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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin With the blueprint for luxury fashion retail sprouting unprecedented new contours - fueled both by streetwear’s freshly gilded edge and millennials’ disregard for heritage without innovation, edge or obvious purpose - it’s perhaps unsurprising that an appreciation of off-piste brand behavior is booming. From bastardized logos to rough and ready email marketing - galvanized by a coterie of potshot-taking Insta-famous artists that are even buddying up with the brands they satirize - subverting or dismantling formerly sacred brand codes is swiftly becoming a fast-track to modernity While a respect for heritage (as we traditionally know it) isn’t dead, it’s certainly no longer solely enough to satisfy younger, ‘digitally native’ luxury appetites, who according to a globally-reaching 2017 survey by Deloitte have more impulsive spending habits than ever before ( almost 20% buy simply to treat themselves ) and regard quality and … [Read more...] about Why Brandalism Has Become A Luxury Brand’s New Best Friend

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Pew Research shows that roughly 30% of Americans have used a dating app at some point in their life, and Quartz says 40% of new couples met on one. Though dating apps are becoming a universal experience, many users are growing to resent them. They rely on a marketing funnel that gets clogged between the conversion and loyalty phases. Many people use them, but few will find success. You log in, and are immediately greeted with your first profile of the day. You swipe and swipe through these, maybe checking for more details in their bio, maybe not. You’re mostly just swiping on who you think is attractive. And what you find attractive is narrowly defined. When you do happen to match with that one-in-a-hundred person, the chances that you both swipe right are low. According to MarketWatch, straight men are said to have a 0.6% match rate on Tinder, the most popular dating app. But if you swipe enough you will get a match. … [Read more...] about A New Wave Of Dating Apps Offer Users A Deeper Level Of Compatibility

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Disney is committing 80 acres of its land in Florida towards affordable housing. A third-party developer has pledged to build 1300 homes across the area. According to a statement from Disney, the residences shall reportedly be “affordable and attainable” and will be available for “qualifying applicants from the general public , including Disney cast members.” Jeff Vahle, President of Walt Disney DIS World Resort, said about the project: “We are invested in working together with our community to solve complex issues. The lack of affordable housing is affecting many people across our country, including right here in Central Florida.” “With this initiative, we’re lending a hand to make a real and meaningful impact in our community by tapping into the best of our company’s strengths. This is the right opportunity and the right time to take action.” The announcement of the project has also re-ignited … [Read more...] about Disney And Universal Pledge To Build Affordable Housing To Help Slow Down Housing Crisis

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The flickering flame of Philadelphia’s playoff hopes may have gone out over the weekend. That’s because Bryce Harper, a two-time National League Most Valuable Player, suffered a thumb fracture when hit by a pitch from Blake Snell of the San Diego Padres. If surgery is needed, the high-priced slugger could be lost for the season – along with the team’s title chances. The Phillies, who have not reached postseason play since 2011, are running third in the National League East, a division dominated this season by the New York Mets. Even a 14-game winning streak by the second-place Atlanta Braves hasn’t been able to decapitate New York. After Philadelphia’s 4-2 win at San Diego Saturday night, the team had a 38-35 record, nine games behind the Mets and four behind the Braves. Harper, a 29-year-old left-handed hitter, had already been reduced from regular right-fielder to designated hitter because he suffered a … [Read more...] about Phillies Lose Two-Time MVP Bryce Harper With Fractured Thumb

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Eggshell pigments and color patterns reveal a lot about where a bird nests and the sorts of evolutionary challenges it faces before it even hatches Robin’s egg blue: eggs of the American robin (Turdus migratorius). Blue-green eggshell pigments ... [+] protect the embryo from sunlight, which can be adaptive as long as light levels are low enough not to heat up the eggs. (Credit: Daniel Marquard / Creative Commons.) Daniel Marquard / Creative Commons When I was teaching ornithology, there were several questions that my students would invariably ask at some point during the academic term. One was why are robin eggs blue? Even Charles Darwin wondered about the evolutionary reasons that birds' eggshells range in color from white to dark greenish-blue. Since this is such a simple and obvious question to ponder, you'd think someone would have figured out the reason long ago. And indeed, there are a number of … [Read more...] about Why Are Robin Eggs Blue?

The New York Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a lawsuit against giving noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. The Republican National Committee (RNC) sued New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the New York City Council and the New York City Board of Elections in January for passing a law allowing noncitizens to vote. (RELATED: Glenn Youngkin’s Budget Slashes Handouts To Illegal Migrants, Advocates) In its decision , the New York Supreme Court said that there’s no legal authority allowing non-citizens to vote. “There is no statutory ability for the City of New York to issue inconsistent laws permitting non-citizens to vote and exceed the authority granted to it by the New York State Constitution,” the state supreme court said in the decision . “Though voting is a right that so many citizens take for granted, the City of New York cannot ‘obviate’ the restrictions imposed by the Constitution,” it added. Today, a New York State court struck down NYC’s … [Read more...] about Court Strikes Down NYC Law Allowing Noncitizens To Vote

- A + A WASHINGTON (June 27): New orders for US-made capital goods and shipments increased solidly in May, pointing to sustained strength in business spending on equipment in the second quarter, but rising interest rates and tighter financial conditions could slow momentum. The nearly broad rise in orders reported by the Commerce Department on Monday occurred despite deteriorating business and consumer sentiment, as well as heightened fears of a recession. The gains partly reflected higher prices. The Federal Reserve is aggressively tightening monetary policy to quell inflation. "There's some inflation behind the increase in orders, but, nevertheless, there are a lot of dollars flowing through the economy right now," said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS in New York. "Businesses would not order new equipment if they thought consumers and other companies were looking to pull back their purchases." Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding … [Read more...] about US manufacturing shows resilience despite rising interest rates

(CNN) Following the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, CNN Opinion asked a group of contributors to weigh in on the cultural, legal and political ramifications of this monumental legal opinion undoing nearly 50 years of federal abortion protection. The views expressed in these commentaries are those of the authors. SE Cupp: What politicians get wrong about the abortion debate I'm deeply worried for our country. Read More No matter where you stand on the issue -- I'm pro-life but do not support a ban on abortions -- this ruling represents a seismic shift in American life as most of us knew it. I'm 43, and Roe is older than I am. There are more people alive today who have never known an America without Roe than there are people who lived without it. Stripping away what many women have only known as a right for nearly 50 years, without putting anything in its place is dangerous. Criminalizing … [Read more...] about Opinion: The aftershocks of America’s abortion earthquake will be felt for decades

Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren told a Washington Post reporter the government should build Planned Parenthood clinics on national parks Monday. “They could put up tents, have trained personnel — and be there to help people who need it,” Warren said, according to Washington Post reporter Caroline Kitchener. “It’s time to declare a medical emergency,” Warren added, according to Kitchener. I just spoke with @ewarren , who suggested the Biden administration establish Planned Parenthood outposts on the edges of national parks. “They could put up tents, have trained personnel — and be there to help people who need it.” “It’s time to declare a medical emergency.” — Caroline Kitchener (@CAKitchener) June 27, 2022 Warren has called for the use of federal lands for abortion clinics. On ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Sunday, Warren said we should ask, “the president of the United States to make abortion as available as possible with the tools … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren Suggests Putting Abortion Clinics In National Parks

The company planning to buy Donald Trumps new social media business disclosed Monday that it has received subpoenas from a grand jury in New York. Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. dropped 7% in morning trading Monday as the company reported that the subpoenas and related investigations by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission could delay its acquisition of the maker of Trump's Truth Social app. Trumps social media venture launched in February as he seeks a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech, a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. The Trump Media & Technology Group which operates the app and was in the process of being acquired by blank-check firm Digital World said in a statement that it will cooperate with "oversight that supports the SECs important mission of protecting retail investors. Digital World said in a regulatory filing Monday that each member of its … [Read more...] about Company buying Trump’s social media app faces subpoenas