing year, a dystopian show about the threat to women’s reproductive rights continues to be eerily relevant. That means a fourth season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, originally adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, is on its way. The Emmy-nominated series will arrive after a delay—and with a slightly abbreviated
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Emma Watson is taking a break from acting for now—and possibly for good. The Daily Mail reports her rep said the 30-year-old star’s acting career is currently “dormant” and that she “is not taking on new commitments.” Twitter reacted to the news by posting tributes to Watson and her career, interpreting the statement as a
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The coat is long, all the way down to my ankles, with furry stripes in electric colors, like matcha green, bubblegum pink, and Barney purple. It came into my possession last month during a visit to Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds, the costume and vintage shop on South Congress Avenue in Austin. It was love
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As a single person living through the pandemic, let’s just say it’s been a long time since I’ve touched another living being other than my dog. I’m not at all happy about this state of affairs, but I have found one balm for physical contact, one source of who-cares-about-the-news mind-numbing pleasure. A book version of
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Contemporary R&B queen Sevyn Streeter has made quite the name for herself, writing songs for some of the greats like Alicia Keys​ and Kelly Rowland​, while simultaneously launching a solo career of her own. Her tracks have topped the Billboard Charts and earned her Gold-certification. Now she’s out with a new single (“Guilty”​) and she’s
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois Kevin J. Miyazaki/Redux Imagine what it must have felt like to be Rep. Lauren Underwood, the youngest Black woman in Congress, on the day when the halls of our nation’s Capitol building were stormed by an angry mob of white supremacist election deniers, some of whom sought to hang
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