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The coronavirus pandemic has upended the sports world and caused the cancellation of major events like Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. For tennis champion Venus Williams, though, the turn of events has added a whole new meaning to home court advantage. 

Time at home has allowed Williams to get organized and indulge in her self-care products, which include a relaxing body oil infused with rose petals, a fancy skin toning device that was given to her by a friend, and a mineral sunscreen that won’t make her look ashy. How does she know? She created it.

This week ESSENCE had the opportunity to chat with the tennis icon, and here’s what she told us about adjusting to quarantine life, wearing sunscreen and making her foray into the beauty industry.

 Quarantine Life

“In the beginning, I thought we’ll be back to business in April. And then I started to realize that wouldn’t happen. I started to wonder when I’ll play again and what do I do. But now I’ve accepted it and am trying to take advantage of the time that I have to do other things,” says Williams. And that includes getting organized. “I’ve learned how to get organized. Honestly, I know where everything is now. I have more time now because I’m spending less time finding things.” 

Wearing Sunscreen

“I’ve been a huge fan of wearing sunscreen—not at the beginning of my life, but when I got a little bit older I started to understand the value of taking care of your skin,” she says. “And not just the skin on your face, but the skin on your body, too. My sister Serena, she always wore sunscreen. I never did, but I would see her wearing it all the time, and I think one day it just clicked like, Oh, my God. I’m in my thirties and not serious about this. What if I’ve been wasting all this time? 

“As an African-American, I felt like Oh, I have built-in sunscreen. I don’t need sunscreen. I’m invincible. But that’s not the truth. I’m happy I got wise, but I just wish I would’ve done it sooner.”

Her Foray Into Beauty

“I’m very much into clean health, so this fits into my philosophy partnering with Credo,” she says. “They’re the experts on clean beauty. The partnership is organic, and they’ve been working on this product and renditions for a while, and I’m extremely excited about what we produced because it’s a mineral sunscreen that does absorb into your skin and you can’t tell that it there.” 

Venus launched the EleVen by Venus X Credo Beauty collection today on credobeauty.com, and it includes sun protection for all skin tones.

When it comes to creating beauty products under the EleVen by Venus brand, Williams says this is just the beginning.

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Christopher Nolan’s Tenet has been a beacon for many a film fan’s anticipation since well before it even let us in on its title. At present, we don’t even really know much of what the movie is about. Is it a time-travel story? Or one long cinematic palindrome? Is it found footage of Robert Pattinson’s experiences in isolation? Your guess is as good as ours. And now, a new trailer is here to answer some of our questions… or, you know, just supplement them with further, even more confounding questions.

As expected, Nolan’s latest project remains ever inscrutable. The trailer does show us peeks at John David Washington. He’s jumping up buildings, catching bullets into his gun, dining with Michael Caine, and, in some roundabout fashion, preventing World War III… And something “worse” than Armageddon.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the resultant shutdown of businesses and institutions across the world, Tenet has taken on something of a new significance. As of this writing, Tenet distinguishes itself among the many forthcoming blockbusters that have pushed back release to or beyond the end of 2020. Wonder Woman 1984 has been pushed to August, the James Bond flick No Time to Die has shifted to November, and Tom Holland’s third Spider-Man movie has rescheduled for 2021.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Uniquely, Nolan’s picture maintains its planned release date of July 17, 2020, despite the apprehension that public moviegoing so soon in the future could be incredibly dangerous given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As excited as we may be for the movie, we can’t help but hope it delays release in the name of safety.

No matter how much time we have before the release of Tenet, we can bet that we won’t come close to guessing what its “time-inversion” plot has in store. Things look pretty trippy in this trailer, and we’re stoked to see exactly how they come together… or don’t.

Featured Image: Warner Bros. Pictures

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The news is deeply terrible right now. Nearly every internet list–of which there are many–offering tips on how to take care of yourself during the coronavirus pandemic suggests limiting the amount of news you take in each day. As someone whose job relies on consuming all the news, all the time, I 100% recommend not doing that if you’re able.

But if you do want to stay informed, here are three Twitter accounts to make the news a bit more palatable.

Sarah Cooper’s Donald Trump lip syncs

Really the only way I can stand hearing Trump’s voice is when it’s coming out of comedian Sarah Cooper’s (@sarahcpr) face.

How to medical pic.twitter.com/0EDqJcy38p

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) April 24, 2020

She absolutely nails Trump’s bombastic bloviating with total sincerity, but the use of props and cutaways to other characters adds an all too fitting level of absurdity to his already absurd ramblings.

How to more cases than anybody in the world pic.twitter.com/VA9bPJiQ6i

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 15, 2020

Many per capitas pic.twitter.com/iU4nTMgVKL

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 21, 2020

Maria DeCotis’s Andrew Cuomo lip syncs

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily press briefings to share the work being done to combat the coronavirus and much of their content is very serious. But Cuomo is also known for going off on some lengthy personal tangents. Comedian Maria DeCotis (@MariaDeCotis) has focused on the relationship between Cuomo and his family, especially his daughters, and also especially his daughter’s boyfriend, as they all quarantine together.

@NYGovCuomo talking about his daughter’s boyfriend @andrewcuomo pic.twitter.com/B2VyzMM87o

— Maria DeCotis (@MariaDeCotis) May 1, 2020

Cuomo is clearly just as stir-crazy as the rest of us and DeCotis’ reenactments really highlight that fact.

Breaking news: Governor Cuomo learns communication skills from daughter Mariah. pic.twitter.com/t3WhXx6lAV

— Maria DeCotis (@MariaDeCotis) May 15, 2020

Also, A+ props.

Okay you ask and I deliver. Cuomo’s April calendar ya’ll. pic.twitter.com/yokfs9Z8Qo

— Maria DeCotis (@MariaDeCotis) May 21, 2020

Room Rater

Gone are the days of in-studio cable news interviews. Instead, now, every guest and sometimes the hosts are broadcasting from their homes, which means we suddenly get to look inside the homes of a bunch of strangers. Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) is here to judge those homes.

Nice room. Good depth & lighting. Burn the chair. 8/10 @ericswalwell pic.twitter.com/fTulZPW4z5

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

Setting up a good video chat background is hard–a lot harder than a lot of guests and professional correspondents seem to have realized. Between the lighting, the decor balance, and the camera angle, it’s a lot to keep in mind.

Exceptional prints/frames. Like doorway. Shirley Chisholm? Raise camera slightly 8/10 @CharlotteAlter pic.twitter.com/khZYzNjJZ7

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 21, 2020

We like. Just lower camera position but kids make up for it. Nice plant, too. 8/10 @AllisonMillerTV pic.twitter.com/2otnwcw7Nv

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

This is bad. As in not good. Any other set up-even a blank wall-would be an improvement. 2/10 @nayyeroar pic.twitter.com/Q4dpy092lV

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) April 22, 2020

Will sell your privacy. If it’s free you are the product. Nice plant, tho. 2/10 @finkd pic.twitter.com/3H9zriVOdB

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

Snake oil and soft focus. Phony PHD. Real nazi. 0/10 @SebGorka pic.twitter.com/hAUm04KQVP

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

If you watch a lot of news, this account will give you something to focus on besides the terrible news itself.

Our first Congressional 10/10. Frida! Need to know about hat/jacket. Love every bit of this. @rosadelauro pic.twitter.com/Y6DkJ5JZa7

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 12, 2020

Now on with @AriMelber is Dr William Haseltine our first 10/10 whose skype room helped lead to the beginnings of this account. pic.twitter.com/CsLVIiyO3r

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 13, 2020

A surprising number of media figures have clearly been paying attention to the account and are actually taking notes.

Big congrats to our peerless moderator, @costareports, on a strong #roomrater score. https://t.co/g6XFGHOkgK

— Washington Week (@washingtonweek) May 21, 2020

Unfortunately we agree with the need for art on the walls. However, the angle and light are excellent, and we like the globe, plant and Potter. 8/10. @globalnews https://t.co/nZhuTV7kJu

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

I saw this live — incredibly strong play by @AshleyRParker (though I’m certain she’s got @MichaelCBender hiding on the other side of that fireplace feverishly stoking the embers). https://t.co/rhVQetzHLB

— John Heilemann (@jheil) May 20, 2020

(Although sometimes a person will forget everything they’ve learned.)

The sad thing is we’ve seen real progress in her backgrounds… the last one with classic posters of Wisconsin was really quite good. https://t.co/PLbeZPCwil

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

It’s nice to have a fun distraction as we watch everything around us burn.

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Covid-19 shocked the world. For many of us, our day to day and usual routine was shattered. We were forced to turn our home, which in some cases can be a relief from work, into our office. And for others who used their home as an escape, their worst nightmare came true.

For women and girls who are subject to violence, Covid-19 has intensified underlying gender inequities. Building on its efforts to help fight the pandemic, Gucci, through its CHIME FOR CHANGE initiative and the Kering Foundation have partnered together to create the #StandWithWomen campaign.

According to the UN Women which is confirmed by Google Trends Data, there has been an increase in domestic violence cases across the world during the COVID-19 outbreak showing +143% increase in queries on the search engine related to domestic violence cases worldwide. “Now more than ever is the time to join together to protect the health, safety and human rights of girls and women around the world,” says Co-Founder and Kering Foundation Board Director Salma Hayek Pinault. “We stand in solidarity with women everywhere because we cannot risk the progress we have made in the long fight for gender equality,” she exclaimed.

The campaign follows donations from Kering, Gucci’s parent company, and its Foundation, in China, Italy, France and the US, and Gucci’s 2 million euros donation under the call to action “We Are All In This Together”. The two companies are also working with with grassroots organizations on the frontlines that will allow these partners to continue their critical work mobilizing for the safety, health and justice of all women.

For more information on how you can be apart of this initiative, go to www.globalgiving.org/standwithwomen.

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