Author: candacebd
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Channel Your Inner BA With This ‘Atomic Blonde’-Inspired Costume
Charlize Theron logged hours a day in the gym, bruised her ribs and cracked two teeth preparing for her role as secret agent Lorraine Broughton in this summer’s spy thriller, Atomic Blonde. Thankfully, you don’t have to repeat her regimen in order to steal her look for Halloween (unless you plan on busting out some sick…
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Taylor Swift “Look What You Made Me Do”-Inspired Costume Ideas
Choosing just one costume out of Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” music video is like choosing just one Illuminati-esque hidden symbol in it to obsess over. You don’t want to stick to one thing, but somehow, you must. Swift lampoons all aspects of her image — both current media headlines and every…
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What To Read Next: ‘Final Girls’ By Riley Sager
Sometimes you need a dark, decadent thriller. You know it’s not going to inspire any earth-shattering bits of wisdom or provide you with groundbreaking insights into the human mind. It’s just, well, thrilling, as you flip from page to page, rushing to outwit the author and figure out whodunnit before the big reveal at the…
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“I’m Not Gossiping, I’m Venting” And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves
There’s that tension building up inside of you. With each frustration, it mounts. You tell yourself it’s not a big deal, it’s nothing, and then — bam! — you’re seething, and you’ve got to tell someone, anyone, what a colossal frustration you’re forced to put up with. Maybe that’s not you at all. Maybe you’re…
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You’ve Got To Try This Sweet-Yet-Smoky BBQ Peach Chicken
I’ve never been peach picking. I only eat peaches two or three times a year, max. So it only makes sense that when a friend suggested we drive an hour out to a farm in New Jersey to fill baskets with peaches that’d go bad in a week if I didn’t eat them immediately, I…
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Are You An Amplifier Or A Soother?
The most fascinating thing about people is the second you think you’ve got them figured out, they go and surprise you. I’ve always been the journaling type, so for years, I’ve analyzed interactions — with friends, coworkers, family, even acquaintances on the street — trying to understand how I am the way I am, and…
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5 Shops For Fun, Unexpected Gifts
Lately, I’ve noticed a string of thought-driven, semi-boho (and, perhaps, largely Anthropologie-inspired) shops popping up, and I couldn’t love them more. I like finding presents with personality; things that speak to me and have a message behind them, a story to tell. That’s how I feel about these brands, which have become my go-to’s when…
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Why You Need To Stop Chasing Success
This advice is going to sound totally counterintuitive, though in today’s self-care age, any advice that hopes to crash through the noise of our day-to-day life (and the clickbait-y internet), generally is. For years, I’ve been chasing success. It’s been the gold star that validates me, the thing I push toward every day, because honestly,…
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This ‘Liquid Run’ Is Basically A Floating Water Park
As temperatures climb past 90 — when it’s so scorching your clothes get damp with sweat within minutes of walking outside and garbage cans are literally melting under the sun — finding the motivation to exercise can be nearly impossible. Well, with this new kind of race, your motivation will be restored. It’s called the…
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Shauna Niequist: Uncovering The ‘Pain Points’ In Your Everyday Life
Writer and author Shauna Niequist challenges us: What walls are you putting up? What’s keeping you from connecting with other people? What same mistakes or problems seem to be bubbling up in your life over and over again?
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Forgiveness Is Not Reconciliation
It was a simple enough statement — the kind you could easily overlook in a conversation — but it shot right through me, taking me from “how isn’t it?” to “whoa, wait — we need to talk through this” in a matter of seconds. It was a simple one-liner, but one I won’t forget any…
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What The World Needs Now Is Whimsy?
Ever since Starbucks debuted the psychadelically colored unicorn Frappuccino last week, people have been shaking their heads. How did this unicorn craze come about? What’s with all of the kiddie colors? Why … just why?! But this isn’t just the coffee chain’s Q2 sales gimmick: It’s evidence of a larger trend happening worldwide, fueled partially…
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