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While somewhat off-putting in concept, the delicate beads of hair reflect the time and care that was poured into the piece by Hatoum.—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025 These modified beads were far better at avoiding immune responses compared to untreated nanoplastics.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025 For years, families hoping to make cherished memories at the attraction have had to weave around the animal rights protestors stationed on the sidewalk outside, equipped with signs, bullhorns, rosary beads and incense.—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 Blazy exaggerated the frayed hems that Coco Chanel loved into ragged edges by letting the cloth be overtaken slowly with tiny hanging strings of beads.—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025 In total, the artifacts weigh about 13 pounds and include thousands of silver coins, jewelry, pearls and beads, officials said.—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 Near Rolles, a half dozen women stood by parked cars, rosary beads clasped, heads lowered in prayer.—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025 The same thing goes for the kinds of shells that people made into beads.—Ari Daniel, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025 The handcrafted accessory is made of colorful beads decorated with a dog, lock, flower, and more — all of which are seemingly personal details, according to Steenburgen’s caption.—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Those bright white tees seem to be absolute stain magnets attracting coffee drips, spaghetti sauce spots, and salad dressing splashes.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
Hydration clinics, combined with the growing number of med spas offering intravenous vitamin drips, skin care and cosmetic procedures, have ballooned into a $15 billion wellness industry in recent years, according to the American Med Spa Association.
New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
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Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Drag performance, with its abundance of wigs, campy makeup and death drops, is ready-made for Halloween.
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