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• Luxury lifestyle influencer Leonora Smee is documenting all of the gifts she's receiving from her husband in her new "Valentine's Advent Calendar" series

• In the lead-up to Feb. 14, Smee's partner Mark has already given her a silk Dior scarf, Miu Miu sunglasses and more

• The British content creator previously went viral posting a series of pricey presents her husband bought her during the 2025 holiday season

Leonora Smeeis bringing her social media followers along for a week of love and luxury.

The British lifestyle influencer has been sharing footage of her husband, Mark, presenting her with generous gifts during their vacation in South Africa. Smee — who is known for posting "RichTok" content online — is working her way through a stack of red and white boxes over the course of the week leading up to Feb. 14, a series which she's referring to as a "Valentine's Advent Calendar."

The first video, which Smee shared on Feb. 7, sees herunwrapping a silk Dior scarffrom her doting partner. In her caption, the content creator expressed her gratitude for the "effort" Mark put into the surprise, even during their holiday abroad, writing, "I feel like the luckiest girl in the world."

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She also quoted advice from Mark's "Mummy," which he wrote on a card inside the box holding the high-end accessory: "If you adore her, Dior her." In her caption, she called the line "literally hilarious & probably the best thing I have ever heard."

On day two, Mark brought Smee somebeauty products, and on the following day, she receivedMiu Miu sunglasses. Even though the advent unwrapping is happening away from their home, Mark managed to gift Smee with something special for their abode: acollection of tablewarefrom the South African brandChandler House.

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"Something to treasure forever," she wrote alongside the fourth video. "Can't wait to get tablescaping when I get home!"

Smee's husband has already used gifts to demonstrate his love for her in front of millions online. The couple went viral during the 2025 holiday season with another lavish Advent calendar series. Smee's videos shared in the lead-up to Christmas included beauty and skincare items, fine jewelry and even more pieces from luxury fashion brands.

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On one of the days of their Christmas countdown, Markbrought Smee to an Hermes storein Paris to choose her 15th present herself. Smee came away with asilk scarfthat retails online for $660, per the fashion house's website, and ametal snaffle bit link, which is priced around $285.

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Bud Cort, the character actor best known for starring inHarold and Maude, has died.

The actor's friend, Dorian Hannaway, toldEntertainment Weeklythat Cort died at 77 on Wednesday in Connecticut after a long illness.

Born Walter Edward Cox in Rye, N.Y., in 1948, Cort developed an early interest in theater. He attended Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, N.Y., and often cut class to attend matinees of Broadway shows. Cort moved to Manhattan to attend New York University and auditioned for a number of projects, eventually appearing in uncredited roles in Robert Mulligan'sUp the Down Staircaseand Bob Fosse'sSweet Charity.

The actor used a stage name to differentiate himself from character actor Wally Cox. "Bud" was a nickname that he'd previously used, and "Cort" was a reference to both his mother's maiden name Court and the Cort Theatre on Broadway (which is now the James Earl Jones Theatre).

Cort's big break came in 1970 whenRobert Altmancast him in the seminal war dramedyM*A*S*H. In the film, Cort portrayed Private Lorenzo Boone, a nervous young corpsman whom Major Frank Burns (Robert Duvall) berates after the death of a patient. The character was later played by Bruno Kirby and Robert Gooden in theM*A*S*HTV show.

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That same year, Cort played the title role in Altman's bizarre black comedyBrewster McCloud, which also marked the screen debut ofShelley Duvall. The film, and Cort's Brewster, epitomized all the possibilities of the New Hollywood movement that emerged in the late '60s and early '70s, which empowered auteur filmmakers to make complex, unusual films that would have been unthinkable a decade prior.

The character is among the unlikeliest of film protagonists: a morally ambiguous antihero who lives under the Houston Astrodome, attempts to build a pair of birdlike wings that will allow him to fly, and is also suspected of a string of bird-themed murders. And Cort's performance emphasized the character's oddball characteristics, ensuring that Brewster is an uncomfortable, unconventional presence to behold as he stumbles through the film's absurd proceedings.

The following year, Cort headlinedHarold and Maude, one of the defining dramedies of the 1970s. The film saw Cort play Harold, a young man who is obsessed with death and befriends and falls in love with Maude, a joyful 79-year-old Holocaust survivor portrayed by Ruth Gordon. Directed byHal Ashbyand written by Colin Higgins,Harold and Maudealso exemplified the changing tides of '70s Hollywood with its distinctive tone and taboo subject matter.

Though the film wasn't a hit upon release, the film earned Cort a nomination from the Crystal Stars (then the French equivalent of the Academy Awards) as well as a Golden Globe nom for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He also received a BAFTA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.

Cort made his Broadway debut inWise Childin 1972, but the show closed two days after it opened at the Helen Hayes Theater. He reunited with hisBrewster McCloudcostar Shelley Duvall in the 1976 TV movieBernice Bobs Her Hair.

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The actor later headlined the 1975 Italian crime filmHallucination Strip, the 1977 Canadian dramedyWhy Shoot the Teacher?, the 1979 West German/British comedySon of Hitler, and the 1984 American comedyThe Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud.

Cort played a number of supporting roles in projects that spanned a multitude of genres in the 1980s, including the Jamie Lee Curtis–starring romanceLove Letters, the Tobe Hooper sci-fi horror filmInvaders From Mars, the historical dramaMaria's Lovers, and the horror thrillerBrain Dead. He also led the 1987 TV movieBates Motel, which was a spinoff of Alfred Hitchcock'sPsycho.

In 1991, Cort directed, co-wrote, and starred in the black comedyTed & Venus, about a California hippie who falls in love with a statuesque young woman (Kim Adams). The film also starred James Brolin, Carol Kane, Rhea Perlman, Woody Harrelson, Gena Rowlands, and numerous others.

Cort played the manager of Dennis Haysbert's character Don Breedan in the 1995 crime classicHeat. The next year, he played a supporting role in the Whoopi Goldberg vehicleTheodore Rex.

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Two of Cort's most memorable supporting turns came in 1999. He played Peter, the homophobic father of Natasha Lyonne's Megan, in the cult classic comedyBut I'm a Cheerleader. He also portrayed John Doe Jersey, a homeless man who turns out to be God, in Kevin Smith's religious satireDogma.

The actor played numerous supporting roles in notable 2000s films, including Ed Harris' Oscar-wining biographyPollock, Jon Favreau's directorial debutMade, Joel Schumacher's thrillerThe Number 23, and the hit bar dramedyCoyote Ugly. Perhaps his most memorable role of the 2000s came in Wes Anderson'sThe Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, in which he played Bill Ubell, a "bond company stooge" who is kidnapped by pirates.

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Cort also lent his voice to several prominent animated projects throughout his career, includingBatman: The Animated Series,The Mask: Animated Series,Superman: The Animated Series,The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries,Static Shock, andJustice League Unlimited.

His final film credit came in 2015, when he voiced the King inThe Little Prince, and his final overall screen performance came in Bridey Elliott's 2016 shortAffections.

Cort is survived by his siblings Joseph, Kerry, Tracy, and Shelly, his siblings-in-law Vickie, Edward, and Robert; his nieces Meave, Brytnn, Jesse, Madeline, and Lucie; and his nephews Daniel and Peter.

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• James Van Der Beek died on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at age 48, his wife Kimberly Van Der Beek announced on Instagram

• The actor, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in Aug. 2023, died "peacefully," Kimberly said

• After the news broke of his death, his loved ones and closest friends shared their final memories with James

James Van Der Beekwas surrounded by loved ones before his death.

His wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, whoannounced the news of his death at age 48 on Feb. 11, wrote in an Instagrampostthat he "met his final days with courage, faith, and grace." The actor announced in 2024 that hehad been diagnosed with colorectal cancera year prior.

After the news of his death was shared, James' friends, fans and loved ones, including many in his inner circle, revealed they had spent time with him just before he died.

Alfonso Ribeirowrote in a comment of Kimberly's post, "lucky I got to be there to say goodbye."

ActorMehcad Brooksechoed what Ribeiro shared. "Being there with you these past days has been the greatest honor of my life," Brooks wrote in the comments section. "Until we meet again my beautiful brother."

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Stacy Keiblersimilarly wrote that she spent time with James before his death and shared aphotowith him on social media. In the pic, he was pictured sitting in a wheelchair looking at the sunset.

"Spending these final days with you has been a true gift from God. I have never been so present in my life," Keibler, 46, began in a lengthy caption. "When you know time is sacred, you don't waste a single breath. You don't rush. You don't scroll. You don't worry about tomorrow. You sit. You listen. You hold hands. You watch the sky change colors and you let it change you too."

"In these past days, you taught me more about being present than any book ever could. You showed me what it looks like to trust God's plan, even when it breaks your heart. Especially when it breaks your heart."

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Keibler shared that "the other night," she and James "watched the sunset together as you shared your wisdom, your hopes, and the promises we made to each other.

"We talked about how this world can feel upside down…and how maybe heaven needs your spirit now to help steady us down here. And just as the sun slipped away, a shooting star crossed the sky…as if to remind us that none of this is random."

She called the actor a "gift," an "incredible husband" and an "extraordinary dad" to the six kids he shares with Kimberly. "It has been an honor to stand beside your family in these sacred moments," Keibler wrote.

"You have given this world so many gifts. Your presence was a bright light in my life, and in so many others. And while your physical body may no longer be here, I know your spirit is doing big things. I feel it already. We may have lost a good one here on earth… but heaven gained something extraordinary."

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Another friend of James', designer Erin Fetherston, also confirmed that she spent time with him in his final days. In an Instagrampost, Fetherston shared several photos of James, including a shot of him in bed as she held his hand.

"What an honor it was to have a seat at your table and to call you a best friend," Fetherston wrote of James. "The space you leave behind can never be filled, but we will do our best to shower your beautiful family with love and remember to keep dancing in your honor — because you always knew the importance of joy. We love you. Always."

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PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Nanos has had a long career in law enforcement, but he admits he isn't used to the amount of scrutiny that has come withleading the investigationinto the disappearance of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother.

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At news conferences since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie's apparent abduction from her Tucson-area home, the soft-spoken sheriff of Pima County, Arizona, has tried to walk the line between keeping the public informed while withholdinginvestigation detailsthat only the person who took her would know. He's acknowledged the approach sometimes falls short.

"I'm not used to everyone hanging onto my every word and then holding me accountable for what I say," Nanos told reporters on the investigation's third day.

Nowin its second week, Nanos has also acknowledged missteps, including that he probably should have waited longer to relinquish Nancy Guthrie's home to her family after his detectives finished combing through it for evidence. Before authorities resecured the scene, journalists had walked up to the front door to photograph blood droplets that the sheriff said were Guthrie's.

And critics, including a fellow Democrat, called him out for going to a University of Arizona basketball game last weekend while the victim was still missing.

"That does not look good," said Dr. Matt Heinz, a Democrat who serves on the county's government board. "I mean, dude, watch the game at home. Read the room."

The sheriff's office didn't respond to a request for comment on the criticism over Nanos' appearance at the game.

Nancy Guthrie was last seen at home Jan. 31 and was reported missing the next day. On Tuesday, authorities released surveillance videos of someone approaching her door wearing a gun holster, ski mask and a backpack, marking the first significant break in the case. The videos — less than a combined minute in length — gave investigators and the public their first glimpse of who was outside Guthrie's home, but they don't showwhat happened to heror help determine whether she is still alive.

Soon after the images were released, authoritiesdetained a manduring a traffic stop south of Tucson. He was questioned and later released.

Nanos, a native of El Paso, Texas, started with the sheriff's office as a detention officer in 1984 and steadily rose through the ranks to become second-in-command before being appointed sheriff in 2015 when his boss retired.

Before becoming sheriff, he took part in the investigation into one of Tucson's biggest tragedies: the 2011 mass shooting outside of a grocery store thatkilled six people and wounded 13 others, including then-U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords. At the time, Nanos was leading the agency's criminal investigations division and, in the days after the attack, was quoted in news accounts as authorities were piecing together a timeline of the attacker's movements.

As sheriff, Nanos has said his department won't enforce federal immigration law amidPresident Donald Trump's crackdownand that he will use his limited resources to focus on local crime and other public safety issues.

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Even so, days before Guthrie's disappearance, Nanos' office helped investigate an exchange of gunfire between federal agents near the U.S.-Mexico border and a man accused of being involved in a smuggling operation. Authorities say the man, who was shot, had fired at a federal helicopter.

After his appointment as sheriff, Nanos lost the 2016 race to Republican Mark Napier but defeated Napier in 2020. He squeaked by in his 2024 reelection campaign, defeating Republican Heather Lappin by 481 votes in a race that wasn't without controversy.

Just weeks before Election Day, Lappin, who worked for the sheriff's department, was placed on administrative leave. In a lawsuit, she alleges Nanos did this to undermine her campaign by falsely accusing her of using her position for personal gain, which Lappin denies.

Heinz, the county board member, said he thinks the late-in-the-campaign administrative action against Lappin likely affected the race's outcome, given the narrow margin of victory.

As for the Guthrie investigation, Heinz said he understands how law enforcement leaders want to be transparent with the public about investigations. But he also said it's "equally important not to get out there in front of a bunch of cameras and talk when there's not really anything actionable or helpful or of interest."

Others haven't been so quick to knock Nanos' handling of the investigation.

Tom Morrissey, a retired chief U.S. marshal and former chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, said he wouldn't criticize Nanos, saying it can get complicated when trying to inform the public and still trying not to provide information that might help suspects.

"The perpetrator or perpetrators are watching what law enforcement is doing up close and personal, and it does impact their ability to avoid being discovered or arrested," Morrissey said.

In an interview Friday, Nanos acknowledged his annoyance with an Associated Press reporter's questions about the case, saying he was being asked about an element of the investigation that was the FBI's responsibility and questioned whether the journalist was trying to pit him against his federal partners.

He said he's doing his best to solve the case and demurred when asked to assess how he has handled it.

"I'm going to have people who think I'm doing a good job, and I'm going to have people think I am doing a bad job," Nanos said. "But that's what we have elections for."

Associated Press reporter Sejal Govindarao in Tucson contributed to this report.

A charter bus carrying members of a community college baseball team crashed in Iowa on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring dozens, authorities said.

The incident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. local time on Iowa Highway 4 near Twin Lakes in Calhoun County, authorities said.

An Iowa Lakes Community College charter bus "went off the roadway and overturned in the ditch," Iowa State Patrol said in astatement.

There has been one confirmed fatality, Iowa State Patrol said.

There were 33 people on the bus, which was the only vehicle involved, according to Iowa State Trooper Paul Gardner.

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All other occupants on the bus sustained minor to serious injuries, according to Gardner.

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Life Flight helicopters and ambulances transported injured occupants to various area hospitals, authorities said. State patrol was working to determine how many people were transported and to where, Gardner said.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Iowa Lakes Community College said members of its baseball team were involved in the crash.

"The safety and well-being of our students and staff is our highest priority," the college said in a statement, adding it is "in direct communication with families and is providing support to those affected."

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The Iowa Lakes baseball team was traveling to Arkansas to play North Arkansas College in Harrison this week.

"We ask our entire community to please lift up everyone involved, their families, and the entire Iowa Lakes community in prayer during this difficult time," the North Arkansas College Pioneer Athletics said in a statement on social media.

NEW YORK (AP) — Activists planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores around the United States on Wednesday to pressure the discount retailer into taking a public stand against the 5-week-oldimmigration crackdownin its home state of Minnesota.

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ICE Out Minnesota, a coalition of community groups, religious leaders, labor unions and other critics of the federal operation, called for sit-ins and other demonstrations to continue at Target locations for a full week. Target's headquarters are located in Minneapolis, where federal officers last monthkilled two residentswho had participated in anti-ICE protests, and its name adorns the city's major league baseball stadium and an arena where its basketball teams plays.

"They claim to be part of the community, but they are not standing up to ICE," said Elan Axelbank, a member of the Minnesota chapter of Socialist Alternative, which describes itself as a revolutionary political group. He organized a Wednesday protest outside a Target store in Minneapolis' Dinkytown commercial district.

Demonstrations also were scheduled in St. Paul, Minnesota, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, North Carolina, San Diego, Seattle and other cities, as well as in suburban areas of Minnesota, California and Massachusetts. Target declined Wednesday to comment on the protests.

Target first became a bull's-eye for critics of theTrump administration's surgein immigration enforcement activity after a widely-circulated video showed federal agents detaining two Target employees in a store in the Minneapolis suburb of Richfield last month. Luis Argueta, a spokesperson for Unidos Minnesota, an immigrant-led social justice advocacy organization that is part of the ICE Out Minnesota coalition, said his group is focusing its protests on the Richfield store.

One of the demands of Wednesday's protests is for Target to deny federal agents entry to stores unless they have judicial warrants authorizing arrests.

Some lawyers have argued that anyone, including U.S. Border Patrol andImmigration and Customers Enforcement agentswithout signed warrants,can enter public areas of a business as they wish. Public areas include restaurant dining sections, open parking lots, office lobbies and shopping aisles, but not back offices, closed-off kitchens or other areas of a business that are generally off-limits to the public and where privacy would be reasonably expected, those lawyers say.

Target has not commented publicly on the detention of the store employees. CEO Michael Fiddelke, who became Target's chief executive on Feb. 2, sent a video message to the company's 400,000 workers two days after a Border Patrol agent and a Customs and Border Protection officer shot and killed Minneapolis residentAlex Prettion Jan. 24.

Fiddelke said the "violence and loss of life in our community is incredibly painful," but he did not mention the immigration crackdown or the fatal shootings of Pretti, an ICU nurse at a medical center for U.S. veterans in Minneapolis, andRenee Good, a mother of three fired on in her car by an ICE agent.

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Fiddelke wasone of 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companieswho, in the wake of Pretti's death, signed an open letter "calling for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."

The protests over its alleged failure to oppose the immigration crackdown in Minnesota come a year after Target faced protests andboycottsover the company's decision toroll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. At the time, critics said the decision marked a betrayal of Target's retail giant's philanthropic commitment to fighting racial disparities and promoting progressive values in liberal Minneapolis and beyond.

The retail chain also is struggling with a persistent sales malaise. Critics have complained of disheveled stores that are missing thebudget-priced flairthat long ago earned the retailer the nickname "Tarzhay."

While Wednesday's protests targeted a tiny fraction of the company's nearly 2,000 stores, the negative attention serves as another distraction from Target's business, according to Neil Saunders, managing director of the retail division of market research firm GlobalData.

"The agenda has been hijacked by this," Saunders said. "And it is a bit of a distraction for Target that they'd rather not have."

In recent days, a national coalition of Mennonite congregations organized roughly a dozen demonstrations inside and outside of Target stores across the country, singing and urging Target to publicly call Congress to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement among other demands.

A spokesperson for Mennonite Action said the coalition was not formally connected to ICE Out but following the lead of organizers in Minneapolis.

The Rev. Joanna Lawrence Shenk, associate pastor at First Mennonite Church of San Francisco, said the group did not plan any actions on Wednesday but was mapping out weekend singalong events at Targets in a handful of towns and cities, including Pittsburgh and Harrisonburg, Virginia. She estimated that by the end of the weekend more than 1,000 congregation members will have participated.

Shenk noted that the Mennonites sing "This Little Light of Mine" and other gospel songs and hymns.

"The singing was an expression of our love for immigrant neighbors who are at risk right now and who are also a part of our congregation," she said. "For us, it's not just standing in solidarity with others but it's also protecting people who are vulnerable."

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NEED TO KNOW

• Mandy Moore and her husband Taylor Goldsmith's L.A. home was partially destroyed in the devastating Eaton fire that ignited back in January 2025

• The couple spent months restoring it after the blaze, and they're now opening the doors to their new home in a tour with Architectural Digest

• Before the fire, Moore had been documenting the years-long renovation and construction process of the build

Mandy Mooreand her husbandTaylor Goldsmithare unveiling their newly restored Los Angeles home nearly one year after it was seriously damaged by the deadly Eaton fire.

TheThis Is Usalum, 41, and her musician husband, 40, opened the doors to their completed abode in an interview and video tour withArchitectural Digest, published on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

Moore had previously been documenting the years-long construction and renovation process of the 1931 Spanish Colonial Revival ever since she and her husband bought it back in 2020. The couple — who have since welcomed sons Gus, 4, and Ozzie, 3, as well as 1-year-old daughter Lou — had the vision of transforming the space into their idyllic family home.

However, In January 2025, Moore shared the devastating news that her neighborhood, including her family's home, in Altadena wasimpacted by the Eaton fire, one of aseries of wildfires in L.A.that leftmore than 80,000 people displacedanddestroyed more than 1,000 structures.

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Speaking toAD, Moore and Goldsmith recalled the immediate aftermath of the fires and why it wasimportant for them to rebuild the homethey poured so much time and effort into.

"I came here the day, like a few hours after, the firepassed through this area," Goldsmith recalled. "The studio was on fire in the back, the garage was already burnt down. As the days went on, we realized our house made it."

While the main structure of the home was still standing, the couple recalls having tothrow away all the "soft goods"— like the rugs, furniture and clothing — as a result of the damage from the fire. Their family had to relocate to a rental home for nine months, but they were determined to rebuild.

"I think what initially lured us to Altadena is the spirit of the community here," Moore told the outlet. "Like overwhelmingly you just feel so proud to live here. And so proud to stake your claim here. Like we're not leaving, we're digging in deep. We're rebuilding what we lost."

Beginning to get emotional, she recalled how one of her neighbors, who also lost his home to the blaze, expressed how happy he was that their home was able to withstand the natural disaster.

"We were… I don't want to cry," the actress began. "But our sweet neighbor said that if anyone's house made it, he was glad it was ours, because we had been working on it for so long. The grace that somebody who just lost their entire life would have for their neighbor is just beyond. I think that speaks to what this community is."

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After embarking on the months-long restoration process with their designer Sarah Sherman Samuel and architect Emily Farnham, they were finally able to move back into their dream family home and settle into the property they worked so hard on this past September.

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Describing their new abode, Moore said: "I feel like it's very intentionally softer and warmer and richer, and more colorful and playful," adding that it feels "less precious" than their previous home "in the best way."

Goldsmith agreed, noting that they wanted the property to be able to "age gracefully" with their family.

"We wanted this house to be more of a family home than our previous home," he explained. "We knew we were coming into this one with children — we didn't know how many at the time, but turns out it was three."

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In their living room, they kept the layout mostly the same but changed certain pieces after the fire, such as the lounge chairs and the fabric on the couch.

One space that Moore says is their "sneakily favorite room in the house" is the "cozy" screening room that Goldsmith sees as his library.

It's where his prized book collection featuring a number of first editions is on display in the built-in bookshelves. But it's also where the family gets to watch movies together and all hang out on the comfy green lounge chairs.

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Moore also calls attention to her sons' room, as her kids were especially excited to have bunks in the shared space.

"The fires happened, and we were out of the house for nine months," she said. "So when we moved back in, we had these incredible bunks built in. The boys love it. It made coming back to the house even more exciting for them."

Outside, the original build didn't come with a pool, so they had one installed with a long, wraparound step as well as an outdoor shower.

"Everything we lost in the fire was primarily back here," Moore said of the family's backyard. "This part of the yard was primarily untouched, thank goodness. The pool, she remained intact."

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