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When professional golfer Luis Vega woke up with back pain while on vacation in New York City, he figured he’d slept in an odd position. Vega and his girlfriend, Claudia Rebesco, went on to have a pretty normal, pain-free day, and the two even went cycling around the city. But the next night, things got much worse — quickly.Vega, 26, woke up in the middle of the night with more severe pain in his back and a headache. He took a shower to soothe the pain and Rebesco, a physical therapist, gave him some exercises and breathing tips to get back…

Picture this: It’s the year 2002, and Christina Aguilera has parents outraged. Soon after she released her fourth studio album Stripped, the singer dropped her raunchy music video for “Dirrty,” and it instantly gained controversy. In the video, Aguilera sports a skimpy bra and leather chaps while grinding around in a sweaty boxing ring. The video ignited petitions to have it removed from television—“This should not be aired to kids on MTV!”— and it even got banned in Thailand. For Aguilera, it was not a provocative play to make headlines, but rather an empowering career moment. “I came out with…

Kerry Washington put a fabulous spin on an American fashion staple last night and shifted it from standard daywear to exciting evening wear. The actor wore a midriff-baring cropped polo paired with an open slit skirt, complete with a ruched sprawling train, to the red carpet premiere of her latest film, Netflix’s The School of Good and Evil. The coordinated mint green look, designed by Ralph Lauren, argues that the polo—typically reserved for offices and tennis matches—can be adapted for the red carpet.Lauren’s pre-shrunken take on his iconic polo feels delightfully in line with current trends, which celebrate micro pieces.…

It’s not at all clear if President Joe Biden’s latest announcement that he’s releasing oil from the nation’s emergency stockpile will help bring gas prices down. But the good news for drivers — and Biden — is that several factors are pointing to lower prices ahead at the pump. The national average stood at $3.85 a gallon Wednesday, down 2 cents from Tuesday and 7 cents in the last week. Much of that decline was driven by a steep price drop in western states, where prices had shot up to near record levels earlier this month. One of the biggest…

The fall 2022 runways were full of well-polished silhouettes with an emphasis on timeless tailoring, and now, the street style set has taken notice. Just recently, during Paris Fashion Week, many a showgoer was spotted in some version of strong suiting, but instead of pairing their blazers with an expected menswear-inspired trouser, this stylish group chose to layer the outfit topper over a fabulous fall dress. Dresses with blazers is a chic closet combination that thrives during the transitional fall months, just ask Katie Holmes. The actress sported the trend outside the Chloé SS23 runway show in an oversized black…

Smartphones and social media did not exist in 1997, so opportunities to extend and build upon the album’s visual codes were obviously more limited. But images of Jackson at various release parties for The Velvet Rope feel like a fabulous portrait of ’90s style. At the LA celebration, Jackson sports loose trousers and a see-through crocheted cardigan with bouncy red curls. One can easily imagine spotting the look on an off-duty model strolling through the Lower East Side.Remarkably, Jackson adopted a radically contrasting look for 2001’s All for You, the follow-up album to The Velvet Rope. Then, the singer rocked…

A newly identified colon cancer gene may drive the disease by making the environment in the vicinity of tumors more hospitable to them, researchers say.The gene, which appears to speed tumor growth by pumping up inflammation around it, may offer insights into lifestyle changes, as well as potential therapies, to help slow growth down, according to the report published in Nature Communications.“Colon cancer is the third most prevalent cancer in America and the second most deadly,” said the study’s lead author, Royce Zhou, an MD and Ph.D. student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.…

Tesla posted a solid quarter of earnings and record revenue, but now says it will fall short of its target for a 50% growth in the number of cars it sells this year. As recently as July it said it was still aiming for a target of a 50% growth from the 936,000 cars it delivered in 2021. But with two quarters of disappointing deliveries caused by supply chain issues and Covid-related shutdowns in China, it would have been a reach to hit that goal for 2022. The company had previously reported it delivered 344,000 cars in the third quarter,…

One week after Teddi Mellencamp announced her stage 2 melanoma diagnosis, the former star of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” is sharing an update on her treatment plan.Mellencamp posted two photos on Oct. 18 of moles on her back, and shared she had a positron emission tomography (PET) scan done. She said that based on the scan, her medical team believes she is predisposed to melanomas.Mellencamp shared an update on her treatment plan for her melanomas on Oct. 18.@teddimellencamp via Instagram”I will need wide excision surgery removal and nodal mapping. During the surgery they will also do a sentinel lymph…

Photo: Courtesy of Xian LiuWhile upcycling thrifted clothes might be trendy now, secondhand is nothing new for Claw, who has been designing this way for over 10 years. “I only print on vintage T-shirts and vintage fleece,” Claw says. “I realized how much waste there is in this business, and all these clothes that had a former life seemed to be more exciting than just buying a dozen new sweatshirts. And then each piece is different, and that’s a special thing.”Photo: Courtesy of Xian LiuPhoto: Courtesy of Xian LiuHanley is also driven to be more sustainable in her own designs…