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LEANNE ITALIE Lifestyles Writer.

FILE - Joan Rivers, Paloma Picasso and Vogue editor Anna Wintour attend a benefit dinner for the American Suicide Foundation at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on May 3, 1991. (AP Photo/Luiz Ribeiro, File)

Anna Wintour taps Chloe Malle as Vogue successor — but she’s still in charge

September 2, 2025

Anna Wintour has named Chloe Malle as her successor as head of editorial content at American Vogue, ending weeks of speculation. However, Wintour remains the chief content officer for parent company Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue’s nearly 30 editions around the world. The new appointee announced Tuesday will take over editorial and creative day-to-day operations at the U.S. edition of the magazine but will report to Wintour. Wintour’s title of editor-in-chief is being retired. She will continue to oversee various other brands as well and remain involved in major events like the Met Gala. Malle is the daughter of actor Candice Bergen and the late French director Louis Malle.

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FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena during her Eras Tour concert in Paris, on May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)

Taylor Swift’s new album has everyone seeing orange: An exploration of the color

August 14, 2025

Taylor Swift’s new album announcement has everybody seeing orange. She dropped the news in a swirl of a bright orange hue she calls Portofino Orange Glitter. The pop star says the color ushers in her latest era. Her orange era. Color experts say orange evokes creativity and optimism, though some see it as clownish. Laurie Pressman from the Pantone Color Institute describes Swift’s choice as a “new personality” emerging. In India, the saffron shade of orange has religious and now political significance. Meanwhile, Portofino, Italy, has embraced Swift. Fans and fashion experts celebrate the color’s versatility, suggesting ways to incorporate it into wardrobes.

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Strawberry the kitten appears on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at the Associated Press bureau in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

Welcome to kitten season, when animal shelters need all the help they can get

June 5, 2025

It’s kitten season in warm-weather areas and animal shelters need all the help they can get. Now is the time of year when most cats give birth. That produces a surge of kittens. Shelters tend to get overwhelmed, especially when it comes to the 24-hour care and feeding of extremely young kittens. As a result, more foster homes are needed. There’s a false perception out there that cat foster families shoulder all expenses. Animal welfare advocate Hannah Shaw, known on social media as the Kitten Lady, says nowadays that’s not true. Most shelters and rescues help out. That includes training and supporting cat foster parents.

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Planning a wedding is stressful. Couples and vendors now have to factor in tariffs

May 28, 2025

Wedding cakes, decor, attire, flowers, party favors, Champagne. There isn’t much in the wedding industry that isn’t affected by new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. How much gets passed down to consumers is up to the vendors and the many middlemen often involved. Some wedding couples and their vendors are already feeling the sting. Wedding professionals say some sectors of the industry in the U.S. are underdeveloped and incapable of absorbing the load from tariff-heavy nations. That includes China, but also Latin American countries that provide the U.S. with the bulk of its cut flowers. Some bridal couples will go without.

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