An internal presentation circulated within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month, and eventually obtained by news organizations, offered clear advice for countering the contagious Delta variant: “Given higher transmissibility and current vaccine coverage, universal masking is essential.” But the recommendation issued by the agency was considerably more nuanced, advising Americans, vaccinated or…
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Reformation Reformation is automatically associated with sun-soaked linens and cottagecore florals. When the sustainability-minded brand hosts a rare sale, this is the aesthetic we expect to find and shop in equal measure. But with fall fashion weeks looming and street style taking a decidedly cooler turn, we can’t help but plan fall outfits. Fortunately, this…
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Everyone knows conventional wisdom about metabolism: People put pounds on year after year from their 20s onward because their metabolisms slow down, especially around middle age. Women have slower metabolisms than men. That’s why they have a harder time controlling their weight. Menopause only makes things worse, slowing women’s metabolisms even more. All wrong, according…
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A few weeks ago, a friend sent me the cutest photo of her sweet, pudgy-cheeked baby eating a bit of kale-sauce pasta. The baby was in a high chair, grinning before the wreckage of her dinner — green sauce on her face and hands, bits of pasta up to her elbows. Now that baby knows…
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When it comes to closets, Paris Hilton is unmatched. The Hollywood style icon is giving ELLE a tour of her hottest pieces on Clothes of Our Lives, from her biggest splurge, to her top Y2k picks, and her favorite ’fit to cook with, as seen on Cooking With Paris. This content is created and maintained…
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How we shop — and dress — has changed radically. Supply chains continue to be disrupted. Luxury sales have spiked. How people will dress for the office (if they ever go back) remains to be seen. The fashion world is in flux — and adapting. On Sept. 7, New York Times fashion director Vanessa Friedman…
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For me, peak summer is that joyful moment when the tomatoes and corn are ready at the same time, and there’s enough of each to go absolutely nuts. Earlier in the season, I hold back. The first truly ripe tomatoes need nothing more than salt, some torn basil or mint, and a gloss of the…
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Despite the raging variant, which prompted the C.D.C.’s recent recommendation that all Americans, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors in most of the country, asking for proof still feels uncomfortable to some. Brides like Mariah Hughes of Bangor, Maine, would rather use the honor system. “I think I’ll be able to make an educated…
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As cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus continue to surge across the country and children under 12 are yet to be approved for the vaccine, September’s return to school can feel uncertain at best and unnerving at worst. How will this new strain affect our children? Is it still safe for school to…
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Posted online and watched by millions, the Karen video offers a kind of wish-fulfillment fantasy in which racism is actually punished. It’s a fantasy not only for people of color but for white people, too, who are among the most vociferous in their denunciations of Karen, perhaps seeking to distance themselves from any suggestion that…
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