Posts by Sophie Clearwater
How to Pool-Proof Your Hair, Skin & Makeup
We all know we should be wearing SPF, but don’t forget to throw in an SPF-infused lip balm and scalp spray in your tote bag, either. Chlorine can severely damage hair, even if you don’t dye it, so incorporating a detangler and leave-in treatment right after swimming can spare you from split-ends and breakage. And…
Read MoreThe Emerging Link Between Microplastics and Heart Disease
“It’s very important work,” says Dr. Rocco Montone, an interventional cardiologist at Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli in Rome who was not involved in the study. “We have improved the management of coronary artery disease, reducing traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension. But heart attacks still occur, because there is something else. There is…
Read MoreOne Fine Show: “Björk, Echolalia” and “James Merry, Metamorphlings” at the National Gallery of Iceland
Björk’s immersive sound installations construct a universe around grief and transformation. 2026 © Viðar Logi Though Björk’s music has always been beyond reproach, her relationship with the art world has been more complicated. Yes, we all loved that she popped up at the opening of the Venice Biennale this year for a DJ set during…
Read MoreWhat to Do When Someone Is Yelling at You, According to Psychologists
Even in healthy relationships, people sometimes lose their tempers. A disagreement with your partner escalates into shouting; a friend snaps after weeks of bottled-up frustration; a coworker raises their voice during a stressful meeting. When someone’s raging at you, two phrases seem almost instinctual to say. The first is some version of “calm down.” The…
Read MoreWill Iran Target Another Maritime Chokepoint? The Bab El-Mandeb Strait Is Under Threat
“Fuel, oil, gasoline, and other products pass through Bab el-Mandeb. So oil tankers in general carrying liquids, we [also] have bulk carriers. These can carry, for instance, grains, they can carry steel. We have container ships. Container ships are the ones that can carry commodities like clothes, like toys, and other stuff. And then you…
Read MoreWhat Are The Risks of Extreme Heat Combined With Bad Air Quality?
What are the risks of combined exposure to poor air quality and extreme heat? The combination of extreme heat and poor air quality can be particularly harmful. Approximately 489,000 heat-related deaths occur globally each year, according to the World Health Organization, while the combined effects of ambient air pollution and household air pollution are associated…
Read MoreThe Most Noteworthy L.A. Restaurant Openings of July, From Pad Thai to Wagyu Cheesesteaks
As the foggy days of June gloom finally begin to loosen their grip (albeit reluctantly), Angelenos are settling into the warmer days of high summer. Though the city’s World Cup hosting has come to an end, the local dining scene is keeping pace with an exciting round of July openings. June also marked a noteworthy…
Read MoreJenny McCarthy Reveals RHORI’s Ashley Iaconetti Was Once Her Son’s Nanny
Ashley Iaconetti Says Taylor Frankie Paul Wasn’t “Ready” for The Bachelorette Role Jenny McCarthy has unmasked the identity of her son’s former nanny. The Masked Singer judge revealed that her son Evan Asher’s former nanny was none other than Real Housewives of Rhode Island star Ashley Iaconetti. But that gig came to an end after…
Read MoreThe A.I. Transforming How Cars Are Designed, Engineered and Driven
The Tesla Model Y is essentially a supercomputer on wheels, heavily powered by artificial intelligence. Photo by Harald Tittel/picture alliance via Getty Images The expectation that artificial intelligence will soon invade every aspect of modern life is cliché by now, but that world-altering technology found its way into the automotive world ahead of schedule. From…
Read MoreLangosteria Brings Milanese Magic and Well-Placed Noise to London
Enrico Buonocore. Tom St. Aubyn In 2007, Enrico Buonocore opened Langosteria on Milan’s Via Savona. It was an intimate, seafood-led restaurant with only 40 seats, focused on quality of ingredients rather than ostentatiousness. It was also a one-off—Buonocore never imagined the scale of the hospitality empire he has since built across Europe. And at the…
Read MoreA War Neither America Nor Iran Can Win
Tehran and Washington are locked in conflict over the Strait of Hormuz, but it is not simply a dispute over the waterway. For Washington, freedom of navigation was always a precondition for broader diplomacy. For Tehran, the threat to navigation was leverage to be traded away only within a comprehensive settlement. The United States and…
Read MoreWhere Carl Radke Stands With Amanda Batula, West Wilson After Summer House Exits
Carl Radke & Lindsay Hubbard Status: Broken Up After a flirtation in the earliest episodes of Summer House, the pair ultimately stayed friends until confessing feelings at Kyle and Amanda’s 2021 wedding, kicking off a whirlwind romance. By 2022, the former couple moved in together and Carl proposed to Lindsay later that same year. And…
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