Mercury’s Retrograde Is Bringing Some Chaos To Your Love Life

ASTROLOGY

Mercury’s Retrograde Is Bringing Some Chaos To Your Love Life

Well, you’ve been sufficiently warned in this newsletter, but the time has finally come — the planet’s dreaded retrograde kicks off tomorrow. But, here’s the good news: it’ll spend the majority of its backspin in bold and brazen Aries, so it’s actually the perfect time to send that DM slide you’ve been sitting on for weeks. Read More

NAILS

This Glamorously Goth Manicure Makes Black Polish Way More Summery

All-black nails: always chic, always intense — like Killing Eve’s Villanelle in manicure form. So if that doesn’t quite pair with the summer style vibe you’re going for, here’s the perfect way to soften it. Read More

STYLE

These Target Collabs Will Get You Pumped For Pride

June is only weeks away, which means LinkedIn company pages will soon be awash in the colors of the Pride flag as corporate America attempts to signal that it “cares.” (Companies, if you are listening, please care by paying your employees well and not killing the planet!!) Anyways, while there are a handful of actually good Pride collections every year, there’s usually more of the empty gesture, “here’s a $10 rainbow T-shirt” variety. But Target’s recent collabs with TomboyX & Humankind — two queer owned, female-founded brands — are actually making a difference. Read More

Captured with the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

How To Create A More Inclusive Picture Of The Outdoors

Jade Akintola is the founder of ITA Leisure, the first ever Black-owned outdoor furniture and goods brand creating products for a new generation of leisure seekers. As a brand, ITA works with BIPOC creatives and designers on all its products and centers diverse voices in all of its materials, from lookbooks that feature images of people of color participating in casual outdoor activities to colorful Ghanaian-inspired soft goods. Photographer Pia Riverola recently met up with Akintola on a beautiful spring afternoon in Los Angeles to see her latest products and learn more about what makes ITA Leisure so distinct.  Read More

TIKTOK

These “Coastal Grandma” Clothing Essentials Pair Well With A Glass Of Wine

TikTok’s aesthetic of the moment is less about being a senior citizen with a house in the Hamptons (although if Diane Keaton’s character in Something’s Gotta Give wants to switch lives with me, I’m game), and more about embodying the ambience of such an existence — buying fresh flowers from the farmer’s market, going on Hot Girl walks, and living exclusively in gorgeous oversized neutrals. Read More

BUSTLE BOOTH

Mitra Jouhari Loves A Gross Joke And This Real Housewives City

Come for a fun interview with the actor and writer who you probably recognize from her roles on shows like Search Party, Broad City, and Abbott Elementary, but stay for her absolutely nightmare story about an unfortunate incident in a Party City. Read More

ASTROLOGY

Here’s Your Daily Horoscope

Gentleness is key. Read More