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October 10, 2019

Patriots Bring Up Young Rookie From Practice Squad To Provide Fresh Blood For Tom Brady

FOXBOROUGH, MA—Complimenting the first-year player for providing a valuable contribution to the quarterback’s needs, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick confirmed Wednesday that the team had brought up young rookie Travis Wofford from its practice squad to provide fresh blood for Tom Brady. “He’s been a bit…

What You Actually Said on Your First Day as a “French-Speaking” N.Y.C. Tour Guide

Rajat Suresh writes a satirical translation of what a New York City tour guide who doesn’t speak French as fluently as advertised actually said to a French tour group.

October 10, 2019

27 Engagement Rings You Can Buy From Net-a-Porter, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale’s

As you know, it’s 2019, and there are a few different ways one can go about obtaining an engagement ring. You can go the OG route and go to a jewelry store, you could order a custom-made one from a jeweler either in person or online, you could pass down a family heirloom (or have it reset), or you could do what more and more people are doing these days and order one online. It may be crazy to think that you could feasibly choose an engagement ring and have it arrive in the mail in a day or two (when you know, you know, right?), but that’s the world we live in now.

A few of those sites that make engagement ring shopping very accessible are ones that we shop at all the time: Net-a-Porter, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale’s. On any of these sites, one could easily have an engagement ring alongside a pair of jeans in their cart, which blows my mind a bit. Naturally, I had to look at every one of them among the vast engagement ring inventory hiding on each site and choose the best options.

Whether you’re in the market for an engagement ring or just in the mood for some eye candy, keep scrolling the 27 best engagement rings from Net-a-Porter, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale’s.

If you love modern engagement rings that no one else will have and that are far from boring, Net-a-Porter just might have exactly what you’re looking for. The rings are truly as trend-forward as the clothes and accessories are.

Unless you have a fear of holes (look it up), you’ll be happy to stare at this unique beauty all day.

Jacquie Aiche isn’t an engagement ring designer, per se, but this ring has me fooled.

Pro tip: Net-a-Porter has a selection of vintage Fred Leighton pieces that are one-of-a-kind.

When your engagement ring is also a conversation starter.

For the bride who wants a cool ring that isn’t flashy.

This is such a fashion-girl ring, if you ask me.

This reminds me a bit of Emily Ratajkowski’s engagement ring, which is one of my favorite celeb rings.

This delicate ring would look amazing with this complementary band.

Honestly, is there anything you can’t get at Nordstrom? If you’re indecisive about what type of engagement ring you want, it stocks a wide selection of traditional and contemporary, unexpected options. I tend to lean more toward the latter.

Sapphires are a bold yet traditional choice (just ask Kate Middleton).

Nordstrom’s in-house brand has so many beautiful options for the traditional bride.

This celestial-inspired ring is as pretty as it is affordable.

Why have one ring when you can have three? (Kind of.)

Traditional David Yurman details mesh well with a contemporary motif.

I love the three-band effect of this yellow gold ring.

I don’t know about you, but I’m picturing this with a black diamond wedding band.

Just imagine how much this would sparkle in person.

Fun fact: Bloomingdale’s has an epic jewelry selection, and its namesake in-house line has so many good engagement ring options, I was literally blown away. There are lots of budget-friendly options to be had (they’re even all 20% to 25% off during the current Friends and Family Sale), and both unique and classic settings abound.

This may be bold, but that’s why I love it.

This ridiculously cool double ring is currently 50% off and I’m overwhelmed.

I picture a cool, minimalist girl wearing this very well.

The gold oval where the stone would typically be is genius.

If you want a flower petal engagement ring, you shall have a flower petal engagement ring.

Emeralds are a bit soft and therefore don’t make the best engagement rings, but this is perfection. The heart wants what the heart wants.

The timeless option looks good with pretty much any style of wedding band.

Who says you have to spend thousands to get a beautiful and chic engagement ring?

I just love a gold vintage-inspired ring.

Next up, your definitive guide to the most popular engagement ring settings.

October 10, 2019

These H&M Halloween Costumes Are Easy and Affordable

Don’t get spooked out by what we’re about to say, but Halloween 2019 is just around the corner. Yep, as we enter the scary month of October (and stores start to sell decorations of all kinds), it’s kind of hard not to have Halloween, and, in turn, a costume, on your mind. But the whole process of thinking up an idea and getting said materials to execute the idea is not for everyone. If you feel like your creative side is in need of an idea boost, look no further than today’s focus: the best H&M Halloween costumes you can make with affordable pieces from the retailer that—wait for it—can actually still be worn once Halloween is over. Hence, no one-time getup that you spend big bucks on only to pack away into storage and never reach for again.

Without further ado, read on to see and shop the key pieces to create some of this year’s cleverest costumes (many of which fashion girls will get a chuckle out of) and some more classic pop culture–inspired looks, too.