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Nestled amid 2,000 acres of Scottish countryside sits Dumfries House, an 18th century estate complete with a walled garden straight out of an Austen heroine’s dreams. It’s been home to generations of earls, but lately it’s hosted a very different set of tenants: students from Italy’s architecture, design, and engineering school Politecnico di Milano. Dumfries
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It’s common knowledge that consumer behavior and industrialization have a major impact on the environment; as consumers, we’re responsible for both the current and future condition of our planet. We may think that our small, individual actions won’t have an immediate or major impact on the environment, but we all need to start somewhere. First
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Meena Harris is a lawyer, activist, and the author of “Ambitious Girl,” a children’s book dedicated to girls who’ve been told they’re “too much.” She is also the niece of Kamala Harris, the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian person to become vice president. During Harris’s campaign, the former California senator was
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Kamala Harris made history again, becoming the first woman to ever be elected vice president of the United States, along with the first Black, Indian-American, South Asian, and Asian-American person to ever have the role. Hollywood immediately began congratulating Harris and President-Elect Joe Biden, posting tributes on Instagram and Twitter to celebrate the feat. Here,
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Spencer PlattGetty Images Kamala Harris is officially the next vice president of the United States, cementing her place as the first woman, the first Black woman, the first Indian-American, South Asian, and Asian-American person to hold the position. While this moment is particularly historic, Harris is used to blazing her own trail: In her career,
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Following a long Election Day—that has turned into a nail-biting Election Week—former Georgia candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams, is now earning much-earned recognition for her work to help turn the state “purple” in 2020. Georgia has gone Republican in presidential elections since 1992, but record voter turnout has seen over 2.4 million votes for presidential
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Courtesy of the subjects.Getty Images Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. I voted as I did so many things this year—in sweatpants. The convenience of the absentee ballot may take a little of the glamour out of the voting process, but it hasn’t divorced the process from
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Alex WroblewskiGetty Images All four members of the Democrat’s progressive “Squad” have won reelection to Congress, the Guardian reports. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan have all secured second terms in the House. The Squad, hugely popular among progressive Democrats, have championed
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Quarantine has made us all creatures of comfort. Under stay-at-home orders we’ve retreated to a steady rotation of sweatpants and leggings (read: elastic waistbands only). But despite claims that hard pants are over, there’s one tough textile that we’ll never abandon: denim. If you haven’t come near a pair of jeans in months, allow us
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