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The Truth about Style

What does style say about us? Stacy London, co-host of TLC's What Not to Wear, knows that behind each sartorial choice lies an emotional reality. Here she recounts her own troubled relationship with her physical appearance and how she achieved not only style but also serenity.

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The Secret of Chanel No. 5

Tilar Mazzeo's history of the creation and unparalled international success of Coco Chanel's signature scent travels from Paris to New Jersey to the pastoral flower plantations where the raw ingredients of the perfume originated. What was Chanel's secret? You'll be surprised.

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The September Issue

For all those who've wondered, "Just what does Anna Wintour do?," this fascinating documentary of the making of Vogue's September 2007 issue has the answers. Read more...

May 22: The video game Pac-Man, featuring "the most iconic character from the golden age of arcade video games," was released on this day in 1980. Over the next decade, gamers spent over $2.5 billion in quarters…

Ethan Rutherford and Matt Burgess (Dogfight: A Love Story) on the writing of Rutherford's surreal and fiercely funny story collection The Peripatetic Coffin

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