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Ode to a Gen-Z Situationship

I met Jacob at an overcrowded Abba-themed dance night. He was wearing a faux-fur head wrap. He seemed so young. I was 33. Still, I thought he was cute. When we locked eyes on the smoking patio, I thought the feeling was mutual. We got to chatting. Jacob said he worked “in music,” which I

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Curiosity at its peak: An ode to the first date, and finally opening one's heart bare

At Soho Warehouse, two lovers wear their hearts on their sleeves.

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Shalini Passi’s Dog-Themed Thom Browne Clutch Is An Ode To Her Love For Quirky Accessories

Last Updated:March 08, 2025, 20:43 IST Shalini Passi’s Thom Browne Hector Clutch Bag was made from soft leather. The sleek bag was painted in contrasting black and white colours and featured a detachable chain-link shoulder strap. Shalini paired the clutch with an asymmetrical maxi dress. Shalini Passi’s fashion lookbook has style enthusiasts intrigued. The credit

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Why Leonie Benesch considers ‘September 5’ an ode to analog TV

Leonie Benesch’s role in the docudrama thriller “September 5” is invented, but the story revolves around a grim reality: how American sports broadcasters learned how to handle hard news the fast way when terrorists took Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. And yet Benesch’s character, a German interpreter named Marianne, is more

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Alia Bhatt Pays Ode To Raj Kapoor In A Classic White Sabyasachi Saree

Last Updated:December 14, 2024, 00:00 IST Styled by Ami Patel, Alia Bhatt looked like a vision in the drape which was enhanced with intricate floral prints.  Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor celebrated 100 glorious years of actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor in Mumbai.  Just like in Raj Kapoor’s films, Alia Bhatt exuded main character energy in a

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An ode to the bird of paradise, L.A.’s official city flower

In our household, beauty wore different names. This was back in 1995, when we lived on 58th Place, in the upstairs unit of an ash-white triplex in Ladera Heights, many miles south of the glamour and stock beauty of Hollywood Boulevard. The beauty in our home didn’t announce itself like it did in the movies

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An ode to lipstick and gloss, and what lipstick to wear in L.A.

This story is part of Image’s October Luxury issue, exploring what luxury really means to artists, designers, aestheticians, architects and more. My first influencer event was in the summer of 2017 at the Museum of Ice Cream in L.A. I was there for an Instagram magazine for which I’d been writing beauty roundups. I’d decide

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‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ is ode to Atlanta and 70s film

Scores of films and documentaries about Muhammad Ali have spotlighted his historic 1970 comeback fight, which took place more than three years after he was stripped of his heavyweight title for refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam War. But “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” the latest project revisiting that monumental night, focuses on

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