If the return to hard pants is feeling extra tough, good news: The viral “2/3 rule” is a foolproof trick for looking put-together — even when you feel the opposite. Bless.
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Whether you’re an Anti-New Year’s Resolutions Person™ or you’ve already abandoned your 2026 goals, perhaps you’d benefit from adopting a “nudge word” instead. The last one is going on our vision boards, ASAP.
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Grab your Patagonia vest—Season 4 of Industrypremieres Sunday at 9 pm ET. HBO’s finance drama picks up nearly a year after Pierpoint’s spiritual demise, with all the deeply horny, deeply troubled money movers stuck in neutral: Harper’s feeling micromanaged while running an investor’s fund. Yasmin’s living the aristocratic life as Sir Henry Muck’s wife. And Eric’s killing time on the golf course. That is, until a promising fintech company catches everyone’s eyes. Cue: more “sex, drugs, and capitalist debauchery.”
Happy (almost) weekend. Lately, I’ve been thinking about channeling my inner bear. Turns out, humans are wired to slow down when it’s cold — just like bears. And while I can’t exactly hibernate in a den for months (bills to pay, etc.), I can embrace the Danish concept of hyggeand lean into my grandma hobbies. Here’s how I’ll bear-max this weekend:
In December, I visited Sri Lanka, where I stocked up on delicious tea. So I’ll brew a cup or two, turn on a coffee-shop ambiance video on YouTube, light my favorite candle (locally made? black woman-owned? say less), and finish reading Babel by RF Kuang. Everything she writes is worth reading, but this poignant take on colonialism offers a fantasy twist.
I’ll host my friends for mahjong, with plenty of snacking and yapping. But what I’m most excited about? Finally trying my new mahj set.
Oh, and I’ll squeeze in a double feature of The Housemaid and Marty Supreme. Sure, going to the movies is a great (and still cozy) way to get out, but there’s also movie theater popcorn — which always hates to see me coming.
— Rachel Levin / Senior Social Media Producer / New York, NY
Skimm’d by: Jamie Feldman and Melissa Goldberg. Fact-checked by Jordan Mamone.
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