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What Does Dr. Bronner’s Know That Other Brands Don’t?

Dr. Bronner’s products are most recognizable for their labels, which feature walls of text more densely packed than a pre-pandemic subway at rush hour. They stick out in a sea of minimalist beauty packaging, just like the brand’s philosophical-religious manifesto, which references Jesus, Confucius, and Carl Sagan. But even celebrities with seemingly unlimited access to luxury products — like Meghan Markle and Chloë Sevigny — remain fans of the brand, which sells 8-ounce bottles of soap for $7. “The soap is really good,” says filmmaker Sara Lamm, who made a 2006 documentary about the company, though Lamm acknowledges the brand has a complicated history, too. “It's an amazing story. It's painful — I don't mean to gloss over the parts that are full of suffering — [and] in terms of its origins, it didn't start perfectly.” Read More

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Why There’s Less Sex In Bridgerton Season 2

The first season of Bridgerton delivered some of the steamiest scenes on Netflix to date, but when the series returns on Friday, there will be less lust and more longing. “It was never about quantity for us,” Bridgerton showrunner Chris Van Dusen told Radio Times. “We use these intimate scenes to tell a story and to push the story forward.” Even so, expectations remain high, with one TikTok user sharing how to find your very own Bridgerton name, and as Lady Emma Waterton of Clintonshire, I fully support. Read More

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Apple just dropped its latest update, which includes a refreshed emoji library with 37 new symbols to play with. Highlights include seven new smiley faces that capture unspoken feelings like bone-melting embarrassment, a desire to watch something cringe through your fingers, and poorly holding back tears, plus a troll, a biting lip, and a battery low emoji. Read More

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Sheryl Lee Ralph Was Always A High Achiever

Abbott Elementary is back! The mockumentary returned last night following a midseason hiatus during which ABC greenlit the show's second season. “I am swimming in a sea of gratitude, thankfulness, and wonderment because what is happening does not happen often,” says Sheryl Lee Ralph, who plays no-nonsense veteran kindergarten teacher Barbara. It’s the perfect role for Ralph, who as a child was committed to success and always dressed the part. Raised by the woman who designed the stylish Kariba suit, Ralph went on to become Miss Black Teen-age New York and the youngest woman to graduate from Rutgers University in 1975. “My parents kept me too busy to be getting into any kind of trouble or doing anything other than succeed,” she says. Read More

MUSIC

Jensen McRae Writes More Than Just Spot-On Parody Songs

In January 2021, Jensen McRae dashed off a tweet about a hypothetical COVID-era Phoebe Bridgers song. She imagined the singer waxing poetic about hooking up in the vaccine line at Dodgers Stadium. It was a joke, but McRae received an overwhelming response: 44,000 likes, thousands of retweets, and adoring comments from Best Coast and Busy Philipps. McRae quietly retreated to her parents’ house in Los Angeles, to make a decision. Should she write the song? Five million Spotify streams later, it seems like she made the right decision. Read More

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