If you don't follow the sport of horse riding, you may not know the name Beezie Madden. But you should.

The 52-year-old rider is a three-time Olympic medalist. She will be taking part in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, making it her fourth consecutive games. Her list of accomplishments doesn't stop there, though: She is the first woman and the first American to reach the Show Jumping World Ranking List's top three, the first female equestrian in jump riding to earn over a million dollars, and the oldest athlete on Team U.S.A. so far. Her tenure in the sport spans almost half a century — she started riding at age 4 in her home state of Wisconsin.

But despite all of this, Madden remains humble. She knows her path has been determined by a winning combination of hard work, passion, and a little luck.

She talked with Refinery29 about being an equestrian, what it's like to compete in the Olympics, and why being passionate is the key to success.

How did you get started as an equestrian?

"My parents always had horses, since I was born. So I kind of grew up in a stable. For us, having horses was like having dogs or something. And I started going to riding school when I was 4."

When did you start riding competitively?

"When I was 6 or 7, I started competing, obviously at [a] very low level, with ponies and stuff. I showed my first jumper when I was 17 years old, and I think my first international competition was when I was in my early 20s."

What are some of the challenges you have faced, and the lessons you have learned throughout career?

"Some of the challenges are the lessons, too. We work with an animal, so it’s not only training yourself and honing your own skills, but training and communicating with a very large animal. And while it’s challenging, it’s also very rewarding and very unique to our sport."

If you could tell people who don’t know anything about this sport what you do as a female equestrian, what would you say?

"I compete in equestrian show jumping. And that involves jumping obstacles that are 5, 6 feet in height. Some have fences, which can be up to 6 or 7 feet wide, and the fences come down very easily. It’s very technical. Each course is unique and different; we never know what’s going to be presented to us. So, it’s difficult to prepare for everything, and you and your horse have to have enough experience to be prepared for anything.

"I think when people see it, especially live, they appreciate the harmony of the horse and the rider and how they work together. It’s hard to see [the] difficulty, especially when you only see people do it well. It looks easier, maybe like the horse is doing most of it. In the Olympic Games, it’s hard because you see the best of the best, but in other competitions, you may be able to see the difficulty of it when you see a rider that’s not at the same level."

You’ve participated multiple times in the Olympics, and you’ve been an Olympic medalist three times. How do you prepare for this event?

"It’s always an honor to represent the U.S., especially at the Olympic Games. It’s challenging and exciting to be part of something like this. We have kind of been planning — and hoping — to make the team since the last Olympic Games. So, we’ve tried to develop more than one horse, and I had the possibility of three horses at the beginning of the year, and now, as the year has gone on, one horse has stood out.

"Two years ago, we had the World Equestrian Games, our world championship, happening every four years, and he was the best horse in the world at the time, at those games. So, last year, we gave him quite a light schedule, just a few big competitions. And [tried] to keep him as happy and healthy as he can [be]. This year, I was lucky enough to be named to the shortlist in December. So I could really schedule my horse to start peaking now or close to the games."

Find something that you really have a passion in, and that’s what you’ll probably have the most success at.

This is the only sport where men and women compete against each other in the same categories. Could you tell me a bit about the challenges that this presents?

"For me, growing up in the United States, I don’t think there were a lot of challenges with it. I think I noticed it more when I came to Europe in the late 1980s, early 1990s, and over here, it wasn’t as prevalent to have women riding. There were even some competitions, like the Hickstead, [in which] there was a King’s Cup and Queen’s Cup. The King’s Cup was for men, and they offered 100-, 150-, 200-thousand pounds, and the Queen’s Cup was like 24,000 pounds. I don’t know when they switched it, but they did, and now the Grand Prix is open to men and women. I think I was the first woman to win it after that, actually."

In that same line, a lot of female athletes face a lot of sexism throughout their career. Have you had that experience?

"I can’t say that because it’s so common in our sport to compete against women. But I believe that women can compete equally because a lot of it is about technique and not so much strength."

Did you ever imagine when you were younger that you would make it this far, competing in so many events and the Olympics? Winning Olympic medals?

"By the time I was in my teens, it was something I really wanted to do, but I never had the confidence to think I would compete in the Olympics and be an Olympic medalist when I was a teenager."

Did you ever have female equestrians that you looked up to when you were starting out in your career — any role models?

"Yeah, sure! One of my instructors, her name is Katie Monahan Prudent — I really looked up to her and I was really lucky to start with her as student. A couple of years later, she offered me a job as a working student. I was with her for like five years, and she got me my first opportunities to ride at a Grand Prix level and international levels. I looked up to her as one of the best competitors and women riders in the world. And she was a great instructor, as well."

What words of advice do you have for young women?

"Find something that you really have a passion in, and that’s what you’ll probably have the most success at. I’m so lucky that I have a passion for riding horses, I have a passion for competition, and I’m able to do — probably what I would want to do as a hobby — as a profession. I think that’s the key: When you have a passion for something, that’s what you’re going to be successful at. So, if that’s what you want to do, go for it."

Editor's note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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After each U.S. president serves in the White House, they get a Presidential Library to commemorate their term. Now that Barack Obama's time as president is coming to a close, the Obamas have selected a location for his library.

They considered several places including New York and Hawaii, but ultimately, they settled on Chicago's Jackson Park.

Michelle Obama was born in the city, and Barack Obama lived there for several years while he worked as a community organizer and taught at University of Chicago Law School. "I really became a man when I moved to Chicago," Obama says in an NBC Chicago video.

There was some disagreement over whether park space should be used for this purpose, but Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel believed this would be a "unique opportunity" for Chicago to gain national attention.

“The city of Chicago was instrumental in demonstrating to the President and First Lady the advantages of locating the future Obama Presidential Center in the city, and the University of Chicago brought to life the broad potential and vital energy of the South Side,” Barack Obama Foundation chairman Martin Nesbitt told NBC Chicago in a statement.

The same architects who designed the University of Chicago's Logan Center for the Arts will help create the library. Visitors should be able to see Obama's archives and a museum dedicated to him there within five years.

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Those of us watching the closing moments of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday were treated to an insane political spectacle. The balloon drop was more than massive, and spawned images and video of a presidential ticket excitedly smacking balloons in front of a cheering crowd.

Take a look.

Live life like Tim Kaine and Bill Clinton during a balloon drop. pic.twitter.com/vVsPwwYby3

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) July 29, 2016

Pretty silly right?

He was so excited to hit the balloon, then he realized who he was standing next to #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/kZjzwZ6A4y

— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) July 29, 2016

But you know, whatever. Bill Clinton was going H.A.M. He brought a damn balloon to Charlotte. Never stop living large, Bubba.

Here's Bill Clinton during the balloon drop pic.twitter.com/UoW34kIQ07

— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) July 29, 2016

Ok, insane. We all agree. But let’s remember back to 20 years ago. Surely the last time a Clinton accepted the nomination, things were much more sober and adult. If we check the tape we’ll see…

Ok but the 1996 DNC was lit pic.twitter.com/nuHp1lBND8

— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) July 29, 2016

Yep. That’s a whole national convention doing the Macarena. Before you cry fake, it’s insanely real. C-Span has four minutes of Macarena coverage. Al Gore, the famously irrepressible cut-up and goof, has a really good Macarena joke in his speech.

We know. Breathe. Take a second.

People hailed it as a significant political moment. Here are two adults, speaking seriously on Democracy Now, about why the Macarena signaled a more inclusive Democratic party.

“Well, why the ‘Macarena’?” Salim Muwakkil asks. “Well, the song projects a hip, energetic, multi-culti image of the Democratic Party on national TV. It also reminds America that the Democrats oppose English-only laws, since the song was originally all in Spanish. But you have to wonder if the political handlers who designed this convention bothered to listen to the lyrics.”

No words. Also, if you have video of Jack Kemp dancing the Macarena please send that to us. We need it for research.

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[Warning: Spoilers ahead for Netflix's Stranger Things .]

We all love Stranger Things, the strange miasma of classic film references that assembled itself into a Netflix series. The show is an endless box of mysteries, from the reality of the Upside Down to 011’s origins. One fan theory thinks that the demogorgon (the faceless monster) is in fact a projection of Eleven’s consciousness.

You’ll recall that when the boys race back to the house in the first episode they reach for comic books. Notable among those comic books is X-Men #134, a comic notable for dark forces unintentionally unleashed by tapping into the consciousness of a psychic.

“In the book the Dark Phoenix is accidentally unleashed by the Mastermind who is tinkering around in Jean's brain trying to unlock the full potential of her powers,” aYearofPrompts writes. “This is comparable to Brenner pushing Eleven to go poke the monster and then tearing a dimensional wall by accident, letting the monster into our universe. Furthermore, in the comic there is a scene where Jean/Phoenix uses her mental powers to pin Mastermind to the wall, and then unloads on him with the full force of her mind putting him into a coma.”

Interesting. And you’ll definitely recall that Eleven says “I am the monster.” That’s in episode six, and it just seems like she’s enacting her guilt. But what if she meant things more literally? Like, that the demogorgon is a projection of the dark half of Elle’s subconscious? That would make sense, especially given that she was horrifically abused by Brenner and the rest of his thugs throughout the run-up to the show’s events. It would also explain why Elle seemingly melded with the demogorgon before they both disappeared.

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It’s getting down to the wire as we watch the last couple of episodes before the finale. Who will rise like a perfectly yeasted dough, and who will fall, like a bad meringue? (Please permit me this Mel and Sue-friendly joke. I’ve just been watching this show so much I’m starting to think like them.)

For the first episode of two this week, we start off with a Victorian theme. And, o hmygod I loved it. Side note: I actually discovered Sue Perkins back in 2010 when I found out about a BBC series she did where she ate her way through British history. Americans can find most of The Supersizers on YouTube, and I recommend you do so, immediately. You haven’t lived until you’ve watched two people reluctantly eat tinned oysters (like the Victorians) or calve's brains (like a surprising number of people throughout British history).

So when we were told that, back in the Victorian era, the middle class made raised game pie to show off their wealth, I was like, "Girl, I know." But that didn't mean I wasn’t loving every minute of the contestants shoving layers of game and offal into stiff pie crusts.

Ian, we discover, loves cooking roadkill, so he's right at home. Similarly, Flora’s intro to the culinary arts was with pheasant, as part of a cooking competition at her high school. Everyone's high school did that, right?

Sadly, despite her nickname of “Bird Girl,” her pigeon is “a little tough” and not up to snuff. Ian’s roadkill pie, despite having some DIY meat filling, is too simple, and Mat’s bacon-filled pie isn’t bacon-y enough (life hack: always add more bacon). Tamal, meanwhile, gets a handshake for his Middle Eastern-inspired pie, basically the Paul Hollywood equivalent of a declaration of undying love.

For the showstopper, the bakers must create a tennis cake because apparently tennis existed in the Victorian era, and people liked eating cakes shaped like courts. Who knew? The creation is fruitcake topped with three icings as well as a net and rackets. Only Nadiya is able to present a net that actually stands, and poor Mat, who has never done well with the fancier designs, makes the mistake of baking his icing. Even Paul manages to flub the sugar craft, his specialty. Not surprisingly, Nadiya takes first place for the second time in the competition.

It was all lead-up to the showstopper, a Charlotte Russe, made from ladyfingers and layers of cream and jelly. This means we get lots of weird soundbites of people saying things like, “This is my lady’s finger chopper” and commenting on whether or not something looks like proper fingers. We also learn that the instant gelatin required for the dessert was quite the hit in Victorian society since it eliminated, "the faff of boiling up hooves.”

Mat once again fails to show much for his effort, with a leaky showstopper. Meanwhile, we get the treat of Paul trolling Nadiya by giving a very delayed reaction to his delight at her dessert while Nadiya looks on in stunned terror. Tamal’s Charlotte Russe takes their breath away again, which gives us a great moment of Mat's expression while Tamal marches back to his table holding his blackberry, cardamon, and raspberry creation aloft. Mat knows he’s a dead man walking.

Oh, Mat with one "T." I’ll almost miss your panicked expressions as people slice into your food. Almost. But the best news is that TAMAL WINS STAR BAKER! Him telling his mother over the phone will go down as one of my favorite moments this season.

For the second episode of the week, we’ve left hooves behind and move on to patisserie. But wait, you might say, didn’t we already do that one? No, that was pastry. What’s the difference? I’m not totally sure, though it basically means we get to see even more dough being laminated. Only Great British Baking Show can make Flora's choice to prioritize tuile cigars instead of puff pastry horns into nail-biting television.

Flora’s horns, however, fail to deliver as Paul and Mary once again remind her that she’s bitten off more than she can chew with her ambitious bake. Nadiya, who has been defeated by puff pastry in the past, is triumphant with hers, with Mary declaring her rose pistachio and mocha hazelnut horns “a cracker.” Paul, meanwhile, comes in with low marks for his less-than-banana-y Banana Crunch-away horns.

For the technical, they’re making mokatines, a Genoise sponge cake dessert. With Mary asking for nothing short of “sheer perfection,” only Nadiya truly delivers, once again taking first in technical. Paul, meanwhile, knows he won’t do well. Sue tries to give him a pep talk, but this is a man who has seen things. The writing is on the wall. Going into the finals, he has everything to prove — and everything to lose.

Sadly, patisserie turns out to be Paul's Waterloo, and he serves up a collapsed Religieuse à l'ancienne, filled with artificial banana flavor that fails to satisfy the judges. Instead, it’s Nadiya’s badly flavored but perfectly constructed bubble gum and peppermint cream showstopper that earns her second place. It’s quarter-finals time now, with Ian, Tamal, and Flora still having a lot to prove after uneven performances this week.

Can you root for everyone at once? I want them all to win.

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Stranger Things star Millie Brown, who plays the psychic ass-kicker Eleven, got her hair inspiration from a source very close to home. The actress credits her hairspo to Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road and to, you know, Winona Ryder.

"I showed you my school picture!" Ryder said to Brown in an interview with E! News.

"Winona looked cool back in the day with the pixie cut and I thought maybe I could bring it back," Brown said.

And Winona looked, it's true, super cool. Ryder credits her hairdo to an obsession with The Clash and The Replacements as well as Bugsy Malone. Bugsy Malone, if you don't remember, is a legit insane movie in which kids play 1920s gangsters. Really, that was made in 1976.

So from a Jodie Foster movie where she plays a gun moll to Winona Ryder to Millie Brown.

Another thing to look out for here is Ryder's face when Brown describes her reaction to the script. Soldier on, Winona, you're back in the big time. If a child actor has to describe how they feel about scripts, just grin and bear it.

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As fellow ladies with legs shorter than sample size know, we've been attempting to change the length of our jeans since we started wearing jeans. After decades of making it work, you probably have your go-to method by now. But, just because your ankle-cuff, under-fold, or safety-pin technique is a no-brainer, that doesn't mean there's no grief involved. Jeans often end up looking too bulky around the ankles or constantly falling down, so you have to re-cuff and re-tuck multiple times a day.

But, the most annoying part about tucking or cuffing the bottom of your jeans is it just doesn't look as crisp as the original hem of a pant. And, even if you do take your jeans to a tailor, a basic re-hem looks weak and slightly baggy compared to the original (unless your tailor can do a specific rolled-denim stitch and taper the leg, which can cost way more). If you've got agita from above, we're here to soothe: The solution is quick, free, and will make it look as though your jeans just came that way. Watch the video above for our slight tweak on a basic style move — you might just cancel your next trip to the tailor.

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Alright, internet we get it: If it’s about the '90s, you’re in. So, a few of us got to thinking. Considering that we've been inundated with the decade’s best and brightest via everything from essays to listicles to YouTube rabbit holes, we figured it would be cinch to name 30 things that shaped the 10 years we can’t stop talking about.

But obviously, narrowing down the contenders was a struggle. Brainstorming, email threads, and pure frustration (honestly, good luck getting the Budweiser commercials out of your head) gave way to even more brainstorming, email threads, and pure frustration. Finally, we separated the defining aspects from the fleeting. We whittled it down until we were left with 30 things from the final decade of the 20th century that we've sort of forgotten...and when we remember them, we shudder, cringe, giggle, shake our heads...or all of the above.

Behold, that very list. It's pretty much guaranteed that you’ll think we left something off. That'll be all the more reason to make another list down the road — and begin this whole process again.

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A prominent photographer based in Toronto, Wynne Neilly has always preferred to work with portraits. Specifically, his photos attempt to raise questions about gender identity, individuality, and process. So, when Neilly began hormone therapy during his own gender transition, it made sense that he would begin a new, much more personal series.

What resulted was Female to ‘Male,’ a series of weekly, staged self-portraits. In them, Neilly stands against a blank wall; he's shirtless and gazing directly into the camera. Though Neilly has photographed other trans* people in the past, he wanted to give his viewers a more nuanced, intimate look at the process of transitioning. The more personal benefits of the series came when Neilly realized how easily he could track his progress just by looking back through the weekly images.

Although the photos are already on display, Neilly maintains that nothing about his work or his transition has concluded. Instead, these photos are meant to show only a moment in his life — not a finite experience. Click through to see Neilly's work and learn more about his process.

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We've seen so little of Cecil Delevingne these days that we're starting to think he may have abandoned us. Thankfully, Wally is here to fill the bunny-shaped hole in our hearts.

E! has alerted us to the presence of this adorable, seemingly pigtailed English Angora rabbit. There's not much to say about this furry bundle of love other than he's almost a year old, lives in Massachusetts, and is a Cancer. Oh, and he just so happens to have over 35,000 Instagram followers. What'd your pet rabbit do this week? Gnaw on a carrot?

Needless to say, we're smitten. When we're not busy stalking this bunny's Instagram account, we'll be trying to work our hair into Wally-style pigtails. It could happen.

Peruse some pics below, and tell us: Wouldn't you be willing to clean up rabbit pellets just to have some face time with this gorgeous creature?

I have a feeling people might question Wally's bunnyhood in this photo. #imnotadog #IMABUNNY!

A photo posted by thisiswallysemail@gmail.com (@wally_and_molly) on May 31, 2015 at 4:44pm PDT

What are you doing, Wally? "I'm pondering the meaning of life." Oh! What a big task! "Yes. My book will be called 'Wallosophy: The Philosophy of Life According to Wally.'" That's great! "I will need someone to translate my paw-type." What's paw-type, Wally? "It's each letter I intend to type, surrounded by all the other letters my paw hits." Okay ... I'm not sure where to find one of these, Wally. "Craigslist! Under Gigs." Hmm ...

A photo posted by thisiswallysemail@gmail.com (@wally_and_molly) on May 22, 2015 at 8:09am PDT

"I want everyone to see my new SHOES!" Okay, Wally. I will tell your followers you got new shoes! "NO! They can't KNOW that I want them to KNOW!" Why not, Wally? "I'm a HUMBLE BUNNY! Just say, 'Here is a nice picture of Wally.'" But Wally? We need to be honest. It's okay to tell people you're proud of your new shoes. "I'm PROUD of my NEW SHOES! If you want some, you can't! Wally already bought them!" (Oh no. This is not exactly what I had in mind.) Wally? There are more pairs of shoes just like yours that people can buy. You might make people sad by telling them they can't have something special that you have. (Wally gasps.) "Wally makes people SAD?! I'm a BAD BUNNY!" Sigh. Wally and I will talk more about this ...

A photo posted by thisiswallysemail@gmail.com (@wally_and_molly) on May 30, 2015 at 10:11am PDT

And now for a Caption Competition! Write a caption for this photo! All participants will receive emoji gifts from Wally. Words from the winning captions will be used in a special bunny haiku!

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Deciding to embark on a new hair color pretty much guarantees a full-time commitment to maintaining that 'do. Frequent touch-ups and regular trims are generally a must in order to keep up the style you walked out of the chair with. But, a new trend is helping cut down on the time you spend at the salon. Meet lived-in color.

A photo posted by johnnyramirez1 (@johnnyramirez1) on May 6, 2015 at 4:32am PDT

Coined by famed colorist Johnny Ramirez and introduced by the ladies at The Cut, lived-in color is a new way of highlighting and blending that allows the color to grow out naturally. Most importantly, it can last up to six months. The process itself is fairly extensive, taking about six hours to complete — but the idea of spending half the day at the salon twice a year, rather than a couple of hours every four to five weeks, sounds pretty blissful to us. It not only benefits the consumer in the time, money, and hair-health departments — in the long run, it helps the colorist as well.

"It's a compliment to me," says Ramirez. "You think you'll struggle because they don't come back as often, but it's the word of mouth or the people stopping and wanting her hair. In essence, one client will bring me 10 to 20 [more clients] over time."

Essentially, the technique involves highlighting the whole head, lifting or bleaching the hair, depositing the color, and creating a "fake root." Then, Ramirez replicates the color on top of certain strands to match the new base color — and to avoid harsh roots as the hair grows out. Yes, the final look might appear similar to balayage, but Ramirez stresses that it's different. The process involves using 20-volume peroxide to blend through the whole head (while with balayage you paint the outside perimeter of the hair). The technique not only lasts a long time but works with every hair hue (Ramirez notes that only those with gray strands have to come in sooner for base touch-ups). But, he stresses, this isn't a task for just any colorist. "It takes a certain kind of colorist to deliver that kind of hair color to last six to seven months," he says. "[It takes] a master hair-color junkie to make it as natural as possible — you have to be an amazing fucking colorist to pull this off."

The idea of lived-in hair is spreading to haircuts as well. Hair guru Wes Sharpton of the esteemed Hairstory studio likes to provide his clients (one of whom is our own beauty writer, Maria Del Russo) with styles that not only grow out beautifully but require zero-to-minimal styling. (Also known as "the dream.") The cuts have a softness to them, instead of the blunt, severe edges we often see. This allows the hair to gradually grow out without falling into that "I need a haircut" phase.

A photo posted by Maria Del Russo (@mariadelrusso) on Apr 2, 2015 at 5:20pm PDT

"It’s about being modern," says Sharpton. "I would rather someone look really great with minimal work, and have people in my chair for the idea of retaining something that has value longer, than to keep the same small circle of people trapped in a look because it’s convenient for my paycheck."

Where things get iffy is when you're about two months in and that cut starts to look, well, not so new anymore. Does this idea r eally live up to the hype? Sharpton says that, when executed right, it's definitely doable. "When [the stylist] really performs, then it requires less work from you," he says. "It’s like if you bought a jacket and had to sew the sleeves on every morning; it just doesn’t make sense. I don’t want to give you something that you have to put together all the time; I want you to just be able to wear it and look great.”

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Sunday marks the yearly return of the show, but unless we're lucky, the celebs hitting the carpet tomorrow probably won't be the same ones we grew up watching. But fret not, because we're taking a trip down memory lane. (Time to break out that J-14 poster — but feel free to leave the math homework in the past.)

No surprise here: The transformations that have happened since some of our favorite celebrities hit that TCA carpet are most worthy of a throwback slideshow. In fact, you'll be amazed at how some of these women have grown up, trading sparkly shadow and barrel curls for new beauty trends. But we still love these looks all the same.

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Update: Another former Fox News employee has come forward with a series of harrowing allegations against former CEO Roger Ailes, telling New York Magazine that he sexually harassed and psychologically manipulated her for more than two decades.

Laurie Luhn, a former Fox News booker, told the magazine that she had met Ailes early in her career and he had helped her professionally in exchange for sexual favors. Luhn called her experiences with Ailes “psychological torture” which contributed to several mental breakdowns, including a hospitalization and suicide attempt. She alleges that she was not only coerced into a sexual relationship with Ailes, she was later instructed to send other young staffers at the news organization into one-on-one meetings where she knew Ailes was likely to harass them.

Luhn is only the latest in a string of women to accuse the former executive of harassment. More than a dozen women, including anchor Gretchen Carlson, had previously accused Ailes of inappropriate sexual advances, leading to his resignation earlier this month.

Update July 21, 2016: Today, 21st Century Fox released a press release stating that Roger Ailes has officially resigned as chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network and as chairman of Fox Television Stations. Rupert Murdoch will now take on the role of chairman and acting CEO.

About Ailes' resignation, Murdoch said, “Roger Ailes has made a remarkable contribution to our company and our country. Roger shared my vision of a great and independent television organization and executed it brilliantly over 20 great years.”

This article was originally published on July 6, 2016.

Update July 19, 2016: Roger Ailes appears to be on the way out at Fox News, according to a report in The New York Times. 21st Century Fox, Fox News' parent company, and Ailes "are in the advanced stages of discussions that would lead to his departure as chairman," according to Ailes attorney Susan Estrich.

The negotiations reportedly include a possible continued role for Ailes at the network, though it could be purely advisory. Estrich tells the Times that nothing has been finalized, including any title change or possible buyout.

“Roger is at work,” 21st Century Fox said in a statement to the Times. “The review is ongoing. And the only agreement that is in place is his existing employment agreement.”

Update July 10, 2016:New York Magazine reports that more than a dozen women have come forward to accuse Fox News CEO Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, following allegations by former anchor Gretchen Carlson.

The women contacted Carlson’s New Jersey-based attorney, Nancy Erika Smith, and made detailed allegations of sexual harassment by Ailes dating all the way back to the 1960s.

New York Magzinepublished interviews with six of the women accusing Ailes of harassment over the decades, including two women who gave their full names and four who requested anonymity.

Marsha Callahan, a 73-year-old former model, told the magazine that she met Ailes in the late 1960s, when he was the producer for The Mike Douglas Show. She said, "I recall very clearly, he said he’d put me on the show, but I needed to go to bed with him.”

Ailes' outside counsel, Barry Asen of Epstein Becker & Green, responded to the new allegations, saying in a statement: “It has become obvious that Ms. Carlson and her lawyer are desperately attempting to litigate this in the press, because they have no legal case to argue. The latest allegations, all 30 to 50 years old, are false."

Update July 6, 2016: Fox News has returned Refinery29’s request for comment with the following statement from Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes:

“Gretchen Carlson’s allegations are false. This is a retaliatory suit for the network’s decision not to renew her contract, which was due to the fact that her disappointingly low ratings were dragging down the afternoon lineup. When Fox News did not commence any negotiations to renew her contract, Ms. Carlson became aware that her career with the network was likely over and conveniently began to pursue a lawsuit. Ironically, FOX News provided her with more on-air opportunities over her 11 year tenure than any other employer in the industry, for which she thanked me in her recent book. This defamatory lawsuit is not only offensive, it is wholly without merit and will be defended vigorously.”

Gretchen Carlson, a popular Fox News anchor known for her shows The Real Story With Gretchen Carlson and Fox & Friends, has filed a lawsuit against Fox News CEO, Roger Ailes, alleging that she was sexually harassed by the executive and ultimately fired because she refused his advances, The New York Times reports. According to her lawyers from Smith Mullin P.C., Carlson was terminated from her job at the network on June 23.

"We believe that the evidence will confirm that Gretchen was fired from Fox & Friends for speaking up about demeaning and discriminatory behavior on and off the set,” said Carlson's lawyer Nancy Erika Smith in a statement. According to the official complaint, in 2013, Carlson spoke to Ailes about problems she was having with Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy. Ailes allegedly responded by telling her to stop being so easily offended, and that she needed to learn to "get along with the boys." Carson was removed as a Fox & Friends co-host briefly after the exchange.

In her suit, Carlson also cited multiple alleged incidences of sexual harassment, including Roger Ailes making comments about her legs, saying she was sexy but "too much hard work," and suggesting they begin a sexual relationship that would be beneficial to her career.

After the news of her termination and the lawsuit were released, Carlson issued a statement: "I have strived to empower women and girls throughout my entire career. Although this was a difficult step to take, I had to stand up for myself and speak out for all women and the next generation of women in the workplace. I am extremely proud of my accomplishments at Fox News and for keeping our loyal viewers engaged and informed on events and news topics of the day.”

Fox News did not immediately respond to Refinery29's request for comment. We will update this story when we get more information.

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A recent study suggested that couples who drink together are more likely to be happier in their relationship — unfortunately, these findings don't always extend to the couple's sex lives, as many who have been unable to orgasm after a few drinks can tell you. The fact remains that drinking can have an adverse effect on pleasure — men's and women's alike. In order to find out why, Shape turned to sexpert Dr. Logan Levkoff.

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Drinking alcohol makes you dehydrated. And, well, your vagina is going to feel those effects, too, Dr. Levkoff explains. "If you have a vagina and you want to engage in sex," she says, "you want lubrication." But, if you've been drinking and you're solely relying on natural lubrication (as opposed to one of these options), there's a chance that you'll experience some extra friction, which tends to make sex more painful and less enjoyable. This combination, you might have guessed, can easily result in no orgasm.

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So, the next time you're tipsy and in the mood, just reach for the lube — and a condom, Dr. Levkoff stresses. That said, she adds that you can always talk to your doctor if you believe your inability to climax is a chronic problem and not just due to a night of drinking. We just happen to have some tips to offer, too.

Click through to Shape for more on the ins and outs of sexual well-being. (Shape)

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Hillary Clinton may have been the star of Katy Perry’s DNC speech, but she wasn’t its only inspiration. Perry revealed via Twitter on Friday that one of the best lines in her speech came from someone a little closer to home.

. @sofifii Lando put that one in. ❤️

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 29, 2016

“Lando put that one in,” she tweeted in response to a tweet praising a line of her speech, referencing boyfriend Orlando Bloom. She credited him with the line, “It’s not where you come from, but what you grow into.”

Perry and Bloom have been dating since February, according to People, and with adorable shows of support like this, it's no wonder they seem to be going strong. The two stars have a relatively low-key relationship, so it's nice to see them supporting and helping each other in their convictions. The couple that campaigns together, stays together?

The speech was part of Perry's appearance at the DNC, where she performed her songs “Rise” and “Roar” on Thursday night before Hillary Clinton officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president. Perry, who has been an active supporter of the Clinton campaign, has spent months advocating for the candidate.

"I have been on the road with her since Iowa," Perry said. "She will be the next president of the United States."

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Few things are more important than the best friend you know you can call upon day or night. It turns out, even the United Nations totally gets that. That's why it's declared today, July 30, the International Day of Friendship.

Go ahead, take a moment to text your bestie and let her (or him) know that you love 'em. Find an amazing — and hopefully only moderately embarrassing — throwback photo of the two of you from some ten odd years ago and post it all over. And then, come on back to celebrate this day of platonic love with a look at the home styles of some of our favorite celebrity BFFs, courtesy of Trulia.

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Each day, Na Nin posts a new batch of every minimalist's dream vintage pieces, from gingham blouses and mesh sandals to silky tops and low-heeled mules. It's the kind of stuff you dig for at thrift stores and vintage shops, but are only lucky enough to find every once in a while. Some of the pieces are so on-point, in fact, that they resemble popular designer duds (take this Rachel Comey-esque crochet top, or these Maryam Nassir Zadeh-ish sandals, for example). And the prices are unbeatable — to this day, I don't think I've seen one piece over $100.

The only problem? Everything sells so quickly. So far, my relationship with Na Nin's vintage shop is one of reoccurring heartbreak — I fall in love with, say, a silk cami, only to notice it's been scooped up by random.girl@hotmail.com. The shop's recent collaboration with indie retailer Lisa Says Gah sold out just as quickly, too.

Sure, the photos sometimes get a little too artsy and only show you the corner or one side of the product, but often, the sleeve of an amazing blouse is all you really need to see to know you need it. I'm learning now that Na Nin Vintage is a game of speed: If I want to get my hands on some of these treasures, I can't think twice about it — it's comment or cry. So, pardon me while I turn post notifications on for this too-good-to-be-true page. Click on for love letters to a few of the amazing finds that, sadly, we've all missed.

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My bbs wearing our @revivaltour collection coming soon with @samimiro 😍

A photo posted by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Jul 30, 2016 at 5:02am PDT

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The edgy new shirt is a collaboration with L.A.'s vintage queen, designer Sami Miro, who is known for her eponymous upcycling brand, Sami Miro Vintage. (You may have also heard her name batted about as the former girlfriend of Zac Efron; the designer and actor were reportedly together — and not shy about singing each other's praises — for almost two years.)

Miro has designed several of Gomez's onstage looks for the Revival Tour, including a sexy, streamlined high-neck leather bustier with matching lace-up pants, as well as the mesh top soon to be sold via Gomez's online shop and seen here on the singer during a recent concert in Singapore.

Singapore

A photo posted by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Jul 28, 2016 at 8:52am PDT

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Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, is under fire for accusations of sexism after it tried to make a woman change out of her "inappropriate" shirt, but was just fine with a man wearing the same thing.

Bina Ramesh told Seventeen that she had been reentering the park on her birthday after going out to the car when a security guard stopped her. He called over a female guard, who said that the gray tee was inappropriate because the bright blue bra she had on underneath was visible through the fabric.

She was told that her option was to buy a new shirt in the park. “I refused to spend money because a security guard couldn’t keep his eyes away from my cleavage,” she wrote in a Facebook comment.

But when Ramesh saw a man entering the park in a sheer shirt — with his nipples entirely visible — inspiration struck. She and her male friend went back out to the parking lot, where they switched shirts and reentered without any problems. The pair took a photo of themselves in the swapped shirts (they later switched back without any problems) to demonstrate the double standard on Facebook.

“I was so upset and angry,” Ramesh told Seventeen, noting that her own mother had seen her wearing the shirt and thought it was fine. “And how could I have been let in earlier that day by a female guard? Now suddenly the rules have changed when there's a male guard paying closer attention to my cleavage?"

While Six Flags Great Adventure does have a dress-code policy, Ramesh’s clothing didn’t seem to fit into any of the prohibited categories. Among the restrictions are bathing suit tops and clothing that contains inappropriate language.

Six Flags did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this story.

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