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Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s new books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their

The British period drama has long been the domain of white actors, but the genre is getting an inclusive update in recent years: Mary, Queen of Scots featured Gemma Chan as Bess of Hardwick in 2018, Dev Patel played the eponymous hero in The Personal History of David Copperfield this year, and Jodie Turner-Smith is

On May 25, as I watched the video of George Floyd, I wept. I had never mourned for a stranger like I did that day. He could’ve been one of my four brothers. I was raised in a Nigerian-American, ultra-disciplinarian Christian home in the Bronx, where the maxims were work hard and love your neighbor

Last fall, authorities began a nationwide search for 7-year-old Joshua “J.J.” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan, who mysteriously vanished from their small town of Rexburg, Idaho. In the months after they went missing, the case became increasingly more complicated—and bizarre. This summer, police discovered the remains of J.J. and Tylee buried on the rural farm

After her broadway debut at just 15, Liz Gillies starred in some of television’s favorites such as Dynasty and Victorious. Her latest project, an EP with Seth MacFarlane called Songs From Home, shows off just another one of her many talents—singing jazz like you haven’t heard before. In today’s episode of Song Association, Gillies is

The hardships, repressed frustration, and vulnerabilities that come with suffocating under systemic oppression are ever-present in the work of the late, great playwright August Wilson. He intimately understood the experience of Black Americans; the tone and cadence, the mannerisms and use of AAVE (African-American vernacular) in his plays specify that his theatrical experiences are meant

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello are not shy about their love for each other, but someone else has made clear that she loves them, too. Miley Cyrus left a comment on a video of the couple singing her 2009 hit “It’s the Climb.” She wrote: “Let’s have a three way.” This seems to be joke,

Steve GranitzGetty Images Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra had some fun on TikTok yesterday. On his account, Jonas posted a duet with someone who documented her lipstick trick. “Should I try that?,” a shocked Chopra said when she saw the impressive trick. She puckered her lips in the camera. “No!,” Jonas said, immediately. He captioned

Alexandria Ocasio-CortezInstagram On Friday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted on her Instagram story that she was going to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and she took her followers through her experience. “Hey everyone! So we found out last night that the COVID vaccine was available to members of Congress as part of the ‘continuity of governance’ plan

If you keep an eye on the royal family at all, you’ve definitely seen Princess Diana’s 12-carat oval Ceylon sapphire engagement ring on the Duchess of Cambridge’s finger—she’s been wearing it since she got engaged to Prince William in the fall of 2010. But before it got its second life with Kate, this ring caught

Disney is getting ready to go back Under the Sea with The Little Mermaid. The brand is adding to its growing list of live-action remakes with a new take on the beloved 1989 animated classic. Now, the principal cast for the new movie is officially set, with Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince

After the tragic events of last week’s episode saw the separation of our favorite clan of two, it was only fitting that the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) would come back fighting. And in “Chapter 15: The Believer,” our eponymous bounty hunter showed he was more than willing to put himself—his whole self—on the line for The

We asked Instagram to restore chronological order snd they gave us Instagram Stories. We begged again for the algorithm to return to its original format, and Instagram gave us Reels. We kept campaigning for chronological order, so Instagram gave us the next best thing: a Cardi B reality show. A reality show on Instagram? Yes,

“There’s nothing wrong with your WiFi. It’s true—I’m a robot and she’s bringing you vocals,” robot musician Miquela warns at the top of her Song Association. Created in 2016, the unconventional artist has become one of the top names in music—amassing millions of fans, collaborating with artists like Teyana Taylor, and even releasing music videos

A lot of things have fallen victim to 2020, including our collective sense of joy as a society. But there’s one thing that doesn’t seem to go away, no matter what: The Masked Singer. The show, which features celebrities singing covers of songs underneath elaborate costumes, is extremely silly. However, there’s something to be said

The road to the Lizzie McGuire Disney+ revival has been marred with delays, shakeups, and interruptions since its star, Hilary Duff, first revealed she’d be slipping back into those orange platform sandals back in August 2019. And if 2020 wasn’t bad enough, Duff took to Instagram today with an announcement that shattered the hearts of

In Netflix’s Selena: The Series, the only member of the Quintanilla family resistant to joining a band is Suzette (played by Noemí Gonzalez). “The drummer is the heart of the band,” her father Abraham (Ricardo Chavira) insists, leading Suzette to join Selena y Los Dinos alongside her two siblings, Selena (Christian Serratos) and A.B. (Gabriel