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review Men in Tights Miucca Prada and Raf Simons introduce the idea of a onesie. By Cathy Horyn
screen time A New Dawn for Bodycon And other trends I’ve noticed in my feed this week. By Emilia Petrarca

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how i get it done Meena Harris would (politely) like to remind you that she is “not Kamala,” though she is many other things: founder of the Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign, former head of Strategy & Leadership at Uber, a lawyer, a two-time best-selling children’s book author (her latest is out this week_, and a mother to two young girls. Here’s how she gets it done.

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cut covers Sarah McBride’s Neighborhood The new Delaware state senator is making history in her hometown. By Brock Colyar
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