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It’s WEDNESDAY, darlings. Let’s avoid the sun and drink brown things all day. Come slide into our banquette. We’ve started a tab and we plan on being disgraceful as much as possible for the next twelve hours.

Hulu Picks Up Nathan Lane-Matt Bomer Comedy Series ‘Mid-Century Modern’ From ‘Will & Grace’ Creators & Ryan Murphy
In a very quick turnaround, Hulu has given a series order to Mid-Century Modern, its multi-camera comedy pilot from Will & Grace creators David Kohan & Max Mutchnick and Ryan Murphy that stars Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, Nathan Lee Graham and Linda Lavin. […]
The series follows three best friends (Lane, Bomer, Graham) — gay gentlemen of a certain age – who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one, Bunny Schneiderman (Lane), lives with his mother, Sybil (Lavin). As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.

Miley Cyrus: ‘Loyalty is often lost in our industry’
The face of Gucci’s new Gorgeous Orchid fragrance, Miley Cyrus chats exclusively to Dazed about finally being recognised for her creativity and living in her own way.
Miley Cyrus’s fitness routine made headlines earlier this summer when she revealed that she wears high heels while exercising, part of a practice she called “feminising the workout space”. While some people questioned the safety (and sanity) of such an endeavour, for Cyrus the unorthodox method makes perfect sense. “Heels are such a staple in my performances that it’s extremely functional for me. Practise how you perform is my mantra,” she explains to Dazed. “Your workouts should be supportive and designed to you specifically.”
Cyrus wasn’t wrong in thinking this might come in useful one day. Training in heels, it turns out, was perfect practice for when it came time to hike up to the Hollywood sign for her latest Gucci fragrance campaign. Set against the backdrop of the infamous Los Angeles landmark, the dreamy Tyler Mitchell-shot images see Cyrus frolicking, in heels, around in a flower-filled world.

Halle Berry Finally Explained Why She Dropped Out of Kim Kardashian’s New Legal Show
“Things happen for a reason.”
After abruptly leaving Ryan Murphy’s upcoming legal drama, All’s Fair, Halle Berry is giving fans some clarification on why bowed out of the show. Well…sort of. During the premiere of Netflix’s upcoming thriller,The Union, Berry spoke about her exit from the series, which will star Kim Kardashian and Emmy-winning actress Glenn Close.
“You know, things happen for a reason,” Berry told Entertainment Tonight. “[But] I would have loved to have been there with those ladies, and I know it’s gonna be great.”

All the World’s a Stage for Katie Holmes
That’s been the case for Katie Holmes for more than 25 years, and now the actress is coming back to Broadway to breathe new life into an American classic.
Being in the limelight for more than 25 years—first as the sweetheart star of the teenage TV drama Dawson’s Creek, then as a tabloid chew toy for her relationships, and lately as a reluctant street style icon—has made her determined to go about her life as if no one would ever notice Katie Holmes walking through Central Park, which on this day appears to be the case. Walking in nature invites a more contemplative conversation, and we fall into an easy discussion about her latest work: Holmes returns to Broadway this month in director Kenny Leon’s revival of Our Town.

Tracee Ellis Ross is unapologetically living her best life – why won’t ageist trolls leave her alone?
“Women, especially those over the age of 30, cannot win.”
Tracee Ellis Ross posted a photo of her (covered) chest over a year ago, and a lot of people online are suddenly really unhappy about it. It is not unusual for the internet to body-shame women. However, the recent trolling of the Black-Ish actress goes way beyond standard-issue misogyny.
A comment section under said photo is jammed with ageist remarks, along with questions about her being single and childless. On the flip side, a significant portion of comments are frankly disgusting – objectifying and sexualising the actress. Women, especially those over 30, cannot win.

9 brown hair with blonde highlights ideas, from babylights to rebel streaks
Light it up.
It’s no surprise that brown hair with blonde highlights remains one of the easiest (and prettiest) ways to wear hair in 2024. The best-of-both hair colour brings together the casual feel of brunette with the luminosity of blonde, to deliver a hair colour that feels bright, beautiful and low maintenance.
If you’re looking to intensify your strands, there are endless gorgeous highlighting techniques to choose from. They suit a broad range of aesthetics, too, whether you want something subtle and delicate (like balayage and babylights), or some high-contrast drama (see: rebel streaks and chunky ’90s highlights).

I tried TikTok’s protein-packed ‘fluffy yoghurt’ trend – and I just have one important tweak
Using too much of a key ingredient can ruin it.
While scrolling through TikTok, the latest recipe promising to be high-protein (but still tasty!) caught my eye: fluffy yoghurt.
Developed by the fitness influencer @llexliftz (who now identifies herself in her bio as “fluffy yoghurt girl”), this no-cook dish is basically Greek yoghurt transformed into something sweet, light, and airy via the magic of food chemistry. And I wasn’t the only one intrigued: The TikTok I watched has racked up more than four million views (and spawned a whole slew of stitches).

21 Of The Best Romantic Movies You’ll Want To Watch Over, And Over Again
Not just a Julia Roberts-filled guide.
Every occasion calls for a great romantic movie that will pull on your heart strings. Whether you want something to make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, need a good cry, or are getting ready for a girls night in with friends, there’s nothing like unwinding with some of the best romantic films Hollywood has to offer.
You can stick on an old favourite like The Way We Were, Titanic, pretty much anything with Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts) or get to know one of the new romantic offerings like Love Again (starring Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas and Celine Dion) and Challengers (with Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor).

There’s No Age Ceiling On The Naked Dress
Is there anything left to say at this point about the naked dress? Before the season 4 premiere of Emily in Paris in LA last night, probably not. Afterwards? Most definitely. Phillipine Leroy-Beaulieu, who plays the formidable marketing guru Sylvie Grateau in the hit show, joined her co-stars on a rooftop at golden hour to celebrate its return, and promptly reminded everyone watching that – even after Florence at Couture Week, a post-partum Sienna Miller and EmRata out walking the dog – a cleverly deployed naked dress still has the potential to cause a sensation.

47 New Movies This Fall to Watch Out For
Fall 2024’s most intriguing movie releases include everything from Wicked and Joker: Folie á Deux to Saturday Night and Nosferatu.
The fall movie releases in 2024 we’re most looking forward to run the gamut from splashy studio productions (hello, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Gladiator II) to auteur-driven, awards-friendly titles (looking at you, Emilia Pérez and Anora) to wild swings of ambition (Megalopolis, your time has finally come) to titles that could possibly encompass all three of those categories. (Have we mentioned that Joker: Folie á Deux and Wicked are also being released this fall?)

Queen Elizabeth’s Flying Habits Revealed, Including Mints, In-Flight Martinis and Her Own Pillows
Flight instructions for caring for the late Queen Elizabeth are up for sale in a new auction taking place between Aug. 15-20
Queen Elizabeth’s mid-air comforts have been revealed thanks to a new auction.
Mints and martinis are among the late Queen’s surprising flying habits that are detailed in memorabilia collected from a 1989 British Airways flight which is going up for sale at Hansons Auctioneers from Aug. 15-20.
Jo Smallwood inherited the memorabilia from her late aunt Elizabeth Evans, who served as a cabin crew member to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the flight during their 1989 tour of Singapore and Malaysia, per a Hansons press release.
The collection is expected to sell for between £400 to £600 ($511 to $767) and includes confidential instructions on caring for the Queen, revealing that she liked to “have a bowl of Velva mints at hand and in her dressing room” and often drank a Martini “before her guests arrive[d].”

Is Unzipped the Ultimate Fashion Runway Documentary? Isaac Mizrahi and Douglas Keeve Tell the Story of Its Making
Unzipped, which was well-received when it was first released, has stood the test of time. The film is ostensibly a story about the making of a collection, a subject that has been taken up by many a filmmaker since, but Keeve’s film is ultimately bigger than fashion, and that’s what has given it legs. In essence, Unzipped is an intimate and loving look at Mizrahi (who was dating Keeve at the time the movie was made), and a record of the process of creation, which is an intangible mixture of magic and madness. As an independent designer, Mizrahi is David to the industry’s Goliath. Caught in the endless cycle of seasons, he’s also like Sisyphus, pushing to the top of the hill. The goal is a fashion show—“the most wonderful 20 minutes of a designer’s life,” as Mizrahi puts it—and then it’s right back to the drawing board.

Rug and Roll: How a Well-Placed Floor Covering Can Revive Any Space
It goes without saying that rugs come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and materials, meaning there really is something for everyone. But the sheer abundance of choice also means choosing one can feel a little overwhelming. So before unlocking your wallets, there are a few first things to consider. Firstly, what is it exactly that you want from your rug? Is it merely there to serve as decoration, or because (like me) you have a drab floor that needs masking? Even worse, is it because you have petty neighbors who insist on complete silence and are trigger-happy with their noise complaints, even on a Saturday morning when you’re only listening to reruns of The Archers on the radio? The good news is that laying down the right rug can offer a solution to all of the above.

Hellman’s Is Releasing a… Mayo-Inspired Fragrance?
And Tennessee Titans Quarterback Will Levis helped the brand create it.
Mayonnaise is one of the most versatile condiments any of us have in our fridges. It’s a crucial ingredient for potato salad, the secret to a creamy grilled cheese, and the perfect dipping sauce for French fries. But Hellmann’s is trying something totally different, and hopes we’ll all start to see mayo as… a fragrance?
Hellmann’s has partnered with Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis to release Will Levis No. 8, a fragrance based on the smell of Hellmann’s signature product. The just-released scent combines hints of tart lemon, coffee, musk, vanilla, and something the company is calling “mayonnaise accord.”

Do You Love Being the Center of Attention? Here’s What You Should Order
Warning: that order of chicken fajitas might end your relationship.
Would you dare order chicken fajitas on your friend’s birthday and upstage them on their big day? Last month, a creator with the account name @cestlavie posted a video on TikTok from his birthday dinner at a Chili’s — the exact moment that his trust was broken. Over his shoulder, we see his boyfriend receiving an enormous, sizzling platter of fajitas, complete with chicken, black beans, and flour tortillas. As the platter is set on the table, his friends applaud, give oohs and aahs, and cheers to him. One friend even exclaims, “You win the night!” Meanwhile, the birthday boy sulks, likely contemplating every decision in his life that led him to this, or at the very least, the decision to not order the chicken fajitas himself.

Why Sommeliers Can’t Stop Pouring This Underdog Italian Wine
With bright red fruit balanced by a lean structure, Schiava is perfect
Renowned for its bold red wines like Barolo and Brunello, it might come as a surprise that drinkers are now turning to Northern Italy for light, bright, chillable reds like Frappatto and Dolcetto. The latest fridge mainstay? Schiava.
Schiava is a versatile, light- to medium-bodied dry red wine with juicy fruit, fine tannins, and an acidic backbone that’s experiencing a renaissance both in its native province of Alto Adige as well as in the U.S.
“I think curious American wine consumers are ready to move beyond the first words they associate with ‘Italian red wine’ and explore the next ‘new to them’ great thing there,” says Chris Struck, a hospitality and restaurant consultant based in Brooklyn, New York.

Katy Perry Danced on the Wrong Dunes
Katy Perry is doing her best to survive a disastrous album rollout that has included widespread criticism over her choice to work with an accused rapist, two poorly performing singles, and Perry forcibly wedging her way into Kamala Harris’s campaign excitement. And now she’s in trouble for her music video. No, not the one where she filled her butt cheek with a tank of diesel fuel — this new one, which came out on August 8, has ticked off the government of coastal Spain because it shows her dancing on some ecologically important sand dunes.

Pedro Almodóvar to Receive San Sebastian Film Festival Honor
The Spanish director, who will make his English-language feature debut with the upcoming ‘The Room Next Door,’ will be honored with the Donostia Award for his contributions to cinema.
Spanish directing legend Pedro Almodóvar will be honored with the Donostia Award for “extraordinary contributions to cinema” at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.
Almodóvar is intimately tied to San Sebastian, having premiered his sophom*ore feature Pepi, Luci, Bom there in 1980. He returned in 1982 with Labyrinth of Passions, his first collaboration with actor Antonio Banderas and cinematographer Ángel Luis Fernandez and the film that made him a talent to watch.
He would go on to celebrate international success with Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), which swept Spain’s Goya Awards and secured the director his first Oscar nomination; All About My Mother (1999), which won the Academy Award for best foreign-language film; and Talk to Her (2002), which was nominated for two Oscars and won Almodóvar the best original screenplay honor.

50 Easy and Fun Crafts for Kids That Will Spark Their Imagination
Boost your child’s creativity with these DIY projects that’ll keep them entertained at home or school.
Crafting is not only a fun activity that keeps kids entertained for hours on end, it’s also the key to boosting a child’s creativity and developing their hand-eye coordination. Whether you’re looking for fall crafts, winter crafts, spring crafts or summer crafts, there’s a hands-on project for your kids out there. With an infinite supply of DIY projects available online, we’ve rounded up the best crafts for kids all in one place to make them easier to sort through.
There are skills that kids of all ages can master through crafts – whether it’s enhancing their fine motor skills through gluing or cutting or learning how to problem-solve when things don’t turn out as planned, kids learn through doing.

The 50 Best Movie Performances of the 2000s
Selected from a decade’s worth of indelible performances, here are the 50 that we just couldn’t seem to shake.
Even with a total of 50 slots in mind for this particular list, choosing among the acting work of an entire decade proved virtually impossible. It always is! Even choosing amongst the performances of a single star was heartbreaking (such was the case with the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman, whose incredible body of work could have populated far more entries on this list; we hope the single entry we’ve chosen is representative enough of his prolific, chameleonic skills in front the camera).
We couldn’t bear to rank our final choices, and so the list below is presented in alphabetical order. Selected from a decade’s worth of indelible performances, here are the 50 that we just couldn’t seem to shake.

Please—I Beg You—Stop Calling It a “Lesbian Renaissance”
In this summer of Chappell Roan, here’s your healthy reminder that pop culture wouldn’t even exist without queer women.
Midwest Princess Chappell Roan, outfitted in her signature drag-inspired style, just drew the largest crowd in Lollapalooza history, cementing her reign as 2024’s top pop royalty. Her rise was a meteoric one—since she dropped her debut album last fall, her Spotify streams have jumped 9,000 percent (literally), your mom is now calling to ask how to pronounce Roan (no, Ma, it’s not “Ro-ANN”), and your 8-year-old cousin is singing her heart out to “Good Luck, Babe!,” a song about battling compulsory heterosexuality in a lesbian situationship.
The deeply queer content of Roan’s music—from slumber party kisses to gay awakenings via boring first dates—is not only relatable, it’s also a major part of her draw.

The surprising truth about loneliness in America
No one is immune to loneliness. But some are more at risk.
Who are the loneliest people in America?
American men were said to be in a “friendship recession,” with a survey finding the number of men without any close friends increased fivefold since 1990. Meanwhile, resurfaced comments from Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance complaining that the government was being run by “childless cat ladies” who are unhappy they don’t have children drew widespread condemnation from across the political spectrum. Last year, the US Surgeon General released an advisory underscoring the seriousness of loneliness and isolation. While long-term data on loneliness is lacking, recent surveys have found increases in loneliness that predate the pandemic.
But the answers to who loneliness afflicts — and the solutions to this complex social problem — are not nearly as straightforward as you might think.

Not Hollywood Royalty? Here’s How to Enjoy Lake Como on the Cheap.
Stars like George Clooney frequent this scenic corner of northern Italy, but you might be surprised by how affordable it can be. Here’s an insider’s guide.
Lake Como, in northern Italy, conjures images of glistening blue water, opulent villas and villages where celebrities like Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Amal and George Clooney try to dodge the paparazzi.
But you don’t have to be Hollywood royalty, or a billionaire, to enjoy the famous, mountain-ringed lake.
In the decade that my family has been visiting Lake Como in the summers, we’ve discovered a range of ways to save money: Stay farther away from the water, for example, and take advantage of free or low-cost activities like hiking, visiting museums and riding bikes.

Learn to Make the Best Roasted Eggplant of Your Life
This summer staple has a reputation of being bitter, seedy, even greasy at times, but a few small considerations can make it excellent.
Eggplant is much maligned. It’s known for being bitter and seedy, woolly and dry, even greasy at times. And, of course, it can be all of these things when it isn’t treated right. Eggplant is a diva, and with some attentiveness to its needs, it can become a crisp, creamy delight.
To get your head around cooking eggplant well, handle it more like a winter squash: Add plenty of seasoning and time in the oven to reveal its sweet, tender side.

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