Laura Norkin

How Michelle Obama Found Her Light (And You Can, Too)

The former First Lady shares the small daily practices that make her shine so damn bright — even “in times of great strife and uncertainty.” There are two words that have been overwhelmingly used to describe the time since Covid-19 arrived, while…

Judy Greer Is Not Hiding Her Age (Or Her Spanx)

The ‘Reboot’ actress shares why perimenopause made her self-esteem “plummet,” and what she’s doing to get it back. It’s been well established that Judy Greer can play a friend. From the bestie in 27 Dresses to the iconic frenemy in 13 Going on 30 and…

The Future of Fashion Is Extravagant

One of the best things about working in fashion (or adjacent to it at least) is getting to live in the future. When the present feels stressful or downright dystopian, biannual Fashion Weeks provide a glimpse into another time, six months down the…

Melanie Lynskey Knew Her Main Character Moment Was Coming

The Emmy-nominated star sits down with her dear friend and former co-star Danielle Brooks to talk stepping into the limelight in a whole new way. Melanie Lynskey is the nicest person in Hollywood. This was stated to me matter-of-factly by someone…

Jake Gyllenhaal Smells Good

Jake Gyllenhaal signs into a recent video call wearing a pea-green Prada polo unbuttoned to reveal a thin gold chain and a semi-colon of chest hair, which probably smells like bergamot and pink peppercorn. These, along with artemisia, a striking,…

Darias, This Is Our Moment

It's been 25 years since Daria premiered on MTV and, vibes-wise, the show is more relevant than ever. Like all things late-1990s, Daria is back. Well, not the show, exactly. Twenty-five years after the MTV animated series hit airwaves in 1997, a…

Grammy Noms Are Out, and Canceled Men Have Already Won

Grammy nominations for 2022 have been announced, and scrolling through the list, it's all pretty predictable. Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are competing in the best video category. Hey, we love those videos! Fun! Next…

This $0 Shower Trick Is the Secret to Your Softest, Shiniest Hair

I really shouldn't have needed a celebrity hairstylist to teach me this, but oh well! Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.…

Where the Hell Are Kendall Roy's Kids?

He sets up shop in his ex-wife's living room surrounded by "brilliant women," and nary a child or toy in sight. Succession has returned, which means life has meaning again. And there's so much meaning to discuss — why is Roman's repartee so annoying…

Stacy London on the Existential Crisis of Aging

The former What Not to Wear host is now the CEO of personal care brand State Of — and it was a painful and traumatic early menopause experience that pushed her into this pivot. Stacy London has changed everything about her life since you last…

Catch Bobby Cannavale While You Can

The Nine Perfect Strangers actor shares tales of pandemic parenting and why he's starting to be a lot more choosy about his work. This is the second thing he tells me when we connect on Zoom in late-July. He's in his Brooklyn backyard, a postage…

Sen. Mazie Hirono Knows When to Play Nice - and When Not to

Today in Washington, the Senate is set to vote on the Voting Rights Act of 2021, the most comprehensive voting reform legislation in decades, and no one expects it to pass. This is because Republicans don't want it to, and Senator Mazie Hirono of…

The New Old Stacy London

The What Not to Wear host isn’t on TV anymore. Or in fashion. Or dating men. Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. Long…

Ferris Bueller's Day Off Turns 35 This Month, and I Still Want to Dress Like His Girlfriend, Sloane Peterson

I have this theory about the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and it's that each of the main characters represents a different phase of self-actualization. We all may go through a fun-loving Ferris phase, but it's important to outgrow it, because it…

What to Buy the Mom in Your Life Based on Where She's Been Crying Lately

I found out a couple months ago all the moms were crying without me. That is, they were "running errands" and adding time to sit in a parking lot and cry. In one mom group on Facebook, people shared which store's blacktop was their favorite crying…

Three Young Environmental Activists You Need to Know

When Greta Thunberg took the podium at the U.N.'s Climate Action Summit in 2019 at just 16 years old and declared, "You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," it became clear that the planet's most necessary allies are its…

NBC News' Hallie Jackson Gets Personal in a New Special on Pandemic Parenting

On October 10, 2020, NBC News Senior Washington Correspondent Hallie Jackson shared a photo of herself in a news van coming from Walter Reed Medical center, where she had been covering then-President Donald Trump's COVID treatment. "Me, my Spectra,…

Kimberlé Crenshaw on Finally Changing the "Toxic" Parts of American Culture

The co-founder of the African American Policy Forum invented intersectionality; now she says we can all "demand a fuller, more vibrant existence — one based on justice and not just comfort." If you know the word "intersectionality" as it pertains to…

Can You Give Me One Good Reason NOT to Buy This Cheese-Themed Tie-Dye Sweatshirt?

Like very few good stories, this saga began on Twitter when, late one night, I saw an article on Food & Wine about a Tillamook Cheddar special edition release of a 40-pound block of cheese they're calling the Mother Loaf. L-M-A-O I thought to myself,…

Ivanka Trump Called Capitol Terrorists ‘Patriots,’ and That Is Not What That Word Means

I think I first heard the word “coup” when I learned the history of Napoleon. Or maybe it was Franco, and eventually I connected it to that of Pinochet. But I am a words person and I mostly have used it lightly, to mean a spicy takeover — how you’d…