Laura Brown

For Stacey Abrams, It's About So Much More Than Voting

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She's releasing a novel, she's watching sci-fi shows, she's making a tasty angel-hair pasta — she's "extraordinarily proud" of the work she's done, and she is far from through.

Melissa McCarthy Does It for the Laughs

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The star of Nine Perfect Strangers talks making a home in Australia, 10 years of Bridesmaids, and the Thunder Force costume fitting that went awry.

Gillian Anderson Has Never Been Hotter

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Following her Golden Globe-nominated turn as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown, the irreverent actress, mom, and "shag specialist" is at the peak of her powers.

Jon Batiste Is the Man Behind That Protest March with Music

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Like a pied piper of soul, multitalented musician and The Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste attracts an audience wherever he goes.

Viola Davis Knows the Power of Authenticity — and a Good Quarantine Cocktail

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The acting great shares her thoughts on community, humanity, and where we go from here.

Here’s How You Can Support Gun Sense Candidates in the 2020 Election

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According to Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, gun safety is an issue that Trump has all wrong — especially when it comes to suburban women.

Kristen Wiig on Wonder Woman, Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, and Her Journey to Motherhood

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The actress opens up about taking on two life-changing roles this year: Wonder Woman’s nemesis, and new mom.

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Opal Tometi Finally Feels "Vindicated"

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Amid ongoing global protests and the creation of Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., Tometi is feeling "vindicated" — and more badass than ever before.

Drew Barrymore Is Finding the Good News

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One of today’s real constants? Drew Barrymore’s optimism. And with a new daytime talk show this fall, she will continue to spread it around.

How Do You Produce a Fashion Magazine in a Pandemic? Like This

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In her editor's letter for our June issue, Laura Brown takes readers through the process of pulling together a magazine in these uncertain times.

Legendary Model Bethann Hardison Is on a Mission to Make Fashion More Inclusive

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When the fashion industry fumbles, this educator and advocate shows it the way forward.

Pierpaolo Piccioli on How His Atelier, and Family, Make Valentino What It Is

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Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli creates fashion dreams, but his greatest power is being himself.

Let's Reclaim the Word "Influencer"

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In her March editor's letter, editor-in-chief Laura Brown argues it's time to shine a light on passionate, fearless, and talented women who are forces for good.

Tarana Burke Can Barely Say "Me, Too" in Conversation — Here's How She's Bringing the Movement Forward

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With an activist spirit and charisma to spare, Tarana Burke is propelling #MeToo from the headlines back into the community.

Rachel Maddow on the "Complicated, Challenging, Upsetting" Job She Loves — and Building a Life Outside of the News

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"The question is how long I can do it for, but I wouldn’t trade any of this for anything in the world," Maddow tells InStyle of the toll of keeping up with the news.

Chef Missy Robbins on Her Life-Changing Breast Cancer Diagnosis — and Becoming Her Own Biggest Advocate

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"With so much information out there, it can be really scary. Everyone has to find their own process. It’s important to do what works for you."

Michelle Dockery Talks Returning to Downton Abbey and the "Mary Effect”

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She’s famed for a ’20s bob and flapper dresses on Downton Abbey. So who would have guessed Michelle Dockery's secret fashion fetish is grunge?

Alan Alda on Longevity and Cynical Optimism

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An entertainment icon, a keen communicator, and a feminist before it was fashionable, Alan Alda has an enduring wisdom that can teach us all new lessons.

Nicole Kidman on Coming Home to Keith

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"Other people are off doing things like having a girls’ weekend. I don’t have that because I go home. I want to be with my children and my husband."

How Being a Single Mom Made Laura Dern More Ambitious

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"Raising kids gave me enough street cred to feel like I deserved the right to make money."

Reese Witherspoon on How to Get What You Want

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"Women, in particular, are very thoughtful about things and never say, 'Oh, me first.' But we have to start thinking that way a little bit more."

Shailene Woodley Is Scared of Love — But Not Much Else

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"I don’t trust anyone. Dating’s hard. I mean, I love sex. I love the power of emotional connection via physicality. Who doesn’t? ... But love is scary."