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The coat is long, all the way down to my ankles, with furry stripes in electric colors, like matcha green, bubblegum pink, and Barney purple. It came into my possession last month during a visit to Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds, the costume and vintage shop on South Congress Avenue in Austin. It was love

As a single person living through the pandemic, let’s just say it’s been a long time since I’ve touched another living being other than my dog. I’m not at all happy about this state of affairs, but I have found one balm for physical contact, one source of who-cares-about-the-news mind-numbing pleasure. A book version of

Lucy Hale and Skeet Ulrich truly are in a relationship, E! confirmed one day after photos surfaced of the two kissing at lunch in Los Angeles. But it is anything but serious at this point. A source close to the 31-year-old actress told the outlet that Hale and Ulrich, 51, being romantically involved is extremely

Kylie Jenner just made a major new commitment: raising her ninth dog. Jenner introduced the public to Kevin yesterday, sharing two photos of her new gray and white puppy in an Instagram post. Over 5.3 million people liked his debut post. Man Crush Monday, but make it a pet: This content is imported from Instagram.

Jennifer Lopez is now officially the mother of two teenagers—and she let her fans in on the intimate breakfast in bed she gave her now 13-year-old twins Max and Emme (whose nickname is Lulu) to celebrate their birthday. Lopez shared a video of them eating pancakes and waffles in bed and reading her birthday cards

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois Kevin J. Miyazaki/Redux Imagine what it must have felt like to be Rep. Lauren Underwood, the youngest Black woman in Congress, on the day when the halls of our nation’s Capitol building were stormed by an angry mob of white supremacist election deniers, some of whom sought to hang

Selena Gomez has been in New York City shooting Only Murders in the Building for the past couple months. On Sunday night, she did a rare Instagram Live as her friends prepped dinner where she gave a candid look at the gorgeous (spacious) home she has been staying and what life has been like there

Rumors of romance between Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have been heating up recently, and these two seem to know exactly how to fan the flames. On Saturday, Barker posted a note from Kardashian on his Instagram story. The note reads: “To lots of fun adventures. May we destroy each other completely. Love, Kourtney.” Travis

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik welcomed their daughter, Khai, last September, and as of now, they plan to give her a quiet farm life in Pennsylvania. The usually private Hadid doesn’t usually share a lot of photos of her little family on social media. For that reason, it was a big deal when, today, she

Anne Hathaway guest-starred on RuPaul’s Drag Race Friday night, and when I say the drag queens were excited…I mean, have you seen a drag queen fangirl over someone? No one does it better. When the Oscar winner showed up, via video, to give the cast advice on their upcoming “rusical” musical-theater challenge, the queens were

Megan Thee Stallion has a new boyfriend. The musician confirmed in an Instagram Live on Friday that she is dating rapper Pardison “Pardi” Fontaine. She confirmed the relationship after bringing up Fontaine’s online critics. “I didn’t like what they was trying to say about Pardi,” Megan told her fans, before sharing their relationship status. “‘Cause

Selena Gomez might have spent her quarantine days making gourmet dishes look easy on Selena + Chef, but now she’s (safely) back at work out in the world, filming a comedy series with Steve Martin and Martin Short. On Saturday, she was seen wearing a big furry orange coat, a black turtleneck sweater, a gray

Regé-Jean Page, the heartthrob of Bridgerton, is reportedly taken. A source confirmed to Entertainment Tonight on Friday that the actor is dating copywriter and part-time soccer player Emily Brown. The confirmation comes essentially one week after The Daily Mail ran photos of the two hugging on the sidewalk in North London. The Mail reports that

I do not know this man. I think I recognize him, but WandaVision, Marvel Studios’s ambitious new series on Disney+, has me doubting even that. In my prime, I was scooping up comic books every Wednesday afternoon at my hole-in-the-wall downtown comic-book shop, and a good number of my favorite series featured a young—or old,

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are officially ending their marriage after six years together. Kardashian filed for divorce, according to TMZ. The outlet described it as amicable, writing that Kardashian “is asking for joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s four kids.” Multiple sources told TMZ that West is fine with the joint custody

One year ago, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped back from their working senior royal family roles, with a one year review in place for them and the Queen to reevaluate the situation and whether or not they would want to return to life as working royals. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex built their

Dimitrios KambourisGetty Images On Thursday morning, second daughter and Bushwick star Ella Emhoff released her own clothing collection, a five-piece knit set that sold out within hours. Though most people know Emhoff as Vice President Kamala Harris’s step daughter with the viral inauguration day coat, she’s also a knitwear designer and senior at Parsons School

Mary Wilson, the Supremes founding member who died last week at 76, may have been born in Greenville, Mississippi, but it was Detroit, where her family relocated when Wilson was three, that would propel her to icon status. The original girl group, which featured Wilson, Diana Ross, and Florence Ballard, formed in 1955 and would

Illustration by Mia Feitel and Yousra Attia Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here),

Nine-year-old Blue Ivy Carter is nominated for a Grammy, better at dancing and doing makeup than many adults, and is back to modeling, too. While Blue is no stranger to making appearances in her mom Beyoncé’s Ivy Park campaigns, her latest appearance in an Icy Park video had Twitter reeling. “Blue Ivy” trended on the

The Democratic congresswomen of the House Oversight Committee are putting pressure on the Food and Drug Administration to lift the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone—a prescription medication that’s used to safely end early pregnancies in the United States. During the coronavirus pandemic, safe access to medication abortion is more important than ever, but being required

The first in-depth look at Emma Stone’s Cruella is here, and shows the metamorphosis Stone underwent to become the iconic 101 Dalmatians villain. The minute and a half long trailer depicts Cruella’s spiral into revenge-driven madness during her youth, while also showcasing the myriad number of hairstyles (some black and white, some red) that Stone

When Kali Uchis​ titled her debut album Isolation back in 2018, she had no idea she was predicting the future. Isolation, however, has proven to be no hurdle for the Colombian-American vocalist—releasing an EP, an album, and topping the Billboard charts during this time. Tune in as Uchis plays a game of Song Association​ and

Melissa Broder’s new novel, Milk Fed, grapples with dissatisfaction. It’s a theme that runs through her catalogue more widely, be it her droll-slash-existentially-queasy Twitter handle, So Sad Today, or her celebrated novel The Pisces. This ache for more of everything—more flavor! more passion! more approval! more comfort!—is ultimately impossible to quench, and Broder examines how