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When Lauren Manecke was about 10, she fell hard for one of her first celebrity crushes. She found herself swooning for John Stamos’s beloved character Un

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Wellness

Ciara Wants You To Get A Pap & HPV Test. Here’s Why

Ciara is taking a crucial step to raise awareness about cervical cancer and the disproportionate rates of advanced-stage diagnoses among Black people. In h

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Book Club

John Paul Brammer Says He’s Bad At Giving Advice — But You Should...

John Paul Brammer, the writer behind the beloved advice column ¡Hola Papi!, is “not a very good advice columnist,” he says. “I don’t say anyth

by Molly Longman

Fitness

4 Moves, 12 Minutes: The Perfect Beginner Glute Workout

With the approach of summer, I’m feeling how I imagine the Tin Man felt after getting a fresh shot of oil to his creaky joints: Between the vaccinati

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Coronavirus

It’s Not Just You: COVID Brain Fog Can Linger For Months

In mid-November 2020, Pamela Furr was cutting onions and noticed no tears were coming to her eyes. She couldn’t smell them, she realized. She got a COVID

by Molly Longman

Sex

Sex Therapy Is Having A Moment, Thanks To The Pandemic

Before March 2020, Addison and Steven were busy. Arguably too busy, although their schedules were filled with things they loved and valued — friends

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Olympics

The Paralympics Are 100 Days Away — Here Are The Athletes To Watch

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Diet & Nutrition

It’s Time To Change How We Talk About Pandemic Weight Gain

I first started getting emails about “fighting the COVID-15,” or pandemic weight gain, more than a year ago, at the beginning of May 2020. God, how I h

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Dating Advice

On Dating Apps, We’re All Each Others’ Ghostwriters

Dating can be a lonely business — but it doesn’t have to be. I’ve known this since the 7th grade, when I fell in puppy love with my first real b

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Wellness

This Will Be The Summer Of Casual Sex — Will It Be The Summer Of ...

My first New York City apartment was pretty dismal. My room could barely fit a full bed and a dresser, and the walls badly needed a fresh coat of paint. Bu

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Feeling Burnt Out? Maybe It’s Because You Haven’t Tak...

For most of the pandemic, Frankie, a social worker living in Kentucky, took barely a single day off work. She had her usual weekends and national holidays,

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

The CDC Just Announced New, Kind Of Confusing Face Mask Rules — H...

On April 27, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced some news that will surely cause some to breathe (an unmasked) sigh of relief. Americ

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

Don’t Worry: Here’s How To Manage All Your Vaccine Side Effects

When I got my first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, I was stoked. I tried to soak everything in: the lyrics of the ‘80s song playing over the loudspeaker a

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Coronavirus

The J&J Vaccine Rollout Is Officially Un-Paused. Here’s Wha...

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine rollout will continue in the U.S., with a label noting a potential risk of rare blood clots, The Food and Drug A

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Relationships

Say Goodbye To Your Pandemic Partner & Hello To The Great Uncuffing

When Kelvin Bivins and Nicole* first met on a dating app in August 2020, neither of them thought it was a perfect match. Bivins, who goes by KB, introduced

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Mental Health Awareness

After Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict, Many Felt Something Like Re...

On April 20, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd in May 2020, when he knelt on the unarmed man’s n

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

How Worried Should You Be About J&J Blood Clotting? Not Too Worri...

On April 7, the 22-year-old daughter of Jill Grimes, MD, received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. She was one of about seven million Americans to get it

by Molly Longman

Relationships

Getting Ghosted Always Hurts — But It’s Especially Bad Duri...

Jacqueline* felt like she was in a staring contest with her phone. And losing. She was waiting for someone she’d met on Hinge to text her back. They’d

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

Your COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect Questions, Answered By Doctors

With an average of 3.38 million COVID-19 vaccine doses being administered per day, the shots have become a prime topic of conversation. Which COVID-19 vacc

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

Did You Get The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine? Don’t Panic, Her...

Health officials called for an immediate pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning. This decision came after six recipient

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

Is It Okay To Delay Your Second Vaccine Shot?

Have you ever been so incredibly hyped about an event — a first date or an interview — that you showed up ridiculously early? Well, that’s exact

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

The COVID-19 Vaccines May Have Some Surprising Benefits

In the hours before the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved in the U.S. for emergency use, I was on the phone with epidemiologists and medical experts who

by Molly Longman

Coronavirus

9 Common Vaccine Myths, Debunked

If you’ve spent as much time scrolling through the dark, foreboding trenches of social media as I have, you may be aware that (gasp!) not everything you?

by Molly Longman

Mental Health Awareness

‘People Just Want To Be Heard:’ Why I Work At A Trans Mental Heal...

If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that it can be tricky to come across as genuine virtually. But Gaela Solo has the skill down. She has a soo

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Chronic Illness Prepared Them For The Pandemic. What Happens When...

The strawberries. The strawberries are an issue, Julie Blackburn thought. It was March 2020, and a plethora of household staples had already become hard to

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