“The bitter cold—which ranged, last January, from around seventeen degrees Fahrenheit (not so different from winter in New York City) to a brutal negative twenty-eight—initially hampered Mahaney’s ability to meet locals around town.”
— Coralie Kraft, Life in Alaska in the Round-the-Clock Darkness of Polar Night
“But since 1996, the net worth of Americans ages 18 to 35 has dropped 34 percent, and often, those with higher incomes who can afford to purchase still require some assistance.”
— Ashley Spencer, For 20 years, ‘House Hunters’ has been reliable reality TV. For millennials, it feels more like a fantasy.
“Makeup primers that promise to smooth your skin, seal in your moisturizer and cement foundation to your face have proliferated in the past decade, but among consumers and makeup artists alike, they’ve always been met with a certain degree of suspicion. What does this expensive tube of something that…”
— Niko Maragos, What Does Makeup Primer Actually Do? And Do We Need It?