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Forget showgirls, Taylor Swift revealed she has a “very deep” obsession with sourdough.
Man cereal is coming. High protein. Creatine. Keto. No added sugar. Sounds fun.
First we had coffee buckets. Now, Olive Garden has soup buckets. Dare we call the bucket the ‘it’ food vessel of fall?
Pickles have become the polarizing political topic du jour. Wondering what’s the big dill? Time to pickle a side.
Cut to Pamela Anderson’s new spicy rose dill pickles line with Flamingo Estate. She’s really leaning in to this boho farmer vibe and we dig it.
Breast milk ice cream is here at $12.99 a pint. But is it made from actual human milk?
Meet OKO, Diane von Furstenberg’s chic new veggie blends for dips, soups, sauces and more. Leave it to DVF to make veggie blends chic.
PSL fatigue is real. This year, pecan is stealing autumn’s spotlight.
Foraging, fine dining and Māori heritage are making New Zealand the next hot food destination.
The revolving restaurant is back, from NYC’s reimagined View to sky-high dining in Berlin and Sydney.
Eleven Madison Park wants the meats. After 4 years, the restaurant is adding meat back on the menu after going vegan.
SmoothieDrink of the Week: Baja Midnight, the electric purple passionfruit twist on Taco Bell’s cult-favorite Baja Blast.
Your own sommelier? Check. Private jet? Check. Now you just need your own helipad.
Well this is fun. As minibars are facing their demise, The Ritz-Carlton in Los Angeles Is rolling out beauty fridges.
Canadians are losing interest in a Jet2 holiday to the U.S., with travel falling 37% in July for the seventh straight month.
In what we’re dubbing “The Summer I Wished I Was at a Beach Club,” Tatler shares the most unapologetically fabulous beach clubs.
Delta is cashing in on the anime craze in a new partnership with Crunchyroll. Are cos play flight attendants next?
Want a caviar tasting or rodeo tour? There’s a concierge for that!
Gen Alpha is the next lucrative frontier for the travel and wellness industry, with luxury hotels now offering spa treatments for teens, young kids and even babies.
From Raya to runways, Daniel Gendelman’s new app makes personal travel recs the ultimate luxury.
Overtourism is peaking. Avoid these hotspots if you value space and sanity.
Starting in 2026, Hawaii will add a first-of-its-kind “green fee” to every tourist tab, funneling $100 million a year into climate protection.
Miami International Airport just snagged a title no one wants, losing the most luggage of any U.S. hub.
Planning a Mexico trip? The State Dept says to exercise increased caution in hotspots like Cancun and Tulum.
Spirit Airlines may ground for good, after $245.8M in losses and weakening demand.
Saudi Arabia’s new 20-hour hotel rule could reshape tourism. Good for hotels, tricky for travelers.
Copenhagen just dethroned Vienna as the world’s most livable city.
Is the happiest place on earth now the security line at the airport? The TSA is betting on it.
Scoot along f*&kboys. We’ve got Snaxbois now.
Sorority cold rooms: the chilling college tradition you never knew existed.
JW Anderson is blurring the lines between fashion and art with gallery-like stores curated by Jonathan himself.
InStyle’s scripted social hit The Intern is racking up laughs before the big Fall Imagemakers drop.
The friendship recession is hitting offices hard, and it’s costing employers more than they think.
ClassPass is changing the game for self-care by partnering with AMC Theatres. Members can now trade their workout credits for a tub o’ popcorn, a comfy chair and a big screen.
Why therapeutic laziness might be the wellness upgrade your nervous system has been craving.
Orange for Taylor, green for Summer Fridays and none for Gretchen Weiners. Brands are color drenching their next era.
Chloe Malle, daughter of Candice Bergen, is reportedly the frontrunner to succeed Anna Wintour at Vogue.
Cooking clubs are building friendships and community.
Hamptons takeover: luxury brands swapped city soirées for seaside pop-ups and East End exclusives.
Feeling tax-bracketed out of brunch? Can you afford your friends?
Do we think Febreze’s new fall scents, including Pumpkin Roll and Cuddle Weather, are a bridge too far?
Electric purple is fall’s power move, Gucci, Miu Miu and McQueen are all in on the jewel tone.
From Succession penthouses to White Lotus villas, these TV homes steal the show, and you can stay in them.
The White House Rose Garden now sports Mar-a-Lago–style yellow umbrellas and a white stone patio.
The Wallpaper* USA 400 just dropped, spotlighting the names reshaping American design right now.
Pantone turns Wembley’s Spanish Steps into a giant yellow swatch honoring Coldplay’s 25-year-old hit.
From Ferrari red to brick, sneakers in bold crimson are now the most versatile shoes in your closet.
Break out your silk slips and Levi’s 517s, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Core is the minimalist trend to know.
In ‘And Just Like That,’ Carrie’s chairs are siblings, not twins, a design trick worth stealing.
Complete with velvet-lined cinema and a pizza oven, Benny Blanco’s LA pad is Hollywood’s chillest hangout.
Urban Decay to TA3, brands are tapping OnlyFans creators to sell sex on their own, female-gaze terms.
MAHA girls have become a new breed of influencers and big brands are paying attention.
This year’s song of the summer might not exist, but TikTok still has a few unofficial contenders.
If it feels like everyone is in Italy right now, you’re not imagining it.
Publishers accuse Google of AI-era gaslighting as traffic drops despite “quality click” claims.
Now on Instagram: a TikTok-style repost tab and a Snap Map–inspired friends location feature.
Meta says lean into AI-powered Advantage+ placements for better Facebook and Instagram ad results.
TikTok launches Go, an affiliate program paying creators for hotel promo posts.
Meta’s monopoly on your attention? It’s worth more than Netflix’s priciest plan.
Forget the usual influencer crowd. Brands are flying writers, chefs and creatives to the Med.
Labubu keychains, pistachio bars, Lafufus—the social media trend machine is getting weird.
Pinterest is quietly becoming your AI personal shopper.
Influencers are swapping likes for legacy, chasing the clout only old-school media can give.
Social media’s shifting tides mean news outlets must rethink their playbook or risk fading from the feed.
Google is rolling out “preferred sources,” letting you customize which outlets lead your news feed.
Reddit is quietly becoming menswear’s style guide.
