Overtown, Miami was a thriving Black community in the early-to-mid twentieth century that—in a sadly all-too-familiar tale of white entitlement, privilege and disregard—would be fragmented by the city’s highway extensions of I-95 and I-395 in …
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Bridgerton: The Real-Life Lady Whistledowns of Regency-Era England
The premise of Shonda Rhimes’s Bridgerton can roughly be reduced to this: a group of genetically blessed, Regency-era aristocrats search for love (or lust) during the London social season. But wait, there’s scandal afoot! An …
Make This Scrumptious Sugar Cookie Recipe from Beloved New Orleans Bakery Willa Jean
Is there any more perfect dessert at Christmastime than the simple sugar cookie? The confection is delicious, yes, but also fun to make: you can cut them into trees, stars, or sleighs, and festively frost …
How Sarah Jessica Parker Is Wining and Dining This Holiday Season
This past year sent many people looking for new wines, and they may have been bemused to discover that celebrities are taking over the industry. Cameron Diaz has Avaline, Mary J. Blige has Sun Goddess, …
Diddy on TikTok, Tequila, and His Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Tips
Across his three decades at the top of the music industry, the only thing that could possibly outnumber Diddy’s changes of stage name are his multiple bold career pivots. From his early days breaking chart …
How the Nextdoor App Brought Me Optimism (and an Abundance of Free Home Decor) in 2020
This year has Gorilla Glued us to uncomfortable couches in a thick, depressive inertia. It’s been 10 months of the sort of dissociation that only happens at the Apple store—when after 2 hours of waiting …
Manolo Blahnik Shares His Festive Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
Mr. Manolo Blahnik would like to share his beloved gingerbread cookie recipe. Why now? Because it’s 2020. Times are tough and the holidays will be hard. In Europe, where he is, most countries are entering …
Before Bed: Designer Heather Taylor Reaches For Nightgowns and Her Own Gingham Blankets
When the Los Angeles-based designer Heather Taylor first began self-isolating with her family in March, she, like many of us who were suddenly stuck inside, began thinking about how she could upgrade her Laurel Canyon …