BY JUSTIN CHAN (In The Know) If you take one look at Tamara Jacqueline Smith’s Instagram account, @taqueth, you’d find it hard to miss images of vibrant faces and food that litter her page. Since 2015, the 24-year-old New York City native and freelance videographer — who goes by Taqueth — has been heavily promoting her Jamaican […]
By Michelle Ruiz, Vogue A new decade is upon us and, and based on the tumultuous early days of the 2020s—tense relations with Iran, a highly controversial president being impeached—it’s off to a rocky start. The world is practically begging for the roaring prosperity and jazz hands of the 1920s. But if the 2010s were the […]
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The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China. “The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The concern is that it could […]
By Jessica L. Yarbrough, Vogue “A chemist for one of the biggest designer cosmetic brands in the world—I won’t say what the brand was, but you know it—called me to come in years ago, and I thought, Oh my God, this is huge,” recalls Rose-Marie Swift, makeup artist and founder of RMS Beauty. Their meeting started […]
By BBC This week, millions of people will be celebrating Chinese New Year. It will be marked by communities all over the world. People will eat lots of food, enjoy fireworks, wear special clothes and hang red lanterns to mark the occasion. See how much you know about Chinese New Year with this quiz – and find […]
By Stephanie Georgopulos, Human Parts I was sitting across from this blonde girl on the subway. Her haircut was all split ends and sharp and she held a viola case at her side and it occurred to me, for the first time, that I was stuck being myself for the rest of my life. Like, […]
By Gene Huang To understand the health of an economy, look at the health of those who participate in it. About six in 10 U.S. adults have at least one chronic disease, such as diabetes, cancer, or heart disease. These conditions also called noncommunicable diseases, are expected to collectively cost the country $95 trillion by […]
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(Singer Shaggy performs on the stage of the 68th Sanremo Song Festival on February 7, 2018, in Sanremo, Italy. Photo: shutterstock) ByTara Mahadevan Shaggy reprotedly turned down the opportunity to feature on Rihanna’s forever-forthcoming album, R9. Shaggy seemed to be the perfect fit for the project, especially since RiRi has been working with a number of […]
“It’s Never Too Soon to Think About Healthy Aging”
NEW YORK (December 30, 2019) — With people preparing their new year’s resolutions for 2020, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging people of all ages to make healthy aging a priority in the new year. “When it comes to healthy aging, it’s never too soon to start,” said Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., AFA’s […]
“It’s Never Too Soon to Think About Healthy Aging” NEW YORK (December 30, 2019) — With people preparing their new year’s resolutions for 2020, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging people of all ages to make healthy aging a priority in the new year. “When it comes to healthy aging, it’s never too soon to […]