T LOunge for September 30th 2025

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It’s TUESDAY and once again Lorenzo has chosen a LOunge that will not allow a single drop of Vitamin D to touch your face. Should we be worried that he’s in bunker mode? Or is that just, all things considered, good common sense. Let’s debate this important question over cocktails and nibblies.

Chad Powers Breakout Star Perry Mattfeld Was Born for This Role
The dancer and actor is married to a former NFL quarterback and was also a football cheerleader at USC.
Glen Powell is the star of Hulu’s Chad Powers, but there is no Chad Powers without the all-star supporting cast, starting with Perry Mattfeld, who plays Ricky on the coaching staff of the fictional South Georgia Catfish.
It’s a role that Mattfeld was pretty much born to play. She grew up in Long Beach, California, and graduated from Long Beach Poly High School (“a huge football school,” she says). She then went on to the University of Southern California (USC), a football powerhouse university, where she was part of the cheerleading squad.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Will Be Political
I thought it was gonna be Adele. Or maybe Drake. Even Taylor Swift fans were convinced she was on the shortlist of stars to secure music’s biggest stage. But, it makes sense that multi-platinum reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny would headline the NFL’s 2026 Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.
The Puerto Rican dream boy’s announcement came with a headline: “It’s for my people, my culture, and our history.” If that sounds dramatic, it’s because it is — the Super Bowl is the most American stage imaginable, and now it belongs to a Puerto Rican superstar who never watered himself down for U.S. audiences. This isn’t Pitbull doing a one-off collab; this is Bad Bunny headlining, in Spanish, on CBS.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban separate after 19 years of marriage
According to a report, the decision to divorce was not a mutual one.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are separating after 19 years of marriage, People reports.
The outlet confirmed the news on September 29, shortly after TMZ first reported the separation. TMZ also claims that the couple has been living apart since the beginning of the summer.
According to People’s source, the decision to split was not a mutual one. “[Nicole] didn’t want this,” the source said. “She has been fighting to save the marriage.”

Deep Burgundy Is the Most Searched Autumn Hair Colour This Month—Here’s Why You’ll Want to Try It
According to celeb hairstylists and colour experts
Something about the changing of the seasons makes the urge to reach for the hair dye even stronger than usual. I’ve learnt the hard way that any colour change should be done with at least some prior thought, and with the appropriate products on hand. But if you’re feeling the itch and craving a foolproof autumn hair colour refresh, deep burgundy is the place to start.
According to Google Trends data, deep burgundy is the top searched autumn hair colour of the last month. And it’s no wonder, considering how universal and easily maintained the glossy red tone is. I spoke to a range of celebrity hairstylists and colour experts to find out exactly why this shade is trending, as well as how to execute it for yourself.

Everyone’s Wearing This One Jacket Right Now — and It’s Surprisingly Easy To Style
Practical and chic
When it comes to updating your everyday wardrobe basics, you can always rely on Fashion Month for inspiration. With Milan Fashion Week now wrapped and Paris Fashion Week kicking off yesterday, we’ve been keeping an eye out for outfit ideas, new-season trends, and—most importantly—pieces worth investing in.
For Spring/Summer 2026, the emphasis is on practical yet stylish wardrobe essentials. And although the catwalks are showcasing clothes that won’t hit stores until next spring, who says you need to wait to be inspired?

This Exercise is Hailed as Even Better Than a Plank for Core Strength – I Tried the Hover for a Week and, Wow
Move over, crunches.
There’s no doubt that the plank is an elite core (even full-body) bodyweight move, working strength, stability and endurance in one fell swoop. But there’s a new kid on the core strength block, and it’s coming for the plank’s crown: the hover.
Now, for the sake of clarity, let’s address (quickly – more on this below) what the move entails, for those who haven’t come across it, as there’s more than one iteration of the exercise. Some people take it to mean hovering in a four-point kneel, but for the purposes of this article, we’re referring to a forearm hover, with dips to the floor for added spice.

How to style a blazer this autumn in 11 fresh, unexpected ways
Breathe new life into the classic wardrobe basic with these outfit ideas.
If you’ve ever wondered how to style a blazer, you’ve come to the right place. This may sound excessive, but I currently have not one, not two, but seven blazers in my possession. In my defence, they’re all very different from one another — one is butter yellow, one is cashmere, one has short sleeves…. Of course, I also need classic black and pinstripe options and a few fitted versus boxy blazers too. My point is, when it comes to blazer outfit ideas, I have spent years perfecting different styling tips to find the best combinations.

The Story Behind Lana Del Rey’s Victorian-Inspired Wedding Dress
Before Lana Del Rey surprised the world with her wedding to Jeremy Dufrene in September 2024, the star tried to get in touch with bridal designer Macye Wysner, founder of the Los Angeles-based brand Cinq – though it look Macye a while to realise it.
“Lana had DMed us a few months prior to us actually meeting in person,” Macye tells Vogue. “She had tried DMing us and even calling us on Instagram, and we never saw her message. It was so funny, because it was a few months later that she then again tried to reach back out to us. Her stylist, Molly [Dickson], emailed us and was like, ‘Are you guys the hottest club to get into? Like, we really can’t contact you!’”

“I Got To Be As Unhinged As Possible”: In The Girlfriend, Olivia Cooke Lets Rip
Imagine meeting the love of your life. He’s kind, attractive, successful and sufficiently untraumatised. Everything is perfect. Then you get introduced to his mother, and she hates you. Actually, you hate her, too. Cue a thrilling yet utterly unhinged struggle for power that is as compelling as it is Oedipal.
This is the war waged by Olivia Cooke’s character, Cherry, in The Girlfriend, the Amazon Prime psychological drama based on Michelle Frances’s 2017 novel of the same name. Her antagonist is Laura (played by Robin Wright, who also directed the series), a wealthy art gallery owner who will do anything to protect her son, Daniel (Laurie Davidson), from the lower-class Cherry’s apparently wily and vulpine ways.

75 Winter Movies That Practically Taste Like Hot Chocolate
Anyone else getting chilly?
Anyone else feel a chill in the air? ‘Tis the season for winter movies, curling up with a soft blanket, a mug of something warm, and putting on your favorite holiday flick, scary snow story, or just something with a bleak enough vibe that you’re glad you don’t have to go outside. Winter movies can be snow movies, Christmas movies, about ice sports or blizzards, general melancholy or hope in the dark.
Best enjoyed in pajamas, with a vanilla candle burning, some cookies in the oven and your pet with you on the couch, these are our favorite winter movies to stream until it’s tank top season again. Stay warm!

I’m Giving Up on Maternity Clothes. Care to Join Me?
Trust me: You don’t need a whole new wardrobe for those nine months.
Moms-to-be, I have a secret to share. Are you ready? There are a ton of non-maternity clothes for pregnancy that work just as well—if not better—than those specifically designed for a growing bump.
It’s a realization I came to during my first pregnancy, but that was kind of to be expected. I had my daughter in July of 2022 when I was working fully remote, so I wasn’t putting together outfits every day as much as deciding which pair of black leggings had the least amount of cat hair clinging to them. Still, when I did have to look semipresentable, I was pleasantly surprised with how many of my established maxidresses, skirts, and oversized button-downs were still in heavy rotation up until I delivered.

5 Nail Trends That Will Dominate Fall, From Dot Designs to Autumnal Auras
The transition from summer to fall is an iconic one. Suddenly, the world houses more visual depth as colors become richer and looks a touch more nuanced. This is true of the changing leaves, autumnal outfits, and the season’s nail trends.
“Fall is all about layering and texture, and nails are no different,” says 3D nail artist Britney Tokyo. Along with moodier hues and neutrals that feel as cool and cozy as the season demands, Tokyo notes that fall nails in general feel artful and full of dimension.
Metallic finishes like chrome, along with diminutive dots and aura orbs, offer options at once playful and sophisticated, broadening the scope of what nail art can be. The best part? Each application approach comes with an open invitation to get creative and make the mani entirely your own.

What Decades of Dining Have Taught Me About True Hospitality
From Nashville to New Orleans, stories of servers, sommeliers, and small gestures reveal how hospitality shapes the way we dine.
Two decades have passed since I put down a happy hour cocktail to step outside BrickTop’s, a clubhouse in Nashville with caramel leather booths and a proper French dip. The call coming in on my cell was urgent. I still tell the story of our bartender that day. Seeing the distress on my face, knowing I didn’t want to leave that Martini behind, she tucked my glass into a bucket of ice to await my return.
I can’t recall the name of that server. But I can tell you that a few years earlier, near the close of a dinner at Bacchanalia in Atlanta, a manager — James Quinones — noticed that I liked to eat buttons of chèvre on baguette heels. When it came time to replenish the bread, he brought an entire basket of heels. Years later, reading his obituary, I learned from co-owner 1995 F&W Best New Chef Anne Quatrano that Quinones always arranged bouquets of sunflowers at the restaurants where he served. He turned their nodding heads toward the door at the beginning of service, then toward the dining room when it came time to bid goodnight.

How Hot Is Hot? Here’s the Smarter Way to Order Spicy Food, According to a Server
From shifting Scoville levels to chef preferences, here’s why ‘make it spicy’ misses — plus smarter ways to order, tweak at the table, and recover.
Like almost everything, flavor is subjective. No one can be certain that someone else perceives the taste of something the same way they do. One person’s enjoyment of the bright, citrusy taste of cilantro is another person’s soapy guacamole. That’s why it’s difficult to give an answer to a customer when they ask if something is good. Personally, I don’t think that the grilled salmon dish is delicious because I don’t like salmon, grilled, smoked, or otherwise, but people who like salmon tend to love the grilled salmon. “Good” is personal and it can be even more of a challenge when someone asks if something is spicy.

This Is Officially the Best Cheese in the World, According to the 2025 Mondial du Fromage
A perfectly aged wheel from Switzerland triumphed over more than 1,900 entries to win Best in Show at the prestigious competition in Tours, France.
The 2025 Mondial du Fromage took place in mid-September in Tours, France, bringing together the global cheese trade for celebration, exposition, and competition. The multi-day event featured a trade show, juried tastings, and a contest among the world’s top cheesemongers.
“The artisan cheese world is more of a global village,” says Adam Jay Moskowitz, president of New York’s Maker to Monger and coach for Team U.S.A. “Cheese is a great master, and so Mondial is one of those experiences where the village gets together. It’s an intimate, earnest, beautiful few days.”

As King Charles and Lord Snowdon visit an exhibition on Queen Marie of Romania, who was the dazzling royal?
A 19th-century British-born princess who became Romania’s fairy tale queen, Queen Marie of Romania’s life is one of intrigue and romance
She had no idea what to pack. Swimming costume? Jodhpurs? Minks? Perhaps a crucifix and sprig of garlic? After all, the prettiest granddaughter of Queen Victoria – Princess Marie of Edinburgh – was on her way to the land of vampyres and the undead. At least that’s how the great gothic writers of the day imagined the unexplored forests on the other side of the Carpathians.
Marie’s train flew across the snow-capped mountains into the newly formed Kingdom of Romania in January 1893, at the very moment Bram Stoker was writing Dracula back home in London. But this was no devilish sightseeing tour. Unworldly, innocent, and dressed in a violet and gold cape chosen by her mother, Marie had just married the uptight Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania, and was off to meet her new in-laws for the first time in Bucharest. Romania would become her adopted home, and one day she would become its Queen.

“You Were Chosen for a Reason”: Chase Infiniti Talks to Her Movie Mom Teyana Taylor
Movie debuts are rarely this major, but we love it when they are. After holding her own opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Apple TV’s Presumed Innocent, 25-year-old Chase Infiniti levels up in One Battle After Another, a dark action comedy about an ex-revolutionary on a mission to rescue his daughter from an old foe, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. That duo should be enough to rattle any young actor, but as she tells her movie mom Teyana Taylor, after the nerves wore off, her nerve kicked in.

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation needs ‘godlike’ star Margot Robbie, writer-director says
“I’ve actually found it quite harrowing,” the “Saltburn” filmmaker said of crafting her upcoming adaptation of Emily Brontë’s tale.
We already knew Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights wasn’t going to be like any that have come before, but it sounds like early critics should clutch their pearls even tighter.
At the Brontë Women’s Writing Festival on Friday, the writer-director spoke about the forthcoming film, which stars Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Saltburn’s Jacob Elordi, and likened her time adapting and directing it to “a masochistic exercise,” according to the BBC.
“It’s an act of extreme masochism to try and make a film of something that means this much to you,” she said. “I’ve actually found it quite harrowing, in a really interesting way.”

Taylor Swift not playing Super Bowl after NFL refuses her demands
Taylor Swift reportedly won’t be rocking the Super Bowl halftime show after all, despite rampant speculation the world’s biggest popstar would finally take its biggest stage.
The 35-year-old Grammy winner — whose 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” drops Friday — walked away from playing Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, after the NFL allegedly refused to give in to her demands, according to multiple reports.
News of the failed deal originated with British pop culture journalist Rob Shuter’s Substack, to which a music executive reportedly said Swift “knows her worth,” even if the halftime show famously compensates artists in exposure instead of dollars.

Savor the Season With Martha’s Coziest Fall Recipes
Embrace the fall bounty with these recipes that make the most of pumpkins, apples, brassicas, and more.
As the leaves start to turn and crunch beneath our feet, we know that the long, hot days of summer are finally turning into the cool, crisp beginnings of fall. Back-to-school activities and jam-packed schedules make pulling together meals more harried and stressful.
To help ease the transition back into routines and busier nights, we’ve gathered easy, delicious, and healthy ideas for every meal of the day that make the most of this season’s produce—tomatoes, berries, apples, pumpkin, squash, and more. Many recipes, like our selection of hearty breakfasts, can be prepped on the weekend for grab-and-go moments throughout the week. Our power lunch sandwich, soup, and salad ideas travel well and will be the talk of the office. They’re a great way to save money (no last-minute drive-though runs!) and make the most of seasonal flavors.

12 Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Favorites to Grab Before They’re Gone
Treat yourself this fall.
As the season shifts, so does the stock on the grocery store shelves, with all things apple, maple, and, of course, pumpkin taking over. This fall, Trader Joe’s has brought back many of its popular pumpkin-themed items like felted décor and seasonal sweets, as well as introducing some new ones—including tasty treats for dogs, too.
Check out these products, many of which are here for a limited time, during your next shopping trip.

6 Household Items You’re Storing All Wrong, According to Professional Organizers
Don’t make these storage slip-ups.
One size doesn’t necessarily fit all, especially when it comes to household storage. In fact, as far as health and safety are concerned, there are some common mistakes many make when storing certain essentials.
We chatted with two professional organizers to find out which household items you’re (likely) storing incorrectly—plus, where to put them instead.

Is Sourdough Healthier Than Other Breads? Here’s What Nutrition Experts Say
Sourdough is having a moment. Again.
If you’re getting a little 2020 déjà vu, you’re not alone. Sourdough is having a moment. Again. Taylor Swift recently name-dropped her own starter, and a wave of loaves is popping up on TikTok. We’ve spied restaurants leaning into the trend, highlighting sourdough on their menus, and there’s even a lot of wellness buzz around sourdough as people look to fermented foods for gut health benefits. It begs the question: Is sourdough better for you than other breads, or is it just really delicious and more fun to bake and brag about?

7 Charming Towns in the Hudson Valley With Outdoor Adventures, Incredible Restaurants, and Local Art
Plan your next escape from the city to one of these charming Hudson Valley towns.
Less than two hours from New York City, the Hudson Valley has long been an easy escape for city dwellers—and you don’t even need a car, with Metro-North and Amtrak trains tracing the river north. Across its nearly 150-mile stretch, the region is studded with small towns that mix history, culture, and natural beauty in ways that feel distinctly their own.
But the Hudson Valley is bigger and more varied than many realize, and exactly what counts as the Hudson Valley depends on who you ask. Using the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area’s definition (also adopted by I Love NY, the state’s official tourism office), the valley runs much farther north than many visitors realize—all the way past Albany. That’s where the experience shifts; as travel writer and Hudson Valley local Robin Catalano points out, the Upper Hudson Valley is “definitely overlooked, but it’s gorgeous, has much less tourist traffic, and tends to be less expensive than Hudson and points south,” making it well worth a visit.

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