Anyone who’s looked for recommendations on, say, protein powder, cozy socks, or a new toothbrush can relate to Vanity Fair’s Marisa Meltzer when she writes “the internet has become a parade of AI-slop recommendations,” with influencers across TikTok, Instagram, and Substack further muddying the honest product review waters. Reddit, she discovered while seeking intel on makeup trends, might be one of the last bastions of frank, uncompensated humanity. In her case, that meant a discovery that real people are less engaged in the “no-makeup makeup” trend than those in your feeds might suggest, but her revelations can be applied elsewhere—following her sage advice, I have saved myself from being “influenced” several times already this week, averting purchases neither my credit rating nor mail carrier would have been stoked about. Join us in our newfound and authentic virtue!
In my day, few things were more authentic than sleepaway camp, a place to practice the actual no-makeup lifestyle. Not anymore, reports Kase Wickman, as creaky buses hauling in sweaty campers have been replaced by seaplanes, helicopters, and private drivers leveraged as a status symbol by well-to-do parents who “care more about what they’re wearing to camp, what they talk about with the other parents,” one of Kase’s sources says. Confidential to the folks making the next Friday the 13th film: You need to read this.
And wait, there’s still more to learn today: Do you know why Queen Elizabeth forced a change to every royal’s packing list? Or what’s driving Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz to reportedly change their wedding anniversary? Or how Eric Roberts explained his absence from his daughter’s wedding? Tap those preceding links, and you will.
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Move over, clean faces. Reddit released its annual beauty insights, and the results indicate where trends might be headed (think Euphoria). |
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Well-to-do families have been sending their children to summer camp for over a century, but these days, it’s increasingly the rotors on the helicopter, not the wheels on the bus, that are going round and round to get them there. Parents, pilots, and program directors tell VF about the phenomenon. |
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The family feud continues in the Beckham household, to the point that the eldest son is seemingly trying to forget his wedding ceremony. |
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Although all members of the royal family now routinely pack a black outfit when traveling, this protocol has not always been in effect. |
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