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Happy mood can be a dangerous suicide warning sign

When most people picture someone experiencing suicidal thoughts, the image that comes to mind tends to be someone visibly distraught crying, withdrawn, unable to get out of bed. While those signs are real and worth taking seriously, mental health experts say there is another indicator that is far less obvious and, in many ways, far…

ByDorcas OnasaApril 26, 20260Comments

Celebs

Gabrielle Union mourns dad at 81 with Dwyane Wade by her side

Gabrielle Union is navigating one of the hardest seasons of her life, and she is not doing it alone. The actress, 53, recently shared how her husband, Dwyane Wade, 44, has shown up for her in the weeks following the death of her father, Sylvester Cully Union Jr., who passed away April 3 at age…

ByDorcas OnasaApril 26, 20260Comments

Nails

Polka dot nails are trending again but not how you remember

Polka dot has been circling back into fashion from multiple directions at once. Hailey Bieber was photographed in polka dot capri pants. The motif appeared on the runways of Bora Aksu and Moschino. And now it has arrived on fingertips, in a form that looks noticeably different from its earlier iterations. Where polka dot nail…

ByDestiny PhilipsApril 26, 20260Comments

Hair

Hair growth serums that passed the dermatologist test

Serums: the beauty industry has always had a complicated relationship with hair growth. For decades, brands have sold the promise of miraculous regrowth through products that rarely delivered on their claims. The category went relatively quiet through much of the 2000s and 2010s, with meaningful innovation failing to reach mainstream consumers at scale. That has…

ByDestiny PhilipsApril 26, 20260Comments

Style Fashion

10 cool spring sandals trends worth trying now

Sandals season always arrives with the same tension between comfort and style, and this spring the SS26 collections resolved that tension decisively. Designers leaned into a wide range of references, from ancient civilizations to early 2000s nostalgia, producing a lineup that covers both the minimalist and the maximalist without compromise. Whether the priority is practicality,…

ByDestiny PhilipsApril 26, 20260Comments

Friendship

Adult friendships take real effort and most people underestimate how much

There is a particular kind of loneliness that comes not from isolation but from busyness. People with full calendars, demanding jobs, and active family lives can still find themselves, years into adulthood, without friendships they have seen in the past month. Researchers who study social connection say this is not a personal failing. It is,…

ByGesi LloydApril 26, 20260Comments

Dating

Cheating rarely comes out of nowhere and the early signs prove it

Behavioral shifts, emotional distance, and phone secrecy are among the patterns researchers and relationship experts say most often precede infidelity in long-term partnerships. One of the more disorienting aspects of suspecting a partner of cheating is the gap between a feeling that something is wrong and the ability to articulate what, exactly, has changed. That…

ByGesi LloydApril 26, 20260Comments

Advice

Therapist not working for you? Here is how to know when to move on

Therapy has steadily moved from the margins to the mainstream of American wellness culture, and nowhere has that shift been more pronounced than in Black communities, where a growing number of people are actively dismantling the stigma that once kept mental health care out of reach. For many, finding a therapist represents a significant act…

ByGesi LloydApril 26, 20260Comments

Fashion

Cos’s Monument tote might be the buy of the year

Something has shifted in British high-street fashion over the past few years, and it goes beyond a few well-timed product launches. Brands that once competed primarily on price have begun competing on design, quality, and credibility. The shoppers who once moved automatically toward luxury labels are pausing, looking more carefully at what the high street…

ByDestiny PhilipsApril 26, 20260Comments

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Happy mood can be a dangerous suicide warning sign

Gabrielle Union mourns dad at 81 with Dwyane Wade by her side

Polka dot nails are trending again but not how you remember

Hair growth serums that passed the dermatologist test

10 cool spring sandals trends worth trying now

Cheating rarely comes out of nowhere and the early signs prove it

Therapist not working for you? Here is how to know when to move on

Cos’s Monument tote might be the buy of the year

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