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Do American-Made Sunscreens Skimp on Skin Protection?
The Claim: American-made sunscreens pale in comparison to their European counterparts when it comes to UVA protection—and as a result, many concerned beachgoers are ordering sunscreens from afar.
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Women
Woman of the Moment: Portia de Rossi
How You Know Her: With her dazzling blonde hair and delicate frame, Portia de Rossi can single-handedly command the attention of any room she enters. And yet, she is often best known for the company she keeps, both personally and professionally. On TV, she plays the wife of idiotic psychiatrist turned aspiring actor Tobias Funke (David Cross) on the cult favorite Arrested Development. In real life, de Rossi is married to comedian and daytime-talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres.
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Fashion
Rules of Style: WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie's Byron and Dexter Peart
Twin brother design duo Byron and Dexter Peart started their unisex accessory brand, WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie, in 2006 after Byron's stint as Diesel's marketing director and Dexter's job in sales and marketing at the Canadian edition of Ocean Drive Magazine. Details recently caught up with the designers, who just released the bright new Orly Frisé tote bag (pictured below), embroidered with a geometric pattern inspired by textile designer Beni Ourain and traditional Asante Kente fabrics. Byron and Dexter shared their thoughts on good design, the three key investment pieces, and finding a balance between form and function.
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Grooming
Glee Heartthrob Darren Criss on Curly Hair, Razor Burn, and How to Look 16 at 26
Darren Criss has been box-stepping and belting through the halls of McKinley High for a few years now (we first interviewed him when we was just 23 years old and then again when he was 24), but lately the actor and musician has been looking past the Glee universe. After a successful run on Broadway in How To Succeed in Business, Criss has a busy summer—touring the country on his sold-out Listen Up tour and starring alongside Kristen Wiig and Matt Dillon in the July comedy Girl Most Likely. Before his schedule got too hectic, we sat down with
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Street Style
Street Style: City-Street-Friendly Espadrilles
Melodie Jeng, the photographer behind the blog The NYC Streets, snaps men's street-style pics for The Daily Details blog. Check back every day to see new looks and vote in our weekly Like the Look? readers' poll.
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Food + Drinks
The Easy Summer Cocktail: 9 Aperitifs and Digestifs That Need Only Ice or a Twist
Mixing complex cocktails is a lovely way to showcase the diversity of spirit flavors, but you know what's also nice? Not mixing them. There are a slew of before- and after-dinner drinks like bittersweet amari, deep vermouths, and sprightly sherries that shine as solo acts and could easily become your go-to summer drink when served on the rocks or with a slice of orange. As it is, some of these bottles—seasoned with wormwood, quinine, and a witch's pantry of herbs and spices—already include upwards of 100 ingredients. For the home bartender, that means all you need to worry about
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Style News
In Brief: Christoph Waltz Furrows Brow for Prada, Rag & Bone Heads to London, and Dior Taps Robert Pattinson
The week's top stories in fashion news.
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Design
4 Major NYC Architects Vie to Design the Penn Station of the Future
Skidmore, Ownings & Merril (One World Trade) New Yorkers have long bemoaned the "new" Penn Station—a cramped, confusing structure that replaced Mead & White's handsome Beaux-Arts building after its demolition in 1963. In addition to being dark and dysfunctional, the station's lack of practical operational and security facilities to service the 300,000-some commuters that pass through its tortuously unintuitive tunnels has been a continual source of complaint. But at long last progress is being made toward supplying New York with a port of entry befitting the largest metropolitan area in the United States.
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Street Style
Street Style: Black Fleece's Master Specialist
Melodie Jeng, the photographer behind the blog The NYC Streets, snaps men's street-style pics for The Daily Details blog. Check back every day to see new looks and vote in our weekly Like the Look? readers' poll.
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Movies + TV
Hollywood Trend of the Year? Movies to Die For
Say goodbye to the world, and hello to this summer's post-apocalyptic film frenzy.
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