The Best Running Shoes for Beginners, According to an Expert

The Best Running Shoes for Beginners, According to an Expert

If there’s one thing the best running shoes for beginners shouldn’t be, it’s intimidating. That’s because when you start running (or start to think about starting running), it can feel like stepping into a whole new world, especially now that running has become such a cult-like experience with the advent of run clubs, running-turned-street-style, and…

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How Kratom, Formerly Known as Gas Station Heroin, Went Mainstream

How Kratom, Formerly Known as Gas Station Heroin, Went Mainstream

They’d found their own beach, by way of the café’s kratom “kocktails” served in tiki mugs, with names like Cinnamon Toast Punch, the Leo Szn 4ever, or Koolada. “I’m intrigued by anything vaguely psychoactive if it’s being delivered to me with a very Bushwick ornamentation, like vanilla oat or pineapple açai accoutrements,” says café regular…

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20 Ways to Upgrade Your Fall Style for Under $150

20 Ways to Upgrade Your Fall Style for Under 0

If the first hints of fall haven’t reached your zip code yet, they’re well on their way. And let us tell you: It feels incredible. A crisp breeze, a night cool enough to wear a real sweater—this is the season menswear enthusiasts live for. As the instant classic Kermit meme reads: Finally fall, now I…

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What’s the Difference Between a Dinner Suit and a Business Suit?

What’s the Difference Between a Dinner Suit and a Business Suit?

As anyone who’s tried to parse the meaning of “black-tie optional” or “smart casual” on an invite knows all too well, there’s no such thing as an all-occasion suit. Some suits are better for the office, some are perfect for summer weddings, and others are designed to match the heightened refinement of a formal event.…

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What Kind of Business Jennifer Lopez Is up To Is Anyone’s Guess

What Kind of Business Jennifer Lopez Is up To Is Anyone’s Guess

It’s been an inovidable, internacional summer for Jennifer Lopez, who took her 20-date world tour to stadiums, open air arenas, and Pride festivals everywhere. She made an appearance at the AMAs with a career-spanning performance and has been continually getting it in the gym—and documenting the process too. Since wrapping up JLo on tour, Lopez…

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Katie Holmes Has Found Her New It-Bag for Fall

Katie Holmes Has Found Her New It-Bag for Fall

Spot Katie Holmes, spot the latest it-bag. Holmes has a collection of capacious purses and new handbags on the block at her disposal, affordable chic totes to go with laidback looks and covetable luxury accessories for more glamorous appearances. Some you’ll find in her recent rotation include a classic quilted Chanel 19 Flap Bag, the…

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The Audacious Life and Art of Huguette Caland

The Audacious Life and Art of Huguette Caland

Huguette Caland, the late Lebanese artist known for her buoyant abstractions of body parts, had to wait until she was 33 years old to act on her desire to be a painter. Born in Beirut in 1931 to a political, pro–Lebanese independence family, she was expected to marry and have babies (which she did, though…

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Ugh, Taylor Swift Wore My Engagement Dress!

Ugh, Taylor Swift Wore My Engagement Dress!

We are definitely fall people, so we’ve got the wedding date booked for next November—cooler weather, more intimate. And we pretty much knew exactly what we wanted out of a more formal engagement photo shoot, because we are right in the heart of SoHo: Half of it would be in SoHo, early in the morning,…

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