America's dirty divideWomen's healthRacist advertising practices marketed vaginal cleansing products to Black women. Years later, they deal with the fallout
As someone who suffers from chronic hives and has a hormonally driven health condition, I have been on a mission to remove risky chemicals from my hygiene regimen. Phasing out toxic chemicals from my hair and beauty routine was fairly straightforward, as “clean beauty” products abound in the makeup aisle these days. Read More...
Dustin HoffmanThe 1982 Oscar-winner is known for its farcical hijinks but it’s the focus on weightier issues that helped it stay the course
The classic American screwball comedies of the late 30s and 40s are revered for their sparkling dialogue, their intricate plotting and their mixing-and-matching of glamorous, witty Golden Age icons like Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck and Claudette Colbert. But one of the important, under-appreciated qualities of those movies – what made Adam’s Rib, Bringing Up Baby, The Lady Eve, His Girl Friday, and others really pop – is there was something serious at stake. Read More...
National Archives This article is more than 2 months oldUnopened 18th-century love letters to French sailors read for first timeThis article is more than 2 months oldLetters from loved ones of captured ship’s crew during seven years’ war lay forgotten for centuries
A forgotten bundle of love letters sent to French sailors more than 260 years ago – but never before opened or read – has been discovered among British naval archives, revealing intimate details of 18th-century marital and family life. Read More...
