In his recent cold-weather trend report, hair artist Tom Smith predicted that muted mid — essentially “soft, neutral-warm shades that sit between blonde, brunette, and copper” — will reign supreme. “It’s a fusion of all the recent trends, but intentionally subtle and noncommittal,” says Smith. Think Hailey Bieber, Taylor Swift, and Madelaine Petsch — or […]

www.aljazeera.com South Africa rejects more chartered flights of Palestinians as mystery arrivals raise questions over who sent them and why. Jillian Wolf checks the facts. South Africa says it does not want to receive any more chartered flights with Palestinians, after a second plane arrived last week with passengers from Gaza. It’s raising questions about […]

When the first half of the film adaptation “Wicked” dropped last year, the rest of the world was introduced to something the theater kids have known since the musical’s Broadway debut in 2003: “Defying Gravity” — and especially that final “battle cry” riff — is really, really fun to sing. But it’s also really, really […]

When Anthony Tricarico was diagnosed at 7 with autism spectrum disorder, his parents, Neal and Samara, were told that he might need extra support at school, so they made sure he got it. When doctors suggested therapies for his speech and motor skills, they sought those out too. But when their kind, popular, accomplished boy […]

www.theguardian.com Morning opening: EU meets to discuss the latest on Ukraine Jakub Krupa EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels this morning amid reported growing pressure on Ukraine to consider a secretive draft plan to end the war based on what effectively amounts to a capitulation from Kyiv. The draft plan, which was reportedly developed […]