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Beware the Return of 2000s Makeup

But this nostalgia of ours relies on cherry-picked memories of the past, stubbornly viewed through rose-colored glasses. The celebrity culture we’re yearning for is no longer viewed as ethical. Reality wasn’t so cool; at the height of their fame in the 2000s, the Olsen twins had virtually no privacy, were the butt of countless inappropriately sexual jokes (do not watch …

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Russia’s inflation is so bad that people are stealing butter

Shoppers with a cart choose vegetables and fruits at the Okey supermarket in St. Petersburg.  Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A break-in at a small food store in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg wouldn’t usually make headlines around the world, but this time was different. CCTV footage from the store, Dairy Place, in early November appears to show …

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