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Marie Kondo
Marie Kondo's Next Project Will Tackle Sparking Joy at Work
InStyle - Leslie Price
The tidying expert is taking on the impossible, and sharing her tips exclusively with InStyle. My desk is disgusting. It’s covered in drifts of paper that have, in some areas, congealed into piles. There
Posters
‘It’s a complete mess’: Designers reflect on the best and worst movie posters of the Oscar nominees
The Washington Post - By Elizabeth Hart and Suzette Moyer
Movie posters are plastered on dorm rooms, scaffolding under construction sites and megaplex hallways. Like the films they advertise, they can become cultural icons — at their best functioning as frameable
grilled cheese
7 Rules for Making Amazing Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Chowhound - Miki Kawasaki
Does the world need a guide to making grilled cheese sandwiches? Probably not. They are one of the most basic things you can make, after all. Even a …
Long-form Journalism
Best Female Drummers: An Essential Top 25 Countdown
udiscovermusic.com - Brett Milano
Female drummers have been around since at least the 19th Century. Consider the English folk ballad ‘Female Drummer’ (covered by Steeleye Span and …
Libraries
A History of the American Public Library
CityLab - Ariel Aberg-Riger
A visual exploration of how a critical piece of social infrastructure came to be. Editor’s note: This month, CityLab’s visual storyteller Ariel Aberg-Riger shares the story of how America’s public libraries
Personal Organizing
Use the KonMari Method to Tidy Your Mind
Outside Magazine - Brad Stulberg
There’s growing evidence that a cluttered home or workplace is a stressful one. A recent DePaul University study found that physical clutter is linked with procrastination and, in turn, lower life satisfaction.
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Pictures
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Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld's Most Poignant and Colourful Quotes
Elle - By Olivia Blair
The iconic designer has passed away, aged 85 Iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld has died in Paris at the age of 85, according to French reports. The creative director of Chanel, Fendi and his eponymous KG
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld's last words: the designer on his beloved pet cat, his disciplinarian mother and welcoming ghosts into his
Harper's BAZAAR - By Justine Picardie
As Karl Lagerfeld dies aged 85, we revisit our September issue interview with the legendary fashion maestro Feb 19, 2019 This interview originally featured in the September 2018 issue of Harper's Bazaar
Photos
SailGP Races Across Sydney Harbor: Pictures
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Chicken Soup
Is there a Chicken Soup for your soul?
Quartz
In 1993, the world was blessed with an iconic collection of 101 inspirational stories “to open the heart and rekindle the spirit”. It was the birth of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Now, more than a quarter
American Cities
A 7-Year Journey Across the US, One Highway at a Time
WIRED - Laura Mallonee
When the novelist John Steinbeck set out on an epic road trip to see the country with his poodle Charley in 1960, he mostly avoided superhighways, …
Romantic Comedy
50 Greatest Romantic Comedies of All Time
Rolling Stone - David Fear
50 ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (2018) Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s novel scored a major representation coup and resurrected the summer rom-com in a …
Photos
Pictures of the Week 2.15.19
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Lebron James
Five Things to Look Forward to During NBA All-Star Weekend
theringer.com - Haley O'Shaughnessy
From a sibling rivalry in the 3-point contest to literally everything LeBron James does, the festivities in Charlotte won’t be lacking in intrigue For …
Parkland Remembered: One Year Later
On Feb. 14 last year, 17 people were killed when a gunman went on a shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Today marks the one year anniversary of the tragic event. Remembering the lives lost and stories of the survivors.
The Arts
For One Night in 1965, the Supremes Brought the Two Detroits Together
The New York Times - By ALEXIS CLARK
It’s a vision of two Detroits that have mostly faded now — the social set born of the American auto industry’s vast wealth and the galvanizing magic of ’60s Motown — together in a room. In June 1965, Supremes,
Marie Claire's Rom-Com Week
flipboard.com - Marie Claire
We're spending the next five days celebrating—and, yes, sometimes criticizing—the genre of movies everyone secretly (or not-so-secretly) loves.
Photos
It’s the Wire Fox Terrier at Westminster: Pictures from the Dog Show
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Michelle Obama
Read Michelle Obama's texts with her mother about the Grammys
CNN - By Julie Gallagher, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Michelle Obama's appearance at the Grammys Sunday night surprised millions watching at home -- including the former first lady's mother, who wanted to know if she met any "real stars"
Jeans
Dolly Parton's Bedazzled Country Style Over the Years
Harper's BAZAAR - By Lauren Alexis Fisher
A look back at the country singer's bedazzled life in photos. Larger-than-life hair, long red nails, grade-A bedazzling—Dolly Parton is a style icon in a league of her own. In honor of her Person of the
Health
The Most Overhyped Wellness Promises, Debunked
VICE - Tonic Editors
Here's some healthy skepticism about Keto, colonics, charcoal, and more. We'll be updating this list as new studies—and more nonsense trends—emerge. Raise your hand if you have a friend who’s tried one
Doha
Doha's most over-the-top hotel suites
CNN - By Joanne Martin, CNN
(CNN) — Doha, the capital of Qatar , has fast become the ideal travel stopover. You can pack in a lot in just a few days and come out of the tiny Gulf state feeling like you've been to an authentic, and
Antarctica
Into the blue: free-diving in Antarctica – in pictures
The Guardian - Özge Elif Kızıl /Anadolu/Getty
Şahika Ercümen, a world record-holding free-diver from Turkey, is diving in Antarctica as part of a scientific research mission. Photographer Özge Elif Kızıl is travelling with her to document the trip
Fashion Takeover
flipboard.com - The Zoe Report
Redefining fashion and challenging the "rules" about who gets to wear what and when and where.
Alicia Keys
The Grammys, Music’s Biggest Night, in Pictures
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Geek
These Award-Winning Botanical Photos Belong in Alice in Wonderland
Gizmodo - Yessenia Funes
Some photographers like to capture people; others like to capture the stories of the botanical world, from our backyards to our gardens and …
7 Repurposed Churches Around the World
dwell - Kate Reggev
With their stained-glass windows, vaulted ceilings, open-floor plans, and intriguing history, churches that are repurposed into homes have become more and more desirable across the globe. From neo-Gothic
Monterey, CA
Big Sur: Coastal Commissions
dwell - Keshni Kashyap
Taking cues from the flora, fauna, and rocky cliffs of Big Sur, California, Mickey Muennig's brand of organic architecture doesn't stop with the terrain. The thousand-foot cliffs and precipitous mountains