My mother was the reason I initially resisted “The Father.” The new film stars Anthony Hopkins as a man struggling against the effects of dementia. That synopsis was enough to trip my avoidance instinct, despite the time that has passed since my mom’s death, on Feb. 18, 2017, at age […]
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When I Was Outed For My Porn Past, Pole Dancing Helped Me Heal
“Strip Down, Rise Up,” a documentary from Oscar-nominated director Michèle Ohayon, hits Netflix on Feb. 5. The opening scene is … sexy AF. A room full of women caress their bodies, toss their hair and bounce their asses against a wooden dance floor as candle lights flicker. The rest of […]
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You’ve heard about GameStop stocks soaring. Here’s the guy who helped spur the Reddit rally
BROCKTON, Mass. – To the world, Keith Gill is the investor who led an online community to buy stock in gaming company GameStop, causing its price to fluctuate greatly and make some money and others to lose it. But in the Brockton area south of Boston, Gill is someone who […]
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How Covid-19 helped Karolina Zmarlak reclaim the soul of her fashion company
Covid-19 has spelled disaster for sales in the fashion industry. Brooks Brothers and Nieman Marcus, for example, filed for bankruptcy. And LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton saw an 84 percent revenue drop during the first half of 2020. Meanwhile, The McKinsey Institute predicted that fashion companies will post a 90 […]
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How Dalton Gomez Helped to Create Ariana Grande’s Engagement Ring
On Dec. 20, Ariana Grande surprised fans when she showed off her new engagement ring on Instagram, given to her by her boyfriend of less than a year, Dalton Gomez. The former dancer turned real estate mogul certainly knows how to pick out a sparkler, and now, engagement ring jeweler Jack Solow is sharing […]
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Illness and a Texas detour left Bru McCoy hurting. Clay Helton helped him turn a corner
A mysterious illness left USC receiver Bru McCoy is a bad frame of mind. It took a one-on-one meeting with coach Clay Helton to help McCoy turn a corner. (John McGillen / USC Athletics) Drenched in sweat, short of breath, Bru McCoy sank into the leather of his dormitory room […]
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Mysterious illness made USC’s Bru McCoy think he’d die. Coach Helton helped him heal
A mysterious illness left USC receiver Bru McCoy is a bad frame of mind. It took a one-on-one meeting with coach Clay Helton to help McCoy turn a corner. (John McGillen / USC Athletics) Drenched in sweat, short of breath, Bru McCoy sank into the leather of his dormitory room […]