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Harry Styles can get away with wearing a skirt. But can I?
Yes, a man can rock a skirt on the catwalk or the red carpet – but what if your natural habitat is the greasy spoon or street market? Time to slip into that slitted maxi …I love clothes, including those defined as feminine. I rarely wear such things outside, because who’s got the guts? This could be the time. Gendered fashion is, reportedly, dead. After wearing lounge pants for two years, men want to liberate their legs. To test the cultural temperature, I’ve borrowed a long black skirt from my friend Rowena, and am wearing it around south London, to...
Report: Uber lobbied, used ‘stealth’ tech to block scrutiny
As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws, used a “kill switch” to thwart regulators and law enforcement, channeled money through Bermuda and other tax havens and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy, according to a report released Sunday. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a nonprofit network of investigative reporters, scoured internal Uber texts, emails, invoices and other documents to deliver what it called “an unprecedented look into the ways Uber defied taxi laws and upended workers’ rights.” The...
How I Learned Geese Don’t Discriminate When Choosing Their Victims
Sometimes I like to walk around the pond in the wealthy part of town and pretend that I’m a rich person. I don’t really know what it’s like to be a rich person, so this makes my imaginings even better. I don’t have to include all the drama that I assume comes with wealth. I just get to Scrooge McDuck into my arena-sized room full of gold coins. Glamorous, I know. As I walk, I notice there are a lot of other people like me. Those who don’t live in the houses whose backyards surround this beautiful body of water. The pond is...
Not Your Daily Grind
The mill stood, three stories about the rushing creek, the turning waterwheel the only moving constant in a landscape of milling people, modern cars whizzing past a hundred yards away. It is one of very few grist mills that do not lie in ruins and the only one recognized as a historical landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The Graue Mill and Museum. Inside, a modern day miller is doing a demonstration of the milling process using 150 year old buhrstones. Outside of the cash register for purchasing grain and some souvenirs, the inside of the mill has...
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale with Ali-Shaun (Part 2)
Hi friend! I hope your weekend is off to an awesome start! It’s gonna be a scorcher here, so you’ll find us inside or at the pool for sure! I have a special Saturday edition post for you today so that I can share Part 2 of our Nordstrom Anniversary Sale shopping trip! Find Part 1 here. BEST OF NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE TOP 10 Wishlist These Beloved Favorites are Back Top Picks | Boots, Shoes, Tops, Bottoms, Jackets & Cardigans Top Picks | Activewear, Accessories, Pajamas, Loungewear, & Intimate Apparel Top Picks | Beauty, Home, Mens & Kids In the...