Essence
Style Meets Function
The smartest accessories can track your health, capture content, protect you and your valuables—and elevate your look
3 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
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BRING THE RUNWAY Home
Designer Carly Cushnie's refined eye defined her fashion label. She's applying that aesthetic to home decor
3 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
Essence
Marlon Wayans Is HIM
Our brother on the big screen shares his thoughts on art, family and his unwavering sense of purpose: \"God put me here for a reason, and I'm going to fulfill that\"
7 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
Essence
From Fear to Freedom
A stylist and travel editor opens up about his hair journey—and how he learned the power of a good cut
4 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
WIRED
SKELETON CREW
Somewhere out in the countryside, hidden behind a copse of trees, are fields full of dead human bodies. These corpses have been strategically laid out in rows, naked as the day they were born, and left to the mercy of the elements until all that's left of them are bones.
3 min |
November - December 2025
Popular Woodworking
Harvey Alpha A-15 Intelligent Bandsaw
At IWF 2024, Harvey Industries introduced their newest bandsaw innovation, the Alpha A-15 Intelligent Bandsaw. After months of anticipation, the A-15 began arriving to customers in the summer of 2025, and the reception could not have been better. Woodworkers who have had the chance to put the machine through its paces are already praising it as one of the most forward-thinking tools to hit the market in years.
1 min |
December 2025
Popular Woodworking
Hone Scrapers with Diamonds
A lot of folks use a stone to put the final edge on a scraper before turning its hook, but I prefer to use a diamond paddle. It cuts faster than most stones and obviously won't develop a rut, which is always a danger when you continually run the edge of a scraper on a stone.
1 min |
December 2025
Popular Woodworking
Oliver Machinery 15" Helical Head Planer
For years, bench-top planers have been capped at around 13\".
1 min |
December 2025
Popular Woodworking
Bent Rivers Marking Knife
I've made it pretty well known that I have a weakness for “bespoke tool makers.” What excites me about this corner of the craft is that there are so many talented individuals producing tools that are works of art—tools the broader woodworking world simply needs to know about.
1 min |
December 2025
Popular Woodworking
Double Bevel Marquetry
Careful layout and precise cutting are the keys to getting a beautiful marquetry panel.
6 min |
December 2025
Popular Woodworking
Shaker Workbench
This shaker-style workbench combines cabinet storage underneath with a generous work surface up top.
10+ min |
December 2025
Popular Woodworking
Serpentine Chest
Expand your casework repertoire with a curvaceous front.
10+ min |
December 2025
Popular Woodworking
Stickley #210
Stickley's #210 settee embodies Arts & Crafts simplicity, honesty, and craft in one iconic design.
7 min |
December 2025
Essence
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
Essence
THE FREEDOM OF EVOLVING, THE BEAUTY OF BECOMING
With a memoir, a mentorship program and a fresh outlook, Jordan Chiles is redefining strength through softness, sisterhood and self-belief
4 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
Essence
A Love Letter to 2026
Consider this your official heads-up: Our Fall/Winter issue is a little different. You might be flipping through these pages wondering, Wait. What happened to Sept/Oct and Nov/Dec? Well, we combined our last two issues of the year into one full and beautiful sendoff. Why? Because ESSENCE is stepping boldly into the future.
1 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
Essence
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
Essence
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
Essence
Leaders of the New School
How Historically Black Colleges and Universities are defying the odds and creating innovators in business, fashion and STEM
9 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
Essence
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
Essence
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
Essence
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
Essence
Done Deal
Upgrade your fashion options this season with these chic, affordable picks
1 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
Essence
Jaylen Brown IS STANDING ON BUSINESS
The NBA superstar opens up about love, leadership and learning to shine
3 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
Essence
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
Essence
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
Essence
Leon Thomas IS OWNING HIS AURA
The artist opens up about self-care, commitment and the quiet confidence that has made him one of music's most compelling voices today
2 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
Essence
The Voices of Altadena: Rebuilding Black Legacy After the Wildfires
The historic Los Angeles community refuses to be erased
5 min |
Fall/Winter 2025
Essence
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 |