Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Maxine Bédat swears she began with a fairly modest aim: to tell the life story of a pair of jeans, from a humble cotton plant nestled in the soil to the flares hanging in your closet—and even extending into their potential
Most people want to forget this part of the 1970s. But inflation is back, and investor Peter Boockvar predicts it will be the most widespread in decades. “Monetary policy … is right now impotent in its ability to stimulate economic activity,” the Bleakley Advisory Group chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Wednesday. Boockvar
If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. In college, I was living in Amsterdam and a friend leant me a copy of Leslie Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues. As I read
As The Simonetta Lein Show continues the kick-off of its third season, the show welcomes reality TV personality, social media influencer/model and entrepreneur, Harry Jowsey. Harry is originally from Yeppoon, Australia, and rose to fame after competing on New Zealandʼs Heartbreak Island and more recently starred in Netflixʼs Too Hot to Handle. Harry is the co-founder of “Kensngtn Sunglasses”, a global brand
TAMPA, Fla. — Canadian startup Kelper plans to build a U.S. presence after raising $60 million for its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite data constellation. The company said the office expansion will bring it closer to U.S. customers and potential partners as it nearly doubles its team to 150 people by the end of 2021.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participates in a news briefing at the Pentagon May 6, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Alex Wong | Getty Images WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday directed the Pentagon to place China and its military buildup at the center of American defense policy. The classified Pentagon-wide directive comes
Acker Wines WASHINGTON – A rare bottle of Champagne produced before the Titanic embarked on her doomed maiden voyage, before the globe was engulfed in its First World War and before Albert Einstein published his landmark theory of general relativity will come to auction this week. Acker, the nation’s oldest and largest wine auction house,
Universal is going old school in its push of Jurassic World: Dominion, and for those interested in seeing a snippet of the latest installment, they’ll have to head to an Imax theater, starting on the domestic opening weekend of F9, June 25, in more than 40 countries. This is how big movies were teased in
Realme C21Y could launch in Vietnam soon and ahead of its launch, an online retailer listing shows the specifications for the phone. The tipster who shared the listing claims Realme C21Y will be the company’s first phone to run on Android (Go edition). The phone has been listed with a triple rear camera setup and
Jennifer Lopez made Miami Beach’s Española Way, way hotter than usual … and probably could have gotten away with anything as she had 3 police officers hanging on her every move. J Lo took the short jorts/baggy shirt/trucker hat look (it’s officially a thing now) to another level Tuesday night as she took a pause
One of the funniest and heartwarming TV shows has sung its last song. NBC on Wednesday confirmed that Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist has been canceled after two seasons. The series was initially set to be picked up by Peacock for an additional season as the series has a strong digital footprint, but a deal could not
An activist calls for an increase of federal taxes on the wealthy and big corporations. Bob Levey | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images If the Biden administration gets its way, wealthy households are going to face higher tax rates. Many millionaires appear to be OK with that. More than half — 60% — of
The sequin vest that started it all. The Gucci coat that “gives what it’s supposed to give”. The hot pink number that helped her drop the beat. It’s all here in Monica’s closet. The Grammy Award-winning multi-hyphenate is showing off her coveted closet to ELLE. Tune in on The Clothes Of Our Lives as she
A Trust Fund Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Own Sheets Laurie Colwin Share article If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. “The Boyish Lover” by Laurie Colwin When Jane Mayer met
He said: Why must they destroy and destroy again? Why must they forget my face my gestures my voice? Why must they believe in my absence even as I stand in front of them? Why must they erase my wounds and toss my tears to the dogs? Why must they forget that I am a man just
Investors will need to accept the trajectory and level of volatility in bitcoin as the digital currency becomes more widely adopted globally, according to SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci. Following a run to an all-time high above $63,000 in April, the price of bitcoin has swiftly tumbled in a matter of weeks — at one point
Our society is increasingly global, and the era of Covid-19 is no different. We may forget our localities and the importance of community in consuming the news and internet media. One city, the domain of Mother Theresa, a holy city, is Kolkata. Three editors compact its poetic resources in The Kolkata Cadence, a new anthology