🤔 Confused by the whole no-pants trend? Wait until you see one-legged trousers.
🐻 Autumn’s hottest hair colors include “syrup blond,” “teddy bear brown,” and “calico” — which, as the name implies, is inspired by cats. We’ve officially taken this a hair too far…
🩰 For anyone who needed further evidence that fall footwear is doing the most, meet the “industrial ballet flat.”
We regret to inform you that October is the new January — at least, on TikTok. In the event your FYP hasn’t been flooded with the Winter Arc Challenge, we’ll explain: According to influencer Carly Berges, who popularized the trend, October through December is when a lot of people “let their foot off the gas,” choosing to hibernate under the covers and vowing to deal with *gestures broadly at everything* next year. (Guilty.) But if you use the next 90 or so days to get “super laser-focused on your goals” — whether that’s strengthening your friendships, starting a new hobby, or going to bed earlier — you’ll be “a whole other beast” by the time January 1 rolls around. Already, thousands of other, uh, overachieving TikTokers have joined the challenge, sharing their winter arcs, which include organizing their homes, walking 10,000 steps daily, training for a half-marathon, and drinking a gallon of water a day. Honestly, Q4 never sounded so exhausting.
Thank you, Mariah Carey, for fearlessly leading the crusade to ban overhead lighting.
If you’re a Grey’s Anatomy fan, chances are, you’ve seen Elisabeth Finch’s work. Hired as a writer for the beloved TV series in 2014, Finch brought a special perspective to the writer’s room as a person living with bone cancer…or so her co-workers thought. In a made-for-TV plot twist, Finch didn’t have cancer at all. Nor did she have PTSD resulting from a friend being killed in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, like she told everyone. These lies — both of which made their way into Grey’s plotlines — are just two of the elaborate fabrications chronicled in Peacock’s Anatomy of Lies. Based on the Vanity Fair exposé “Scene Stealer,” the three-part docuseries explores how Finch lied her way to one of the most coveted jobs in the industry, all while betraying friends, family, and colleagues — many of whom are interviewed in the jaw-dropping, hour-long episodes. TBD whether they believe the apology Finch posted on Instagram this past week.
If you’re firmly in the physical-books-only camp, we salute you. But even you have to admit the e-reader people have one up on you — that glorious, built-in book light. Here’s your fix: This clip-on option is lighter and more compact than others we’ve tried, and we especially appreciate that it’s easy to twist and adjust the small light, so you can see the far corners of each page. (Worth noting: You can also toggle among five brightness levels, which is particularly helpful if you share a bed with a light sleeper.) But best of all, it’s rechargeable, so you don’t have to dig through your junk drawers, searching for batteries. Kindle, who?
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Unleash your competitive side with today’s games and puzzles. Choose from an anagram word search, digital jigsaw puzzle, or crossword (with a twist). Better yet: Try them all.
