In the 17th and 18th centuries, women and men wore beauty patches, or mouches. The English parliament called it an “immoral vice.”
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“I really like to think we made progress, but I’m always reminded that we haven’t—especially with the pandemic… All the things that were hidden are now visible.”
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The US has the highest maternal mortality rate among industrialized countries. Since 2000, it’s risen nearly 60 percent.
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A group of Italian designers releases a line of bongs “that can’t be hidden when mum comes home.”
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For the billionaire who has everything: a 656-foot blimp that carries around a 197-foot yacht.
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“Plant hunters” search tropical locations for the next trendy houseplant. Will geos be the next fiddle leaf fig?
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In honor of Radu Lupu, who died this week at 76, listen to his 1973 performance of the third movement from Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54.
One of the best predictors for becoming a one-hit wonder is when a song is popular, but doesn’t introduce new ideas.
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“There’s something really relaxing about it.” A scream artist on her career as a stunt person for vocal cords.
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