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I never thought of myself as a survivor. In fact, I was told over and over again that I wasn’t one. “You weren’t there!” they said. “Who are you to say that you’re a gun violence survivor?’’ In one way, they’re right—I wasn’t there that afternoon. But that day will live loudly within me forever.

On a mid-May morning in Brooklyn, Odessa Young is recognizable, though muffled under a shield of ubiquity. In her home neighborhood of Williamsburg, she arrives at the snug café Marlow & Sons with her eyes hidden behind a pair of tortoiseshell-rimmed tinted glasses. She’s makeup-free, dressed in the local uniform of black loafers and socks,

Courtesy / Design Leah Romero Laura Czar’s boyfriend was driving her to an IVF appointment, when she saw a news article on her phone describing, in intimate detail, the excruciating pain several women suffered after a nurse stole fentanyl and swapped it with saline at a fertility clinic from June to October in 2020. Czar

In Elle.com’s recurring feature Character Study, we ask the creators behind our favorite shows to go deep about what went in to creating their memorable characters: the original idea behind them, how they were tailored to the actor and elements of them we might not see on the screen. Minor spoilers for the Hacks season

Rep. Marie Newman didn’t expect to share her abortion story with the world. In fact, the Illinois congresswoman—who had an abortion as a 19-year-old college student and went on to defeat one of the last anti-abortion House Democrats in 2020—kept it a secret for decades as she wrestled with feelings of guilt and shame. But

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s three children made their carriage debut at this year’s Trooping the Colour, but it wasn’t until the balcony flypast that Prince Louis, their youngest, emerged as the day’s comedic star. Four-year-old Louis was photographed making quite an assortment of faces while the plane flew over Buckingham Palace. Honestly, they perfectly

The first time Monica Barbaro watched Top Gun, she was in San Diego with a couple of “very bro-y dudes,” she recalls. “What do you mean you haven’t seen Top Gun?” they asked her when she wasn’t understanding their references to Miramar, the Marine Corps Air Station in which the film is set. “I was

When 16-year-old Yamilet came out, she lost her best friend and entire social circle. Hoping to start over, she decides to play the role of a super-straight girl in her new environment: a Catholic high school. Sonora Reyes’ The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School follows Yamilet’s struggles to keep her queerness under wraps, especially when

To watch, in real time, Wunmi Mosaku grasp at hope is to witness an uncanny echo of her work onscreen. In Lovecraft Country, Luther, and even Loki, the Nigerian-British actress plays characters grappling with the ugly reality before them: Do they work to topple the system, or learn to survive within it? Perhaps no role

Jennifer Lopez didn’t wait long to unveil her first bikini photo of summer 2022. The singer shared a carousel featuring two photos and a video of her posing like a pro in a black bikini and JLo Jennifer Lopez footwear heels. On display were her toned abs and impeccably styled, blonde-highlighted hair. “Summer mode: activated.

What about taking in a movie this Fourth of July? Sure, setting off fireworks and running around with playfully dangerous sparklers can be fun, but some people would much rather watch other fools launch pyrotechnics into the sky from the safety of their homes. Your uncle may say there’s nothing more American than grilling hot

Memorial Day weekend signaled the start of summer in the U.S., and Kendall Jenner was prompt to kick off swimsuit season on Instagram with a new shot of her posing in a tiny blue bikini. She kept her caption simple, writing, “:)” Her sister Khloé Kardashian was one of the post’s 3.9 million fans. Kardashian

New couple Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are twinning, debuting their new matching blonde hair together on Kardashian’s Instagram Stories on Sunday. The comedian was seen earlier this past weekend wearing a dye cap over his bleaching hair. This look was hotly anticipated. The results are even cuter than expected, especially because the lovebirds posed

Rapper A$AP Rocky is a new father, welcoming his baby boy on May 13 with his girlfriend, beauty mogul and musical artist Rihanna. Rocky was interviewed for the cover of Dazed‘s summer 2022 edition and he shared a bit about his expectations of himself as a parent. After being asked what kind of dad he

On May 27, Pete Davidson was spotted in public for the first time since he formally exited his job at Saturday Night Live last weekend. The comedian did not put in an appearance at the wedding of Kourtney Kardashian, even though he and her sister Kim Kardashian are still going strong. The wedding was in

For Kourtney Kardashian’s wedding in Portofino, Italy, last weekend, it seemed like everyone was wearing Dolce & Gabbana. Some of these outfits were new, but because it’s a wedding, it makes sense that some were old (though none were blue). Also wearing Dolce & Gabbana, Kim Kardashian was stunning in black, with her platinum locks

After almost three years, Stranger Things is back this summer with season 4 and it has been way too long for fans. The excitement for the new season has only grown with the delay, but there were a lot of issues around filming. The main one was the pandemic, which caused filming to halt and

Last weekend was Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s big Italian wedding in the seaside town of Portofino. There were a lot of photos of the family all dressed up for many of the events surrounding the main ceremony, but on Friday, Kim Kardashian dropped some adorable behind-the-scenes shots of the day. The carousel of photos

Spoilers for Stranger Things 4, vol. 1 below. A Stranger Things binge is an instant trip back to the ‘80s, thanks to the accurate retro outfits, hair styles, set design, and cultural references. (Will we ever think of The NeverEnding Story the same way again?) But the music, of course, plays a huge part in

Jennifer Lopez stepped out of her dance studio in Los Angeles this week wearing a sexy black jumpsuit with a plunging V-neckline. The loose fabric blew around her body in the wind as she stepped into her car. The backless piece showed a glimpse of her white bralette underneath. Bellocqimages/Bauer-GriffinGetty Images She wore a large

Britney Spears visited Las Vegas this past weekend and fans were convinced she was hinting at plans to start performing again, at her own residency no less. But TMZ has since reported that the Instagram carousel of her fun out on the town with her fiancé Sam Asghari and best friend and agent Cade Hudson

Jennifer Aniston appeared as a guest on the last episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which aired May 26. Aniston was DeGeneres’ first guest when the comedian’s talk show premiered in 2003. Since then, she’s been on the show 20 times. The two stars are clearly on comfortable terms with each other, because during the

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott welcomed their second child early this year, but sources told Us Weekly that talks about a possible engagement between the couple have been kept “super private.” They apparently have “swerved the topic for years,” though they have “not ruled it out.” Jenner and Scott’s relationship has been off and on

Take a deep breath: That Stranger Things episode 7 ending wasn’t, y’know, The End. We promise. Snatching a page from the Ozark playbook, Netflix’s deliriously anticipated thriller Stranger Things is stretching its fourth season into two parts—sorry, volumes—which means fans will have to wait a teensy bit longer for the final, actual, we-mean-it-this-time ending. Perhaps