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“We See Everything”: A Waxer on Her Clients’ Rush to Get Ready for Hot Vax Summer

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The Great Demi Lovato Froyo Scandal of 2021 Has a Lesson for Celebrities

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Staying Home Gave Some Black Women the Chance to Take Care of Their Own Hair

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European Travel Influencers Had a Bizarre Solution for COVID in New York

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Would the Perfect Chanel Handbag Change My Life?

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A Q&A With the Real Estate Agent Selling This Sexy Funeral Goth House in Baltimore

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My Aquaphor Addiction

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Every Celebrity Vaccine Selfie, Ranked From Worst to Best

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I Learned a Lot About Myself Living Alone During the Pandemic—by Tracking Every Single Thing I Did

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“She’s Almost Eating Him”: What’s Really Going on in That Ad With Everyone Licking Each Other on the Face

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Lose Yourself in the Wistful World of Lost-and-Found Camera Forums

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Hamsterkauf! Coronazeit! There’s a German Word for Your Pandemic Experience.

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I Have to Be Perfectly Honest About Jill Biden’s Garish Valentine’s Day Display

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