How do you bring L.A. to Paris Fashion Week? “Literally just drop a pin,” says strategist and consultant Stephanie Ramos. We’re at the Courtside X Akila picnic at Champ de Mars, an annual tradition that made it out of a group chat Ramos had started five years ago. Walking up to the park under the…
Georgia O’Connor, a British boxer who was unbeaten in her young professional career, has died at age 25. The promotion company BOXXER said in a statement Thursday that it was “heartbroken by the passing” of a fighter it had represented for all three of her professional bouts. “A true warrior inside and outside the ring,…
Colon cancer is rising in people under 50. James Kinross, a gastrointestinal surgeon who researches how the gut microbiome affects our risk of the disease, told Business Insider that poor gut health could be partly to blame. Research suggests the gut microbiome, the trillions of microbes that live in the digestive tract, has a wide-ranging…
Some advice: If you love something, set it free — even the Miu Miu heels. This was the notion that two friends, Quinn Shephard and Francesca Goncalves, were discussing in a sun-kissed setting (a “pool somewhere,” Shephard recalls). They wanted to barter their old clothing, but that was a sticky prospect in Los Angeles —…
502’sDay kicked off Derby week at Churchill Downs with a punch, literally. The day dedicated to Louisvillians celebrated one of the greatest Louisvillians of all time — Muhammad Ali. From boxing demonstrations on the terrace to an interactive art installation, track-goers got to immerse themselves in the celebration of Ali.”I’m just excited to be here…
U.S. President Donald Trump purchased a brand-new Tesla from his close ally Elon Musk, praising the billionaire as a “patriot.” Musk personally assisted Trump in selecting a shiny red Tesla outside the White House, with Trump emphasizing he paid the full $80,000 price. The purchase comes as Tesla faces financial struggles, with shares plunging over…
Yope, a photo-sharing app, is gaining traction with 2.2 million monthly active users. Users can create private groups to share photos, videos, and audio with. Trying out Yope was a good reminder that it’s hard to convince your friends to download yet another social media app. The buzzy new social media app Yope’s focus on…
So many of our daughter’s friends had cell phones, some even got them in elementary school. She was able to get by without one for a while, but I became her default social coordinator. We reevaluated our needs in 8th grade and got her a phone when she was 14. Several years ago, my husband…
On one of the coldest nights in New York this year, I bundled up and went to a trendy tourist trap to meet up with five people who also felt that the pull to make new friends was stronger than the windchill. I didn’t know anything about my matches aside from a text I’d received…
A Malaysian man has tied the knot with a Muslim Chinese woman after they met on a street in China when he asked her for directions to a launderette. Ethic Malay Zairy Amir, 38, comes from the state of Selangor in West Malaysia. He runs a delivery store in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province….