Hamilton: 7 Great Things We Got From The Movie That The Soundtrack Couldn’t Show Us SARAH EL-MAHMOUD July 9, 2020 The hot ticket over 4th of July weekend was (you guessed it) a Disney+ account, as lots and lots of folks tuned into the film version of the most talked-about Broadway show in recent memory, Hamilton. There are…
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Read More Garden and Gun? Dolester MilesHave you ever had trouble finding a “nude” shade that matches your skin tone? I have, in nail polish, foundation, lipstick, and lingerie. I have a delicious Hershey brown skin, and most “nudes” are made for my lighter colored sisters, i.e. pinky beige, ivory, olive, tan, fair, etc. Now that I have time on my…
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