British authorities arrested Julian Assange and his beard on Thursday, hauling the shrieking WikiLeaks founder from his hideout in Ecuador’s London Embassy and opening the door for the U.S. government to charge him with one (1) count of conspiracy to hack a computer. Having harbored Assange for nearly seven years — he arrived at the […]
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or, if you’re Juno Shen, when life gives you Seasonal Affective Disorder, make neon sculptures. The young artist discovered neon glass bending after struggling with a bout of Seasonal Affective Disorder two years ago. Her boyfriend gave her a class as a gift, and she says, “It healed […]
This week, former Full House star Lori Loughlin and her designer husband Mossimo Giannulli declined to take a plea deal and were subsequently indicted on more serious charges in the much discussed college admissions scandal. Loughlin and Giannulli are now facing up to 20 years in prison, which begs the question: What will become of […]
Alexander Wang may be the most fun designer in fashion (at least in terms of his parties), so it’s not really surprising that he’s managed to turn banal garments like underwear and long johns into home runs for Uniqlo. His Heattech collection for Uniqlo was a neon-green success, and for summer, the designer is coming […]
Aaron Fraser’s mother, Bonnie Haim, went missing in Jacksonville, Florida, when he was 3 years old. It was 1993, and at the time he reportedly told child welfare services, “Daddy hurt mommy.” And though his dad, Michael Haim, became a prime suspect in Bonnie’s disappearance, the investigation went cold. Twenty-one years later, while doing renovations […]
Though he got his start working an unrecognizably luxurious writing job at Time magazine in the late 1970s, legendary editor Graydon Carter wants you to know he has no desire to return to the publication — in fact, he’s unafraid to admit that he “[doesn’t] even subscribe.” Carter slips in this gratuitous burn in guest […]
Ohio has become the fifth state to ban abortion at six weeks. A so-called “fetal heartbeat bill,” which outlaws abortion before most women even realize they’re pregnant, passed the state legislature on Wednesday morning; newly elected governor Mike DeWine signed it the next day. Ohio joins four other states that have passed similar six-week abortion […]
In 2018, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 21,000 reports about online romance scams, totaling $143 million in losses. As the number of dating sites and social media apps has gone up, so too has the number of romance scams reported — from 17,000 in 2017, 11,000 in 2016, and 8,500 in 2015. Last […]
You may have noticed some posts from our friends at the Strategist on the Cut. They’ll be dropping in every now and again, sharing their expertise on the basics you don’t have time to research and the weird and wonderful things you don’t yet know you need. You may not be familiar with Wayfair, but it’s one […]
Rock climbing is currently having a pop-culture moment. Free Solo won the Oscar for best documentary, everyone’s bouldering as a hobby, and fashion designers are citing the sport as an influence for their collections. While most brands are simply adding in nods like carabiners or rope details, District Vision is going the opposite route. The […]