The (Web) Edit

Our must read stories from across the web this week.

Author:: The Fold Team
Publish date:: Apr 6, 2018

Image Credit: Ladders

"I know myself better than anyone else. I don’t let anyone else’s opinions control what I do, what I wear, or what I say. Other people’s opinions are suggestions—take them or leave them." What 50-year-olds know that 20-year-olds often don’t (Ladders)

"It’s baffling that Gervais can have so much reverence for physical evolution and so little for intellectual evolution. He might find trans people silly, but you know who doesn’t? Teenagers." The World Is Evolving and Ricky Gervais Isn’t (The New York Times)

"Hughes’s films play constantly on television and are even taught in schools. There is still so much that I love in them, but lately I have felt the need to examine the role that these movies have played in our cultural life: where they came from, and what they might mean now." What About “The Breakfast Club”? (The New Yorker)

"I’m not sure it’s possible to justify my liaisons with married men, but what I learned from having them warrants discussion." What Sleeping With Married Men Taught Me About Infidelity (The New York Times)

"Unruly Bodies is a month-long magazine exploring our ever-changing relationship with our bodies — the emotional, the psychological, the cultural, and the scientific" Unruly Bodies series (Medium)

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Sometimes the perfect respite from life's unpredictability is a favorite spot in our homes. For Tiffany Wendel, a professional stylist and mother of twins, redesigning her home after a divorce sounded like the perfect form of self care. With deep, textured greens and airy blues comprising the design direction of each room, it seems every inch of Tiffany's home is meant to pay homage to calmness, balance and, the thing she loves most of all, the ocean.

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The thoughts and ideas made us pause, think and most importantly, consider what is happening in the world.

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Yes, Valentine's Day is coming. Yes, it may mean sex. Here are a few thoughts.

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We are acknowledging this month that, like the calendar year, we also go through "seasons" of preferences--particularly when it comes to reading. While in the summers we crave lighter, airier works of fiction to the deep, enthralling stores that move us in the winter, for the month of February we are focusing on 3 memoirs that are perfect for hunkering down and fighting the cold.

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A few thoughts from around the web this week that gave us pause to consider our view of the world.

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As inflated with trends and fads as the wellness industry has become, that saturation has inadvertently caused a lot of confusion around what wellness is. Whether it's a daily exercise regimen, clean eating or simply being more present, we are taking a moment to acknowledge that wellness is an ever-evolving, fluid phenomenon that means something different to everyone.

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As President and Creative Director at Creative Capital, a nonprofit support organization for artists, Suzy helps foster creativity from start to finish, providing artists with the support they need throughout their process while encouraging them to create the most groundbreaking and honest work they're capable of. We sit down with Suzy to discuss her trajectory into this truly rewarding career and the importance of community for those working in artistic fields.

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At every stage of our lives, our skin is telling a unique story about our health. That's why we've teamed up with the experts at Seattle and Bay area spas and skincare clinics, SkinSpirit, to learn all about non-invasive treatments to improve skin radiancy, reduce redness, provide some anti-aging benefits to our skin and help improve our general wellness.