While the whole "celebrities are just like us" cliché often seems like a bit of stretch, there is one area where Hollywood moms have shown they're not all that different from their non-famous counterparts -- breastfeeding. In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, here is a compilation of memorable moments when celebrity moms shared their own nursing experiences. 

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Glance at a crowd of people from a great enough distance and they'll cease to even look human, their particular parts fading out of focus until the pack resembles a uniform army of flesh-colored toy soldiers. 

Zoom in and you'll see their hands and hair and the choice of shoes. Keep going and you'll make out the shapes of their noses, the textures of their faces, the color of their eyes. Keep zooming and the temporary relief of human familiarity is ripped off like a scab, as every tooth, every ear, every pimple, every scar, becomes a singular visual event. 

Brooklyn-based photographer Bruce Gilden gets close. So close, in fact, that by gazing upon one of his color portraits you can almost feel hot breath emanating from them, smelling just a bit sour. "You know, I’m photographing people that are not only left behind in most cases, but they’re actually invisible because people don’t want to see them," Gilden explained in an interview with GUP Magazine. 

"I get close because I try to get close to the soul of the people in my pictures," he added. On the way to the soul, Gilden surely gets a good glimpse of the face, every blemish, wrinkle and pore, turning one of photography's most tried and true tropes -- portraiture -- into something unsettling, a little gut-wrenching.

Gilden, who is now 68 years old, has been taking photographs since 1968, when he was a student in college. He's known for his impulsive style, catching intriguing pedestrians off guard, leaping before them with his camera in one hand and his flash in the other. "Some are taken unawares, some are surprised," he told PBS. "Some didn't know what hit them. And I think most people like to be photographed. But since I work in a spontaneous way, I have to be a little bit sneaky because I don't want them to know that I'm going to take a picture of them."

Gilden's series, "Face," captures the full frontal expressions of people he describes as "underdogs," those outside the zones of gentrification, not privileged enough to possess the plasticky exterior of the masses. Finding subjects in places from Las Vegas to Des Moines to Milwaukee to West Bromwich, England, Gilden snaps their every quirk and blemish with the authority of a mugshot and the precision of a medical image. Whiteheads bulge with the promise of puss, foundation cakes up like dust gathering on a corpse. What Lucian Freud did to the body Gilden does to the head.

Gilden is not, however, spotlighting his subjects as particularly grotesque aberrations of the human being. He himself identifies with the outsider status of his subjects, and he respects them for it. "I identify with these people in my pictures, because I’m actually photographing myself. The people in my pictures interest me. I like them, and they motivate me."

Gilden's portraits may be unforgiving, brutal, ugly, even grotesque. Yet this visceral ugliness isn't the signal of a monster, but of a human being. One not sanitized and scrubbed clean, buttoned up and plugged in. For Gilden, the ugly is the good stuff, and maybe even lets the soul peer out.  

Bruce Gilden's Face is available courtesy Dewi Lewis Publishing. 

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At long last, "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes has explained why she ruined the show killed off the dreamiest doctor at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

On Tuesday, Rhimes told reporters at the Television Critics Association’s press tour that the decision to kill off Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) at last season's end was a "difficult one." 

"What were the options? Derek was going to walk out on Meredith and leave her high and dry, and what was that going to mean? That was going to suggest that their love was not true, that the thing we said for 11 years was a lie, and McDreamy wasn’t McDreamy," Rhimes said. "For me, that was untenable. Meredith and Derek’s love had to remain Meredith and Derek’s love. So as painful as that was for me as a storyteller, the only way to preserve what felt true to me was that Derek was going to have to die in order for that to remain honest."

The 45-year-old writer and executive producer added, "I really couldn’t have the idea that he turned out to be a bad guy who walked out on his wife and his kids be a true story. To me, that was the only way to make Meredith and Derek’s magic remain true and remain frozen in time.” 

The character's death came as huge shock to fans, who did not accept his fate easily and actually petitioned for his return.

Meanwhile, viewers weren't the only ones who shocked by the decision. Former "Grey's" star Katherine Heigl, told "Entertainment Tonight" she was "devastated" by the character's death, adding, "I just can't imagine the show without McDreamy. It's just so hard to picture." 

That's not a worry for ABC President Paul Lee, who said he was on board with Rhimes' decision to off McDreamy. 

“We’ve seen the pitch for 'Grey’s' next season,” he told reporters at TCA on Tuesday. “The show reinvents itself again. She really is a remarkable showrunner, and we have no reason to expect that 'Grey’s Anatomy' won’t go on for many years to come."

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Chrissy Teigen is without a doubt one of the most popular models on social media, sharing everything from behind-the-scenes videos from her shoots to funny commentaries to photos of her at home with her husband, singer John Legend. While a lot of people adore her posts, Teigen's outspoken nature and racier pictures also draw criticism. She's certainly not bothered by it, but is her husband?

When the couple sat down with Oprah for an interview on OWN, Oprah asked Legend if he ever feels Teigen crosses the line. Legend admits that, at first, he wasn't too sure about Teigen's candid posts.

"When Twitter first started, I was worried. Like, don't be too honest, don't share too much," Legend says. "But, then, I think she's actually more brazen on Twitter than she is just in regular life. She shows more of her sweet side in regular life."

 Soon enough, Legend adds, he came around.

"Once I got used to it… I love it," he says.

Even Teigen's nude photos don't bother him. "The thing is, I see her in Sports Illustrated and it's no different," he says with a laugh.

One of Teigen's favorite things about her husband is that he humors her, she says. "He makes me feel like I'm the funniest, most beautiful person on Earth, all the time," Teigen tells Oprah. "I feel like he believes it!" 

The two are tight, but they don't speak for each other, Legend clarifies.

"A lot of times, they want us to be like the president and first lady, where anything she says represents my views or represents us as a couple," he says. "I feel like she should be her own entity and her own persona. I'm not going to say, 'So you can serve my needs and my career, you have to muzzle yourself and not be who you are.' Because part of what I fell in love with was that person who she is."

 At the same time, there is one type of social media comment that upsets Teigen.

"What does hurt me is when someone writes me something like, 'I am upset with John right now because of something you said,' or 'I'm not going to buy John's music,'" she says. "That hurts me because I never mean to connect him in any of my crazy things that I spew out." 

Ultimately, though, neither Teigen nor Legend is interested in shielding who they really are.

"Us being authentic is better than us not being authentic," Legend says. "I think she has a lot more fans than any other model would ever have because people connect to her as a person. I think why people love her -- and some people hate her… is because she's not afraid to be herself."

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Men pretty much have it made when it comes to getting dressed. That is, of course, except for one small detail: the tie. It's hard enough to figure out all the different ways to knot one, let alone know when you should and should not wear one in the first place. 

Figuring out when you can get away with the tieless look just became a little bit easier, thanks to this handy infographic by Business Insider. As it turns out, opting for a tie has everything to do with the collar of your shirt. 

Unsurprisingly, shirts that have more traditionally styled collars require you to wear one, while edgier styles, like "the cut," for example, can be left as is. 

With summer wedding season still in full force, there's no time like the present to figure out if you've been correctly sporting your ties. And if you're still not sure about when to wear a tie, check out these adorable pups who are getting it so right.  

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Carpets on display at Sharktooth. All photos by Sarah Stodola.

By Sarah Stodola for Fathom | The retail scene in Brooklyn gets a makeover on the regular. And no one knows that better than Strolby, the Brooklyn-based website that showcases and sells products from incredible indie boutiques around the world. Editorial director Sarah Stodola has the scoop on the best up-and-coming shops in Brooklyn.

BROOKLYN – A stroll through any number of Brooklyn's of-the-moment neighborhoods quickly confirms that the borough has emerged as perhaps the most dynamic location in the United States for indie shops. Already known for setting global trends, the retail scene here continues to evolve, with dashing new home stores opening along Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, shops rising on the previously bereft Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene, and innovative clothing boutiques going toe-to-toe with — and besting — the chains popping up in Williamsburg.

Here are ten amazing new shops that are reinventing Brooklyn all over again.

Sharktooth
111 Grand St., Williamsburg; +1- 718-451-2233
Owner Erin Boyle made her mark giving antique textiles a contemporary second life by dying them deep shades of indigo — the effect was as transformative as it was unprecedented. From her new South Williamsburg shop (she formerly occupied a much smaller space in downtown Brooklyn), she also sells unaltered vintage rugs and bedding in impeccable restored condition, and at refreshingly reasonable prices.

Patterns and textiles at Jill Lindsey.

Jill Lindsey
370 Myrtle Ave., Fort Greene; +1-347-987-4538
A multi-hyphenate in the best sense of the word, Jill Lindsey opened last spring as part clothing store, part home goods shop, part cafe, part wine bar, and, soon, part bridal and flower shops. The eponymous owner shouldn't be able to curate each with such aplomb — no one should — but her knack for tracking down the best of the moment in independent design makes her shop endlessly pleasant to browse and almost impossible to leave without a new purchase in hand.

Home of the Brave
146 Franklin St., Greenpoint; +1-347-384-2776
The owners of renowned Greenpoint clothing store The Wolves Within spun off their sensibilities into a home goods pop-up last spring. The experiment was such a success that they opened a permanent space last fall, featuring a rotating inventory of ceramics, blankets, kitchen goods, and rugs that heavily favors Brooklyn designers and makers.

Simple, stylish pieces at Elma Blint.

Elma Blint
739 Fulton St., Fort Greene; no phone.
A longtime vendor at the Brooklyn Flea, Elma Blint gave her jewelry line a permanent brick-and-mortar spot inside Courtney Washington's clothing boutique in 2014. Her trademark pieces exude a subdued cool and work as everyday accessories. The space has enabled Blint to expand her custom design services — she now has a place to sit down with customers — which is good news for anyone looking for one-of-a-kind wedding or other special occasion jewelry.

Jordan Heads Brooklyn
302 Malcolm X Blvd., Bed-Stuy; +1-347-690-0235
For a time in the 1990s, there was no person more fascinating than Michael Jordan, a once-in-a-generation athlete who made non-fans of the game line up for tickets. His superstardom spawned an entire industry of paraphernalia, including the legendary Air Jordan sneakers, which today have become coveted collectors items around which the owners of this new boutique in Bed-Stuy have built their inventory. For anyone with even a passing interest in Jordan at his height, this shop is a must.

Northeast fare at Hunting with Jake.

Hunting with Jake
380 Atlantic Ave., Boerum Hill; +1-718-522-6075
Part of the influx of new home goods shops on Atlantic Avenue, this one mixes vintage and antiques sourced from around the Northeast, along with new items from a careful selection of indie designers and makers. Highlights include a collection of vintage plates, cutting boards from Gowanus Furniture Co., and leather pouches from Tracey Tanner, all with more palatable price tags than you'll find at other nearby shops.

Off-beat attire from Electric Nest.

Electric Nest
60 Broadway, Williamsburg; +1-347-227-7023
Opened as a showcase for owner Leana Zuniga's bohemian-inflected line Electric Feathers, this shop in the exploding South Williamsburg neighborhood also carries accessories and home goods from other designers chosen seemingly at Zuniga's whim, which gives the space the overall aesthetic of a very stylish girlfriend's envy-inducing apartment.

Fly footwear at Idol.

Idol
101 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg; +1-718-599-4365
The owners of this sleek, esoteric spot specialize in clothing and accessories for men that fuse influences from art, hip-hop, and fashion — a serious undertaking in which no expense is spared in pursuit of perfection. The shop is stocked with items that can only be called cult classics, often discontinued, often from labels that should be better known than they are.

Budin
114 Greenpoint Ave., Greenpoint; +1-347-844-9639
This coffee shop/design store hybrid made headlines when it opened last year selling $7 lattes. Now there's a $10 version, as well as lattes from less obscure roasters for $4.50. Still, it's the shop's collection of goods from independent Scandinavian designers that's worthy of more attention. Much of the inventory has never been seen outside of Europe, making the finds here feel like true discoveries.

A diorama of local talent at Greenpoint General Store.

Greenpoint General Store
87 Oak St., Greenpoint; +1-718-218-7775
One stated goal of this new general store is quite specific: to help preserve the vibrant creative community in Greenpoint, even as gentrification and its attendant challenges come to the North Brooklyn neighborhood. To this end, the shop sells inventory sourced exclusively from local makers like DCP Ceramics, Psyche Jewelry, and PLANTbrooklyn.

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Sarah Stodola is the editorial director at Strolby.com. You can follow Strolby on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest. Sarah travels for the enrichment that comes with broadened horizons.

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[Reporters] say to me, 'You're doing this, you've got a new record...'How do you guys find time for each other?' And I said, 'We don't, that's why we've been together so long.' I was f--king around, that's funny to me. Where I'm from, that's funny. And it was funny, for about a week, and then it's like, 'oh...interesting.' So it's just me and my big mouth.

1. Denial

2. Anger

3. Bargaining

4. Depression

5. Acceptance

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In the middle of a summer full of celebrity splits -- Gwen and Gavin, Ben and Jen, Blake and Miranda, and most tragically, Kermit and Miss Piggy -- comes reports of a blossoming young romance that could make us believe in love again. 

 Sources are whispering to Us Weekly that Gigi Hadid played matchmaker for Kendall Jenner and set her up with boyfriend Joe Jonas' younger brother Nick.  The magazine's sources have given us incredible insight into their burgeoning romance, explaining that they're getting to know each other via text, but it's not like they had to work on it because "they had a flirty chemistry from the start." 

If we're being real though (and if the two are actually dating), we're not sure it's destined to be everlasting love since Nick just split from his girlfriend of two years, Olivia Culpo, in June. But, one of the magazine's insiders says, "He absolutely thinks she’s hot," and you know, that's important. 

Don't expect to see the couple hitting the red carpet together just yet, though. "When they're ready and it turns official, we’ll start seeing photos," another source added. 

The Huffington Post has reached out to reps for Jenner and Jonas, who have yet to respond at this time. 

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Realistic waistlines, realistic faces: there are very few ways Disney princesses haven't been reimagined at this point. 

None of these comforting images, however, hit as close to home as seeing what the princesses would look like if their hair and makeup were a little less perfect.

Buzzfeed shared these glorious makeunders back in April, and now a corresponding video gives us an even better look at what these dangerously flawless icons would really look like if they had actually just emerged from the ocean or flown through the air on a magic carpet.

One exception to the rule is Tiana, who the video explains would, in fact, look just as lovely on her wedding day in real life as she did in the movie. 

The struggle is real, ladies. Check out the video above. 

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Bangs are one of those features that can dramatically transform a person's appearance in a matter of minutes. The growing-out phase may discourage some people from committing to bangs, but we believe that with the right styling, a fringe is flattering on every face shape.

With the right style, you can add more definition to your oblong, oval-shaped face or soften up the high points of your heart-shaped face. Need help determining which bangs work best for your face shape? Scroll down for celebrity inspiration as well as tips from Mario Russo, the owner and lead stylist of Boston's Salon Mario Russo.

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Solange Knowles’ newest collaboration with Puma titled “Word To The Woman” launched Monday. The singer’s third collection with the sportswear brand intends to “celebrate females who innovate and redefine roles in all walks of life,” according to the Saint Heron website. 

Knowles, art director and creative consultant of Puma, is really showing off her creative chops this time around for the Saint Heron x Puma collection. The "Word To The Woman" campaign features captivating images of 14 successful women from different backgrounds who are kicking butt in their respective professions. From artists to a psychiatrist to a singer to a DJ to a clinical research coordinator, this is an accomplished group of women. Knowles also interviewed each woman -- the videos will be released later.

The two-part collection by Six02 and Knowles’ music label Saint Heron definitely has us excited about the monochrome suede footwear. Who knew photos of sneakers could be so empowering? 

Meet the 14 women below.

Cleo Wade is a poet and artist.

Bee Walker is a New York City based photographer.

Celestine Maddy is the founder and creator of Wilder Magazine.

Dr. Jessica Clemons is a psychiatry resident at NYU Langone.

Empress Of  is a singer, songwriter and producer.

Isodora is a singer and songwriter.

Kitty Cash is a DJ and producer.

Joeonna Bellorado-Samuels is director of the Jack Shainman Gallery.

Alice Lane is a makeup artist. 

February James is an artist. 

Mengly Germania Hernandez is a fashion stylist, textile artist and designer.

DJ Lindsey is a New York City DJ and producer.

Mekdes Sedkem is a clinical research coordinator.

@elikao is a model. 

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What once served the sole purpose of tracking steps is now a fashion statement. Yep, the fashionable fitness tracker is on the rise, and for good reason: ugly ones fall by the wayside.

A survey showed 50 percent of users lose interest in their wearables and cite aesthetics as one of the top reasons for returning them. The strategy consulting firm Endeavor Partners, which works in the field of digital devices, came up with these numbers after surveying 6,223 U.S. adults, Tech Republic reports. Dan Ledger, principal at Endeavor Partners, pointed to Metawatch CEO Bill Geiser's theory about attractive wearables as a good example.

"Bill's whole thesis is that you can have the greatest product in the world but if it doesn't have the right design aesthetic, no one is going to wear it more than a week," Ledger said.  

He has a point. As Jennifer Jolly wrote in a New York Times Well blog post, "I have tried the vast majority of current activity tracking gadgets and have eventually abandoned most of them. That’s not to say they didn’t perform their duty. The problem was that they didn’t match my outfit."

The new focus on fashion should come as no surprise: all the way back in January, Wired declared 2015 the "year wearables will stop being so ugly."

“When the first activity trackers started coming out, that sporty look was what people wanted. Now we’re moving away from that,” Garmin media relations associate Amy Noury told Wired.

Want a little guidance when it comes to good-looking wearables? Here are some options.

Misfit Swarvoski Shine,  $249

The Swarvoski Shine comes with a pendant, chain and sport band and tracks sleep quality, daily activity and syncs with smartphones. 

Bellabeat Leaf, $119

The Bellabeat Leaf bills itself as the "world's smartest piece of jewelry." It tracks sleep, breathing, stress, physical activity and ovulation cycles. It can be worn as a necklace, clip or bracelet.

Tory Burch for FitBit, $175 

The Tory Burch FitBit collaboration is pretty perfect for the fashion-forward. "Transform your tracker into a super-chic accessory for work or weekend, day or evening," the product description reads. Combined with the powers of the FitBit, how can you turn that one down? 

Of course, for some people, looks are the last thing on their mind when it comes to tracking their walks, runs and sleep. But it's certainly good to know that there are options for the fashion-minded people out there.  

 H/T The New York Times 

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 TLC took its sweet time before they decided to cancel "19 Kids and Counting" when Josh Duggar apologized following reports that, as a teenager, he allegedly molested five underage girls, including some of his sisters. 

Duggar's confession came in May, but the network didn't officially cancel the reality series until July. As the network's highest-rated show, no doubt finances were a concern. The Wrap reports that TLC's parent company, Discovery Communications, lost about $19 million when they said goodbye to the Duggar family.

During a post-earnings conference call on Wednesday, the company's Chief Financial Officer Andrew Warren revealed Discovery had lost a total of $24 million during the second quarter, listing "higher restructuring and other charges this year of $19 million, primarily due to content impairment charges of canceling TLC’s '19 Kids and Counting,'" as the reason. 

Still, TLC hasn't completely cut ties with the Duggars. At the same time that it  announced the series' cancelation, it also revealed their new partnership with child-protection organizations, Darkness to Light and RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network), as part of a new campaign to raise awareness about child sexual abuse. 

"TLC will work closely with both groups and with the Duggar family on a one-hour documentary that will include Jill and Jessa and other survivors and families that have been affected by abuse," the network said in its statement. 

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If you're one of the 31 million people who follows Kylie Jenner on Instagram, you know the girl has her hair and beauty game on lock. Her face is always contoured within an inch of her life and she never has a strand of hair out of place. If this soon-to-be 18-year-old can do it (or rather, if her hair and makeup team can do it), how hard can it be?

We set out on a mission to find out. We tasked celebrity hair stylist Rachelle Hawkins and HuffPost Live makeup artist Kari Bauce to give one of our editors a Kylie Jenner makeover. 90 minutes later (yes, 90 minutes), the makeover was complete. 

In terms of the hair, Hawkins prepped the roots with mousse, blew them dry and created soft waves using a straightener, alternating the direction of the waves to give body. She kept the ends straight, created a center part and added a little texturizing spray.  

To find out exactly how Bauce created the makeup look, check out the step-by-step instructions below and scroll all the way to the bottom to see the before and after photos. 

1. Start by applying a light, oil-free moisturizer on your face. Don't use anything too heavy because it will eat away at your foundation. (Try Aveda 'Tourmaline Charged' Hydrating Creme)

2. Put a light primer on your eyelids so that your eye shadow will stay on -- shimmery, light eye shadow tends to dissipate over time. (Try Urban Decay Cosmetics Original Eye Shadow Primer Potion)

3. Next, layer face powder on top of your eye primer, adding neutral contour to the outer corner of your eye to give it a little definition. (Try Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Mineral Veil) 

4. Cover your face with foundation. (Try Make Up For Ever Liquid Lift Foundation) 

18. Mix your lip liner (which should be flesh tone) with Aquaphor so your lips don't look too dry. Over line your lips and if you have a cupid's bow, cover it up. (Kylie uses Mac Lip Pencil in Whirl, but here we used Mac Lip Pencil in Spice.) Voila! You are now a dead ringer for Kylie Jenner.

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