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Paul Mescal really likes his Adidas sneakers. He’s got the Gazelles. He’s got the Sambas. He’s got the Stan Smiths. He’s got a pair from 2022’s mega-hyped Gucci collab, too. And he’s even got more underrated silhouettes like the gym-ready Dropset. But above all, the Irish actor’s go-to is the Handball Spezial. Your humble majesty, […]
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On a nearby table, guests examined strands of perfect pearls studded with diamonds, pieces from the 10-piece collaboration. One man with a white ponytail and a cane wore a trench coat fit for Van Helsing, made entirely of leather patches stamped in the shape of the signature Chrome Hearts cross. I was told he is
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It’s one of the most well-known rise-and-fall stories in contemporary television. (Or maybe, 21 years down the road, not so contemporary anymore, sigh.) The O.C. season 1? One of the most impressive TV debuts of all-time, a zeitgeist-commanding tour de force of sudsy Newport Beach waves that gave us Seth Cohen, yogalates, Chrismukkah, Rooney…the list
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But also, you can only do these exceptionally deep dives in a handful of places on earth because you need an uninterrupted kind of chute of water to dive into. And those places happen to be some of the most spectacularly beautiful places on earth—not just the Bahamas but parts of Southeast Asia and right
Good news: Zip hoodies aren’t just for dorks anymore. It’s been 20 or so years since American Apparel made the zip hoodie a slutty status symbol for the then emergent class of hipsters. Before long, Mark Zuckerberg came along, cloaking his plutocratic aspirations in the humble garment and transforming it into a symbol of proto
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In true Jeremy Strong fashion, the Duende frames are named after an impish demon found in Spanish folklore, a figure that Strong first encountered in the work of the 20th-century Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca; the mischievous duende, the actor said, “has been a vital companion in life since then.” In turn, each
After you dial in your sleep setup with the best pillows, cooling sheets, and maybe even a white noise machine or natural light alarm clock, it could be time to take the leap and upgrade your mattress. Now, the big question: plush memory foam or bouncy hybrid? The memory foam vs. hybrid debate is a
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Three stone deities stand watch over the entrance of the Asian Garden Mall, in Orange County’s Little Saigon. The mall is a cultural hub for Southern California’s enormous Vietnamese population. Old men sit nearby, smoking and talking heatedly over newspapers—actual newspapers—beneath a waving South Vietnamese flag. A steady stream of visitors approach to take photos
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The Vans Authentic isn’t the only white sneaker worth revisiting right now. For more intel, check out our comprehensive guide to the category. Telling people not to overthink things is a dangerous proposition when you’re in the business of overthinking things. To wit: I love shoes, own a collection of them that can most generously
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Shawn Mendes came up on Vine (R.I.P.), and now he’s evolved into a prince of pop music. And when you’re one of the most in-demand musicians around, red carpets become a piece of prime attention-grabbing real estate. Like at Sunday night’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester, England, where the Canadian singer showed off another
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