You do not need to wait until Mother’s Day to spend intentional time with your mom. Go smell perfumes, make something badly, take a walk, ask her about her twenties — or take our quiz and let us decide what kind of fall date you two should have.
Some weeks require thoughtful cultural analysis. This one requires pointing at the screen. From Paris Fashion Week to Tate McRae’s first fragrance and the VMAs’ unlikely comeback, here’s everything currently occupying space in my head.
Venus retrograde is bringing old feelings, old questions and possibly old people back around. Add a Libra New Moon and some relationship tension, and October 5–11 is asking every sign one thing: does the past actually deserve another chance?
At some point, relaxing became lying in bed watching other people live their lives through a six-inch screen. This fall, we’re logging off, checking on our people, making things again and remembering that not every second of life needs to be optimized.
