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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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 |
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
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Fall/Winter 2025
The New Yorker
SEASON OF DISCONTENT
Gustavo Dudamel at the New York Philharmonic; \"Kavalier & Clay\" at the Met.
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October 13, 2025
The New Yorker
DON'T BLAME ME
Taylor Swift's new album eschews vulnerability for revenge.
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October 13, 2025
The New Yorker
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
For someone openly campaigning to get a Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump has been going about it in an unusual way. Early last month, the President proclaimed in a press conference that the Department of Defense would thereafter be known as the Department of War. At the same briefing, the presumed new Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, promised that the armed forces will deliver “maximum lethality” that won't be “politically correct.” That was a few days after Trump had ordered the torpedoing of a small boat headed out of Venezuela, which he claimed was piloted by “narco-terrorists,” killing all eleven people on board, rather than, for instance, having it stopped and inspected. After some military-law experts worried online that this seemed uncomfortably close to a war crime, Vice-President J. D. Vance posted, “Don't give a shit.”
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October 13, 2025
The New Yorker
THESE BLACK BOOTS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE BLACK BOOTS
These have an almond toe.
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October 13, 2025
The New Yorker
OUT OF OFFICE
Can a Prime Minister have work-life balance? Sanna Marin tried.
10+ min |
October 13, 2025
The New Yorker
LOCKED IN
Two murders, a strike, and an explosive year inside New York's prisons.
10+ min |
October 13, 2025
The New Yorker
THE HAGUE ON TRIAL
Political intrigue—and a lurid scandal—rocks the International Criminal Court.
10+ min |
October 13, 2025
The New Yorker
CONTINENTAL DREAMS
African independence was a time of high hopes. What happened?
10+ min |
October 13, 2025
The New Yorker
ALMA MATER
\"After the Hunt.\"
6 min |
October 13, 2025
The New Yorker
Coconut Flan
Somehow, after the plane landed though before Andrés and Daria reached the taxi stand, Daria's wallet went missing.
10+ min |
October 13, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Inside look at state's brutal prison system
Inmates' harrowing secret footage drives the enraging 'The Alabama Solution.'
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October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Father and son get national audience for a major upset
[Neuheisels, from D8] goes along with not quite getting it done.”
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October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
ARCADIA MANSION HOLDS AN ARRAY OF DARK MYSTERIES
PROMPTED by a report of suspected child abuse, police found 15 children living in the Arcadia home, center.
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October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Prop. 50 comes down to the balance of power
But let’s back up.
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October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Documenting an Israeli family's Oct. 7 story
The action-thriller approach in 'The Road Between Us' leaves much unsaid.
2 min |
October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Newsom aims to stop Guard deployment
Governor says Trump sending California troops to Oregon is an abuse of power.
4 min |
October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
'Anemone' can't contain Day-Lewis' force
Stepping out of retirement for his son’s debut feature, the actor is a powerhouse presence in a flimsy drama
4 min |
October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Abrego Garcia wins request over retaliation allegations
A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges may be an illegal retaliation after he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation to El Salvador.
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October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
What 'One Battle After Another' says about original films
Their box office success partly answers the question: What do audiences want?
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October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in Alabama capital shootout
Rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama's capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others in a chaotic street scene, police said.
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October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
California's Uber and Lyft unionization law, explained
Drivers now have collective bargaining rights after years of political, legal battles.
5 min |
October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Really? Armed 18-year-olds on ICE raids?
The agency has lowered standards to boost hiring. But it’s a risky time to field less prepared agents.
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