In 2020 and 2021, news articles speculated that the few dozen remaining lesbian bars in the U.S. might soon be gone. This concerned Rachel Karp, who had made memories in several of these bars and recognized them as repositories of queer knowledge and records of queer lives. As she puts it, “For centuries, queerness was
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Walk into a Class A office building in Chicago, Austin, or Charlotte on a Tuesday morning right now and count the hoodies. You won’t find many. The guys getting on the elevator are wearing knit blazers over merino polos, dark denim with leather sneakers, unstructured sport coats thrown over a t-shirt that actually fits. Something
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A Kentucky middle school graduation took an unexpected turn after one student used his moment at the podium to publicly criticize his school in front of classmates, teachers and families, and the internet has not stopped talking about it since. Daniel Mattingly, an eighth grader at Stuart Academy in Louisville, became the center of a
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Despite finally coming to an end back in December following an almost decade-long run, Stranger Things is far from over with many of its dedicated fans still searching for ways to return to the familiar sights of Hawkins. First airing back in July 2016 and reaching its finale in December 2025, Stranger Things cemented itself
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If you consider yourself a fashion enthusiast, find yourself watching styling videos or save a post featuring an intriguing pair of shorts to look up later, the odds of you coming across “niche cool-girl” style videos are quite likely. Fashion videos promising to expose viewers to “niche,” “underrated,” “cool-girl” brands have flooded the feeds and
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Jazz luminary and saxophonist Sonny Rollins has died, according to a public statement by his publicist, Terri Hinte. In the recent past, the icon had been struggling with respiratory health issues, which had kept him from public performance since 2012. He died at home in Woodstock, New York. He was 95. Born and raised in the Harlem neighborhood
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Walter Mosley appears on our video call in a room bathed in sunshine. Small rectangular abstract prints on the wall behind him glow, and glass and plastic bottles on shelving near the window shimmer. When I ask where he’s calling from, Mosley says “Santa Monica”—which also happens to be the setting for the opening pages
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German luxury brand LuxExperience Group’s Mytheresa business has delivered strong profitable growth in the third quarter (Q3) of fiscal 2026 (FY26), helping the luxury multi-brand digital platform report positive adjusted EBITDA profitability at group level for the second consecutive quarter. Mytheresa’s net sales rose 9.9 per cent on a constant currency basis and 5.6 per
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For Veeze fans patiently waiting on the follow-up to 2023’s acclaimed Ganger, you can now bide your time with the Detroit rapper’s surprise new mixtape Y’all Won, along with a video for the single “Wrong Place, Wrong Time,” featuring cameos from Playboi Carti and Lil Baby. Check it all out below. In the years since
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As the Trump administration ramps up attacks on transgender rights at the federal level, Vermont lawmakers are heading in the opposite direction. This week, the state Legislature passed H.550, a sweeping bill designed to strengthen protections for incarcerated transgender people. Advocates say it could become one of the strongest state laws in the country addressing
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Today’s Featured Book Deals $2.99 The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs Get This Deal $1.99 I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan Get This Deal $1.99 The Woman Destroyed by Simone De Beauvoir, translated by Patrick O’Brian
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The OG company member continues to slay in music (she dropped her single “Low Key Love” in 2020) and acting, fronting the web series Sunnyside Up and appearing in 59 episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful. And while wrapping up her day job as a UCLA student (she graduated with a degree in American Literature
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Also beautiful was their wedding in Santa Barbara, Calif., in May 2025. “I just felt loved,” the bride told Vogue at the time. “All that life has brought me to this moment, and it was more than worth it. It was so special being able to marry my best friend, my soulmate, and the love
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Rob Base, one-half of the seminal Harlem duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, died on Friday (May 22) after a “private battle with cancer.” He was 59.  “Rob’s music, energy, and legacy helped shape a generation and brought joy to millions around the world,” a statement on his Instagram page read. “Beyond the stage,
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A district court judge has rejected Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s bid to force plaintiffs in a lawsuit over alleged sexual abuse to identify themselves publicly. Judge James K. Bredar ruled earlier this month that the men can each continue to be known publicly as “John Doe” during the pretrial phase of their lawsuit against McMahon
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