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AFTER years of torment and bullying, a man lost 17 stone and now spends his time jetsetting across the world for modelling shoots. When Michael Sullivan, 23, from County Kerry, Ireland, was called a “fat b—-ard”, he decided he needed to change his life. After going to college, the determined teen adopted a healthier lifestyle, […]
In an interview published earlier this year, Jamie Dornan revealed that, in preparation for his turn as a serial killer in the BBC series The Fall, he once followed a woman off a train “to see what it felt like to pursue someone like that.” He explained that the experience helped inform his understanding of […]
Taylor Swift’s Giant Squad During her 1989 World Tour, which ran May 5 to December 12, Taylor Swift went all-out: light-up wristbands, 50,000-seat arenas, and, of course, her squad, which was a lot bigger than any of us could have imagined, encompassing Karlie Kloss, Kobe Bryant, and seemingly everyone in between. Documented extensively on Instagram […]
In a season packed with parties, how do you make your gathering a standout event? We asked three pros to create the ultimate holiday party: Toronto’s hottest chef and owner of The Good Son restaurant, Vittorio Colacitti; Vancouver’s coolest bar manager, Kevin Brownlee, from the award-winning AnnaLena (and winner of the Grey Goose Vodka 2015 […]
By this time, party prep is in full swing. With only a couple of weeks left on the calendar countdown, everyone is busy getting ready to host family and friends. Usually, that involves a massive clean, elbows deep in a turkey and setting a stunning table. Whether you’re hosting an intimate dinner for 4 or […]
From Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain’s first bottled scents, unveiled on the Rue de Rivoli in 1828, to the game-changing launch of Coco Chanel’s iconic No. 5 in the roaring ’20s, the French love of fragrance runs deep. Who better, then, to ask about perfume—when, where, and why to wear it—than a Parisienne whose laissez-faire approach to beauty […]
Earlier this year, researchers at the University of Missouri–Columbia published a study in the journal of Addiction Research & Theory in which they observed 374 tipsy undergrad students and discovered each of them took on one of four personalities after a few too many: the Mary Poppins, the Hemingway, the Nutty Professor and the Mr. Hyde. The authors hope to use their findings to develop intervention strategies […]
Has there ever been a Christmas movie as beguiling as Love Actually? In the past couple of years, the rom-com bonanza has at times come under fire. “Love Actually is one terrible Christmas movie that has strong-armed its way into the hearts of millions (including my own) despite being absolutely terrible,” read the intro of […]