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Gesi Lloyd

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Wellness

Finding calm in the chaos starts with three habits

The mental health toll of sustained exposure to crisis-driven media is not anecdotal. Research consistently links prolonged news consumption to elevated stress, worsening anxiety and diminished emotional resilience. For healthcare workers, students and the general public alike, the effect compounds over time, particularly when social media keeps the stream of distressing content moving without interruption…

ByGesi LloydMarch 26, 20260Comments

Music

Cardi B’s Little Miss Drama Tour hits New York with surprise guests

Cardi B opened the first of two sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, March 25, bringing her Little Miss Drama Tour to the city where her career began. The show was the kind of homecoming that could have coasted on goodwill alone. Instead, she built something more deliberate, a nearly two-hour set that…

ByGesi LloydMarch 26, 20260Comments

TV & Movies

Anne Hathaway drew a line on body standards during ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ production

While filming Devil Wears Prada 2 in Milan during Fashion Week last October, Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep attended runway shows together as part of production. What Streep observed in the front row stayed with her, and what Hathaway did about it became a story worth telling. Streep recounted the moment in a Harper's Bazaar…

ByGesi LloydMarch 26, 20260Comments

Hair

Healthy hair advice is leaving out what dermatologists actually know

Walk into any beauty aisle and the messaging is consistent. Sulfate-free. Silicone-free. Paraben-free. Clean. The implication is that the products containing those ingredients were doing something wrong, and that the newer, purer alternatives have finally fixed it. Dermatologists and trichologists largely disagree with that framing for hair care, and the evidence they point to is…

ByGesi LloydMarch 26, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Megan Thee Stallion turns the Moulin Rouge into her own stage

Megan Thee Stallion made her Broadway debut on March 24 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York, stepping into the role of Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. With the casting, she became the first female-identifying performer to play the character in any production of the show worldwide, a distinction that extended beyond…

ByGesi LloydMarch 25, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Laurie Hernandez trades the balance beam for the Broadway stage

Laurie Hernandez grew up in Old Bridge, New Jersey, close enough to Manhattan that Broadway was practically next door. But between homeschooling and the all-consuming demands of elite gymnastics, the theater world stayed out of reach. She describes the love she eventually developed for it as something she had to pursue independently, without the institutional…

ByGesi LloydMarch 25, 20260Comments

Travel

Delta Air Lines strips Congress of airport perks amid shutdown chaos

Delta Air Lines has suspended its specialty travel services for members of Congress, a quiet but pointed response to the staffing crisis gripping the Transportation Security Administration during the partial government shutdown. Lawmakers who once received airport escorts and dedicated customer service will now be treated like any other passenger, with service levels tied strictly…

ByGesi LloydMarch 25, 20260Comments

TV & Movies

Bridgerton season 5 puts a queer romance front and center

Netflix confirmed on March 24, 2026, that production on the fifth season of "Bridgerton" has officially begun in London. The announcement came alongside a cryptic message on the show's social media reassuring fans that a certain countess would not be without love for long, which sent fans into an immediate spiral of speculation. For those…

ByGesi LloydMarch 25, 20260Comments

Friendship

Friendship Boundaries That Change the Way You Show Up

Most people find it easier to push back at work than with the people they love. A conversation with a manager about being overextended feels manageable. The same conversation with a close friend feels like a risk. That gap is where quiet resentment builds, and where mental health tends to take the most damage. Setting…

ByGesi LloydMarch 21, 20260Comments

Skincare

Sunscreen Myths That Could Be Costing You Your Skin

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, outpacing every other type combined. By age 70, at least 1 in 5 Americans will develop it. The primary driver is ultraviolet radiation from the sun, and the primary defense is sunscreen. The problem is that most people are applying it wrong, skipping…

ByGesi LloydMarch 21, 20260Comments

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Finding calm in the chaos starts with three habits

Cardi B’s Little Miss Drama Tour hits New York with surprise guests

Anne Hathaway drew a line on body standards during ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ production

Healthy hair advice is leaving out what dermatologists actually know

Megan Thee Stallion turns the Moulin Rouge into her own stage

Laurie Hernandez trades the balance beam for the Broadway stage

Delta Air Lines strips Congress of airport perks amid shutdown chaos

Bridgerton season 5 puts a queer romance front and center

Sunscreen Myths That Could Be Costing You Your Skin

Blue Bell finally brought back the flavor we all missed

5 micro habits to become your best self this summer

Understanding the line between fandom and entitlement