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Writer and director Tamara Jenkins says her experiences with IVF inspired her new film. David Edelstein reviews A Star is Born. Osnos discusses his recent New Yorker article about the Facebook CEO.
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Kemper has just written a book called My Squirrel Days. She stars in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
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It was 2012 when a new brand’s minimalist-friendly leather bucket bags caused a frenzy among in-the-know fashion girls. If you guessed what that brand is and your guess is Mansur Gavriel, you are correct. Many of the brand’s handbag styles are cult classics at this point, but to say that Mansur Gavriel has evolved is putting it very lightly.
In fall of 2017, Mansur Gavriel did the inevitable and started a ready-to-wear line, consisting of structured outerwear, oversize sweaters, polished footwear, and more, all of which is in keeping with the brand’s minimal, elegant aesthetic—save for one piece, which is currently available on Nordstrom and Net-a-Porter, from its F/W 18 collection.
That piece is an iridescent unicorn-esque coat that this editor was more than a little surprised to see was a Mansur Gavriel design. Over $1K, it’s extra in every sense of the word, unlike every other piece in the brand’s inventory. It’ll be interesting to see whether or not Mansur Gavriel starts incorporating more and more statement-making pieces into its future collections, but based on how bold this unicorn coat is, we wouldn’t be surprised. They’ve come a long way since the cult bucket bags. See and shop the coat, and more of our favorite Mansur Gavriel pieces, below.
It’s nothing new that the way we eat has a huge impact on how we feel. When we eat like shit, we feel like shit, but if we take care of ourselves and get the nutrition our bodies need, we feel amazing. You know what they say: You are what you eat!
To further support that age-old adage, a new study from researchers at University College London found that following a Mediterranean-style diet significantly reduces your risk of developing depression, so you might want to swing by the market on your way home and pick up some fresh groceries today.
In their research, the scientists analyzed 41 previous studies on the correlation between diet and depression, and four of those studies focused exclusively on the relationship between depression in 36,556 adults and consuming a Mediterranean diet.
Taking into account factors like age, sex, smoking, amount of daily physical activity, and overall health, it was determined that, without a doubt, the Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of developing depression by 33 percent.
“We found that people with a more Mediterranean-like diet had a 33 percent lower risk of developing depression than people whose diet least resembled a Mediterranean diet,” head researcher Camille Lassale told The Conversation.
To elaborate, the reasons why this diet is beneficial for mood and mental health is because it helps prevent insulin resistance and contains plenty of anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory foods, like nuts, fresh vegetables and fruits, and wine.
These foods protect the brain from inflammation, which disrupts the normal functioning of neurotransmitters; and from oxidative stress, which ages the brain and encourages neurodegenerative diseases. Clearly, avoiding inflammation and oxidative stress is very good for you.
Furthermore, foods found in a traditional Mediterranean diet like fish, vegetables, olive oil and other healthy fats, dairy, and legumes are high in omega-3, fiber, vitamins, minerals, polyphenols (a.k.a.micronutrients), which can all reduce the risk of depression.
Additionally, this type of diet is great for maintaining healthy gut flora, which is the good bacteria in your digestive tract that help keep your brain chemistry stable by metabolizing otherwise indigestible compounds in food — which is necessary for the absorption of vitamins and minerals that influence your mood and behavior.
When you eat well, a.k.a. follow a Mediterranean diet for all intents and purposes, your gut microbiome flourishes and helps support healthy brain function, but when you eat lots of processed or refined foods, the good bacteria in your intestines is compromised, and that’s when health problems arise.
With that said, to always stay happy and healthy, be mindful of what you eat. A Mediterranean diet might do you some good.
NPR’s Scott Simon asks Peter Weller about his career in art, from playing the titular character in 1987’s RoboCop to getting a doctorate in art history.
The author of The Color Purple has released a new book of poems. Written in English and translated into Spanish, it’s called Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart.
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Twelve months after the reporting that brought down Harvey Weinstein, the movement to address sexual harassment has permeated the national political and cultural conversation.
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The polarization of the American electorate predated Facebook’s arrival on the scene. But a nagging question about the social network has been whether its viral mechanics — and the viral mechanics on YouTube, Twitter, and other platforms — have accelerated the split between the left and the right.
Today we have two stories that examine that phenomenon. The first concerns the fight over the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. At a time when the sharing of news articles on Facebook is in general decline, the wrenching battle over Kavanaugh has been a top performer on the site. And many of the top performing posts, reports Craig Silverman, are among the most partisan in nature:
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They are both stuffed with different fillings, rolled and fried until golden. So what’s the difference between a taquito or flauta? The answer may surprise you.