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Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite
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Two days after her star-turn in Pharrell Williams’ first Louis Vuitton men’s campaign was unveiled, Rihanna showed off her late, great maternity style again. Rihanna was photographed grabbing lunch with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky at Los Angeles’ Wally’s restaurant on Friday. She wore a jersey dress and oversized varsity jacket, accessorizing with Puma sneakers and
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A trip to London may conjure two different and somewhat competing vacation fantasies: the first, a more royal-inspired vision, with fancy tea parties, shopping at Selfridges, and photos outside Kensington Palace, and the second somewhat grungier, filled with smokey Camden bars and vinyl shopping in Soho. Why not do both? For ELLE Escapes, we compiled
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There are moments when watching a Wes Anderson film—particularly his latest, the remarkable Asteroid City—feels like witnessing stop motion in real time. There’s a sense that a giant pair of invisible hands are hovering above the screen’s tableau, arranging pieces to such minute degrees that the movement itself is imperceptible to the eye. Much of
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Rihanna’s second child is already making a subtle appearance in fashion campaigns. Yesterday, Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton’s new menswear creative director, unveiled his first men’s campaign starring Rihanna. She poses in the photo showing her baby bump. She shared the image on Instagram yesterday evening, writing, “LOUIS VUITTON MEN Spring Summer 2024.” Williams also posted
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Solange Knowles is the definition of a renaissance woman, no pun intended. She’s a Grammy-winning musician, performance artist, director…the list goes on. In the past year alone, she’s composed an original score for the New York City Ballet—becoming the first Black woman to do so—and curated a series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The
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Dystopian anthology series Black Mirror has been a big hit on Netflix ever since it premiered over ten years ago. Featuring some of Hollywood’s finest actors, each episode explores contemporary issues, usually with an unexpected, sci-fi twist. 2018’s special episode, Bandersnatch, even made viewers take part in a “choose your own adventure” story. Discussing how
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I was out for a walk recently, venting via text to a friend about something silly, and I couldn’t stop myself from bookending my rant with apologies for bothering them. Their response stopped me midstep: “I want to know what’s going on with you.” As someone who wants to be as ambitious about my friendships
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