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parties! Selena Gomez, Emily Ratajkowski, and More of the Bestest Party Pics This Week This week: Marc Jacobs’s fall 2022 presentation, NFT parties, and Pride celebrations. By Olivia Luppino
fashion Virgil Abloh’s Vision, on Full Display at the Brooklyn Museum We chatted with “Figures of Speech” curator Antwaun Sargent, who worked on the exhibition with Abloh before the designer’s death. By Scarlett Newman

5 questions with... By Asia Milia Ware Saucy Santana on the Formula for Going Viral Santana makes viral videos in one take. He does so by staying true to himself.

rtw fall 2022 Liberated From the Fashion Grind, Marc Jacobs Finds a New Tension On Monday night, Jacobs showed a collection deeply in touch with the digital world. By Cathy Horyn
edgy haircuts Did Bella Hadid Shave Part of Her Head? Here’s how she actually got that Marc Jacobs look. By Chinea Rodriguez

The Shopper

Your July 4 Sale Shopping Guide By Chinea Rodriguez
What to Expect From the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale By Bianca Nieves
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5 questions with… Taraji P. Henson Wants to Move to the South of France “Yeah, ’cause … I don’t know about this place anymore.” By Danielle Cohen
pride Why I Won’t Be Wearing Pride Merch Today Each year brands roll out Pride collections, which are often maximalist and just about always an eyesore. By Evan Ross Katz
style The Rise of Fashion’s Tumblr Generation They found themselves, and each other, online. By Matthew Schneier

power

lawsuits Amber Heard Asks the Court to Set Aside the Defamation Verdict A new filing from her attorneys claims the verdict was not supported by evidence. By Claire Lampen, Olivia Truffaut-Wong, and Danielle Cohen
celebrity Ricky Martin Denies Allegations Resulting in a Protective Order A rep called the allegations “completely false and fabricated.” By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

power By Olivia Truffaut-Wong and Bindu Bansinath Everything to Know About the WNBA Star in Russian Custody Legal experts say Brittney Griner’s trial is likely to end in conviction.

ask a boss ‘The New Hires at Work Are Driving Me Up a Wall’ Clarifying for yourself what you do and don’t need to act on will help make the situation more bearable. By Alison Green

the body politic The Abortion Stories We Didn’t Tell How decades of silence left us unprepared for the post-Roe fight. By Rebecca Traister

my two cents How to Find a Financial Adviser And how to know if you really need one. By Charlotte Cowles

how i get it done Pro wrestler and WWE Superstar Bianca Belair has found her purpose in the ring. She was one of the first Black women to ever headline a WrestleMania, and was ranked #1 top female wrestler by Pro Wrestling Illustrated last year. She spoke to the Cut about being married to a fellow pro wrestler, sewing her own gear, her pre-match pizza routine, and more.

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sex diaries The Queer Divorcé Exploring Polyamory This week’s sex diary. By Alyssa Shelasky
day in the life The Anti-Wedding Wedding Planner Everything it takes to throw a “love party.” By Taylor Trudon

for your consideration By Danielle Cohen The Best Way to Spend the 4th of July Tips for enjoying the long weekend when you’re not in the mood to celebrate America.

science of us Do Kids Really Need Stress-Relief Toys? The mental-health industrial complex comes to the kids’ aisle. By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

¡hola papi! ‘Should I Tell First Dates I’m Rich?’ It’s a bad idea to bribe people for their affections. By J.P. Brammer

brooding What Even Is a Resilient Child? An unexpected Instagram exchange made me consider how growing up with social media affects kids. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton

the bigger picture “I’m showing my perspective as a wheelchair user in a space that is plugged, historically, as being for able-bodied people and what that looks like from my point of view. I hope I can leave a lasting legacy of trying to make Fire Island more accessible. I think that’s something most people don’t think about until someone like me gets here.”

trendspotting The Bride Who Didn’t Care Meet the too-cool-for-tradition aesthetic. By Laura Pitcher
wedding etiquette The Bride and Groom Formally Request That You Dress Up The tyranny of wedding dress codes. By Kayleen Schaefer

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culture

congrats! Lindsay Lohan Is Now a Married Woman “I am the luckiest woman in the world.” By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
explosions Goop Candles Continue Their Campaign of Terror in the Hamptons Two men reportedly caught fire in a Sag Harbor Goop store. By Claire Lampen

the kardashians By Mia Mercado I Can’t Shut Up About ‘Krissing’ A TikTok trifecta: Kris Jenner, catchy audio, and being obnoxious.

fixations I Think About This a Lot: The Best Friendships on TV Edition The Molly to my Issa, the Maya to my Anna, and the other fictional friendships we love to obsess over. By the Cut

encounter Becca Tilley Gets Her Rose Coming out to Bachelor Nation wasn’t easy, but it sure felt good. By Katie Heaney

cover story podcast A Power Trip Refresher Everything you need to know for part two of our podcast on the dark side of the psychedelic renaissance. By the Cut

pride ‘I’m Trying to Focus on the Joy’ Celebrating 20 years of Pride in St. Petersburg amid Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ crusade. By Ashley Dye
that’s hot Paris Hilton Has Her Priorities Straight No president is more important than Britney, bitch. By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
celebrity The Investigation Into Meghan Markle Bullying Claims Is Over The findings will not be made public. By Amanda Arnold and Olivia Truffaut-Wong

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encounter Becca Tilley Gets Her Rose Coming out to Bachelor Nation wasn’t easy, but it sure felt good. By Katie Heaney
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life after roe The Necessity of Hope Things are bad. They will get worse. But despair has never been an option. By Rebecca Traister
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power Dianne Feinstein, the Institutionalist She fought for gun control, civil rights, and abortion access for half a century. Where did it all go wrong? By Rebecca Traister
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