Jessica Boddy, The Cut

Jessica Boddy

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Past:
  • The Cut
  • Jezebel
  • Gizmodo
  • Science Magazine
  • KUNC
  • RI Public Radio
  • NPR

Past articles by Jessica:

Why Vitamin C Serums Smell Like Hot Dogs: An Investigation

Vitamin C–boosted skin-care products like serums from Skinceuticals and Drunk Elephant have a signature scent that smells almost exactly like hot dogs. The writer goes on a quest to find what’s causing the scent. → Read More

The Best-est Party Looks of the Week

This week’s best party pics feature Camila Mendes, David and Victoria Beckham, Maya Rudolph, Teyana Taylor, Nicole Warne, Karlie Kloss, Charli XCX, Maye Musk, Iggy Azalea, and more. Who wore the best look? → Read More

The Best-est Party Looks of the Week

This week’s best party pics feature Emily Ratajkowski, Chloë Grace Moretz, Constance Wu, Angela Bassett, Rashida Jones, Travis Scott, A$AP Ferg, Derlyn Perez, and more. Who wore the best look? → Read More

How This Reporter Stayed Focused After a Trump Insult

ABC news’ senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega speaks about how she gets it all done in a day. Vega describes her daily routine, snacking in the White House break room, loving Peloton, and dealing with insults from President Trump. → Read More

The Best-est Party Looks of the Week

This week’s best party pics feature Jameela Jamil, Zoë Kravitz, Amber Heard, Paris Jackson, Misty Copeland, Sienna Miller, Soo Joo Park, and more. Who wore the best look? → Read More

The Best-est Party Looks of the Week

This week’s best party pics feature Serena Williams, Anna Wintour, Gisele Bündchen, Ally Love, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Suki Waterhouse, Shanina Shaik, and more. Who wore the best look? → Read More

A Stylish Travel Guide to Mexico City

From a New York City expat with great taste, Abby Clawson Low. → Read More

Saks to Launch Holiday Windows With Broadway Show

Saks Fifth Avenue will reveal its holiday windows for the 2018 holiday season on November 19, featuring a performance with 124 Broadway dancers. → Read More

The Best-est Party Looks of the Week

This week’s best party pics feature Gigi Hadid, Chrissy Teigen, Natalie Dormer, Shay Mitchell, TK Quann, and more. Who wore the best look? → Read More

The Best-est Party Looks of the Week

This week’s best party pics feature Kim Kardashian, Priyanka Chopra, A$AP Rocky, Jourdan Dunn, Chloe Grace Moretz, Swizz Beatz, Betty Bachz, EJ Johnson, and more. Who wore the best look? → Read More

Check Out the New Tiffany Windows Inspired by the Seasons

The 2018 Tiffany Blue Book Collection is inspired by nature, with a window display for each season. The displays feature NASA images of the sun, a bouquet of flowers encased in a melting block of ice, and hand-blown glass orbs. → Read More

The Best-est Party Looks of the Week

This week’s best party pics feature Luka Sabbat, Alexa Chung, Cara Delevingne, Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim, Dita Von Teese, Chailee Son, Aurora James, and more. Who wore the best look? → Read More

Supermodels Wore This Shirt on Instagram to Honor Bill Cunningham

Supermodels including Cindy Crawford, Iman, and Christy Turlington Burns posted Instagram photos of a T-shirt promoting “The Times of Bill,” a documentary about the legendary fashion photographer Bill Cunningham. → Read More

Watch the Akris Runway Show Livestream

A live video streaming from the Akris spring 2019 fashion show runway from Paris fashion week on Sunday. → Read More

When Octopuses Roll on Molly, They Get Happy and Cuddly Just Like Us

When researchers gave MDMA to octopuses, the typically solitary animals got warm and fuzzy, and gave each other eight-armed hugs and cuddles. Their behavior could provide insight into how human brains work especially with regard to anxiety disorders. → Read More

The Best-est Party Looks of the Week

This week’s best party pics feature Katie Holmes, Laverne Cox, Jonathan Van Ness, Ashley Tisdale, Thandie Newton, Ru Paul, Gwendoline Christie, Jourdan Dunn, and more. Who wore the best look? → Read More

How to Dress For the End of the World

The shearling jacket is the iconic fashion staple of the apocalypse. It’s protected Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead, Regan Abbott in A Quiet Place, and even Ryan Gosling’s Agent K in Blade Runner 2049. → Read More

The Best Way to Apply Sunscreen to Your Face, Revealed by a UV Camera

I am a bit of a sunscreen fanatic. My morning and midday sunscreen applications are ritualistic in nature, and I love trying out new products that claim to shield my precious skin from harmful ultraviolet rays. Luckily for me (and unluckily for my wallet), there are a menagerie of sunscreen products on the market these days: sticks, sprays, lotions, powders, and more. → Read More

Study Links a Happy, Peaceful Mind to Sweet Dreams

I tend to have very vivid dreams. I recently dreamed that I hit a home run at Wrigley Field as a member of my favorite baseball team, the Chicago Cubs, for example. But I also dreamed the clown from It came to haunt me at the top of every hour as I roamed a crowded casino. → Read More

Goats Do Not Like Your Grumpy Face

It turns out goats really do know that you’re trouble when you walk in. These domestic animals can distinguish human facial expressions, and prefer a pleasant smile to a disgruntled frown, according to new research. → Read More