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Maxx yourself, squeeze yourself dry: The unhealthy obsession with optimizing everything

4 October 2026 at 05:00

There was a time when moderation was a virtue and the middle ground, wisdom. Hyperbole was no more than a literary or rhetorical device. But not anymore. We live at the extremes. Raising everything to its highest possible level is the zeitgeist fate has handed us, and it comes with a suffix that colonizes the internet: maxxing. A highly versatile suffix: placed after the right word it means that, whatever you do, you are giving it your all.

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The influencer Clavicular in Arizona, last February.

Lili Reinhart, the actress looking for success away from Hollywood clichés

4 October 2026 at 05:00

Lili Reinhart isn’t interested in being a celebrity… and the 30-year-old actress has proven this throughout her career. The moment her name started making headlines for her starring role as Betty Cooper in the TV series Riverdale (2017-2023), control over what she wanted (and didn’t want) in her life seemed to slip from her grasp. And, as her fame grew, she also had to confront her insecurities: subjected to constant media exposure, her life suddenly belonged to the public.

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Lili Reinhart, pictured at the premiere of 'The Love Hypothesis' (2026) in New York City, on September 16.
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