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Love, Loss and New Life

As Love Is Blind alum Lauren Speed-Hamilton prepares for motherhood and the one-year anniversary of her father's passing, she réflects on holding space for both joy and grief during the holiday season

4 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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Home Harmony

With expert guidance, uncover practices and products that will help create a more balanced and tranquil space in time for 2026

4 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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IB Kamara Belongs Everywhere He Goes

A conversation on identity, community and the radical beauty of Blackness across continents, collections and generations—grounded in a presence that never needed permission

10+ min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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Done Deal

Upgrade your fashion options this season with these chic, affordable picks

1 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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Jaylen Brown IS STANDING ON BUSINESS

The NBA superstar opens up about love, leadership and learning to shine

3 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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BEST IN GROOMING AWARDS

Looking to expand the self-care routine of the men in your life? From a revitalizing scalp scrub to a high-tech trimmer, these are the outstanding grooming launches of the year

4 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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The Voices of Altadena: Rebuilding Black Legacy After the Wildfires

The historic Los Angeles community refuses to be erased

5 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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Résumé Rundown: Nia Sioux

Growing up at the \"bottom of the pyramid,\" Sioux is turning that disempowering label into a legacy

3 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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WHERE BLACK ART BREATHES: MOMENTS THAT TRANSFORMED 2025

In these pages, we witness a year of Black artistry that moved hearts, shook stages and reshaped the contours of possibility

10+ min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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New Voices Foundation at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival

For the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, the New Voices Foundation presented a robust lineup of programming-designed to empower entrepreneurs from New Orleans and across the country

1 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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The Business of Being Druski

From viral skits to sold-out stages, this creative is proving that betting on yourself pays off

8 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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THE MOMENT IS heirs

The boy was a hook; Brandy and Monica were the history. Their return proves the moment belongs, and always belonged, to them.

10+ min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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Birkins Over Bitcoin?

Is the smart money in designer accessories? With authenticity as the gold standard, luxury bags are no longer mere status symbols—they’re key components of long-term wealth strategies

3 min  |

Fall/Winter 2025
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Town & Country US

The House of THE SPIRITS

Restoring a home that's been in your family for five generations? Here's a little advice: Make peace with your most interesting and opinionated ancestors.

9 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

INSIDE JOB

Before Lachlan Murdoch paid $150 million for Chartwell, his sprawling Bel-Air estate, it was the scene of a famed jewel heist. Decades later our writer unravels the mystery—and uncovers a dark family secret of her own.

10+ min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

SALAD Days

How to restore a beloved landmark?

1 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

Chrysler Building: Now You See It...

Every now and then, New York kind of loses its mind.

2 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

Straight Line Crazy

Of all the words associated with the design period between the two World Wars—geometric, daring, industrial, glamorous—poignant is rarely employed.

2 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

Oh, That Fleming Feeling

Few hotels in the Caribbean have the stardust of GoldenEye, where Ian Fleming wrote his Bond books. It was time to see...

5 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

What the Taxi Drivers Know

There's a myth about the food being mediocre here. You're just not talking to the right people.

1 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

The PINK & the GREEN

What if your team colors were peridot and morganite?

1 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

Anatomy of a Classic

Sometimes it's when you have nothing left to prove that the real magic happens.

1 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

The Edge of TOMORROW

How to stay radical after all these years.

2 min  |

October 2025
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Upstage the Bride

The theme of Casey Spooner and João Tinen’s Berlin extravaganza called for bridal flair—on grooms and guests alike.

2 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

How Is a Sofa Most Like an EARRING?

Let us count the ways.

2 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

There's a Princess at Gristedes

Attention, shoppers! You can find royalty in Aisle 4, next to the Del Monte canned corn. But don't gawk, don't snap pics, and whatever you do, don't call the paparazzi!

10+ min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

It's Multiple Choice

Why pick just one island to visit? Sleek, yachtlike cruise ships can take you in style to many.

3 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

REAL TALK

Fur was on the runways again. But should we be wearing it? One house has expertly maneuvered the nuances of this debate for a century.

7 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

AN EXCESS of Shaker

What does the resurgence of classic American simplicity mean? Well, it's complicated.

2 min  |

October 2025
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Town & Country US

TIME Will Tell

A Van Cleef & Arpels collection of extraordinary watches marks the hours and minutes with exquisite precision while also weaving tales of all that can happen—love, wonder, surprise—in the moments in between.

4 min  |

October 2025