Month: September 2022

The luxury watch industry is a booming niche in the fashion market. As more and more consumers become interested in getting high value wristwatches, the demand for luxurious timepieces has been increasing steadily. These luxurious watches are made with high value materials and premium features that can only be found on more expensive timepieces. Here
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Recent high school graduate Aria Tang West was looking forward to spending one last summer with her two best friends before starting as an astronomy major at MIT in the fall. But that was before some topless photos, taken by a boy without Aria’s consent, made their way to social media. The slut shaming that
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Spotify subscribers will be able to find one new feature in their app today: audiobooks. The company launches its audiobooks feature today in the U.S. with a library of 300,000 books from major publishing houses, indie publishers, and amateur audiobook authors. Audiobook listeners will be able to sample books before buying them à la carte
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Chad Kroeger, frontman for Canadian rock band Nickelback, has revealed that everyone has been pronouncing his last name wrong all of these years. Speaking to Loudwire on a recent podcast, Kroeger explained that his surname is often butchered; people have been saying Kroh-ger, like the U.S. grocery store chain. However, the Hanna, Alta.-born musician insists
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Traidcraft Exchange has undergone a £30,000 rebrand to “reconnect with its radical roots”. The charity has today changed its name to Transform Trade, after an 18-month overhaul enabling it to renew its focus on protecting human rights in international trade. Transform Trade told Third Sector it kept costs down by carrying out much of the
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After a near month of mudslinging behind the scenes drama for Don’t Worry Darling which hovered around its Venice Film Festival world premiere, the sophomore feature directorial from Olivia Wilde finally opens in 4,000 theaters. However, Warner Bros. need not sweat the tabloid headlines. No, all of that has only made this Florence Pugh, Harry
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The world’s most populous city, Tokyo has a metropolitan area that sprawls over more than 5000 sq miles. Fortunately, thanks to a public transport system that’s efficient, reliable, clean and generally safe, getting around the region is easy. Of most use to travelers is the train and subway system, which is simple to navigate thanks to English signage
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Lukas Walton Builders Vision, the investing and philanthropy platform of billionaire Lukas Walton, has shifted its $1 billion endowment into what it calls “impact investments,” leading a broader shift in family offices to connect their investing and giving. Chicago-based Builders Vision will announce today that its Builders Initiative Foundation has moved 90% of its endowment
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The Zurich home designed by Huggenbergfries ensured it kept most of the building’s shipbuilding features instead of tearing everything down. Image: Huggenbergfries The design industry — furniture, lighting, interior, and architecture — needs to adopt a truly circular economy to weather the times and changing customer preferences. Giving back to the environment isn’t just about
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In anticipation of Banned Books Week, happening September 18–24, and in the wake of a sharp rise in book bans and censorship efforts across the country, the nonprofit EveryLibrary Institute conducted a national poll that found that the overwhelming majority of voters strongly oppose book banning. And notably, 75 percent of voters will consider book
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Stepping into Selkie’s spring/summer 2023 show venue was akin to joining an unapologetic celebration of all shapes, sizes, and forms of femininity. Not just because of the casting, but the audience itself was a true testament to the cult-like following of the brand that founder Kimberley Gordon has created. At any other fashion event, you
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Jamie Grill | Getty Images As Americans grapple with soaring prices, experts say it’s likely we’ll see higher-than-usual inflation adjustments from the IRS for 2023 — covering tax brackets, 401(k) plan contribution limits and more. Built into the tax code, these yearly IRS changes aim to prevent so-called “bracket creep,” when inflation bumps up income
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While it may not boast the national parks and rainforest-covered interiors of neighboring islands, Barbados is a surprisingly good walking destination where it’s easy to get away from the crowds to explore windswept beaches, dramatic cliff tops and pockets of tropical forest. Most visitors to Barbados stay on the built-up western and southern coasts, but
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In this article SONY Viola Davis stars in Sony’s “The Woman King.” Sony During a lull in the movie calendar, Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King” is generating the kind of buzz — and ticket sales — that the box office desperately needs. Theaction-packed film about an all-female regiment of warriors brought in $19 million at
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