There's something magical about the perfect red lipstick. A flattering hue can glide on and pull your look together, even if you're not wearing a spot of makeup elsewhere.
But finding the right red lipstick is a challenge, because you're not just looking for the right color. You're also looking for a formula that goes on effortlessly, doesn't bleed and migrate to your chin, cheeks, or teeth, and lasts for hours without drying. And while everyone might be all about the liquid lipsticks these days, bullet lipsticks can — and should — be just as effective (and slightly easier to put on).
Watch the video above to see how these five classics actually look on three women with different skin tones. Who knows? You might just find your new signature — and if you have any to suggest, tell us in the comments below.
A huge trend on the fall '17 catwalks, polka dots are sticking around for spring. Whether it's a result of the popularity of Yayoi Kusama's Sculptures, Paintings & Mirror Rooms exhibition in 2016, a renewed obsession with Princess Diana's wardrobe, or a return to overt femininity, fashion has gone spotty.
But if you associate polka dots with Minnie Mouse or the party dresses you wore as a little girl, it's time to rethink the surprisingly versatile print. Cropping up repeatedly on the spring 2018 catwalks of labels like Balenciaga, Self-Portrait, Mary Katrantzou, Giorgio Armani, and Dior, we were offered multiple ways to wear polka dots, from Demna Gvasalia's chiffon dresses worn with sock boots to Maria Grazia Chiuri's monochromatic sheer skirts and blouses.
Off the runway, our favorite street style stars have been providing a masterclass in putting together the perfect polka dot ensembles, proving the pattern isn't just for the catwalk, but for real life, too. With each influencer comes a new way to style the trend — here's five of our favorites.
Pair A Polka Dot Skirt With A Chunky Knit
If polka dots feel A) too feminine, B) too summery, or C) too juvenile for your style, pairing the print with a chunky knit will add a tougher — and more weather-appropriate — edge. Here, it's all about balancing silhouettes and fabrics.
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Layer Classic Polka Dots Over Denim
Denim is a key focus of one's wardrobe, whether it's deconstructed jeans à la Vetements or frayed ruffles courtesy of Marques'Almeida. But the only thing better than denim is denim and polka dots. An unlikely — yet perfect — pairing, layer a midi- or maxi-length black dress over your favorite pair of jeans for a cooler, more casual vibe. Reminder: You can still wear the frock solo, too.
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Invest In A Timeless Polka Dot Blouse
If a white shirt feels too formal, a polka dot blouse is a fun alternative for adding instant elegance and personality to any outfit. Tuck into high-waisted jeans, plaid trousers, or paper bag waist khakis — it works with any and every pants silhouette.
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Flip It & Reverse It With A White Polka Dot Dress
As we eagerly await the approach of summer, a flowing polka dot maxi dress is the perfect transitional piece to bridge the gap between your winter and warmer weather wardrobe. Add colourful accessories, such as a vibrant clutch bag or bright boots, for a flash of fun.
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Try A Pop Of Polka Dot Color
If you've made a New Year's resolution to add more color to your wardrobe, why not try polka dots in a more playful hue? Take a cue from Farfetch vice president of style and creative, Yasmin Sewell, who wears a Loewe dress (clad in red spots) with white Laurence Dacade boots.
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January 22, 2018 marks the 10-year anniversary of Heath Ledger's death. Gone too soon. It's what you say when someone dies too young, and it couldn't be more fitting with regards to Heath Ledger, who passed away before his 29th birthday of an accidental prescription drug overdose. It was just six months before the release of The Dark Knight, which would earn him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Being that the Joker was one of his last roles — and the bar by which all villains will now be measured — it's easy to forget Ledger had only been in 16 movies before his untimely death. He wasn't even able to finish his final movie, Terry Gilliam's 2009 film TheImaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. So three different actors — Jude Law, Colin Farrell, and Johnny Depp — stepped in to complete the film and honor the late star. Ledger may have felt like a Hollywood staple, but he was a young actor just starting to find his stride.
His breakthrough role in Brokeback Mountain(which came out in limited release on December 9, 2005) earned him comparisons to Marlon Brando, who redefined acting with his method style. Like Brando, Ledger seemed to inhabit his characters, changing his vocal patterns not just to act like, but to basically become a Wyoming ranch hand, a sensitive death row prison guard from Georgia, a tempestuous Revolutionary War soldier, or a California surfer dude. With the Joker, Ledger spent months figuring out the octave-jumping, tic-filled delivery that would send chills down our spines.
Ledger was able to get at the emotional core of every character he played, often channeling the sadness that went with love or the lack of it. Even though by all accounts, he was a happy, loving father to his daughter Matilda with ex Michelle Williams, he evoked deep sadness on-screen, if it wasn't an apparent part of his own life. His ability to get at his characters' humanity made each of them so individual. Or, to paraphrase The New York Times, whether in a Stetson or a wig, Ledger was an actor who was hard to pin down.
After his death, Ledger has been likened more and more to James Dean and River Phoenix — actors, like himself, with so much promise whose careers were cut short. What more could Ledger have done if he'd had the chance? It's the sad question we're all left with. But we've also been left with his body of work, which is filled with roles we still talk about today, nearly eight years after his passing, and will continue to revisit in years to come.
Ledger's career was weird, varied, and imperfect, with film roles that continue to show what he was able to do with so little time. These eight performances in particular celebrate that gift, and prove that though he was gone to soon, he'll never be forgotten.
A Knight's Tale(2001)
A Knight's Tale wasn't your usual medieval movie — it was far too thrilling and exciting and infused with rock and roll. Similarly, Heath Ledger wasn't your average knight. He was floppy haired, exuberant, and wore a loose tunic as he strutted around atop a horse. It's no surprise, then, that Ledger captured the mood of this film perfectly. William (Heath Ledger) rises to power, and begins to socialize with the kind of figures that we see in the history books. He's the definition of young, scrappy, and hungry (just like Hamilton).
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) "You’re not afraid of me, are you?" This was Patrick Verona's approach to winning over Katarina Stratford (Julia Stiles). This is followed up by a wink-filled, "Well, maybe you're not afraid of me but I'm sure you've thought about me naked?" He clearly has no idea who he's dealing with. But many other teenagers watching the young Aussie with green-tinted eyes were likely unafraid and possibly imagining him just so.
This teen rom-com, a modern take on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, introduced Ledger to America with a performance of "Can't Take My Eyes off of You" that gives Lloyd Dobler and his boombox a run for its money. Patrick launches a charm offensive on Kat that's similar to the one Ledger was launching on Hollywood with this sweet, confident, funny play on what could have just been a one-dimensional heartthrob. Jake Ryan, anyone?
Ledger isn't just eye candy, he is the ideal boyfriend: a sensitive, misunderstood bad boy who doesn't mind cleaning up your puke and fully encourages your riot grrrl dreams.
The Patriot (2000) Mel Gibson is the star of this over-the-top American Revolutionary War film by Roland Emmerich, but Ledger is the heart of the movie as Gabriel, the eldest son of Gibson's Benjamin Martin. Gabriel's no longer a child, but as Benjamin tells him, Gabriel is his child, and their relationship grounds the film.
Ledger is an idealistic young American eager to join the ranks of the Continental Army against his father's wishes, and believes he is part of the good fight. He's almost too progressive to be true (and likely was, since many question where Emmerich got his facts for the film). In one scene, Ledger's Gabriel speaks with a freed slave who has been forced to fight, letting him know it will not be in vain.
But, Gabriel grows up throughout the film, becoming a grieving husband who decides he must seek justice for all those he's lost. The slow-motion battle scene that shows Gabriel's focus on Colonel Tavington (Jason Isaacs), who has not only killed his wife, but his young brother, is the true climax of the film. It's a dance as they attempt to strike each other down. But it's the naive Gabriel who is taken down with one unexpected blow.
As he lays in his father's arms, he apologizes for everything he has done with his last labored breaths. If you're not already bawling over Ledger's delivery, Gibson's on-screen tears will certainly have you shedding very real ones of your own.
Monster's Ball (2001) Like Leonardo DiCaprio before him, Ledger had no interest in becoming a teen heartthrob, which he made very clear with this supporting role in the gritty indie drama. Ledger only appears in the first 40 minutes of the film, but his presence hangs like a black cloud over the entire movie.
Ledger plays Sonny, a Georgia prison guard who suffers at the hands of his father, played by Billy Bob Thornton, a racist, hateful, hardened corrections officer who refuses to love his son. It's why Sonny chooses to find love and support elsewhere, often putting him at odds with his dad. Sonny hires a prostitute, who he kindly asks to dinner, comforts a death row inmate against his father's orders, and becomes friends with two young Black boys, who his dad threatens to shoot if they ever step on his property.
One glimpse into Sonny's droopy eyes, and it's clear he has nothing left to give. Ledger does this with few words, letting his crumpled body quietly tell Sonny's sad story. He's the one character in this brutal film that you hope will find a way out — and he does, just not the one you wish for.
Ledger's final scene is also his best — possibly of his career — as you watch him turn the tables on his dear ol' dad, only to show he didn't have that same hate running through his bloodstream. Gun in hand, Sonny asks his dad if he hates him, to which he answers yes. "Well, that's too bad," Ledger says pointing the gun at his heart. "Because I always loved you."
Lords of Dogtown (2005) After a string of flops — The Four Feathers, The Order, Ned Kelly — Ledger returned with this small but memorable role in the Catherine Hardwicke film, which looks at the rise of the Venice skateboarding scene in the 1970s.
Ledger plays Skip Engblom, the real-life creator of the legendary skating crew the Zephyr Skate Team, nicknamed the Z-Boys, which featured Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams. Engblom was a board designer and store owner who sold the polyurethane skateboard wheels that allowed these guys to do the same tricks on land that they had been doing in the water.
With bleached blonde hair, bunny teeth, a paisley shirt or two, and a surfer dude accent, Ledger wholly transformed into Engblom. Some thought it was a hammy performance, but for those who knew Skip, it was just Ledger paying attention to the details. "He's almost eerie in how precisely he nailed not only the mannerisms, cadence, and physical presence of Skip," L.A. Weekly 's Joe Donnelly said after Ledger's death. "But also how he raises Skip's spirit."
Ledger is the most interesting part of the movie, and in fact, when he's not in it, the energy of the film wanes. The most memorable scene is also the saddest, when we see the downfall of Skip, who has lost his shop and is working for someone else.
In the backroom as he sands down boards, he takes a swig of his whiskey and sings Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" like a man whose got nothing else to lose. And maybe that was Ledger's thought when he took the part, too. Instead, it showed he wasn't just some flash in the pan, but an actor who did a lot by doing very little.
Brokeback Mountain (2005) Jake Gyllenhaal's "I wish I knew how to quit you" is the most quoted line from Ang Lee's drama about two ranch hands from Wyoming, who fall in love before society is ready to accept them. But that may only be because Ledger's character, Ennis Del Mar, is a man of very few words. Ledger played the more stoic of the two characters, who barely opens his mouth to express himself, and even when he does, it's really more of a mumble. His quiet nature is even a joke in the film, with Gyllenhaal's Jack Twist noting that it took Ennis months to say more than a few grunts. "That's more than I've spoke in a year," Ennis replies. But it's Ennis' quiet journey that we follow.
He's not a martyr, but simply a troubled man who can't deal with who he is. He lies, cheats, and hurts the ones he loves, or maybe just those who love him — Jack, his first wife Alma, his girlfriend Cassie. But you feel for him as you watch him mourn his lover, trying to commit to memory Jack's scent as he breathes in the plaid shirt that Jack would wear up in Brokeback Mountain all those years ago. It was the one place where Ennis could be himself.
Ledger's performance, which he would later say was inspired by an uncle of his, who was gay but also homophobic, is quiet and subdued. It's insular and restrained. You see him change, but it happens quietly. There's no explosion, no epiphany moment. That's why it's easy to forget what Ennis says after Jack shouts his "quit you" line: "Why don’t you?" This exchange really gets at the heart of the movie: how you can love someone and hate them at the same time for reasons that are completely out of your control. It's what makes Brokeback Mountain so much more than the "gay cowboy" movie.
Candy (2006) This artfully shot indie — just check out the Gravitron scene that opens the film — is not one of Ledger's most well-known roles, but it is one of his best. Why haven't you seen it? Well, probably because it's nearly impossible to find it on any streaming platforms. But all that really means is people are seriously missing out.
Here, Ledger plays Dan, a heroin addict in love who's also in junkie hell, no thanks to his professor (a rather maniacal Geoffrey Rush). But Dan is not only addicted to drugs, he's also addicted to Candy, played by Abbie Cornish. “I wasn’t trying to wreck Candy’s life," Dan narrates. "I was trying to make mine better.” With every disappointed look Ledger gives, it's clear that's not the case. As self-destructive as he is, Dan can't bear to bring Candy down with him. This is another one of Ledger's quiet roles for which he lets his face do the talking.
This bittersweet love story ends in tears as Dan realizes that he and Candy can never be what they were. And thanks to Ledger's all-in performance, you have a clear understanding of why.
I’m Not There. (2007) In this Todd Haynes film, Ledger is just one of Bob Dylan's many personalities, specifically "the star of electricity." He plays the chain-smoking, philandering actor named Robby Clarke, who is questioning himself and the world around him.
Robby's a Marlon Brando wannabe (which is fitting considering Ledger couldn't escape those comparisons himself), who we see through the eyes of Claire, played by Charlotte Gainsbourg. When she first meets him, he's a struggling actor with an open mind and an open heart. A montage of them falling in love to Dylan's "I Want You" leads to the lovers recreating The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan cover. But the combination of stardom and the Vietnam War soon makes him unbearable. Telling his soon-to-be ex-wife Claire that "chicks can't be poets" qualifies as polite dinner conversation. He's a chauvinist who thinks it's all a joke, saying things like, “I worship women, everybody should have one.”
It's Ledger's most unlikable role, but he's not completely unforgivable. It's a testament to his talent that Ledger makes you want to invent excuses for this guy and wonder if he's just a product of his time. And as Dylan once said, the times, they are a-changin', and Robby's redemption is one of the more interesting arcs of the movie.
The Dark Knight (2008) What else can be said, but good luck, Jared Leto. How does one really follow up Ledger's Oscar-winning performance? For many, Ledger will forever be the Joker. No small feat, being that he took on a role already made famous by Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson.
Ledger's Joker is so serious himself that when he asks why other people are so serious, it's even more frightening. He is a schizophrenic, psychotic, deranged man who seems unable to feel empathy, but is filled with apathy — mostly with regards to killing. His purple and green wardrobe no longer seems cartoonish, but rather like a uniform for his battle against the bat. But there are absolutely no exclamations of BAM! or POW! during their fights.
Ledger was so immersed in the villainous role that it's almost as if he was possessed by it. He wrote a journal from the character's point of view, spent months working on the proper pitch for the Joker's laugh, and even directed those fake video messages to Gotham City so they would closely reflect his character. In the end, his nuanced take on a classic role paid off — it's only unfortunate the acclaim he received for it was posthumous.
Ledger has become who we think of when we think of the Joker. And there's absolutely nothing funny about that.
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Unlike the group of young female factory workers of the 1920s now known as the Radium girls who died of necrosis as a result of their exposure to the "harmless" chemical, the modern woman has very little reason to equate beauty with any real suffering. (Yes, bikini waxes hurt, but they don't make your jaw disintegrate from the inside out.) But before you cast the first stone at the seemingly poor decision-making skills of women of yesteryear who would paint their teeth with radium to create a luminous smile for a night out or use lard as hair product, consider one of the most popular beauty procedures in this year of 2018: eyelash extensions.
As nice as it is to wake up in the morning in full Bambi mode without a single coat of mascara, having synthetic eyelashes glued to your real eyelashes is objectively questionable. That hasn't stopped millions of people from getting them, and while most of those people have emerged unscathed, others have not been so lucky — like 20-year-old nursing student Isabelle Kun, of Ottawa, Canada, who was taken to the hospital after suffering an allergic reaction in her bid for lush lashes.
Kun told CTVNews.ca that she's been getting eyelash extensions at the same salon every two or three weeks for the past year, and had never shown any signs of an adverse reaction. After her last touchup about a month ago, she noticed her eyes became swollen — so when she returned to the salon last week, she told her esthetician that she thought she may be allergic to the glue, and asked her if she'd be using the same one. Kun says that the esthetician brushed it off and told her not to worry, saying, "I don’t know the name of the glue we use, but you should be good."
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Just two days later, on Thursday morning, Kun woke up with her eyes swollen almost completely shut. "My girlfriend had slept over and I couldn’t even see her," she said. "And I was having a hard time swallowing and even breathing." The friend called an Uber to take Kun to the hospital, where she was rushed in immediately. "They took me right in within seconds when they saw my face. My eyes [were] swollen both above and under and my tonsils were apparently really inflamed."
Doctors administered an antihistamine and steroid intravenously to reduce the swelling, which Kun said still hasn't improved after she was sent home with another prescription antihistamine. "My eyes are actually even worse now," she said. "There’s like a sac of fluid under my eye now. It’s so gross." What's more, she says that the salon she's been going to states on its website that, because most reactions to lash extensions are caused by the adhesive, clients can ask to be tested for allergies to the glue before undergoing the full treatment. Kun said that next time, she'll be sure to ask for the allergy testing to be on the safe side — and there will be a next time. "I do love getting fake eyelashes," she admitted.
The biggest takeaway for the rest of us? Do your homework. Elizabeth Diaz, a senior lash artist for Pucker at Spruce & Bond in NYC, told us that some salons even offer several options of hypoallergenic glue for those with allergies and sensitive skin — and always, always make sure the person you're seeing has the proper credentials. "Experienced lash technicians go through years of training, so make sure your technician is licensed," she said. "A certification is not a license — please know the difference." Finding a lash expert you trust might mean paying a little more up front, but it'll cost less than a hospital bill... and save you the emotional trauma, too.
Now that Birkenstocks are officially back in style, another “ugly” shoe people love to hate just got quite the stylish update thanks to French brand Y/Project. On Wednesday during Paris Fashion Week Mens, Y/Project debuted its collaboration with Ugg, or what creative director Glenn Martens calls “putting your foot in a warm pot of butter.” Because who wouldn’t want that?
Since 2013, Martens has been giving us buzzworthy collection after buzzworthy collection, including toe mules and shoes with heels that resembled a pelvic bone. This time around, he took on the task of elevating the polarizing boot, turning a thing of comfort into a full-on look. "I thought why not...immerse your full legs,” Martens said in a release. “So we decided to design an Ugg boot that climbs up to the crotch and covers the whole leg.”
He continued: “The UGG Classic boot is one of the most recognizable shoes in history. It’s timeless and challenging design made it a worldwide statement. Y/Project is about challenges. Since launch we've been twisting the grounded codes, we challenged the acceptable and triggered people by putting focus on the unexpected.” And these are certainly unexpected — because who's ever seen a black pair of boots adorned with torn-up shearling bands and thigh-high Uggs in the classic tan we’re familiar with, but with baggy dimensions for peak coziness?
“Ugg is one of those icons that's kind of ugly-cool, and I think that is a very special thing," Decker's president of fashion lifestyle brands Andrea O'Donnell told Refinery29 in October. "I don’t mind [the hate] at all. It’s absurd — I’ve been wearing the brand for many, many, many years because of that. It stands out and is very special. There’s not much like it in the world.”
No word yet on the expected release date and cost, but given Y/Project's standard price points, we don't expect these babies to come cheap.
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Kesha sings eloquently about her pain and her redemption. In an essay for Refinery29, she talks about the process of writing the album's title track. "I know giant pieces of my heart have been held captive in the past," she wrote. "But not anymore. And what's left is fucking pure gold and no one can touch that."
Yesterday, she also took to Twitter to share her happy memory of writing "Woman," and how Rainbow as a whole represents the kind of music she's always been inspired by. "I would go play huge EDM festivals and then I’d go onto my tour bus and get out my record player and put on Iggy Pop, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, T Rex, Dolly Parton, James Brown, Beatles, The Sweet; any of those records."
Of writing "Woman," she shares her determination to create an anthem, but one that isn't bound by the pop electronics that she typically works with. "With "Woman," I hope my fans will hear that wild spirit still strong inside me," she writes. "But this time it was created more raw, spontaneously and with all live instrumentation, which I found was a huge reason I loved the records I did love." She adds that "I just really fucking love being a woman and I wanted an anthem for anyone else who wants to yell about being self-sufficient and strong." It's a moment of clear joy for Kesha.
Kesha included the horn section from the late Sharon Jones' legendary backing band, the Dap-Kings. "Once we had that original demo, I had one of many "dream come true" moments on the making of this album when the Dap-Kings invited me into Daptone studio in Brooklyn to put the finishing touches on the track with them." She also worked with Saundra Williams, who was one of Sharon Jones' backup singers, who also appears in the music for "Woman." Kesha also gushes about how she could feel the vibes of Jones in the Daptone studio.
Ultimately, Kesha arrives at a moment of power. It's a power that has been hard-fought for the singer. "Musically, I really couldn't be more proud of this record. I think that this album sonically sounds more like the music I listen to than anything else I’ve ever done in the past. I love the music I have made before," wrote Kesha, of Rainbow as a whole . " To me, the thing I’m most proud of is that the song and video never lost the pure joy from the day it was birthed. I really hope people enjoy this song because I had the best time making it. I hope that energy passes through people and the fun is infectious."
Her enthusiasm in her own work is so palpable, and it's incredibly inspiring to see a woman stand up and declare her pride. "It’s important for me that people know that there are a lot of emotions on my new album Rainbow - but the wild fun energy that first inspired me to perform has not, and will never, go away. I'm still a motherfuckerrr."
Check out her Twitter story below.
but it was funny to me that I would go play huge EDM festivals and then I’d go onto my tour bus and get out my record player and put on Iggy Pop, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, T Rex, Dolly Parton, James Brown, Beatles, The Sweet; any of those records.
With "Woman," I hope my fans will hear that wild spirit still strong inside me but this time it was created more raw, spontaneously and with all live instrumentation, which I found was a huge reason I loved the records I did love.
I wanted this song to capture that organic, raw, soulful sound and keep the imperfect moments in the recordings because I find the magic in the imperfections.
Even though I didn’t have new music out in the world I was sick of waiting around, and I had a lot of raw crazy energy and wanted to reconnect with my fans. It was a sink-or-swim situation - it was either me sing my ass off or sound like shit, because it was just me singing.
When I went back to finish recording "Rainbow," I had a whole new confidence in my voice because I had just gone on an entire tour and carried the whole thing with that voice.
I was really feeling that conviction one particular day while I was stuck in traffic on my way to the studio and out of nowhere I felt the urge to scream, "I'm a motherfucking woman." By the time I got the the studio, I was chanting "I’m a motherfucking woman."
I told them, I'm not fucking with you - this is the mood I'm in - and this is the song we are writing today.That day in particular I felt like I had earned the right call myself a motherfucking woman.
We decide if we populate the Earth, and if so, with whom. We could just decide not to have any more kids and the human race would be over. That is power.
It was such a beautiful experience to write such a strong female empowerment song with two men, Drew Pearson and Stephen Wrabel, because it reinforces how supportive men can be of women AND feminism.
We were just making it up as we went. Wrabel and I got in the booth together singing vocals together and I sing "I do what I want” and he sings "she does” and I go “say what you say” and he goes “aahh” and I go “work real hard every day” and he starts laughing.
It was one of those songs that just happened as much as it was written. We were like three little kids going fucking crazy. We were just giddy, singing in the vocal booth until we realized that we had somehow (Drew!) gotten ourselves locked in the vocal booth ...
We were delirious and laughing through the whole rest of the writing session. At one point, we were supposed to be doing vocals and Wrabel and I just lost it and laughed for an entire vocal take - we called that the laugh track -
I really have to thank Stephen Wrabel and Drew Pearson for helping me through the past few years and making writing songs a beautiful thing again. Both of those men made my art/work safe and fun, and every session with the two of them was so healing.
The vibes are real in between those walls and a thick layer of soul seems to cover everything in those rooms and it bleeds into the music.It felt like recording in another era - like how I imagined my heroes recording in the 1960s and Seventies.
Saundra Williams came down to Delaware to be part of the party. It was one of those projects where I knew exactly what I wanted and it was just easier to do it ourselves than try to explain my vision to another director.
To me, the thing I’m most proud of is that the song and video never lost the pure joy from the day it was birthed. I really hope people enjoy this song because I had the best time making it. I hope that energy passes through people and the fun is infectious.
It’s important for me that people know that there are a lot of emotions on my new album Rainbow - but the wild fun energy that first inspired me to perform has not, and will never, go away. I'm still a motherfuckerrr.
A year after the first Women's March, hundreds of thousands are back with the same fervent commitment to equality for women in all spaces, be it at work, in life, or in politics.
Women and allies everywhere are marching because they firmly believe that women's rights are human rights. Signs held high with pride, the movement has evolved since the inaugural march last year. Not only has awareness been created, but it has translated into action. Women are running for offices big and small in unprecedented numbers. According to Time, more than 26,000 women have reached out to Emily's List about launching a campaign since President Trump was elected.
More than 30 years after teacher-turned-astronaut Christa McAuliffe perished in the heartbreaking Challenger disaster, the world will now get a glimpse into what could have been.
In 1985 McAuliffe, then a teacher for Concord High School in New Hampshire, was selected to participate in NASA’s Teacher In Space Project. As part of her mission, she also planned to perform a few lesson plans. Unfortunately, her dream was never realized.
Now, two men Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold who are currently aboard the International Space Station will honor McAuliffe by performing those same lesson plans on their current mission in space. Both men are former educators specializing in middle school math and science, though Acaba is from Florida and Arnold is from Romania.
“It's been 32 years since we lost the Challenger crew. One of them, of course, was Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, so I can't think of a better time or a better place to make this announcement," said Joe Acaba, according to the Washington Post.
Had McAuliffe successfully made it to space she would have been the first teacher to do so. Among her lessons, she planned to explore Newton’s laws of motion and experiment with liquids in microgravity for school-aged children.
As for Acaba and Arnold’s plans, the pair plan on spreading out four of McAuliffe’s lessons over the span of several months. The men will film the plans, share the footage with the Challenger Center, who will post the videos online for the public.
"I would like to announce that Ricky Arnold and I, over the next several months, will be working with the Challenger Center to record several of Christa's original lesson plans that she was to do in space," said Acaba. "We are looking forward to sharing that with educators and students around the world."
On Jan. 28, 1986 McAuliffe lost her life alongside six other crew members after the space shuttle exploded a little more than one minute after liftoff. The tragic disaster was televised live and is responsible for a number of safety procedures now in place at NASA. Twelve years later McAuliffe’s backup woman, Barbara Morgan became the first teacher in space.
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Today is the second Women's March, and it looks like we've got a new annual tradition on our hands. Last year, the first Women's March took place on the day after President Trump's inauguration; this year, the event takes on even more seriousness in the #MeToo movement.
Helped along by beautiful spring-like weather, several celebrities spoke at the event in New York City, including musician Halsey. In the past, she's been vocal about her struggles with mental health and suffering through a miscarriage right before a show in Chicago. All of which was fuel for an incredibly visceral and potent poem called "Story of Mine" that she recited at the Women's March. Because as she explained, she can't do a speech unless it rhymes.
"It's 2009, and I'm 14, and I'm crying. I'm not really sure where I am, but I'm holding the hand of my best friend Sam," she begins. She then goes on tell the story of her friend, who was raped by an older man at an after-school program, and how they went to a Planned Parenthood together to seek healthcare for Sam.
Next, Halsey takes us back to "2002, and my family just moved," and tells her own story of sexual abuse. "I'm too young to know why it aches in my thighs, but I must lie, I must lie."
"It's 2012, and I'm dating a guy, I sleep in his bed, and I just learned how to drive." Halsey discusses how this boyfriend demanded sex, whether she wanted it or not, by dangling his financial support over her head. "He says I can't say no to him, this much I owed to him, he buys my dinners, I have to blow him."
Halsey then relates a story about how, in 2017, she's achieved a level of fame that she felt would protect her from sexual predation. She was horrified to learn that it didn't, and tells another story of being groped by a man."What do you mean this happened to me?" she cries — a moment that, sadly, most women can deeply relate to.
She ends the poem by realizing that "no one is safe as long as they're alive," but calls for us to treat our neighbors "kindly," because so many women share the same stories. Halsey, in a tweet, said that reciting the poem was hard for her to do, but it may have just become the next rallying cry for all of us.
Are you in the market for a new pad? May we suggest a new abode that comes straight out of Scary Movie? Well, the house itself isn't haunted (we think), but it is the home of Anna Faris, who starred in four of the comedic horror flicks. She's also an author, and despite the name of her podcast Anna Faris is Unqualified, she's also qualified to officiate weddings.
Trulia has the scoop on Faris' gorgeous Hollywood Hills home, which can be all yours if you have a spare $2.5 million to blow on an investment property. It will be millions of dollars well-spent: the house features beautiful mid-century modern wood columns and wall-length windows, which let in tons of sunlight to reflect off the all-white walls, along with sweeping views of Los Angeles down below. For those that can't stand carpeting, the house also comes with original full hardwood flooring.
The property also features stunning landscaping and windows that capture the view of the gardens. The pool is encircled by tall banana palm trees, with a glass-covered pool house that will have guests clamoring to stay over, perfect for our tropical umbrella drink parties.
Faris bought the house in 2005 for $1.995 million, meaning she stands to make a good profit from her home if she can sell it for her asking price. Click through for the envy-inducing photos. Meanwhile, we'll just be counting up the pennies in our swear jar to see if we can afford a down payment on this place.
A bright, airy kitchen, for all the times we want to make strawberry jam from scratch.
We're loving the mid-century modern feel of the space.
Those tall windows? That fireplace? The stuff of dreams.
A cozy little nook for homemade meals with the fam.
We could wake up every day to a view like this.
This bedroom gets its own patio, because of course it does.
Excuse us, but we are never going to leave this bathroom.
Check out the original cabinetry in the closet space — perfect for all of our punk rock band t-shirts.
And finally, that pool. Wow. It looks like something out of Ferngully.
The pool house of our dreams.
The house also comes with a sandy Bocce court, if that's your thing.
That lush garden leading to the front entrance? Yes please.
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Gymnast Aly Raisman faced her abuser, disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, at his sentencing on Friday. It was the third day of statements from the 140 women and girls who Nassar had abused; the presiding judge, the honorable Rosemarie Aquilina, allowed multiple victim impact statements to be read with Nassar in the courtroom, awaiting sentencing.
Raisman, a two-time gold medal Olympian, made a powerful statement that has resonated beyond the courtroom. She begins by thanking the judge and saying she wasn't sure she would speak, but that the statements from survivors before her made her feel she had to despite being "scared and nervous."
"Larry, you do realize now that we, this group of women you so heartlessly abused over such a long a period of time, are now a force and you are nothing. The tables have turned, Larry. We are here, we have our voices, and we are not going anywhere." Raisman says in the video below, which contains her full statement. While saying it, she looks directly at Nassar, stripping him of the title of doctor that many of their previous interactions likely contained.
Raisman continued, elaborating on how difficult it is to come to terms with being a survivor of sexual abuse. She lamented that it will leave the survivors of his crimes not only unable to trust in relationships but questioning their trust of the USA Gymnastics organization and the U.S. Olympic Committee, who did not properly care for or believe the multiple athletes he abused and were, in her accusations, complicit in allowing his abuse to continue.
She does, however, tell Nassar that he has not taken her love of gymnastics from her and that she will not rest until "every last trace" of his influence in the sport is erased, "like the cancer that it is."
Then Raisman issues a plea directly to Kerry Perry, the President and CEO of USA Gymnastics, to no longer issue "empty statements" to "pacify" athletes and truly fix the organization which Raisman says, "I feel is rotting from the inside."
Raisman details that neither organization has reached out after she came forward about her abuse and rallied fellow survivors to be prepared to fight for real change in the sport, starting with an overhaul of the policies put into place by Nassar that allowed him to get away with his abuse.
Like your passion for red wine, sunsets, and Netflix binges, loving the beach is not a unique quality that defines you as an individual but rather almost a given as part of being a human in this world — not necessarily something you need to write in your Instagram bio, if you know what I mean. People love the beach; dogs do, too. It’s the most lovable thing in the world. That’s why people pay premiums to live on the ocean, or even just to look at it roaring below from the relative safety of the window of their 25th-floor beachfront condo. It’s beautiful! It’s majestic!
And I’m the one who should have to come right out and say it, to put it in writing as full disclosure for all the world to see and judge, harshly: The beach, in my opinion, is fine. I like the smell of it, the seashells, the sounds, and the part where the water meets the shore and you can actually walk comfortably without getting shinsplints from hell, but I do not like sitting in sand for long periods of time and I certainly do not like to swim, two activities that are hallmarks of #beachlife.
My favorite thing about the beach, the one that makes me most wish I actually liked being there, is the idea of beachy hair. Sexy, tousled, windswept waves, like a mermaid who came upon hard times and decided to try something new and make her way to land — you know, live where the people are. So how does a person get some semblance of beachy hair when they barely tolerate the beach, and also it's mid-January and you live in New York City and you dread even washing your hair because you know how cold it'll be once you get out of the scalding-hot shower? As of today, that'll be easy: with Sailor by Captain Blankenship's Sea Salt Refresh Spray, now available in Target stores and online, along with the rest of the retailer-exclusive collection.
The fundamental difference between this sea-salt spray and other sea-salt sprays that makes this sea-salt spray worth trying is that this one also doubles as a dry shampoo. It doesn't coat hair or leave it sticky; in fact, it does quite the opposite, absorbing oil at the roots with a strong dose of Dead Sea salt and refreshing my frazzled third-day lengths and ends with witch hazel, chamomile, and aloe vera, to soft, wavy, well-formed result. The bright herbal blend of lemongrass, pine, and rosemary also smells like a crisp breeze coming off a particularly fragrant sea, without the subtle base note of dead horseshoe crab sitting out in the sun that you'd get at the real (yeah, real gross) beach.
At $14.99, it's also a lot more affordable than a first-class flight to some faraway island where the water is bright blue and crystal clear and the sand is white with grains so fine they won't even scratch your skin and there's a margarita in your hand (with salt on the rim) and a lounge chair to lounge on — which, in my opinion, is really the only way to enjoy the beach.
Sailor by Captain Blankenship Sea Salt Refresh Spray, $14.99, available at Target starting January 21.
When South African photographer Alice Mann moved to drizzly gray London, she was blown away by the distinctive, brightly colored outfits spilling onto the streets on a Sunday morning outside the Walworth Methodist Church in Camberwell, near where she lived. After receiving positive reactions from the congregation when she approached them to take their portraits, Mann spoke to the pastor of the church and started attending regularly, setting up a makeshift portrait studio in the church hall. From there, she spent a year and a half’s worth of Sundays at the church taking portraits, which she printed for her subjects and published as a series titled Always Wear Your Best On A Sunday.
An old-fashioned concept for most in this part of the world, the Sunday Best dress code is diligently and artistically upheld by the Walworth Methodist Church, whose attendees include many first and second generation Ghanaians and Nigerians. “Most of us were brought up in Africa where it is a must to dress up for church,” says regular Edith Hansen. “No jeans or trainers.” Zainab Bassie agrees — “I do my best to dress up for church on Sundays to praise and thank God” — as does June Nicol-Dundas: “I always match my outfit with shoes and bags. Green is my favorite color, and I do have a lot of green outfits. It's important to dress formally because we want to give worship to God in our best; although, it is more important to surrender our hearts, not our garments! But old habits die hard. This is why people of African heritage dress smartly to church every Sunday.”
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Having grown up in South Africa, Mann is deeply interested in the African diaspora and themes of race, identity, and community run throughout her personal projects. Here, she walks us through this photo series.
When did you first notice these women outside the church? What were your first impressions? "In 2014, I moved to London. As a newcomer to the city, I was instantly attracted by the incredible outfits I was seeing on Sundays. It was so interesting to learn about the different communities attending the churches and see how dress is a self-affirmative, empowering tool which links to their cultures and strengthens their sense of community in the United Kingdom."
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How did you approach people to take their portraits? Were they into the idea? "I started approaching people on the street with the idea of doing portraits, but over the course of a year and a half, I actually started working with the church; I approached the pastor and explained what I wanted to do, and then through him I had the support. Every Sunday, I would go and set up in the hall and make a sort of portrait studio so when people came in they could have their portrait taken. It was quite collaborative — I worked with the same people several times, and some Sundays, people would come in all in red and the next week all in green, completely coordinated for the photo. I printed the pictures the week after I photographed them and brought them in the following Sunday, so they took home their portraits."
How old are the women you photographed? "Mostly in their sixties and upwards. I had one lady who was 89. Over the time I was working there, she died, and they used the picture that I’d taken of her for the funeral, which was so nice. Her name was Rosalind — she’s the one wearing purple [below] in this series."
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What was Rosalind like? "She was really cool, I couldn’t believe how old she was when people told me — she looked in her 70s. She had such an amazing personality that came across so well when we worked together. She really knew what she wanted to project to the camera, she had all of her poses down, it was very cool to work with her. I always enjoy working with people who have a sense of how they want to be shown."
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What is the church community like? "The Walworth Methodist Church is a mixed church. Often churches are quite specific to countries so you get all Nigerian or all Ghanaian churches, but what I liked about this church was that it was mixed, so there were lots of different styles of dress. The church even had a special fabric made for their anniversary — it’s a blue print with red and yellow patterns and it says ‘Walworth Methodist Church’ on it."
Through your conversations with your subjects, what did you learn about the role of dress in faith? "The idea of dressing up for church is quite outdated — I don’t know many young people who dress up so fancy when they go to church. But African churches are places where you show your respect to God and to the service and to what you're doing that day, in part, by dressing your best. To look your best and feel your best — that’s respecting yourself and respecting the process of going to church. The older generation in particular spend a lot of time planning their outfits, it’s a fashion statement, and where some people might save it for a Saturday night, for them it’s all about Sunday morning. I felt an amazing confidence from the people I worked with. Throughout my work, I try to capture moments where people feel amazing."
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You’ve written about the fact that you are a white South African photographer who often photographs black subjects — and about wanting to dismantle white privilege. How aware of your skin color are you when you're working on a project like this? "Being a white photographer is something I’m very aware of. I have to be aware of my privilege when I’m working with people — white or black. Having a sense and an understanding of the position that I’m coming with as a photographer is important. My awareness of my own position makes me more critically consider how I’m engaging with people. You can’t just ‘lightly engage’ on certain topics — you have to look deeper, and that’s the way I tend to approach the subjects I’m working with. I am personally very interested in how migrant communities create a positive sense of community in a new place, and I wonder how I, as a photographer, can work to produce positive imagery, to counter the often negative imagery we see in the media of people who are seen as outsiders or ‘other’. Growing up in Cape Town, it may seem obvious, but as a society we are still catching up to a lot of these issues, and that’s why I think that work that is able to discuss the visibility of whiteness is important."
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Jessica Chastain hosted this week's Saturday Night Live and managed to prove that (nearly) every sketch can make a statement. Throughout most of the episode, Chastain plays strong women, which frankly doesn't happen often enough on SNL, and challenges stereotypes while still enjoying The Bachelor. So, some aspects of all of us.
In her opening monologue, the first-time host gets ironic when she says that she "never gets to do things like this because I am always cast the 'strong, independent woman.'" She wishes for the day she can play the "naggy girlfriend." Then, Chastain commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Women's March. Bringing out Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong stand on either side of the host wearing shirts emblazoned with the words "Time's Up " and "Me Too " while singing the old Leslie Gore track, "You Don't Own Me."
In one of the most political Saturday Night Live episodes to date, several sketchs take aim at topics that have been at the forefront of our cultural discourse like equal pay, President Donald Trump's unending yet unchallenged barrage of scandals, online bullying, and gender stereotypes.
With Chastain as host, Saturday Night Live proved that sometimes the best way to address a litany of complicated issues is with unflinching honesty and just the right amount of humor.
Click through to see some of the highlights from last night's episode.
Every female cast member gets a moment on camera in this segment, how often does that happen?
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Trump Doctor Press Conference Cold Open
Aidy Bryant returns as Sarah Huckabee Sanders to hold a press conference reporting on the government shutdown and take credit for the Women's March before turning it over to the White House physician for a...erm, generous update on Trump's health.
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What Even Matters Anymore?
Chastain acts as host on "the show where I tell you something be president did and you tell me 'does it even matter anymore?'" The game show takes an unexpected turn when it reveals that it is not a game show at all.
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Car Hunk
SNL's Bachelor send ups are always perfect and this one nails the unease about Arie, the weirdness of the age differences this season, and gives a nod to our fave, Bekkah with the short hair.
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Google Talk
Playing the nerdy-yet-beautiful host of a tech talk, Chastain and the cast address the important topic of online bullying. She starts off the sit-down by reading the results of a survey they gave the audience asking them to share something they have been bullied for. Each of the answers strikes a chord, well, except for one.
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Taco Math
Two women go out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant. While they attempt to order, things go from funny to infuriating as they portray the inaccurate stereotype that women are not good at math. Things take a surprise turn at the end, but it misses the mark.
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Amazon’s New Headquarters
Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos, takes meetings with representatives of cities being considered as the possible location for the company's new headquarters. As they each compete to impress Bezos, they prove that with each pro comes a problematic con.
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Movie Set with Jessica Chastain
Leslie Jones and Jessica Chastain act opposite each other as lawyers on a fictional film set. The scene begins with Jones telling Chastain that she is leaving after finding out that they both are paid considerably less than their male counterparts. Keenan Thompson steps in to offer some less than orthodox director's notes.
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Weekend Update
The major theme for this week's update is, unsurprisingly, Donald Trump and, perhaps surprisingly, full of impressions (yes, more than usual). Kate McKinnon unleashes her inner Robert Mueller to talk about the ongoing investigation. Cecily Strong comes on as Stormy Daniels to suggest that Daniels might not be the figure we need but the one we deserve. Colin Jost makes a strong point about how our government should behave more like the fictional government from House of Cards.
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"We are all worthy." That was the overall message behind Viola Davis' emotional speech at the Women's March. When Davis took the podium in Los Angeles she wanted to give a voice to the voiceless, those women of the Me Too movement that still need to be heard. In doing this, Davis also gave a powerful speech about intersectional feminism that proves why we need it now.
"Every single day, your job as an American citizen is not just to fight for your rights, but it is to fight for the right of every individual that is taking a breath, whose heart is pumping and breathing on this earth," she said, adding, "I am speaking today not just for the Me Toos, because I was a Me Too, but when I raise my hand, I am aware of all the women who are still in silence."
A critique of the Me Too movement has been that it caters to more high profile women, often white women, who have come out against powerful men in Hollywood, but there are women in other fields, specifically domestic workers, whose stories are being ignored. In Davis' speech, she specifically offered numbers for those women of color who have been sex trafficked or raped. "If you are a woman of color and you are raped before you reach the age of 18," Davis said. "Then you are 66% more likely to be sexually assaulted again."
It's why many 300 women in Hollywood started the Time's Up initiative, which looks to tackle sexual harassment on a broader scale. Mainly by raising money towards a legal defense fund to "help survivors of sexual assault and harassment across all industries challenge those responsible for the harm against them and give voice to their experiences," as an open letter stated.
Davis wanted to speak directly to those women "who are faceless. The women who don't have the money and don't have the constitution and who don't have the confidence and who don't have the images in our media that gives them a sense of self-worth enough to break their silence that is rooted in the shame of assault and rooted in the stigma of assault."
It's for those women that Davis said we all need to fight, side-by-side, no matter who we are and where we come from to make sure that real change happens. This won't be easy, she made that clear by putting her own twist on President Donald Trump 's slogan of "Make America Great Again," but it has to be done.
“I’m here today saying that no one and nothing can be great unless it cost you something,” she said, citing the founder of the Me Too movement Tarana Burke, Rosa Parks, and Recy Taylor, who was abducted and raped by six white men in 1944. Taylor, who passed away last month and was also cited in Oprah's now iconic Golden Globes speech, never got justice against her attackers because her case never went to trial, but, nevertheless, she spent her entire life fighting for justice for others. It's what Davis said, "I'm here today saying that no one and nothing can be great unless it costs you something."
Davis explained that she knew this firsthand being that she was a survivor of sexual assault like so many other women. It's easy to forget that, though, she said, because she's now defined as an "award-winning actor," but she wanted women to stop letting others define them. Davis said she is yes, an actor, but "my testimony is one of poverty. My testimony is one of being sexually assaulted, and very much seeing a childhood that was robbed from me. And I know that the trauma of those events is still with me today. That’s what drives me to the voting booth.”
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Our perceived difference keep us apart, when in actuality we need to embrace our similarities so that we can come together for a greater good not later, but right now. Davis quoted Martin Luther King, Jr. who said that change happens over time from "human dedication and effort" and if we don't give both of those things the oppressors win.
"My hope for the future, my hope, and I do hope that we never go back," Davis said. "That it's not just about clapping your hands and screaming and shouting every time someone says something that sounds good. It's about keeping it rolling once you go home."
For Davis it's about what you're doing in those days when you're not out marching, so what are you doing today?
Scarlett Johansson didn't mince words when she took the stage at the Women's March in Los Angeles. The actress, who is one of the original signers behind the Time's Up letter demanding action against sexual harassment, gave a rousing speech that took aim at self-proclaimed allies in Hollywood who don't practice what they preach.
There's one "ally" in particular that has drawn Johansson's ire. “How could a person publicly stand by an organization that helps to provide support for victims of sexual assault while privately preying on people who have no power?” she addressed the marchers gathered in Pershing Square. "I want my pin back, by the way."
"How is it okay for someone in a position of power to use that power to take advantage of someone in a lesser position, just because you can?" she continued. "Does that make it okay? If a person isn't saying 'yes,' but they aren't saying 'no,' how can anyone feel justified to make that decision for them?"
Johansson's speech, which begins around the 32-minute mark in the video above, also touched on her own negative experiences, both as an actress and in her romantic relationships.
"Suddenly I was 19 again, and I started to remember all the men who had taken advantage of the fact that I was a young woman who didn't yet have the tools to say 'no,' or to understand the value of my own self-worth," she shared as actress Mila Kunis held up her microphone. "I've had many relationships, both personal and professional, where the power dynamic was so off, that I had to create a narrative in which I was the cool girl who could hang in and hang out."
She added that this "cool girl" approach sometimes meant compromising what she was comfortable with, which ultimately left her feeling "unseen and degraded."
Despite being one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, even Johansson could identify with being "conditioned" as a woman to play nice and placate. She told yesterday's protestors that she was determined to leave the so-called "female condition" behind and focus on an empowering new mantra: "No. More. Pandering."
"No more feeling guilty about hurting someone’s feelings when something doesn’t feel right for me,” Johansson, who wore a Time's Up T-shirt for the occasion, said. “I have made a promise to myself to be responsible to my self, that in order to trust my instincts I must first respect them.”
The Lost in Translation star also referenced her 3-year-old daughter, Rose, as motivation for fighting for gender equality, noting that she didn't want the child to "be a victim."
Franco has not yet responded to Johansson's speech. Meanwhile, there's speculation as to whether the allegations against him, which were published just one day after Oscar voting ended, will hurt his chances of a Best Actor nomination for The Disaster Artist. Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23.
Johansson's The Other Boleyn Girl costar, Natalie Portman, also spoke at the event, as did Viola Davis, Eva Longoria, Olivia Wilde, Sarah Hyland, Yvette Nicole Brown, Olivia Munn, and other high-profile names. Official attendance estimates vary, but fall between 500,000 and 750,000 demonstrators.
Last month, when Phoebe Philo announced she was leaving Céline after a decade, it resulted in a lot of questions. The most common one being, who would take over for her at the French fashion house? Now, it's official, Hedi Slimane is joining Céline on February 1 as artistic, creative, and image director.
The French photographer and fashion designer is a surprising choice for the fashion line known for its ready-to-wear female fashion, since he's best known for menswear. He created Dior Homme in 2000 and in the seven years he spent there made the skinny silhouette a thing in menswear. In 2012, he returned to Yves Saint Laurent where he was in charge of the womenswear and menswear labels and renamed the line Saint Laurent.
Perhaps, his eye for men's fashion is why Slimane will help Céline branch out into menswear, couture, and fragrance when he joins the company. WWD reported that Céline's first men's store will open in 2019 and Slimane's could release his first fragrance before the end of the year.
In a statement, Slimane said he was "delighted" to join this "this all-embracing and fascinating mission for Céline. I greatly look forward to returning to the exciting world of fashion and the dynamism of the ateliers.”
It was a similar sentiment from LVMH chairman and chief executive Bernard Arnault, who previously worked with Slimane at Dior. “I am particularly happy that Hedi is back within the LVMH Group and taking the reins of our Céline maison,” he said. “He is one of the most talented designers of our time. I have been a great admirer of his work since we collaborated on Dior Homme, which he launched to global critical acclaim in the 2000s. His arrival at Céline reinforces the great ambitions that LVMH has for this maison.”
Karl Lagerfeld — who reportedly slimmed down to fit into Slimane's slim designs — was also overjoyed with the new hiring, according to WWD he said, “I am enchanted, what a great choice. It will be great.”
I'll let you finish, Lagerfeld, but what I really want to know is, what does Kanye West think about Slimane heading to Céline?
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Jennifer Lawrence has no shortage of celebrity pals — Emma Stone, Kris Jenner, and Amy Schumer, to name a few — so it's no surprise that she recruited two very famous (and feminist) friends to join her for yesterday's 2018 Women's March in Los Angeles.
The Oscar-winning actress spent the day with Adele and Cameron Diaz, according to a Facebook post that declared her "solidarity [with] women's rights, equal pay, DACA, and CHIP." Lawrence famously wrote an essay about fighting for equal pay after leaked Sony emails revealed that she and American Hustle co-star Amy Adams were paid significantly less than their male colleagues.
The women can be seen holding homemade protest signs with slogans ranging from "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change; I am changing the things I cannot accept" to Adele's succinct "everyone's full of shit."
Adele also posted a message about the march, writing, "The most influential people in my life have always been women. My family, my friends, my teachers, my colleagues, and my idols. I am obsessed with all the women in my life. I adore them and need them more and more every day. I am so grateful to be a woman; I wouldn't change it for the world.
"I hope I'm not only defined by my gender, though," the British singer continued. "I hope I'm defined by my input to the world, my ability to love, and to have empathy. To raise my son to be a good man alongside the good man who loves me for everything I am and am not. I want what's best for people, I think we all do. We just can't agree on what that is. Power to the peaceful, power to the people."
You never want something until you can't have it. So, each week inThe Sell-Out, we're getting the scoop from your favorite retailers on what's selling like crazy. Watch this space to find out what everyone's buying, sign up for wait lists, and keep tabs on restocks.
There are probably a solid handful of purchases you regret making — that vintage handbag you never got your money's worth out of, the special occasion dress that never saw, well, a special occasion, that slightly-too-small pair of jeans that you bought anyway (never a good idea). But, honestly, have you ever regretted buying a white T-shirt? Because we can't say that we have.
If you too can never have too many of this trusted basic, you might be keen on a restock that's just happened. Launched in the summer of 2017, Industry Standard's Sylvie tee in crème and slate sold-out almost immediately. And since then, every restock has sold-out too. They're 100% organic cotton, made in Los Angeles, and are the exact right fit — plus, they're not too sheer, not too starchy, not too tight, AND not too baggy. Sure, there are tons of "perfect" T-shirts out there, but ones of this quality usually run up to $120; Industry Standard's are just $45.
Since this brand has seen people buy one and return to buy six more, we have a feeling they're bound to sell out fast once again (oh, and you can embroider them with a heart or funny phrase, if you choose). Click ahead to stock up while you still can, along with some similar options in case they're going, going, gone.
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Hundreds of thousands of people grabbed their signs and took to the streets across the United States for the second Women's March. Among them were celebrities using their platform to help reach more people and further the cause. Some made stirring speeches and countless others brought friends and family to join in on the march.
As the movement grows in size and scope, women everywhere are finding ways to ask for more and demand change. Since the inaugural Women's March this time last year, the momentum for real and lasting change has continued to increase as women direct their focus toward voting people who represent them into offices, both large and small, across the country.
Many celebrities could be seen marching together as a united front for change. Some wore shirts emblazoned with the words "Time's Up," or wore pink pussy hat s which were a favorite among marchers last year as well, others held protest signs.
For every woman whose face we know from films and television, there were thousands of other women alongside them fighting for gender equality, protection for immigrants, wage parity, and respect.
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Jane Fonda
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Elle Fanning
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Sarah Hyland
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Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher
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Alfre Woodard
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Viola Davis
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Eva Longoria
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Olivia Munn & Scarlett Johansson
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Alyssa Milano
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Patricia Arquette
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Padma Lakshmi
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Natalie Portman
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Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, & Cameron Diaz
Adele / Instagram.
Amy Schumer
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Amber Tamblyn
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America Ferrera
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Allison Janney
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Halsey
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Paris Jackson
Paris Jackson / Instagram.
Sophia Bush
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Constance Wu
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Lupita Nyong'o
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Elizabeth Banks
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Nichole Richie
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Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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Yvette Nicole Brown
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Ashley Benson
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Krysten Ritter
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Rosario Dawson
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Zoe Saldana
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