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☆ Gen Z Status Symbol: Why Everyone Is Getting Botox Injections
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The faces that hold social currency on social media — with fox-lift brows and buccal fat removed — are increasingly bleeding into real life. AdvertisementEven before the remote-work boom, writers noticed social media was shaping the way people looked. The shift from surgical procedures to minimally invasive injections has also made cosmetic work safer and more available to average people. "The gap between the identity we present on social media and the self we see in the mirror is growing," Widdows told me. As more people get cosmetic work done, the rest of us lose touch with what's normal.

Persons: it's, Z, It's, Heather Widdows, else's, Snapchat, Anne, Mette Hermans, Widdows, Gen Zers, Hermans, you've, we've Organizations: American Academy of, New Yorker, University of Warwick, American Psychological Association, Boston University School of Medicine, City University of London, Tilburg University Locations: Instagram, United States, Netherlands

☆ What Modern Love Really Looks Like
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Christoph Niemann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

What Modern Love Really Looks LikeMost of us walk around with a stereotypical image in our heads about how falling in love works:But Cupid’s arrow is an ancient metaphor. These days, love is complicated, and there is not one ‘normal’ way for it to unfold. There is joy — and consternation and relief — in the surprising variations …

☆ Many Renaissance portraits were hidden behind panels — this new exhibition explores why
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Eileen TravellToday, we think of Renaissance portraiture as paintings on canvas or church walls, viewed openly. But an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, “Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance,” reveals how many works of art from the period were deliberately covered by painted panels or shutters, or contained additional compositions on their reverse side. “These multisided and covered portraits have never been the subject of an exhibition before,” said the show’s curator, Alison Manges Nogueira, in a video call with CNN. On the reverse of this portrait, the artist Hans Memling painted one of the first independent still lifes, according to the exhibition. Museo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszaThe exhibition includes works by Albrecht Dürer, Titian and Hans Holbein.

Persons: Martin Luther, He’d, Lucas Cranach, Katharina von Bora, Friedrich the Wise, Saxony, Anna Rasper, Eileen Travell, ”, Alison Manges Nogueira, Metropolitan Museum of Art “, ” Nogueira, that’s, Nogueira, Hans Memling, Albrecht Dürer, Titian, Hans Holbein, Cupid, Jacometto, —, it’s Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museo Nacional Thyssen Locations: New York, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain

In the U.S., lab-grown diamond sales jumped 16% in 2023 from 2022, according to Edahn Golan, an industry analyst. Social media posts show millennials and Generation Zs proudly explaining the purchase of their lab-grown diamonds for sustainability and ethical reasons. Natural diamonds take billions of years to form and are difficult to find, making their price more stable. Globally, lab-grown diamonds are now 5-6% of the market and the traditional industry is not taking it sitting down. It's also still true in more rural areas of the United States, while lab-grown diamonds have taken off more in the cities.

Persons: Bario Neal, Haley Farlow, ”, Golan, Zs, Farlow, that's, Cupid, Martin Roscheisen, Paul Zimnisky, Zimnisky, It's, Mother Earth, ” Zimnisky, Page Neal, it’s Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Diamond, Diamond Foundry, telltale, Gemological Institute of America, Mother, Associated Press Locations: Philadelphia, U.S, India, China, Henan, Zhuhai, Na Diamond, HeNan, Ningbo Crysdiam, United States, Wenatchee , Washington, Columbia, AP.org

☆ A Redditor discovered that a San Francisco pizzeria operates over 70 brands on DoorDash from its kitchen, selling pasta, wings, desserts, and halal food
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A San Francisco pizzeria appears to operate more than 70 virtual brands on DoorDash selling falafel, pasta, and wings. AdvertisementA pizzeria in San Francisco appears to operate more than 70 different virtual brands on DoorDash. Restaurants sometimes design their own virtual brands, but they can also host other virtual brands. Uber Eats removed 8,000 last spring and summer and DoorDash says it will remove brands that virtual brands quality requirements. Reddit users didn't seem surprised to discover that the Polk Street address operates a network of virtual brands.

Persons: Redditor, —, N'Sert, Hoodline, We're, Fresco, DoorDash, Uber, they've, Philly, Polk Organizations: San, Service, DoorDash, Business, Polk, Fresco Inc, Google, Cupid's Locations: San Francisco, Burger, DoorDash

☆ My mom is American, and my dad is Japanese. I loved being raised interculturally in Japan, even when it was hard.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Megumi Koiwai | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rightfully so — I have an American accent, I'm fluent in English and Japanese, and I look racially ambiguous. My mom is American, and my dad is JapaneseI was born and raised in Tokyo to an American mom and a Japanese dad. I went to a Japanese school my entire education up until university. My mom speaks relatively fluent Japanese now, but growing up I felt a need to take care of her in terms of translation. AdvertisementBeing raised interculturally can be hardGrowing up as a hafu in Japan took a lot of effort.

Persons: I'm what's, —, Cupid, couldn't Organizations: Service Locations: Portland , Oregon, Nagano, Japan, Tokyo, American, Nagano prefecture, New York, America

☆ Travis Kelce is ready to talk about dating Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jackie Castillo | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He’s the cover star of WSJ Magazine’s new issue and he’s spilling tea about being Taylor Swift’s new man. I’ve never dealt with it,” Kelce told the publication of Swift’s life in the spotlight. Kelce described his new girlfriend as “hilarious” and “a genius.”They share similar world views, he said, including when it comes to family. Folks around Kelce were more nervous about his first date with the super star singer than he was. “That was the biggest thing to me: make sure I don’t say anything that would push Taylor away,” he told WSJ magazine.

Persons: Taylor Swift, China's Xi, Charissa Thompson, Alec Baldwin, Taylor, Lion, Travis Kelce wasn’t, I’ve, ” Kelce, I’m, Kelce, ”, “, Swift, “ She’ll, he’s, Donna Kelce Organizations: CNN, iTunes, SNL, ”, Kansas City Chiefs, “ Locations: Mexico, Arrowhead, New York City

☆ Heart-shaped beds and champagne hot tubs: Inside America’s adults-only hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Heart-shaped hot tubs surrounded by rose petals, circular beds with ceilings that replicate a starry night sky and jaw-dropping, seven-foot-tall champagne-glass whirlpools for two. Margaret and Corey Bienert/Courtesy Artisan BooksThe Cove Pocono Resorts premiered its heart-shaped hot tub in 1963. For Margaret and Corey, these images of the champagne tub became the thesis statement of their hotel project. Not all the hotels Margaret and Corey frequent are 20th century relics. Margaret and Corey Bienert/Courtesy Artisan BooksWhile most of the hotels Margaret and Corey highlight are in the US, the book also spotlights a few elsewhere in the world.

Persons: Margaret, Corey Bienert, –, ” Margaret, Corey, Morris Wilkins, Wilkins, upping, they’re, Don, aren’t, Toledo , Iowa –, Trixie Mattel, ”, “, Don Q, Margaret Bienert, they’ve, honeymooned, we’ve, “ It’s, it’s, “ There’s, there’s, hadn’t, “ I’ve, Diego Calvo Organizations: CNN, Resorts, CNN Travel, Artisan Books, Miami Princess Hotel, Pocono Resorts, “ Owners, Mon Chalet Locations: Pennsylvania, Pocono, Miami , Florida, Wisconsin, South Amboy New Jersey, Idaho and Utah, Toledo , Iowa, Galena , Illinois, Wildwood, Florence , Kentucky, swingers, Colorado, Idaho, Ibiza, Spain, Spanish

Aldean and Anthony's dominance wasn't long — and Combs did earn a 2024 Grammy nomination for best country solo performance — but Wallen stands out as an obvious exclusion. While “Last Night” is nominated for best country song, a songwriter's award, Wallen himself isn't despite his successful year. Monét has also picked up record of the year and best R&B song nominations for her glossy, brassy “On My Mama,” best R&B performance and best traditional R&B performance. Her 2023 release, “Jaguar ll,” is up for best R&B album and best engineered album, non-classical. IT'S RAINING WOMEN, HALLEJUAHThe best story of the 2024 Grammy nominations, of course, is just how many women are represented in the major categories.

Persons: “ Barbie, Reneé Rapp, Rapp's, ”, Rapp, PinkPantheress, Eslabon, Ella Baila Sola, Bunny, Natanael Cano, Karol G's, Jason Aldean's “, Morgan Wallen's “, Luke Combs, Tracy Chapman's, Oliver Anthony Music's, Combs, Wallen, isn't, he's, NewJeans, Barbie, PRINCE HARRY, Michelle Williams, Britney Spears, Prince Harry, Meryl Streep, William Shatner, Rick Rubin, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama, WHO'S, There's, Travis Scott's, Scott, Cole’s, Uzi Vert’s “, Victoria Monét's, Monét, Ariana Grande’s, Chloe x Halle, she’s, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste Organizations: ANGELES, música Mexicana, Grupo Frontera, Fuerza, North Locations: Será Bonito, ”, Richmond

☆ Your mom can now recommend matches for you on Tinder
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tinder users can now let their friends and family recommend potential matches directly in the app. Over 75% of singles Tinder surveyed discuss their dating lives with friends several times a month. A new matchmaker feature on the dating app lets users invite others to review potential matches for them, Tinder announced Monday. Users can invite up to 15 people to view profiles of potential matches on the dating app. Match Group, which owns Tinder and another dating app, Hinge, plans to roll out AI tools aimed to help users select their best profile photos and explain why matches are compatible.

Persons: —, Tinder, you've, it's, Melissa Hobley, Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd Organizations: Service, Match, Bloomberg Locations: Tinder

☆ MTV VMAs 2023: See the full list of winners
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards were presented on Tuesday. Beyoncé, Doja, Karol G, Minaj and Shakira joined Swift as artist of the year nominees, marking the first time since the category was introduced in 2017 that all artist of the year nominees are women. Shakira received the Video Vanguard Award. The night also welcomed brand new category Best Afrobeats. Demi Lovato, Shakira, Olivia Rodrigo, Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion, Diddy, Lil Wayne, Doja Cat and Fall Out Boy, among others, all performed during the ceremony.

Persons: Taylor Swift, ”, Doja, Karol G, Minaj, Shakira, Swift, Demi Lovato, Olivia Rodrigo, Cardi, Megan Thee, Lil Wayne, Miley Cyrus –, Nicki Minaj –, Olivia Rodrigo –, Sam Smith, Kim Petras, Bill ” Taylor Swift, Karol, Nicki Minaj Shakira Taylor, Cyrus –, Rema, Selena Gomez, Steve Lacy –, PinkPantheress Reneé Rapp, Saucy Santana –, Booty, Stephen Sanchez – “, Flo Milli, Conceited, Reneé Rapp – “, Sam Ryder –, Armani, GOATED, Fletcher –, Diana ”, FLO –, Lauren Spencer Smith, David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Post Malone, Bryson Tiller, Yung Miami, Shakira –, Savage, Diddy, Lovato, ” Ed Sheeran, ” Taylor Swift, DJ Khaled, Lil Baby –, Swizz Beatz, ” Nicki Minaj –, Alicia Keys, Chris Brown –, Toosii –, ” Yung Bleu, Nicki Minaj, Metallica, “, –, Ella Baila Sola, Despechá, Starr – “, Musa Keys, ” Rema, Ayra Starr – Organizations: CNN, Metro Boomin, NK – Locations: Reneé Rapp – “ Colorado, Lipa

Each of the parents has forked out 14,000 yen ($96) to attend this event, hosted by the matchmaking agency Association of Parents of Marriage Proposal Information. It’s not that Japan, a notoriously work-obsessed nation where time is at a premium, hasn’t tried out the more direct approach to speed-dating, where the youngsters do it for themselves. Japan remains a highly patriarchal society in which married women are often expected to take the caregiver role, despite government efforts to get husbands more involved. But however great the yearning for grandchildren, Miyagoshi says she always emphasizes to parents that their children should come first. No matter how much parents want grandchildren, the children must be willing to have children,” she said.

Persons: Tokyo CNN —, “, It’s, hasn’t, ”, Noriko Miyagoshi, Junko Fukutome, Fumio Kishida, James Raymo, ” Raymo, Shigeki Matsuda, Philip Fong, Matsuda, it’s, ” Matsuda, Raymo, Miyagoshi, Tomohiro Ohsumi, don’t, Richard A, Brooks, hadn’t Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Sakai Chamber, Commerce, of Parents, Association of Parents, CNN, East Asian Studies, Princeton University, Chukyo University, National Institute of Population, Social Security, Young, Organisation for Economic Co, Getty Locations: Osaka, Japan, Aichi, Roppongi, Tokyo, AFP, France, Germany, Yonomori, Fukushima, Hie

☆ DJ Casper, artist behind ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ has died
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —DJ Casper, born Willie Perry, Jr., has died after a battle with cancer, his wife told CNN affiliate ABC7 Chicago on Monday. Casper was responsible for the popular song “Cha Cha Slide,” which came out 23 years ago this month. Coming off of his “Cha-Cha Slide: The Original Slide Album,” the track gave way to a popular line dance that is still performed at events all over the world. Casper told ABC7 during an interview in May that he was surprised by his song’s international success. “When I first did it, I did it as an aerobic exercise for my nephew at Bally’s,” he said.

Persons: DJ Casper, Willie Perry , Jr, Casper, ”, Elroy Smith, WGCI Organizations: CNN, ABC7 Chicago Locations: Chicago, Cha, Bally’s

☆ How ‘Soul Train’ immortalized an exuberant era of Black style, movement and culture
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Brooklyn White-Grier | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This was “Soul Train,” the music television series that served as Blackness’ binoculars. In the middle of the Black Power era and feeding from the civil rights movement, “Soul Train” provided a fresh opportunity for Black people to see and celebrate themselves. “We wouldn’t have a house party or at a club where we weren’t doing the ‘Soul Train’ line,” she said. “Those were the fits and the looks and the moves where I think ‘Soul Train’ probably had its biggest influence.”Still, Cochrane, a Gen X-er, says that her era of the “Soul Train” — and the “Soul Train” line — moved with the times. “But it was on ‘Soul Train’ that we got to see our favorite artist, hear our beloved songs, get our style trends and language.

Persons: — You’ve, you’d, ”, Chicago’s, Jackson, Dyana Williams, “, Williams, ” Williams, George E, Johnson, Ultra Sheen, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Sly Stone, Sly, Nelson George’s, Todd Oldham, ” Oldham, It’s, Don Cornelius, Kenneth Gamble, Gamble, Huff, Naima Cochrane, Cochrane, Michael Ochs, Rosie Perez, Patrice Rushen, Fred Berry, Vivica, Cheryl Song, Nobody, ” Cochrane, ” “, ’ ” Williams, Black Television ” Organizations: CNN, TRL, Ultra, Black Power, Michael Ochs Archives, Fox, Black Television Locations: Afro Sheen, America, Washington ,, Philadelphia, Shalamar, American

☆ I’ve helped thousands of millionaires find love—here are my 7 rules for attracting and dating an ultra-wealthy person
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Amy Andersen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As the "Cupid of Silicon Valley," I've helped thousands people find long-term relationships through my matchmaking service, Linx Dating. There's nothing wrong with dating for money. Many people I know don't take offense if someone admires them for their money, especially if they worked hard for it. If you're thinking this sounds like something from the 1950s, know that about a third of my wealthy clients are women who are looking for love, no matter their suitor's net worth. After 20 years of matchmaking, here are my rules for dating and marrying an ultra-wealthy person:1.

☆ A Rare Reunion of Vermeers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( J.S. Marcus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer didn’t live long, and he didn’t paint much. By the time he died in 1675, at age 43, he may have spent more time working at other jobs, including art dealer and innkeeper, than as an artist. Scholars now believe that some three dozen of his paintings survive, about one-tenth as many as Rembrandt. On Feb. 10, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum will make history with “Vermeer,” bringing together 28 acknowledged paintings by the Dutch master, substantially more than previous museum shows. Weber, the Rijksmuseum’s head of fine and decorative arts and the show’s co-curator.

☆ Newly restored house in Pompeii offers glimpse of elite life
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of domestic life in the doomed Roman city. On Tuesday, the House of Vettii, Domus Vettiorum in Latin, was being formally unveiled after 20 years of restoration. Given fresh life were frescoes from the latest fashion in Pompeii wall decoration before the flourishing city was buried under the volcanic ash furiously spewing from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. That is delighting tourists and rewarding experts with tantalizing fresh insights into the everyday life of what is one of the most celebrated remnants of the ancient world. “The House of the Vetti is like the history of Pompeii and actually of Roman society within one house,” Pompeii’s director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, gushed as he showed off an area of the domus known as the Cupid Rooms last month.

☆ LoveShackFancy built a pretty, skinny, rich-girl dreamworld. The fantasy was impossible to live up to.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Suddenly, in the midst of discussing what Cohen should wear to the next LoveShackFancy store opening, there was the sound of glass clanging. (Another person confirmed hearing this exchange, though the person close to the company said multiple Zoom attendees did not recall it.) The person close to the company said, "It is not uncommon for trips to have dual purposes — they always generate content." Another time, during a visit to the Palm Beach store, Cohen freaked out after seeing staffers in sweatshirts and sneakers. "As with most contemporary fashion brands, we currently do not operate in the plus-size business," the person close to LoveShackFancy said.

☆ Hinge's founder said in the early days it almost ran out of money. It went on to get acquired by Tinder owner Match Group — here are 5 lessons he learned along the way.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Lisa Ksienrzyk | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Justin McLeod is the founder and CEO of the dating app Hinge. He told Insider how Hinge got started and five lessons he's learned in his 11 years as a founder. Finally, in the summer of 2018, Hinge sold 51% of its shares to Match Group, the parent company of competitors like Tinder and OkCupid. McLeod said Match Group's takeover quickly helped Hinge grow, with the number of employees rising from about 50 to more than 200. I learned a lot from the mistakes I made from 2011 to 2016," McLeod told Insider.

☆ Madrid exhibition shines a light on the scars of breast cancer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) - An art exhibition in Madrid seeks to shine a spotlight on breast cancer and the physical and psychological scars left by mastectomies. 1/5 A woman stands in front of a replica of Peter Paul Rubens' "Venus and Cupid" showing a mastectomized breast, as part of a project between the Cultura en Vena Foundation and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum on International Breast Cancer Awareness Day in Madrid, Spain, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera Read More"With this intervention we're calling attention to the process of the illness," said Juan Alberto Garcia de Cubas, president of the Fundacion Cultura en Vena (Culture in Your Veins Foundation), which organised the exhibition. Gema Salas, a 44-year-old architect who underwent a mastectomy to treat breast cancer, said the exhibition had a profound effect on her. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Charlie Devereux Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Naşterea Domnului, primul praznic împărătesc: Creștinii ortodocși sărbătoresc astăzi Crăciunul pe stil nou
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-25 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +13 min

Crăciun a aflat, s-a supărat și i-a tăiat bătrânei mâinile, apoi, de frică, a fugit de acasă. Motivând că este sărac, el a refuzat-o, dar i-a îndrumat paşii spre fratele lui mai mic şi mai bogat, Moş Crăciun. Abia pe la mijlocul secolului al XIX-lea spiriduşii au devenit prieteni ai lui Moş Crăciun. Într-o vreme se credea că Moş Crăciun şi spiriduşii săi se simt foarte bine în casa lor de la Polul Nord. Pepper Minstix, unul dintre spiriduşi, este paznicul credincios al satului lui Moş Crăciun.

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