Posted on November 22, 2024
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Pina-Ma-Re Capri Restaurant – Capri, Italy
Deep breaths, darlings. It’s FRIDAY, the world is still spinning, and the sun and sky await you. Order something fruity in honor of your hosts, take off your shoes, lean back, and soak up that Vitamin D. You’ve earned this.
The sport of Kings: as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unveil the first trailer for their new polo documentary, Tatler reveals a history of royals on horse back
Fans have been treated to a first glimpse at POLO, which will be released on Netflix in December
The Royal Family are known for their patronage of many sports, in particular tennis, horse racing and of course, polo. Indeed, since King George VI, the royals have been passionate polo-watchers and players, with Prince Philip, King Charles, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex all a dab-hand with a mallet. Indeed, it’s the sport that the Royal Family has shown the most prowess at, which is handy considering it’s often a vehicle for their charitable endeavours (Prince Harry’s Sentebale Cup has raised £792 million to date). As the first trailer emerges of the Duke and Duchess’s exciting new Netflix series exploring polo, we look back at the royals who have enjoyed ‘the sport of Kings’…
The ‘Somebody Somewhere’ Cast Chats About Its Final Season
There’s good and bad news: The good news is that the fabulous HBO series Somebody Somewhere is streaming now; the bad news is that season three is the final season of a very unique show filled with heart, pizazz and originality.
The show stars Bridget Everett, a downtown NYC performance legend, known for her voluptuous body and her self-penned songs about, well, her voluptuous body parts. Everett plays Sam, a woman in her 40s who ends up back in her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas to care for a dying sister, and to deal with the many delightful issues that we pick up along the way: family trauma, loneliness, mortality and more.
The show costars a cavalcade of delightfully offbeat actors like Murray Hill and Jeff Hiller, who play a trans agriculture professor and Sam’s new best friend, respectively. The cast is irresistible, alternating between hilarious tomfoolery and heartbreaking vulnerability as they navigate their way through the challenging realities we all experience as we get older.
Hill and Everett are old friends who’ve performed together on the NYC club and cabaret circuit. They’ve also known Hiller, who got his start doing improv with the iconic Upright Citizen’s Brigade, for years.
Anne Hathaway is set to star in new Colleen Hoover adaptation of psychosexual novel Verity
Here’s what we know so far.
Anne Hathaway will play a titular part in Verity, the latest movie adaptation of author Colleen Hoover’s popular novels. After the huge hype around the movie rendition of Hoover’s It Ends With Us – starring Blake Lively – we’re very intrigued.
2025 will be an exciting year for her – although, let’s be honest, she’s had a stellar year this year with smash rom-com The Idea of You and thriller Mother’s Instinct – as she’s set to star in “epic melodrama” Mother Mary alongside Michaela Coel and will appear opposite Ewan McGregor and Maisy Stella in sci-fi film Flowervale Street. Princess Diaries 3 is also in the pipeline, guys – where Anne is set to reprise her iconic role as Mia Thermopolis. There’s nothing this woman can’t do.
For days when you don’t feel much like wearing perfume, these 11 lightweight scents are beyond perfect
Sometimes you just need a break from intense blends
Lately, I’ve been waking up a fair bit and not feeling like wearing a punchy scent. I just want a lightweight perfume that feels like nothing much. And this, for me, is very unusual behaviour, considering I’m a lover of the best perfumes. But I’m just feeling a little bit over my usual go-to spritzes, particularly intense perfumes that fill my nose with heavy notes.
For this reason, I’ve carefully edited a selection of scents I can still turn to to smell nice, without feeling overwhelmed (because sensory overload is definitely a thing, especially when you have synesthesia like me). These lightweight perfumes are fresh scents across the board, whether they sit in the floral, fruity, woodsy or citrusy families. They all have that understated, subtle nature in common, meaning no matter what you usually lean toward in scent, there will be something in here you’ll love to wear.
When I want my home to smell luxurious there’s only one brand I turn to—these 11 candles are the best
The best home scents for cosy season
I probably shouldn’t admit this for fear of being dubbed excessive but I have a whole drawer solely dedicated to candles in my flat. And before you start thinking that my flat must be pretty big to enable such excessive storage habits, it is not—I actually had to sacrifice some more vital items into the eaves to enable such a habit. That’s how seriously I take home fragrance (reed diffusers included). You see, while my flat may be small, I believe filling it with the right scents can not only totally transform how I feel in the space but also make it feel much more luxurious. You know that feeling you get when you step into a boujee hotel and it just feels expensive? Alongside how it looks, that general vibe will also partially be down to the way it smells, and if I can imitate just a hint of those scents in my own home, I’m on board.
One brand I turn to when it comes to luxury candles will most likely come as no surprise (it’s the fragrance house behind some of the best expensive smelling perfumes around, after all).
I’ve been dying my hair a red for years and these are the 8 products that I trust to keep my colour vibrant
The best red hair products
Like most, I’ve experimented with a number of hair colours over the years. I’ve been very dark and very blonde, and everything in-between. But it wasn’t until I tried an auburn shade, that I found the shade for me.
I’ve been colouring my hair a gingery red for over a decade now, and thanks to my year-round milky skin tone that refuses to tan, most friends and colleagues that I’ve met over the last few years are convinced it’s my natural colour. I usually dye it myself with an at-home Clairol Nice ‘n Easy box kit, which coats my hair with a cheerful, glossy auburn shade that has plenty of sheen. I love the natural-looking tone, but I find that after a few weeks, the vibrancy can start to fade and my ginger locks can become a little lacklustre.
I’ve seen Wicked on stage four times — here’s why it’s still the most powerful story of female friendship today
It’s Popular for a reason.
You’re probably suffering from Wicked fatigue by now, thanks to the whirlwind press tour for the Wicked film that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have been on. Every week has seen the stars emerge in variations of black, green and pink couture – and their beauty looks have been dissected and examined like Taylor Swift’s lyrics. Have they taken themed dressing to a whole new (possibly unnecessary) level? Maybe. But did Cynthia look incredible in a witchy, custom Thom Browne gown at the Mexico City premiere? Absolutely.
Bread & Roses, the devastating documentary about Afghan women’s resistance to the Taliban, is coming to Apple TV+
It’s produced by Jennifer Lawrence and activist Malala Yousafzai.
Bread & Roses – a documentary looking at the impact of female repression by the Taliban in Afghanistan – is finally dropping on Apple TV+ this week.
Produced by Jennifer Lawrence and executive produced by activist Malala Yousafzai and directed by Sahra Mani, it will look at how quickly women’s rights were stripped when the Taliban took control in 2021, including their ability to work, get an education and even appear in public without a chaperone.
At Celebrity Lookalike Competitions, Men (And Women) Deserve To Be Delusional
We’ve had plenty of Paul Mescals, Timothée Chalamets and a Jeremy Allen White-off – next up are the Zendaya-likes. Can we, for once, let women live the fantasy too?
‘There’s a Paul Mescal in all of us,’ said Jack Wall O’Reilly from Ennis, County Clare, the winner of the Dublin competition to find the best lookalike for the aforementioned man from Maynooth, County Clare. All the Pauls turned out that day – some mulleted, many in Mescal’s signature O’Neill’s shorts – to pose for the €20 (or three pints) prize, reciting lines from Mescal’s back catalogue. ‘You look really well,’ O’Reilly said to the shrieking crowd, the present normal people reduced to a mania worthy of an encounter with the real Mescal.
For the last month, we’ve been in the throes of celebrity lookalike contests. It all started with a Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in New York back in October, where the real Chalamet turned up, the winner wore a Wonka suit, and one wannabe was taken away in handcuffs by the police.
Cher Reveals She Made a Difficult “Choice” During a Pregnancy, In Her New Memoir
Writing about miscarriages, abortions, and giving birth, the Goddess of Pop juxtaposes her own health history against the harrowing landscape of her mother’s experiences.
Cher’s origin story begins like anti-choice propaganda: In 1945, a 19-year-old Jackie Jean Sarkisian, pregnant by a husband she barely knew, left her marriage after three months and returned home. There, Jackie Jean’s mother—who had given birth to Jackie Jean when she was 13 years old—demanded she get an abortion.
Years later, Jackie Jean described the experience: “I remember waiting in an old-fashioned chrome chair. The chrome was cold, yet the sweat was running off me, I was so scared. When they told me it was my turn, I got onto the table. But as I lay there, I somehow knew I couldn’t go through with it, so I got off.” As Cher, in her eponymous Cher: The Memoir (Dey Street), remembers her mother saying, “Can you believe I came that close to not having you?”
“We Will Survive”: The Piano Lesson’s Danielle Deadwyler On Oscar Buzz And Coming To Terms With Trump’s America
Danielle Deadwyler is an absolute goddess. When I walk into her Soho hotel room, the 42-year-old Atlanta native is perched on a sofa – her back perfectly straight, her feet neatly crossed – and dressed in a white waistcoat and matching long, pleated skirt, with delicate pearl earrings peeking out from beneath her sculptural ’20s-style bob.
She’s as commanding off screen as she is on it, in everything from Atlanta and Watchmen to Station Eleven, The Harder They Fall and, of course, Till – the searing tale of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old who was brutally murdered in ’50s Mississippi, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, who kept his memory alive and became an icon of the civil rights movement. For her gentle and watchful, and then anguished and utterly heartbreaking turn as that steely matriarch, she rightfully earned BAFTA, SAG and Critics’ Choice Award nods. She was a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination, too, but famously missed out after the likes of Michelle Williams and Andrea Riseborough (the latter after an unforgettable last-minute campaign) surged in the race. Deadwyler responded with her usual piercing intelligence and frankness, speaking candidly about the misogynoir that still exists within the industry.
A Field Guide to Paris’ Most Classic Destinations
Where to stay, what to do, and what to wear in a city fond of tradition.
Paris excels in the classics, from its globally acclaimed architecture to its roots as the birthplace of fine cuisine. Wherever you turn, the city offers a timeless backdrop filled with historical museums, manicured gardens, and bustling markets that have long inspired some of the greatest writers and artists in history. These same qualities draw visitors from around the globe, and like all destinations, you can choose your adventure in the City of Lights, but the classics are dubbed so for a reason: they’ve earned their stripes. If traveling like a local is more your speed, there are plenty of classic places to explore off the beaten path, too. Ahead are the places to stay, dine, and explore for a traditional (but never dull) trip to one of the world’s most iconic cities.
In ‘Wicked,’ the Fashion Is a Big Piece of the Magic
Costume designer Paul Tazewell spared no detail in bringing Elphaba and Glinda to life through their clothing.
As he was preparing to start work on the film adaptation of Wicked, Paul Tazewell came across a French picture book about a princess meeting her prince. Those characters weren’t what caught the costume designer’s attention, though. Instead, he kept getting lost in what was happening in the background of the illustrations. “There was this whole other world that was surrounding it,” he recalls now.
That’s what he wanted for Wicked: that a viewer could pause any scene and admire every single element that went into creating the frame.
16 Stunning Half-Up, Half-Down Hairstyles for Black Hair
Need style inspiration? We’ve got plenty.
When it comes to versatile hairstyles that effortlessly blend elegance and practicality, half up, half down styles reign supreme. Perfect for every occasion—from casual brunches with the girls to being a guest at formal weddings—the style is a stunning and simple way to highlights the natural beauty of Black hair.
“Half up styles are amazing on anyone that has lots of volume and length,” which curls and coils tend to have, says celebrity stylist Tippi Shorter Rank. “It offers chic styling options that work with your texture.”
‘It Was an Enormous Task’: Gladiator II’s Costume Designers on Outfitting Ridley Scott’s Roman Epic (and Getting Denzel to Wear Those Little Earrings)
Following the runaway success of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator in 2000 ($465 million in business at the box office and five Academy Awards, including best picture), the director fantasized for years about making a sequel. Finally released this Friday, Gladiator II stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, the now grown son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus, who is forced to fight in the Coliseum years after witnessing his father’s death. The sequel delivers blockbuster-worthy action set pieces and sprawling sets. But also noteworthy are the costumes, from frequent Scott collaborators Janty Yates and David Crossman, who drew on 19th-century painters and the brutality and opulence of ancient Rome for their elaborate designs.
There’s One Word That Strikes Fear Into the Heart of Every Server
Uttering this term to a restaurant worker is like saying “Voldemort” or “Macbeth.”
One of the best things about working in a restaurant is that most employees don’t have to take their work home with them. While it’s true that the smell of the restaurant is embedded into our hair, clothes and skin and we occasionally may carry out some carry-out, for the most part, we do not have to think about our job when we aren’t there. (Well, there’s the recurring server nightmare, but that’s another story.)
Even though the work hours are flexible, it doesn’t always give us the option for a decent work-life balance. It can be challenging to make plans since the restaurant business is notoriously unpredictable and the beginning and end times for shifts and even the restaurant hours can change by the day.
Nafessa Williams On The Boldness And Elegance Of Her Performance In Disney+’s ‘Rivals’
Playing ambitious TV producer Cameron Cook, Williams shines as the series’ sole Black character, navigating a male-dominated world with confidence.
Nafessa Williams is commanding attention in a role that combines power, complexity, and unapologetic confidence. The Disney+ series Rivals, set in the bustling media world of 1980s London, draws viewers into a world of passion, betrayal, and ambition. At the heart of this Jilly Cooper adaptation is Cameron Cook, an ambitious American TV producer brought to London by Lord Tony Baddingham to shake up his company, Corinium. Cook navigates a predominantly white, male-dominated industry while maintaining her poise, charm, and signature red lips—a representation of the boldness and confidence of Black women that Williams was determined to portray authentically.
Known for her breakout role as Anissa Pierce in Black Lightning, Williams has built a reputation for bringing depth and dynamism to her characters.
Americans are eating less meat. And more meat. How?
The growing chasm in American meat consumption, explained.
In recent decades, the average American has steadily increased their consumption of meat, milk, and eggs, to a staggering 224 pounds of red meat and poultry, 280 eggs, 20.5 pounds of fish, and 667 pounds of dairy per year — among the highest rates in the world. The dominance of animal products on Americans’ plates has had grave consequences for animals, nearly all of which are factory-farmed, and has also accelerated climate change and the polluting of America’s waterways.
But these numbers are just population-wide averages — they don’t tell us much about the diverse range of dietary habits among 335 million Americans, nor about how many people swear off meat and other animal products altogether.
America’s literacy crisis isn’t what you think
This is what happens when kids don’t read for pleasure anymore.
“Kids can’t read anymore.”
We heard this refrain earlier this month, when some connected a decline in reading among young people, as well as a shift toward getting news and information from short-form video, with the recent presidential election victory of Donald Trump. But the concerns about kids’ reading have been piling up for years, with educators and other commentators worrying that students can’t recognize letters, that kids’ novels are falling out of fashion, and that young people are getting into college without being able to read a full book.
The Fleeting Comforts of the Celebrity Look-Alike Contest
The culture-wide search for doubles of famous men is an election-season gift: an apolitical democratic event where — for a brief moment — everybody wins.
It may be a coincidence that the celebrity look-alike competition returned to prominence just as American citizens were voting in what some called “the most significant presidential election in our lifetimes.” But once it happened, the appeal was obvious. Here was a different kind of democratic event: a totally insignificant one, in which attractive men with slightly off-kilter features were lined up in public and ranked by the roaring crowd.
At the first contest, which convened a flock of Timothée Chalamet doubles in Manhattan last month, the New York Police Department showed up, deemed it an “unscheduled demonstration” and arrested four people. It was, in fact, only the police presence that made the event feel anything like a protest — as if the crowd were truly fighting for the right to be meaningless and absurd.
In Praise of Adele and the Long Black Dress
As the artist brings her Las Vegas residency to an end, she leaves behind a major fashion legacy. Just call her Madame A.
Adele has fancied the LBD for almost as long as she has been in the public eye (see the night-sky Armani LBD she wore to the Grammys in 2012). But the sheer number of black gowns she has worn during her residency, the variety and the consistency of her presentation, marks a new milestone in what may be the most timeless garment in the fashion pantheon.
At a moment when the gravitational pull exerted by social media means that it is often the most outré outfits that are rewarded by the attention economy — most colorful! And crazy! And fringed! And feathered!— in a setting that effectively invented the rhinestone X games, Adele’s wardrobe has been a riposte to the status quo. Hers is essentially a one-woman campaign to remind the world of the power of elegant understatement.
Wearing Your Personality on Your Handbag
Bag charms — or key chains by another name — have begun to rival holiday ornaments in their variety and as a form of self-expression.
It’s easy enough to picture a blue button-up shirt, a pleated mini skirt and ballet flats on a person. Now imagine the outfit on a bag.
That ensemble is one of the many ways people can dress up a handbag with bag charms, items used to accessorize another accessory. As they have proliferated, charms have started to rival holiday ornaments in their variety and availability.
The dangly products are sold at a range of retailers, including mall chains like Claire’s and luxury department stores like Bergdorf Goodman. They take the forms of fruits, vegetables, animals, robots, shopping bags — even handbags.
How ‘Wicked’s’ Makeup Artist Found the Perfect Shade of Green for Elphaba in a Discontinued Eyeshadow Line
When Cynthia Erivo signed on to play Elphaba in Universal’s big-screen adaptation of “Wicked,” she knew one thing: she wanted to be green.
But Erivo wanted to actually be green, not have the color superimposed onto her skin in post. So, the film’s makeup designer Frances Hannon — who was thrilled by the actor’s insistence — took on the challenge of finding the right verdant hue.
Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal on the intense physical demands of Gladiator II: ‘My Irish blood doesn’t function’
The Ridley Scott epic demanded more of both actors physically than they’d ever experienced before.
As the film’s main protagonist and gladiator, Lucius sees the most battles both in and out of the arena, facing off against vicious baboons, rhinos, and even sharks, not to mention his human opponents. As Rome’s head general, Acacius also gets his fair share of action, even fighting Lucius at one point.
Mescal says his favorite confrontation is the film’s final battle, the details of which shall not be spoiled here, “but the most challenging and physically the toughest was the fight with the gladiator who comes off the rhino.”
This Less-visited Italian City Has Been the Mediterranean’s Melting Pot for Millennia — Evident in Its Architecture, Food, and Culture
Here’s everything you need to know about planning a trip to Palermo, Italy.
The capital of Sicily, Palermo defies expectations. Big and bustling, it can feel brash at times, but dig a bit deeper and you’ll find the city’s genteel, artistic, and intellectual side. The crossroads of the Mediterranean, it was founded by the Phoenicians and ruled by the Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, French, and Spanish before becoming part of Italy during the country’s unification in 1861. All of these different cultures left their mark on the city’s architecture, art, culture, and cuisine, which can still be felt today, making it not only the Mediterranean’s melting pot but also one of the best cities to visit in Italy.
How to Eat Sweet Potatoes 9 Delicious Ways—From Toast and Hummus to Cake and More
There’s more to sweet potatoes than fries and casseroles.
As far as root vegetables go, sweet potatoes are a popular choice, and for good reason, too. The tubers boast a sweet, earthy flavor and rich color, and work well in entrees, side dishes, and desserts, particularly during the fall season. However, you’re not limited to enjoying them as crispy fries and marshmallow-topped casseroles, as sweet potatoes can offer so much more. Read on to learn how to eat sweet potatoes in more unique and unconventional ways, according to professional chefs.
TikTok’s Baked Egg Trend Is Everywhere—Here’s How to Make This Viral Breakfast
This dish will save you time and can serve a crowd.
TikTok has spread yet another viral cooking trend—and we are here for it. The new baked egg and feta breakfast hack has circulated just in time for the holidays, creating a convenient, minimal-prep way to cook cheesy scrambled eggs for many to enjoy in just 20 minutes.
Many creators on TikTok have posted videos making the egg and feta bake for breakfast and sharing their renditions of the trend. The creator Feel Good Foodie posted a TikTok video of her version of the recipe, receiving 4.6 million views and over 208,000 likes. Another creator, Low Carb Love, posted a video that has 2 million views and over 34,000 likes—telltale signs that this breakfast hack is making its way into the kitchens of many viewers.
How to Prepare Your Home to Host a Beautiful Thanksgiving Celebration
Conquer your pre-holiday checklist to make entertaining a breeze.
Putting on a flawless Thanksgiving is no small task, even for seasoned hosts. From planning the menu and accommodating overnight guests to deep cleaning the kitchen and setting the table, each element helps lay the foundation for a festive, seamless celebration.
“Thanksgiving is not as much about good cooking as it is about good execution and planning,” says entertaining expert Brenna Gilbert of Feste. “Sure, you want to nail that famous stuffing recipe, but if guests are eating two hours late or you don’t have enough plates, no one remembers how good your gratin was.”
We asked the experts for their smartest tips for tackling a Thanksgiving to-do list in advance—and keeping the holiday focus on the party, not the prep.
Why You Should Always Use Coffee Filters With Your Potted Plants
Coffee filters can help with moisture retention and prevent soil loss.
If your plants lose soil when you water them, or you’re a culprit of overwatering, the solution to these common gardening woes may reside right in your kitchen. Believe it or not, a coffee filter can do wonders for a potted plant, helping with moisture retention and reducing soil loss. The next time you’re repotting one of your plants, consider placing a coffee filter over the drainage hole—and use these tips from a gardening expert to ensure you do so the right way.
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