Gift Guide: Green Valentine’s Day

A collection of lush-hued presents to give your favorite humans

Whether you buy into Valentine’s Day or not, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as giving your favorite person—or people—a gift that’s just right for them. Because green is one of our favorite colors and because it’s associated with growth and a sense of calm (plus it’s the color of envy and money), we decided to gather some of the best gifts in the hue for …

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Juan Wauters gets beaten up, Kelsey Lu serenades with cello and remembering David Bowie this week in music

David Bowie: Starman While the world mourned the passing of David Bowie earlier this week, it’s difficult to comprehend that he was—in fact—mortal. With a career that crossed six decades and a mesmerizing ever-evolving sound and aesthetic, Bowie had (in his own words) “a repulsive need to be something more than human,” which is all too accurate. With “Starman”—a late addition to 1972’s The Rise …

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Vale Alan Rickman, India's first trans modeling agency, African superheroes and more in this week's look at the web

1. Vale, Alan Rickman Alan Rickman, the British actor best known for his roles as Hans Gruber and Severus Snape, has died at the age of 69 after battling cancer. Rickman began his career on stage, portraying the manipulative Vicomte de Valmont character in the 1985 production of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”—a role he later won a Tony Award for. A year later, he garnered international …