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Featured — Beauty + Science

The Quiet Case for Doing Less to Your Skin

On barrier function, restraint, and why the most sophisticated routine is often the shortest one.

Jansel Hutton Kelly — 22 AUGUST 2026

A short list of things worth knowing — selected, not sponsored.

Object

I grew up with the nazar as something familiar, not decorative. To me, it is a small reminder that negativity can be as…

Place

A little corner of France in Minneapolis. Sarah Botcher makes the kind of croissants that make me proud to send people…

Art

Everyone asks what to do with their hands in a photograph. Standing in front of Sargent’s Wyndham Sisters at The Met, I…

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