‘Accept your ugly’: I tried ‘beauty shadow work’ to help my self-esteem

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Embarrassingly, I started surfing lessons because it’s sexy. My self-esteem was low, and signing up I could already see it: glossy wetsuit half unzipped, salty droplets articulating the curves of my face and bikini top, my…

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Introducing: Vacheron Constantin Announces Three New Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Models In 36.5mm

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What We Know To close out Vacheron Constantin’s 270th year, the brand is introducing three new additions to the Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin lineup. These are 36.5mm QPs—small, slim, and very much in keeping with the…

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IFL Watches Bulova Super Seville Starry Night: An Elegant Hand-Painted Homage To Van Gogh

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. The next limited-edition hand-painted timepiece from IFL Watches is here, and again, it uses the remarkably capable modern Bulova Super Seville wristwatch as a base. IFL Watches (“I F***ing Love Watches”) is not a watchmaker (at…

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adidas Y-3 Drops Their Spring/Summer 2026 Collection

Editor’s pick — Sneaker quick take: why this release matters (design story, collab context, materials, drop outlook) in 1–2 lines. adidas Y-3 opens December with its Spring/Summer 2026 Collection, pushing the long-running blend of adidas design and Yohji Yamamoto’s rule-breaking edge. Shot by Oscar Foster Kayne, the Chapter 1 visuals balance softness with clean structure….

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Art And Engineering Unite In the Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon Premiere Watch Featuring A Flyback Tourbillon Complication

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. When John Arnold and Abraham-Louis Breguet introduced the world to the tourbillon at the dawn of the 1800s, they did so with two goals in mind: precision and accuracy. Over the ensuing centuries, watchmakers like Glashütte…

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Pillion, a gay biker romcom dubbed a ‘BDSM Wallace and Gromit’

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Is it a romcom or, as Alexander Skarsgård calls it, a domcom? Either way, Pillion, the debut feature from writer-director Harry Lighton, isn’t a typical British love story, even if its central relationship develops in the…

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