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Woolfer Words: “Bikini”

by Kory Stamperupdated on June 16, 2018June 9, 2018

Swimsuit season! Time to dig through your underwear drawer to see if you can still wear that remaining vestige of youth: your bikini. The bikini is credited to two Frenchmen: Jacques Heim, a fashion designer, and Louis Réard, a car manufacturer who had taken over his mother’s lingerie shop. In …

Relationships, WTF Do I Do?

WTF Do I Do? Advice Bombs from The Mods #2

by The Woolferupdated on June 16, 2018June 9, 2018

My teenaged son and stepdaughter-to-be had sex. A year into dating, we left them alone while we went out to dinner. (We don't live together.) My son later came clean. Her dad flipped. It took him months to even speak to my son again, and the grudge is going to …

Our Minds & Bodies

Our Fave Sunscreens

by WWVWD Newsletter Teamupdated on June 16, 2018June 9, 20181 Comment

With summer looming, it's time to reassess our sunscreen habits. Tricky business, sunscreen. From SPF to chemical vs. physical protection to potential impact on the environment, there are an array of considerations before we even get to "which brand?" These articles are a good place to start to help guide …

Style & Beauty

Pool Party Anxiety? Swimwear We Swear By

by WWVWD Newsletter Teamupdated on June 16, 2018June 8, 2018

It’s bathing suit season, again. For many of us, this raises an existential question: should we just say f*ck it and reveal our cellulite and signs of age? We say, resoundingly, yes. If we’ve learned anything, it’s this: confidence and being comfortable in one’s own skin is sexy as hell, …

Books & Media

Our Top 10 Beach Reads

by WWVWD Newsletter Teamupdated on June 9, 2018June 7, 20182 Comments

Yes, yes, we know. First sign of summer, and everyone starts recommending the best beach reads to tote with you on vacation. But can you ever have too much of a good thing? (Ok, maybe vodka popsicles, but never when it comes to books.) So here’s our list of escape-worthy …