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Lifestyle & Culture

Winter 2025 Fashion Editor Picks: Clothing, Bags, Shoes

In the fall, we overwhelmingly reached for spacious carryall bags, ballet flats, and work-appropriate blouses. But as we move into the winter, we’re updating our fashion must-haves: From tried-and-true pieces we already owned and are happily returning to, like cashmere scarves and matching sleepwear sets, to new additions, including trending jeans like baggy cargos and […]

Entertainment

John Landis Film Editor, Producer Was 85

George Folsey Jr., the admired film editor and producer who collaborated with director John Landis on such films as Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Coming to America and the catastrophic Twilight Zone: The Moviehas died. He was 85. Folsey died Sunday in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia, his son, fellow film editor Ryan Folsey […]

Technology

7 Best Ski Gloves and Mittens, Editor Tested and Reviewed (2024)

Outer Material Most ski gloves are made using thick polyester treated with a waterproof DWR coating. These offer durable protection against the weather, although it is almost always worth spending a little more for Gore-Tex, or the equivalent waterproof membrane, to guarantee waterproof performance even in the wettest spring slush. Leather is a premium option […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Fall 2024 Fashion Editor Picks: Clothing, Bags, Shoes

As we firmly embrace fall fashion, Refinery29 editors have been taking our autumn must-haves out for a spin. Since September, we’ve been reaching for versatile staples like trench coats (with a twist!), spacious handbags (from oversized totes to slouchy shoulder bags), and boots (notably tried-and-true knee-highs) from reader-favorite brands like Free People, Damson Madder, and […]

Technology

The Best Smartwatches, Editor Tested and Reviewed (2024): Apple Watch, Wear OS, Hybrid Watches, Kids’ Watches

Other Smartwatches to Consider Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Photograph: Julian Chokkattu The number of smartwatches on the market is staggering. I’ve tested models from Tag HeuerCitizen, Montblancand many other fashion brands, but most of them are simply too expensive for what you get. Here are a few options I like. Samsung Galaxy Watch6 and Watch6 Classic […]

Politics

Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement

LOS ANGELES — The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a journalism trade publication reported Wednesday. Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview that she resigned because the Times was remaining […]

Politics

Why RFK Jr.’s inappropriate relationship with a journalist matters

There are just so many cringey things about the New York magazine journalist Olivia Nuzzi‘s inappropriate relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. First of all, he’s married. (The political scion’s wife is the actor Cheryl Hines.) Second, Nuzzi is 31, and Kennedy, straying into Hugh Hefner territory, is 70. Third, she was until recently engaged […]