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Cosmopolitan
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Shop These Editor-Approved Amazon Father's Day Gifts Under $100
Finding a unique Father's Day gift might seem tricky, but I promise, it's so much easier than you think it is. And chances are, you ended up here because you're feeling stuck or unsure about what to get your dad. Totally valid. Been there! Even if he's super picky or insists he doesn't want anything (cue eye roll), as someone who shops for a living, there's one place I always trust for a mix of thoughtful, practical, and funny ideas: Amazon. And before you conclude that you're doomed to settle for a corny mug or some random trinket—because yes, we've all gone down the Amazon rabbit hole—let me stop you right there. First of all, rude. Second, you're talking to a professional. I would never let you settle for something that basic. So allow me to lead you to Cosmopolitan's list of the 30 best Father's Day gifts on Amazon. Doesn't matter if he's a homebody, a weekend golfer, a whiskey enthusiast, or the man who has everything and leaves you stumped without fail; I guarantee you'll find something he'll actually use and love. Keep on scrolling for cool gifts like an at-home beer dispenser, a power tool organizer, a personalized decanter set, a HISTORY channel trivia game, and more. You can thank me later!
Cosmopolitan
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Exclusive Premiere of Between Friends' Music Video for '1234567'
The ever-evolving world of alt-pop allows artists to reach fans where they are by marketing themselves directly from their bedrooms. Every other week, a new artist emerges who feels like an online bestie. But few acts have managed to build a universe as distinct and genre defiant as BETWEEN FRIENDS. The sibling duo—Savannah and Brandon Hudson—make a striking return with '1234567,' a frenetic and infectious single that offers yet another glimpse into their forthcoming album, WOW!, slated for release this summer. And Cosmopolitan is lucky enough to debut the video along with some BTS they captured on set. (Party anthem, incoming!) Following the razor-sharp satire of 'American Bitch' and the pulsing energy of 'DJ,' this new track plunges deeper into the duo's kaleidoscopic vision. '1234567' is a swirling, glitch-drenched odyssey through late-night anxieties and adolescent reveries. With its warped hooks and hypnotic beats, the song captures the signature tension BETWEEN FRIENDS is known for: equal parts chaos and control, nostalgia and novelty. Savannah and Brandon's musical partnership is more than just a family affair—it's a lifelong experiment in genre-blurring innovation. Raised in a digital age but shaped by analog influences, the Los Angeles–based duo is described by their label as an act that draws as much inspiration from the atmospheric charm of Laurel Canyon as they do from the glowing hues of computer screens. That description is felt the moment you press play on their Spotify page. Their sound—eclectic, unpredictable, emotionally raw—feels tailor-made for a generation raised on internet rabbit holes and emotional transparency. BETWEEN FRIENDS first made waves in 2018 with breakout EP we just need some time together, a bedroom pop gem that introduced their unique blend of vulnerability and sonic daring. Their single 'affection' became a viral anthem, racking up over 600 million streams and cementing the pair as quiet icons of Gen Z introspection. When the pandemic cut live performances short, the duo didn't retreat—They adapted. In 2021, they dropped i like when you shine!, a love letter to the mixtape format, steeped in lo-fi textures and emotional candor. The following year brought CUTiE, a shapeshifting EP that melded future R&B, glitch-pop, and surreal visuals into an immersive digital dreamscape. A sold-out tour and a triumphant set at Governors Ball in 2022 solidified their transition from streaming darlings to full-blown performers. Then came 2023's i love my girl, she's my boy—a debut album that was as bold as it was beautiful, exploring identity, love, and transformation with unfiltered honesty. Now, with WOW! on the horizon, '1234567' signals not just a new chapter but a creative leap. BETWEEN FRIENDS aren't just pushing boundaries—they're redrawing them entirely. If this latest track is any indication, the album promises a wild, emotionally charged ride through the restless heart of a band that refuses to sit still. Cosmo caught up with the siblings ahead of this debut, and here's what they had to say. Savannah: I think each project is very different. Something that really carried through with WOW! for us was just trusting our gut. Brandon: We brought the music on the road with us. Savannah: Yeah, and listened to what the fans thought in real time. We experimented with different vibes for each single because an album can encompass so many feelings and so many vibes. Brandon: Last fall, we did our first tour of Europe, and we played our first show at Berghain in Berlin, then we played in Amsterdam for the first time and spent some time in London. And during that time, we were working on this album in the green rooms and dressing rooms in between sound check and the show. Just finalizing things. And it was really cool being able to sort of test out the demos in these new places in front of new people. It reminded me a lot of how we started with our first EP, where we would just put our music on at college parties and not tell anyone it was our music. We would just let people react to it. This album has a very full-circle feeling to it, the way we tested the music out. Savannah: We tried a lot of different things on this project, so we really wanted to show that variety with the singles. They each have a unique theme and different elements to them. It's been fun, but the rollout is a bit spontaneous. We've just been kind of dropping them and seeing how it feels. Brandon: So you totally get it! That makes me happy. Brandon: Oh 100 percent! Bridging the aesthetic with the sonic is our favorite way of creating. I mean, it's like I said, it's how we started. Savannah: We were Tumblr kids too. We spent so much time online creating and learning. We are very much children of the internet. So yes, the Tumblr era influence is very much present in this music. Brandon: Such a wide variety! Savannah: Crystal Castles and Sky Ferreira were top for me. They were literally everything. Brandon: Remember when you could customize your Tumblr with music and moving graphics? Savannah: Damn, jealous. Brandon: I wish kids had that still. Instead of being force-fed everything, we used to be so intentional with our curation and be very tasteful, so everything looked right. Savannah: I literally learned how to code at 10 years old just to have a cool Tumblr! Brandon: But back to the music question *laughs*, our household was very musical, even though our parents weren't musicians. Savannah: Like, they were very into music; they just weren't musical people. Brandon: Yeah, so we grew up with music always on in the background. That included everything from Sade's Love Deluxe and Daft Punk's Discovery to Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. The list goes on and on. But as you can see from those three records, there was no shortage of variety. And we grew up in Florida so Miami dance music was also a huge part of our childhood. Our parents were really into the beats they would hear out at places like Club Space or the Delano, so we were exposed to a wide range of influences that have definitely shaped the way we make the music we make. Savannah: It's so funny, because this is probably our most asked question. But we don't know any different. We've been buddies since we were really, really small. It's a strange thing when two people who share the same creative vision are put on this earth. It really feels like this sort of twin flame thing. It's incredible, but we do recognize that it's not the norm. Brandon: We do bump heads though. Just like anyone else would. *laughs* When making WOW!, we felt a lot of growth as humans, which shaped this record into something that feels exceptionally personal to the both of us. It's like a time capsule of this time period in our lives. We're growing up together and becoming the adults and creatives that we've always wanted to be. Savannah: Our parents are the best. We're a very close family. We also have two other siblings who aren't part of this music project, but they're awesome and supportive. We're a very lucky family. Savannah: Yeah. Mom only has to check one of our locations. *laughs* Savannah: The week before we shot the video, I was in New York for literally less than 24 hours for a job. I was shooting with Sandy Liang, a brand that I love. Their whole campaign was this sort of paparazzi style vibe with a lot of walking around, so I was able to see parts of the city that I hadn't really discovered before. When we ended the shoot, I ordered two martinis alone at a bar in Dimes Square with some steak frites and FaceTimed Brandon and I was like, 'This place feels so on fire right now.' And we had been talking about shooting a video for '1234567' and the whole concept of that song is about romanticizing the mundane. Just wanting to get through the days before it's the weekend. Take a load off, essentially. And it just feels like New York is so about that. It feels like New York really gets the whole work-life balance thing. You work so that you can play. And I told Brandon, 'I think you should come here. I think we should do it in New York.' So we did. We both flew in again on my birthday, on May 6, and shot the video the next day. We started in Times Square then made our way downtown then onto a ferry to Brooklyn. It was beautiful. Savannah: Yeah! A lot of this song comes from the working relationship we have as siblings. We learned a lot about each other and grew so much as friends. Writing this song came out of a poem I wrote in a therapy crash-out session. My therapist told me to write a poem and then throw it away, just to get it on paper. But then the next day, we were having a studio session with our friend Tove out of Stockholm, and she started playing these insane sounds and as soon as I heard them, I knew that the poem had to be this song. The lyric is all about wanting to dream and escape but instead loving a moment even if it might be kind of bitter. Brandon: Exactly! I think there's a special contradiction between our choruses and verses. They sometimes feel heavier than they're meant to be. But sometimes that's just life. Savannah: Oh my god, one of my friends called me to say how she couldn't believe we rhymed 'image' with the word 'damage' and I didn't really think much about it. But it's fun to see how people are picking out different lyrics that stick out to them Brandon: We also don't want to stamp any official meanings. It's cool to see what people are pulling from these songs and how they're interpreting them. Brandon: To be completely honest with you… Savannah: I think it's me. *laughs* Brandon: Yeah, *laughs* but we talk about everything before we do it. Savannah: We get random visions in real time and then force the other to take it. And New York really brought that out. Brandon: And that was the best thing about shooting this in New York! Anything we wanted to shoot or source was like a block away. Savannah: We got bit by the New York bug real bad after shooting this. After leaving, we were like, 'What are we doing?' Brandon: Asking ourselves like, 'Maybe we should time-share a place.' Savannah: I was looking at apartments! My L.A. friends are going to think I'm crazy. Brandon: There's a magic to the city and we really tried to capture that through our own lens. We've never done a video or project in New York, but it's been on our list so hopefully we were able to pay some homage. Brandon: There's been so much growth. Savannah: We were just talking about this the other day! We're bedroom pop kids. We were at the forefront of that whole wave right before COVID, and then we were trying to connect with all these people over the internet that we weren't able to see in real life. And that isolation had a profound effect on our perspectives and our minds. But we always find ourselves coming back to that initial whimsical world. Brandon: As artists, you never want to do the same thing twice. With us, we're always trying to impress one another and push each other to create something super authentic in any given moment. And WOW! kind of feels like the project we wanted to make at the beginning. We didn't know how to then, but I'm glad we've found it in ourselves now.
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Renee Rapp hates wearing bras
Renee Rapp doesn't like wearing bras. The 25-year-old singer-and-actress prefers to have her "rack on display" and let her bust be her "whole outfit" rather than contain her breasts in undergarments. During an episode of Cosmopolitan's 'Blind Date' YouTube series, Renee was asked: "If we peeked into your closet, what would we see?' She replied: 'You would see four racks of pants. Colour coordinated - jeans of a blue variety, jeans of a black variety, and then sweatpants." She was then asked: "No T-shirts? No bras? No underwear?" And the 'Mean Girls' star laughed in response: 'I have a couple of bras. I don't like them, I don't wear them... 'It's like a rack on display — which is cool, and I usually love that." But Renee felt she wasn't able to draw attention to her chest during the interview. She said: "I have a bra on now because I'm at Cosmo. I had to wear a bra. "For today I'm like, I don't want to give it away when I walk through the door and you feel this enormous rack sat to your left, nipples on 10 and you're like, 'Holy f***, baddie in the room, Reneé.' " Meanwhile, the 'Sex Lives of College Girls' actress thinks sensitivity is her "superpower". She told Cosmopolitan: "In the last 8 to 10 months of my life, I've been like, Oh, wait, I don't have to do everything and I don't have to be around people that make me feel like s***. I thought it made me tough, that it made me come across as hard, that I could handle anything. "But now I think the tougher thing is to tell someone to get the f*** away from you. So sort of a roundabout answer, but I love being sensitive. It's my superpower."
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Nicola and Brooklyn Peltz Beckham Reveal Truth About What Their Life at Home Is Really Like
Nicola and Brooklyn Peltz have opened up about their life at home in Los Angeles as husband and wife—insisting that they are at their happiest when they are cuddled up on the couch 'in sweats,' despite what their glamorous social media posts might lead their fans to believe. Nicola, 30, and Brooklyn, 26, who tied the knot in 2022 after three years of dating, laid bare what their lives are really like when they're not attending all manner of star-studded events, while speaking out about their marriage in a candid interview with Glamour. Nicola—who is the daughter of hedge fund billionaire Nelson Peltz—told the publication that, while their Instagram accounts might depict a lavish life filled with parties and trips to Coachella, behind the scenes, the couple prefer nothing more than a quiet night in. 'The simple stuff makes us the happiest,' she shared. 'Instagram sees the parties and events, the Coachella moments. But the truth is, we're at our best when we're curled up on the couch with our dogs, watching a movie or eating dinner in sweats.' They are 'happiest just hanging out with our dogs at home,' added Brooklyn. Their perfect night involves 'no cameras' and their watching the hit reality series 'Love Island.' However, things at home aren't all hunky dory, with the duo confessing that they do get into some arguments about each other's quirks. How about the 'low-stakes things' that they 'disagree' on? 'The temperature in our bedroom,' Brooklyn offered. 'I like it freezing; Nicola likes it warm.' 'Same with lighting! I love it soft and cozy,' Nicola added. 'Brooklyn turns on every light. But marriage is about compromise. He cranks the AC, I layer up under blankets.' Although the couple shared limited details about their dwelling, they are understood to be residing in a luxury condo unit just a short distance from Beverly Hills, which Nicola's mother, Claudia Heffner Peltz, purchased for $3.8 million in 2012. The 11th-floor unit in a high-rise building boasts three bedrooms, five bathrooms, and 3,520 square feet of living space—a far cry from the megamansion the couple purchased together as their first marital home. Nicola and Brooklyn snapped up that Beverly Hills property in 2021 for a hefty $10.5 million—but put it back on the market just eight months later, for an asking price of $12 million. They eventually sold it in August 2022 for just $9.25 million, taking a $1.25 million loss on the sale. Nicola later admitted to Cosmopolitan that the investment had been a 'silly' mistake. She explained that the couple had initially decided to sell the home because they would likely be spending more time in Florida—where her father is based and where Brooklyn's dad, soccer legend David Beckham, is co-owner of the local team, Inter Miami CF. 'We sold it because we were like, 'Oh, we're going to go to Florida for a while.' And then we're like, 'No, just kidding, we have to be in L.A. for work,'' she explained. 'It was so silly of us. And now we're saving up money to get our dream house.' David and his wife, Victoria Beckham, reportedly put down some pricey roots in Miami Beach. The Real Deal reported in October 2024 that the couple were in the process of buying a nine-bedroom, 9.5-bathroom mansion in the city. The property, which was listed for $80 million, was sold that same month for $72.25 million, suggesting that the Beckhams scored quite a deal. Meanwhile, Nicola's family is based just a short distance from that dwelling—in a Palm Beach estate that measures 26,861 square feet. It comes with six bedrooms and 19 bathrooms. The property is located directly on the beach and offers beautiful views of the water. However, if Brooklyn and Nicola ever fancy a change of scenery, they need only hop across the pond to the Beckhams' primary residence in London's Holland Park, which they purchased for a staggering $37.9 million in 2013—before pouring a reported $10 million into renovations. Interestingly, Brooklyn and Nicola made no mention in their Glamour interview about ongoing rumors that they are embroiled in a 'feud' with the Beckham family. Multiple reports suggested that a rift began when the happy couple tied the knot and has raged on ever since. The couple did, however, open up about the origins of their relationship, revealing that their first proper meeting took place at a 2019 Halloween party thrown by none other than Leonardo DiCaprio. Following their passionate embrace, they were inseparable, and Brooklyn proposed just six months after dating. However, their wedding was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 'We were engaged for a long time because of COVID. We wanted a big wedding, but we also wanted to protect our grandparents. 'There were moments when we thought, 'Should we just elope in Vegas?' But people talked us out of it. When you've lived together for a while, marriage doesn't change everything except that it feels really special to say 'my husband' or 'my wife,'' Nicola explained. 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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sarah Jessica Parker reveals little-known secret about Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed a hidden, behind-the-scenes secret about Sex and the City - and it's one that will totally shock fans. Parker, who played the iconic character Carrie Bradshaw on the 1998 hit show, was known for drinking pink-hued Cosmopolitans - a cocktail made with vodka, cranberry juice, Cointreau, and lime juice. However, it turns out that the Cosmos we always saw the ladies drinking weren't exactly what they seemed. 'It wasn't until the show ended that I had a proper Cosmopolitan,' Parker, 60, admitted during a June 2 appearance on Andy Cohen 's SiriusXM radio show, Radio Andy. 'Because I think the ones on the show that every amazing prop person may ever worked with and alongside, did cranberry juice and a twist...' she continued. Cynthia Nixon, who played lawyer Miranda Hobbes on the series, admitted to Cohen that the drinks just tasted like watered down cranberry juice. While the show was airing, Parker recalled that many people would send her Cosmopolitans, but she wasn't a big fan, although she was 'grateful.' They just simply weren't very delicious at some of the restaurants she tried back in the day. 'And so, and then when people very kindly sent me a Cosmopolitan in that particular chapter, there wasn't a lot of finesse around them,' Parker shared. 'So I was under the impression that a Cosmopolitan wasn't worth anyone's time.' Now, however, she touts a different story after she tried a Cosmo at New York City hotspot Morandi. Interestingly enough, during a 2019 interview with Interview Magazine, the star shared that she's not a big drinker in general. In fact, Cohen, her longtime friend, called her a 'one sip a night' kind of gal. 'Yes, as told by Andy Cohen, for many years, I just didn't drink as much as anybody else. I think I've been drinking wine for about 10 or 12 years, actually,' the mom-of-three told the outlet at the time. 'I started drinking wine because I travel so much and I always wanted to have local experiences everywhere I went and wherever I go,' she explained. Parker admitted that she liked to drink wine at the end of the day, or when she's dining with her friends. She also shared that she wasn't great at making cocktails - especially the Cosmopolitan. 'I don't make drinks at home, I don't know how to make cocktails. So, that's why wine is my friend! All it takes for me is a corkscrew or just a twist of the wrist,' Parker said. Her Cosmo confession comes as the season three premiere of the Sex and the City spinoff, And Just Like That, premiered to HBO Max on May 29. The spinoff, which stars Parker as Bradshaw, Kristin Davis as Charlotte York, and Nixon as Hobbes, shows the ladies years later, living their life as adults in New York City. In recent years, the three ladies have worked together on various Sex and The City related projects. The group filmed two spinoff movies - one in 2008 and one in 2010 - but the third one never got off the ground. However, there have been rumors that actress Kim Cattrall was feuding with the cast. She famously did not sign on to revive her character as Samantha on And Just Like That... during the first season, but made a cameo at the end of the season two finale.
