On October 21, 1966, a coal tip flooded by heavy rains collapsed in Aberfan, Wales, engulfing parts of the village, including the Pantglas Junior School, and killing 116 children and 28 adults. The disaster was dramatized for the first time onscreen in the third season of The Crown; the episode, titled “Aberfan,” details the day
Month: August 2020
If quarantine has you sick of sweatpants and oversized t-shirts, it’s time to invest in the next best thing that’s equally as comfortable and reliable: silk pajamas. Don’t sleep on the power of a good pair of pjs. Proper sleepwear not only helps you sleep peacefully, but slipping into a soft, color-coordinated outfit makes you
It’s impossible to have a conversation about pop culture in 2020 without bumping into Sally Rooney. You know the drill: She’s the millennial voice of a generation. She’s overrated. She’s a literary genius. She’s a glorified romance novelist. Wherever you stand on her contribution to literature, there’s little argument when it comes to the TV
Hailey Bieber is breaking up a fight. “I don’t know if you can hear, but my dog and my cat are playing next to me, and they’re growling at each other,” she tells ELLE.com over the phone. “No!” she scolds, before giving up. “I’ll just go in the other room.” She is, of course, referring
Rosalía is officially entering the beauty game. After conquering the music world earlier this year at the Grammy’s, the singer and ELLE summer cover star is MAC’s newest VIVA GLAM Ambassador. “The Barcelona-born singer, songwriter and record producer embodies passion, courage and originality that inspires us and her fans across the world,” MAC announced in
Ariana Grande didn’t walk a traditional red carpet tonight at the MTV VMAs with her new boyfriend Dalton Gomez, but the couple still managed to have a sweet moment during the show. Grande shared several photos from her VMA night, including a shot of her and Gomez leaving together, holding hands after she taped her
Katy Perry wasn’t at the MTV VMAs last night, but she had the event on her mind and offered fans a candid, honest look at herself just days after she gave birth to her and Orlando Bloom’s daughter Daisy, their first baby. Perry posted a mirror selfie of herself in her Medela nursing bra and
Emma Roberts has broken her silence on reports she’s pregnant…and confirmed the news personally, announcing her baby’s gender, too. The American Horror Story actress posted an Instagram story of herself showing her pregnant stomach. “Me…and my two favorite guys 💙💙,” Roberts wrote. In the second slide in her gallery, she appears alongside her boyfriend Garrett
Jeff Kravitz/MTV VMAs 2020Getty Images Of course Keke Palmer went big. To prepare for hosting the MTV Video Music Awards this year, Palmer took more than 10 precautionary COVID-19 tests to ensure she’d be in top form for the big night. Given her devotion to making sure she’s healthy onstage, we knew she had something
Rich Fury/MTV VMAs 2020Getty Images Tonight in New York City, the first-ever major award show red carpet during the coronavirus pandemic is happening for the MTV VMAs. While this isn’t at all like traditional years, a few celebrities did pose in their ensembles (and for some, their masks, as it’s safety first) ahead of the
2009: Cringe At the ripe age of 14, Baldwin’s budding teenage angst reared its head in purest form when her father, Steve Baldwin, introduced her to JB backstage at The Today Show. Note Bieber’s subtle hair flip just before his hand meets Baldwin’s, then watch sparks *not* fly as she quickly re-crosses her arms. February
Chris Wolf/Star MaxGetty Images Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcomed their first child, a daughter named Willa, in July. The new parents have enjoyed time with their new family, a source told Entertainment Tonight and E! following Willa’s birth. “They are home and getting settled,” E!’s source said. “Joe is very hands on and involved.
Jeff Kravitz/AMA2016Getty Images Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK released a new song this week called “Ice Cream,” and Ariana Grande gave Gomez a very appropriate gift to celebrate. Grande, who co-wrote the lyrics along with Gomez, Victoria Monét, Teddy Park, Bekuh BOOM, and producers Tommy Brown and Steve Franks, sent Gomez a giant flower arrangement shaped
Kylie Jenner traveled to Paris with her friend Fai Khadra during a pandemic. She posted a few maskless photos of herself on Instagram. In a couple of them, she and Khadra were looking quite cozy, but TMZ says that the two are not dating. Instagram TMZ’s sources said that despite what these photos seem to
Five years after publishing the final installment in the Neapolitan quartet—the global literary sensation chronicling the friendship of two extraordinary women in four volumes (and later, an HBO/RAI series)—Elena Ferrante is back in Naples with The Lying Life of Adults, a brand-new story that probes the mind of a teenager grappling with facades, fictions, and
Emma McIntyreGetty Images Chadwick Boseman, the iconic actor who brought Black Panther to life, has died after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43. His family announced the news with a statement on his Twitter account. It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with
Kylie Jenner continues to be the prime example of what not to do during the coronavirus pandemic. And this time, her friend Fai Khadra joined her. Jenner once again left the country despite Los Angeles’ safer-at-home policy, California’s high COVID-19 case numbers, and the fact that part of the state is burning with horrible wildfires.
Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK’s much-hyped collaboration “Ice Cream” is here, and it’s truly song of the summer material. The lyrics, primarily in English with a bit of Korean, exude confidence. They paint a portrait of a woman who knows her worth and knows what she wants: the right guy who values her for who she
New York Fashion Week will go forward, but with a new format. The Council of Fashion Designers of America has released the official lineup for the spring 2021 season, along with a digital initiative that will allow designers to present their collections to both industry professionals and the general public. Titled Runway360, the platform is
Time really does fly when you spend months cooped up at home. Fall will be here before you know it, so get ready to trade in your shorts and sandals for cozy knits and a great pair of boots. If you want to add some new shoes to your wardrobe, Amazon is slashing the prices
Michelle Obama spoke candidly about experiencing racism as a Black woman in America, both in and out of the White House, on the latest episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast. On the episode, she also spoke with her longtime pals—Kelly Dibble, Denielle Pemberton-Heard, and Dr. Sharon Malone—about the power of their friendships. When the recent
Isabel Sandoval makes her triumphant return with Lingua Franca, a fragile drama that burns with an understated intensity. As the writer, director, and star, Sandoval presents a candid chronicle of being an immigrant, a woman of color, and a trans woman living under the Trump administration. Set in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach, it tells the story
GABRIEL BOUYSGetty Images Jil Sander has rekindled her relationship with Uniqlo. This October, the celebrated German designer will release a new collection for men and women under +J, a line that the Japan-based retailer produced from 2009 to 2011. Indeed, it has been a little less than a decade since Sander lent her talents to
It’s been less than a year since Tracee Ellis Ross officially launched her Pattern Beauty line. And in that short period of time, the woman who you first fell for on Girlfriends and now adore as network TV’s best mom on Black-ish has settled into what is perhaps the defining role of her lifetime: Black
Back in January, or a full lifetime ago in the year 2020, the Black girl coalition at ELLE.com—Nerisha Penrose, Angel Lenise, and I—came together to create an editorial package centering the joy and beauty of our communities. The brief was simple: How can we use our platform to spotlight the beauty of Blackness in all
There are hair rites of passage in Black women’s lives: the first salon appointment, the first treatment, the first blow out, the big chop, the natural transition, the weave, and the braid up. And then, of course, there’s the first moment of isolation and feeling of other from those who don’t understand the history, the
Phillip FaraoneGetty Images Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s little girl is here. Perry and Bloom announced the baby’s birth on Wednesday. UNICEF posted an Instagram sharing the news and their daughter Daisy’s first photo. The organization included a statement from Perry and Bloom, which said: Welcome to the world, Daisy Dove Bloom! We are honoured
The Tyler Twins Since its inception, the hair care industry in America has been rooted in the idea that Black hair, in its natural state, is unacceptable. Our great-grandfather Garret A. Morgan, an inventor known as “the Black Edison,” was one of the first people to discover chemical relaxers. His company, G.A. Morgan’s Hair Refiner,
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