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Perth Now
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Gracie Abrams does her stage make-up herself
Gracie Abrams does her own stage make-up. The 25-year-old singer finds it "therapeutic" to take an hour for herself before her shows by working on her appearance alone in her hotel room, rather than bringing in experts to pamper her. She told 'I like the time to myself in that way. I slot for 20 more minutes than I actually need, just because it's nice to have an hour of the day sitting alone in a room. I value that alone time very much, and I do think it's therapeutic. "I'll listen to a podcast, I like On Being with Krista Tippett. The guests that she has on are always so beautifully spoken and experts in their respective fields, and she's an excellent moderator." Gracie needs her stage make-up to be bolder than her everyday look. she explained: "[For my make-up] on stage it's really about emphasising certain features, because I'm so far away from so many people. "Off-stage, I use a concealer for spot treating, a blush and do my brows. I like fine highlighting powders that both set and give your face some sheen. "I'm not a lipstick person so I use a brown-ish lip liner and a glossy balm. For stage, I go a bit heavier with highlighter and blush. I fill my brows in more.' The That's So True hitmaker feels her best when she has very little make-up on. She said: 'I tend to feel the most beautiful when I have the least on my face and when I feel the most like myself. It's really just about what makes you feel like you. "[With beauty] when you find the lane that makes sense for you, it's exciting and inspiring to explore it. My mum wasn't someone who wore a lot of make-up but when she did a red lip, or something extra, it always caught my attention. I also love Alexa Chung.' Gracie starts her day by dousing her face in ice cold water to get rid of puffiness. She said: 'In the morning, I use cold water, sometimes ice cubes, because I get really puffy. I'll use a simple moisturiser which I got while we were on tour in Korea and then I use the La-Roche Posay SPF. At night, I use a benzoyl peroxide between those steps, without the SPF.'
New York Times
18-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Why Is It So Hard to Talk About God?
There is a paradox in public life: Religion is dominating American politics and culture, but many people struggle to talk about it — especially with those who might disagree with them. Most Americans don't discuss religion with others very frequently, a Pew study from 2019 found. Many Americans also say they avoid conversations with people who disagree with their religious views, another Pew study found last year. That number has risen in the last few years, which suggests growing discomfort with the topic. This is a problem, according to some scholars: Understanding how religion is shaping our country and our culture 'requires careful and thoughtful public debate and it requires attention,' Grace Davie, a sociologist of religion, said. 'We've lost the language. We're having an ill-mannered, ill-informed conversation.' This topic is personal to me. I was raised a devout Mormon in Arkansas. Although I am no longer a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I remain curious about people's experiences with religion and spirituality. So I spent the past year reporting on the landscape of contemporary belief. I heard from people around the country that they long to talk about their personal experiences with religion and spirituality — but struggle to start the conversation. I decided to speak with someone who is an expert at doing so. Krista Tippett, the longtime host of the radio show and podcast 'On Being,' made a career out of having conversations about belief and meaning. She speaks to people of different faiths, disciplines and politics about life's hardest questions. Her conversations illuminate corners of the human experience that aren't often spoken about publicly. I talked with her recently about what she has learned from her work — and what she can tell us all about how to have conversations about belief now. Believing The New York Times is exploring how people believe now. We look at Americans' relationship to religion, moments that shape faith and why God can be hard to talk about. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
