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What Frank Miller Can’t Live Without “It’s just a virtuoso performance by as fine a cartoonist as the world has ever seen.”
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self-tanner The 12 Very Best Self-Tanners Including one that Rio Viera-Newton calls “absolutely undetectable.” By Rachael Griffiths and Krista Bennett DeMaio
sales Half-Off Sandals, On-Sale Madewell, and 53 More Deals From This Week Including a sample sale at Dusen Dusen, $40 linen pants, and our top picks from Piecework’s birthday sale. By Sam Daly
face I Tested Five Drugstore Versions of Jones Road Miracle Balm In search of a drugstore version of the best-selling balm. By Arielle Avila
home 42 Easy Home Upgrades for a Productive Summer Friday You’ll never look at light switches the same way again. By Lauren Ro, Erin Schwartz, and Simone Kitchens
home Charm Up Your Rental With This Easy Peel-and-Stick Molding It takes a flat, forgettable wall and makes it look very architectural. By Nina Takesh and Lauren Ro
testing testing Everyone and Their Mom Is Making a Sunscreen Stick. These Are the Best. “You know sunscreen formulas have evolved when they’re compared to suede, but that’s exactly what this stick’s finish feels like.” By Krista Bennett DeMaio
women’s apparel I Tried All the Cotton-Poplin, Barrel-Legged, Drawstring Carpenter Pants I Could Including Leset’s Kyoto and J.Crew’s Luna pant. By Ambar Pardilla
testing testing Hoka Just Released Two New Sneakers. Which One Should I Get? I put the new models to the test to find out if they live up to my beloved Clifton 10’s. By Brenley Goertzen
skin care How the Strategist Beauty Writers Swap Their Skin Care for Summer We’re triple cleansing, buying tubes of lightweight moisturizers, and discovering milky toners for the body. By Dominique Pariso
women’s accessories I Found a Bunch of Nipple Covers You Can Swim In They’re my solution to the unpadded swimsuits taking over the market. By Bella Druckman
women’s activewear I Tried On 38 Swimsuits at Target to Find the Best Ones After I spent hours in the chaotic swim sections at two stores, here are the suits I’d actually buy. By Amelia Jerden
beauty 30 Percent Off Tom Ford, T3, and Supergoop: The Best Beauty on Sale at Nordstrom Stock up on staples like sunscreen or splurge on luxury perfumes. By Krista Bennett DeMaio
health What Are the Best Face Masks for Smoke? As multiple wildfires burn across Canada and the western U.S., millions are being exposed to the dangers of smoke inhalation. By Liza Corsillo
women’s apparel I Tried Hailey Bieber’s Gap Jeans — and They’re Good Big news for anyone with a Rhode lip case: Hailey Bieber and the Gap made jeans. By Ambar Pardilla
don’t dillydally The NYC Ferry Is Launching Merch for the First Time Ever The summer of NYC continues. By Liza Corsillo

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