Why Love Island USA Watch Parties Feel Like A ’90s Throwback

An audience of 130 people cheered infectiously at the big screen as they enjoyed cocktails, bar food and conversation with strangers at 275Park in Brooklyn, a venue typically used as a comedy club. This may sound like the scene from fans watching the NBA Finals, but instead, the crowd was locked in for a Love…

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F1’s Damson Idris Just Wants To Make His Black Women Fans Proud

Damson Idris is racing straight to becoming a household Hollywood name. But no matter where his career takes him next, we can say that we saw him first. The “we” is Black women, of course, who dubbed the British-Nigerian actor as a certified Internet Boyfriend long before his starring turn in this summer’s first big…

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This Summer’s Best Linen Pants Are So Cool (Literally)

When it’s too hot for jeans but you still want to wear pants, linen is the answer. Light, breathable, and blessedly low-maintenance, linen pants are the rare summer essential that checks every box: They’re comfortable in triple-digit heat, instantly pulled-together, and look just as good with a bikini top as they do with a blazer….

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From Thongs To Boxers, The Best Cotton Underwear For Summer

There are a lot of cute underwear options out there — mesh, modal, barely-there lace — but when your skin is feeling sensitive, the humidity is at 90%, or you’re just trying to get through the summer day sans swamp, there’s really only one fabric that deserves the crown: cotton. Cotton underwear isn’t just the…

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Do Cakes’ TikTok-Famous Nipple Covers Live Up To The Hype?

In an ideal world, I’d never wear a strapless bra again. No hate to them, but with summer finally here, I can’t think of a more unappealing undergarment when it comes to tiny-tank-top-and-strappy sundress season — the marks that it leaves on the hot skin, the constricting material, the underboob sweat marks, the constant slipping……

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All Of The July 4th Sales Worth Shopping This Year

Sure, there are fireworks, BBQs, and flag-waving aplenty, but the Fourth of July is also the summer’s hottest holiday for unbelievable online deals. (And that’s on top of the rest of the month’s markdowns — Amazon Prime Day runs July 8 to 11, and Nordstrom’s famed Anniversary Sale kicks off July 12.) While those epic…

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Clinique Made A Nude Version Of The Black Honey Lipstick & We’re In Love

If you’ve spent any amount of time lurking on BeautyTok, you’ll be familiar with the legend that is Clinique’s Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, $25. This sheer, universally flattering cherry lipstick has more or less achieved icon status, beloved by beauty editors and celebrity makeup artists alike. Black Honey’s appeal is pretty easy to sum…

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A Week In Boston On A $282,000 Household Income

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar. Today: a research manager who has a $282,000 household income and who spends some of her money this week on…

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