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So long to shorts? In Silicon Valley, tech workers are showing less leg
22+ min ago (606+ words) AI data analyst Edwin Zee recently sat through a conference call with a colleague on the East Coast who was wearing shorts. "He was sitting at a table, and the way he was positioned, the table covered up all of…...
Can't stop fixating on the way you look? These 4 mental exercises may help
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (656+ words) In the age of weight loss drugs, Instagram face and an endless scroll of Facetuned bodies, it can be difficult to love how your body looks. But what if you could change the way you think about your body? Psychologist…...
Congolese designers push fashion in a different direction: State of the World from NPR
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (214+ words) When the Democratic Republic of Congo is in the news, it’s usually related to poverty, or conflict— most recently it was the Ebola outbreak. But the country is a cradle of design creativity. Congolese artists have few places they can…...
Congolese focus on fashion in a weeklong celebration of style and homegrown talent
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (54+ words) NPR Congolese focus on fashion in a weeklong celebration of style and homegrown talent In a country better known for conflict and poverty, Congolese celebrated their designer side with the sixth year of DR Congo Fashion week. Become an NPR…...
In pursuit of 'Instagram face,' are we losing the imperfections that make us human?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (450+ words) Seven years ago, The New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino is widely credited with coining the term "Instagram face" to describe a beauty standard that she noticed emerging on social media among white female influencers. Now, in her latest New…...
Why doesn't the US have better sunscreen?: The Indicator from Planet Money
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) Why has the Food and Drug Administration taken so long to approve new sunscreens? Unlike the rest of the world, the FDA only just approved its first new ingredient in nearly three decades. We learn about a proposal to speed…...
Want to get off the fast fashion hamster wheel? Buy used (TRH+): TED Radio Hour
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (144+ words) Online shopping offers us more choices than ever before. But a lot of what is on the market, especially clothing, doesn’t last as long as it used to. Manoush spoke to Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Amanda Mull about how retail companies…...
Seven allegedly fake Chanel bags vs The RealReal: Planet Money
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) Once upon a time, if you wanted to buy a luxury brand item secondhand (say, a Chanel handbag) you had to have an in. There was no easy way to find one. But over the past decade, the market for…...
Chloe Malle isn’t worried about backlash to her vision for American Vogue: NPR's Newsmakers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (278+ words) Chloe Malle, 40, is the new Head of Editorial Content at American Vogue. It's her job to figure out how to keep Vogue relevant for a new generation. The daughter of actress Candice Bergen and the late filmmaker Louis Malle, she…...
You're probably using too many skin care products. Here are the 3 essentials
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1015+ words) Today, many of us have a veritable beauty counter in our bathrooms. It's easy to feel that if you don't use the right serums, acids, creams and masks, you're doomed to wrinkled, splotchy and prematurely aged skin. Do we really…...