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Cosmopolitan
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Found: Bella Hadid's Exact Summer Slip Dress From Mango
Bella Hadid is casually living my dream, and I'm not even deeply jealous! I'm out here begging for a text back from finance bros off Hinge while she's cosplaying as the lead of a steamy equestrian romance novel—with a criminally hot cowboy BF, I might add. The universe has favorites, and she is one! The good news? At least I can cop her style. My relatable queen took to Instagram Stories on Monday to share snaps from her bestie's baby shower while outfitted in a totally affordable Mango dress. Thank you for saving my wallet this time around, Bells! She styled the under-$200 lace camisole design with a pair of brown cowboy boots for the perf western flair. The dress is crafted from a lightweight and breezy polyester fabric that's ideal for summer (I mean, hello, Bella wore it outside in the California heat), while the midi-length silhouette and delicate lace-trimmed v-neckline make it feel like the sorta vintage treasure you'd dig up at an overpriced thrift store. The built-in lining is just a bonus—and one you prob wouldn't find in an actual thrift store style. Now, onto the accessories. Bella paired the lacy slip with a slouchy oversized tote, yellow-lensed sunglasses, and a few brown arm cuffs to finish the look. But, let's be so for real for a sec—it's the tall brown cowboy boots that really sell this 'fit for me. The combo feels effortless and cool. Not to mention, cowboy boots (and western inspo in general) are having a serious moment RN and not just for horse girls. Tecovas' Annie Boot is a perf pick if you're looking for a classic cowboy boot—they come in practically every shade imaginable in luxe leather and suede—and the Abby is another (slightly taller) iteration with the same feel. Leaning more contemporary? A lil trendier? I'd go for this heeled Dolce Vita version or the Schutz Maryann Up Curve Boot, which leans more hot girl on a Nashville bachelorette than ranch hand, but they still have a western touch. This blue jean-inspired suede and leather design def deserves honorable mention. Now that I hit "add to cart" on the dress and the boots...I just need the cowboy boyfriend. Anyone, anyone??? Megan Schaltegger is an NYC-based writer. She loves strong coffee, eating her way through the Manhattan food scene, and her dog, Murray. She promises not to talk about herself in third person IRL.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Dear Abby: I'm planning a surprise birthday for my husband — but will his kids come?
DEAR ABBY: My husband has four grown children — one from his first marriage; three with his late wife. Talk about drama! Who talks to whom? Who can't stand whom? Who gets annoyed when one of them comes to visit us? They could be BFFs today and tomorrow stab each other in the back. Recently, my husband has been saying he'd like to see his four children and all his grandchildren together. Actually, his exact words were, 'I guess the only time I'll see all my kids together in one room is when they come to my funeral.' My husband has a milestone birthday approaching. I've been thinking about having a surprise birthday party for him at a restaurant and inviting all the kids and grandchildren. I've thought about texting or emailing all of them with a note letting them know their dad's wishes and asking them to be civil to one another for a few hours for their dad. I also want them to know that if they cannot do that, they shouldn't accept the invitation. What are your thoughts, Abby? Or should I drop the party idea and the two of us go out to dinner? — STEPMOM WHO WANTS PEACE DEAR STEPMOM: I think the idea of your husband's family gathering to celebrate his milestone birthday is wonderful. Please don't scrap the idea because his grown children don't always act like adults. Invite everyone, remind them that this happy occasion should not be considered an opportunity to air any grievances, and then cross your fingers that they will rise to the occasion. DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with my now-fiance for eight years. I'm five years older than he is. I know he loves me, but I'm not sure if he's still in love with me. Of course he says he is, but sometimes I think he's just comfortable with me. He doesn't show the love he used to. I have often said I feel like I'm just here to accommodate him with cooking, cleaning and outside chores. We don't even have good conversations anymore. They're always all about him. When I tell him how I feel, things change for only a short time, and then they go right back. There are good times, but they are few and far between. I need your advice. — DOUBTING IN MICHIGAN DEAR DOUBTING: After eight years together, the flames of passion have been known to die down and routine takes over. What you two may need is time apart — so you can miss each other a little and appreciate each other more. That little bit of separation may also give you something new to talk about. Consider doing some activities you can do together, such as going on a day trip or taking up a new sport. Also, you might feel less taken for granted if those chores you described, such as cooking, cleaning and yard work, were divided or shared. From what you have written, you have been doing all the heavy lifting. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Solve the daily Crossword
New York Post
16 hours ago
- General
- New York Post
Dear Abby: I'm planning a surprise birthday for my husband — but will his kids come?
DEAR ABBY: My husband has four grown children — one from his first marriage; three with his late wife. Talk about drama! Who talks to whom? Who can't stand whom? Who gets annoyed when one of them comes to visit us? They could be BFFs today and tomorrow stab each other in the back. Recently, my husband has been saying he'd like to see his four children and all his grandchildren together. Actually, his exact words were, 'I guess the only time I'll see all my kids together in one room is when they come to my funeral.' My husband has a milestone birthday approaching. I've been thinking about having a surprise birthday party for him at a restaurant and inviting all the kids and grandchildren. I've thought about texting or emailing all of them with a note letting them know their dad's wishes and asking them to be civil to one another for a few hours for their dad. I also want them to know that if they cannot do that, they shouldn't accept the invitation. What are your thoughts, Abby? Or should I drop the party idea and the two of us go out to dinner? — STEPMOM WHO WANTS PEACE DEAR STEPMOM: I think the idea of your husband's family gathering to celebrate his milestone birthday is wonderful. Please don't scrap the idea because his grown children don't always act like adults. Invite everyone, remind them that this happy occasion should not be considered an opportunity to air any grievances, and then cross your fingers that they will rise to the occasion. DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with my now-fiance for eight years. I'm five years older than he is. I know he loves me, but I'm not sure if he's still in love with me. Of course he says he is, but sometimes I think he's just comfortable with me. He doesn't show the love he used to. I have often said I feel like I'm just here to accommodate him with cooking, cleaning and outside chores. We don't even have good conversations anymore. They're always all about him. When I tell him how I feel, things change for only a short time, and then they go right back. There are good times, but they are few and far between. I need your advice. — DOUBTING IN MICHIGAN DEAR DOUBTING: After eight years together, the flames of passion have been known to die down and routine takes over. What you two may need is time apart — so you can miss each other a little and appreciate each other more. That little bit of separation may also give you something new to talk about. Consider doing some activities you can do together, such as going on a day trip or taking up a new sport. Also, you might feel less taken for granted if those chores you described, such as cooking, cleaning and yard work, were divided or shared. From what you have written, you have been doing all the heavy lifting. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Courier-Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
Glennon Doyle reacts to Ivanka Trump reading her Donald Trump criticism
Don't miss out on the headlines from Celebrity Life. Followed categories will be added to My News. Author and podcaster Glennon Doyle tackles life's biggest questions, the 'self-help' label – and the Trumps. Stellar: Your new book We Can Do Hard Things was created with the backdrop of a very difficult time for yourself, your wife Abby Wambach and your sister Amanda Doyle, who co-wrote this book and host the popular podcast of the same name with you. You were dealing with an anorexia diagnosis. Abby had lost her beloved brother. Amanda had a breast cancer diagnosis. What was navigating that time like for you? Glennon Doyle: My sister and my wife are my people. Maybe because I depend on the two of them [so much], I don't actually have many friends in a wider circle. I'm used to one of them being steady. When I got my new anorexia diagnosis – I've been dealing with eating disorders since I was 10 – I felt humiliated. Embarrassed. I couldn't believe I'm still dealing with this. I felt like everyone in my life was gonna be like, get over it. But it felt like I was drowning and I looked over at the shore and both the lifeguards were passed out. My lifeguards were also having their own moment. US podcaster and author Glennon Doyle has addressed Ivanka Trump's recommendation of one of her books. Picture: Getty Images Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP Glennon Doyle (continued): It feels like a very bad design of life that when trauma comes, that's the time that we can't remember anything we know. That's the time we can't call up all the wisdom we've learnt about how to make it through. That sucks. Trauma causes this little mini dissociation. Unfortunately Abby felt the same way and so did Amanda. So we were just kind of staring at each other blinking. And this cool thing happened. I started writing down little sentences or quotes or paragraphs that we had said to each other on the podcast and sending them to my sister to help her through the cancer thing. Listen to the full interview with Glennon Doyle on Something To Talk About below: Then she started writing down things about grief for Abby. And we had this little file going around. And Abby started writing things down for me about bodies. We kept this file that we were just using as an anchor outside of ourselves, which is funny because I've spent my entire life telling people that they have all the answers inside of them. I'm no longer positive that's true. Three months later, my friend was going through this horrible break-up and I sent her the file we had about grief. And she wrote back and said, 'Glennon, can you make me this for all the categories of life? This is what I need.' And I thought, yeah. I actually can do that. And that's how it started. That's how the book was born. Glennon Doyle, right, with wife Abby Wambach pictured in Beverly Hills last November. Picture: Getty Images Stellar: The book is an exploration of 20 questions that we all wrestle with throughout our lives, and features conversations you've had with 118 'of the world's most brilliant wayfinders'. How did you pull that off? Glennon Doyle: Some of the passages are from texts between friends, but most of them are from conversations that we had on our podcast. Over time the conversations we had on that podcast really rewired our minds and hearts and the way we saw the world. As we pored through those conversations, we realised people are really talking about the same 20 questions over and over again from their particular slice of life. So all I had to do was to wrangle all these people and say 'How about this incredible, brilliant thing that you said be put in print?' And most of them were like, 'Great. I sound very smart in that.' The people in this book are some of the most open-minded, justice-minded, love-minded and community-minded people on earth. We've got a lot going on in this country [the US] right now. It really feels like the whole idea of self-help and individual optimisation has failed us. And so what I'm very proud of is that this book is about collective wisdom. It's about: we can't figure this out by ourselves, we have to look at the world from as many different perspectives as there are people. And I just think that's why it's resonating so much here. It's about the collective. 'I think she probably didn't get all the way through.' Glennon Doyle on Ivanka Trump (pictured). Picture: AFP Stellar: You're often referred to as a self-help guru. Would you agree with that assessment? Glennon Doyle: Don't get me started on the self-help. I have so many male counterparts who write about the same things that I write about, who write about power and power dynamics and life and relationships even, and politics and community. Do you think that any of them are ever labelled 'self-help'? My books will be in the self-help aisle. My counterparts, men, will be in leadership. Do you ever hear a man's work described as self-help? No, no, no. Because men, they're good to go. They just need some leadership skills. Women are just a mess, and they just need help with their little selves. That distinction is in every area, right? That's the literary version, but even, [with] our bodies, men are taught to bulk up [and get] bigger, bigger, bigger and women are taught to get smaller. Money. Men are taught to invest. Women are taught to save. Every single category is about men. Just get bigger, get bolder, go for it. And women … Self-help. You're not even ready to leave the room. Just get smaller and smaller and fix yourself before you can even approach the world. So yes, I have many issues with the self-help title and I think it has a lot to do with gender. The whole navel-gazing thing is so interesting. Like, God forbid a man do a little bit of self-reflection. I would like some men to look harder at their navels. Honestly, I think that would do us all a little bit of good. Stellar: In your home country of the United States, does it feel like a time when people are searching for answers and feeling more isolated than ever? Glennon Doyle: It's a nightmare here. It's awful. We're seeing our neighbours be rounded up in front of us. I see it with my own eyes all the time. I was just in children's immigration court watching two-year-olds represent themselves, separated from their families. My family and every LGBTQ family I know is terrified. Parents with trans kids are leaving if they can. It's a really scary time here. With this book, we did a tour. I didn't want to do that. That's so much 'leaving of my house'. Not just answering my door, but standing on the actual stages. The incredible thing was, I think we have this feeling in the States right now, a lot of media is being suppressed and so it can feel like you're the only one who cares or the only one who's afraid or angry or wishes for something better. And this tour was so important to me because it was auditoriums and theatres full of people who were so hopeful and so angry and so united and so beautiful. They say hopelessness is just the feeling that nobody else cares, that you're alone. And so that tour that we did with the We Can Do Hard Things book, I think reinvigorated a lot of us and just reminded us there are still a lot of people here who care, and who will not stand for what's going down right now here. Listen to the full interview with Glennon Doyle on Something To Talk About below: Stellar: You have used your platform to advocate for many causes, including speaking out against the Trump administration, particularly during the election campaign in 2024. Recently Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka posted on Instagram a picture of herself holding your memoir Untamed. How did that moment sit with you? Glennon Doyle: You're the first person to ask me about that. My team sent it to me. I was stunned. I just didn't process it completely. I can tell you honestly that my best guess is she didn't read it all the way through. There's an entire essay about her dad in it that is about how unbelievable it is that this man is being seen as a leader of what is supposed to be Christian nationalism. So I think she probably didn't get all the way through. But all I can say is, I hope that she does read it. I hope she reads it really, really carefully. That's what I'll say about that. We Can Do Hard Things: Answers To Life's 20 Questions ($36.99, Penguin Random House) is out now. Listen to the full episode of the Stellar podcast Something To Talk About featuring Glennon Doyle out now, wherever you get your podcasts. Originally published as 'You're the first person to ask me about that': Glennon Doyle on body image, resilience and Ivanka Trump
Korea Herald
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
K-pop meets local lore: Hidden gems in 'KPop Demon Hunters'
Behind the animation's K-pop flair, the film is a rich blend of Korean culture and traditions woven into the story and characters "Listen 'cause I'm preachin' to the choir. Can I get the mic a little higher? Gimme your desire, I can be the star you can rely on." Yes, what is easier than stealing the souls of K-pop fans already under a spell? Many of you might have fallen head over heels for the Saja Boys — the Korean grim reapers who also top charts — like Abby, whose muscles pop shirt buttons, and Jinu with his charming smile. The group is a five-member fictional boy group created for the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters," and they're not just taking the fictional world by storm — they're stealing the hearts of real-life K-pop fans, too. But behind the animation's glittering visuals and K-pop flair, the film packs something even more powerful: a rich blend of Korean culture, age-old traditions and shamanistic elements woven into the story and characters. It is not just eye candy; it's a cultural deep dive wrapped in pop perfection. The term "Saja" translates to "lion," so people might assume the boy band chose the name to symbolize strength and power, like the lion itself. But there's a twist: The boys aren't just charming idols. "Jeoseung-saja" also refers to a grim reaper-like mythical figure who guides souls to the afterlife. In this case, the boys are demons sent to the human world to steal their fans' souls. The blending of spiritual tradition with pop spectacle is also reflected in the trio girl group Huntrix, comprising Rumi, Mira and Zoey, who are demon hunters sworn to protect their fans from supernatural threats. Huntrix's performances help to seal the "Honmoon," a mystical gate or barrier that separates the human world from the demon realm. The word is a combination of "hon," meaning soul, and "moon," meaning door, which is a traditional Korean shamanic "gut" ritual reinterpreted in a flashy way. In real life, such Korean rituals are performed by shamans, or "mudang," to drive away evil spirits, bring good fortune, resolve misfortune and foster harmony between the human and spirit worlds. The rituals combine music, dance, costume and spoken incantations. So when Huntrix begins using its music to seal off the demon realm, its ruler Gwi-ma strikes back by sending the Saja Boys to weaken the Honmoon by dominating music charts. Although produced overseas, these hidden cultural elements reflect director Maggie Kang's desire for the film to be "as Korean as possible," as she said in a Q&A video released to the press on June 26 — a vision that comes to life in every frame. Also, each Huntrix member carries a weapon with deep cultural roots, as each blade is inspired by traditional Korean weaponry and shamanic instruments. Rumi's sword, known as the "Quadruple Tiger's Evil Slayer," or the Four Tiger Sword, is a ritual blade dating back to the Joseon era (1392–1910). In Korean cosmology, each of the four cardinal directions is guarded by a mythical tiger, believed to protect the world from harm. Similarly, Rumi uses the sword to shield human souls from the demons, embodying the same protective spirit. Initially mistaken for a Chinese guandao — a type of Chinese pole arm — Mira's sword, known as "gokdo," is also inspired by the Cheolyeomchu, a curved pole arm from Goguryeo Kingdom (37 BC-668 AD), which gives the weapon a distinctly Korean identity. The spirit knife wielded by Zoey is the "shinkal," which is used during the gut ritual to fight evil spirits. Her blade is adorned with a "norigae," a traditional Korean pendant accessory worn by women, rich in both aesthetic beauty and emotional symbolism, reflecting the grace and spirit of women from the Joseon era. But the animation is not only about mythical themes and traditional Korean elements. The film also does an excellent job of portraying modern-day Korea. For example, in a scene where the members of Huntrix eat gukbap — a bowl of rice and boiling soup — tissues are placed under their spoons, reflecting Korea's dining etiquette. As the film and its spotlight on Korean culture continue to captivate audiences worldwide, pop culture critic Jung Duk-hyun noted that Korean culture is now seen as "hip" on the global stage, adding that it is one of the key reasons it resonates so strongly with international viewers. "The success of 'KPop Demon Hunters' serves as clear evidence that stories rooted in Korean traditions, music and lifestyle can capture global attention and serve as the core of a compelling film. It highlights the strong potential of Korean culture to inspire and shape not only movies but a wide range of creative content in the future," Jung told The Korea Herald on July 15. Yoo Seung-chul, a professor of media convergence at Ewha Womans University, echoed the sentiment, saying that the incorporation of Korean elements adds depth and richness to the film's details. "The film takes elements audiences already recognize from K-pop, along with familiar storytelling techniques, and creatively blends them," he explained.
