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☆ Crafting Shoes Never Meant to Be Walked In
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last week at the Venice Biennale, the milliner Giuliana Longo wore gold earrings in the shape of hats as she showed off a hat sculpture made of natural agave. Ms. Longo, who has worked as a milliner since 1969, said through a translator that she fell in love with hats because “if you wear a hat, you become a different person.”Dotted with 500 “pebbles,” each hand stitched to the fabric, the hat was in fact not just a hat but a tribute to a shoe: the Tod’s Gommino driving shoe, a hand-stitched loafer in leather or suede with rubber pebbles on the bottom and back that make it look a bit like a soft, chic cleat. Tod’s, the Italian leather goods and fashion company, had assembled 11 Venetian craftsmen to interpret the Gommino using their own tools and artistry. The works, created by Venetian glassblowers, mask makers and other artisans, were exhibited at a cocktail party on April 19. At an airy warehouse across the canal from the Italian Pavilion, craftspeople stood proudly by their work.

Persons: Giuliana Longo, Longo Organizations: Venice Biennale Locations: Venice, Venetian

☆ What Does King Charles’s Cancer Diagnosis Mean for Prince William?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

So what does the news mean for Charles’s two sons, William and Harry? Will any of the king’s ‘public-facing duties’ fall to Prince William? Any of the small handful of working senior royals could theoretically be called upon to attend events in King Charles’s place and take on other duties while he receives treatment. Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, are expected to absorb some of them. But a great many of Charles’s duties are expected to fall to his son William, the Prince of Wales, who is the heir to the throne.

Persons: King Charles III, Buckingham, Charles, ”, Harry, Will, Prince William ?, King, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Sophie, Duchess, William, Prince of Wales, Catherine Locations: London, King Charles’s, Edinburgh

☆ A Quirky Auction to Support Crew Members Affected By the Writers Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A typical Hollywood charity auction, like the Baby2Baby Gala, might consist of beauty sessions with sought-after dermatologists, autographed books and set memorabilia, and the occasional five-minute photo op. The charity auction organized by the Union Solidarity Collective, a group of writers and directors who came together this year to help crew members affected by the Writers Guild strike, is trying something different: It offers dozens of quirky experiences, many featuring hidden talents of celebrities that have little to nothing to do with their current career paths. The strike, now in its fourth month, has left writers and crews without paychecks and health care coverage. charity auction will go to the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s crew health care fund. Qualifying crew members (those with less than $10,000 in assets) can enroll for a $350 grant, which — depending on their income — can help cover most if not all of their monthly insurance costs.

Persons: Oppenheimer, David Krumholtz, ”, Paul Scheer Organizations: Union Solidarity Collective, Writers Guild, Television

☆ Lockheed Martin, but Make It Fashion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Major defense contractors like Raytheon, Boeing and Northrop-Grumman have produced baseball hats, T-shirts and water bottles advertising military-grade weapons like ballistic missiles, rocket-propelled grenades and fighter jets. Now, Lockheed Martin, the American defense contractor best known as the world’s largest weapons manufacturer, is allowing its brand to be used in the streetwear business. Through Equity Management Inc, a corporate trademark licensing company in San Diego, Lockheed has been selling its trademark to apparel retailers in both the United States and abroad. A spokesperson for Lockheed Martin confirmed the collaborations were real but declined to comment further. The pieces range from $30 for a T-shirt to $115 for a nylon zip-up jacket, and are aimed at young consumers of South Korea’s growing streetwear market, where oversize cuts and bucket hats reign supreme.

Persons: you’ve, Lockheed Martin Organizations: expos, Raytheon, Boeing, Northrop, Grumman, Lockheed, Equity Management Inc, Doojin Corporation Locations: San Diego, United States, Seoul, South

☆ The Tabi Swiper vs. TikTok’s Vigilantes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Madison Malone Kircher | More About Madison Malone Kircher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This week, I found myself breathlessly refreshing TikTok and Twitter — still not ready to call it X, sorry — for the latest updates in the saga of the Tabi Swiper. The story goes like this:After a second date, a man named Josh went home with a woman named Alexis Dougé for the evening. The following morning, after Josh left, Alexis discovered that her Tabi Mary-Janes — a pricey shoe from the brand Margiela with a polarizing cloven toe — were missing. It didn’t take the internet hive mind long to identify Josh, who had just given his girlfriend a pair of the same shoes. After a protracted public shaming, Josh came clean and gave Alexis her shoes back.

Persons: Twitter —, Josh, Alexis Dougé, Alexis, Mary, Janes, Jessica Roy, I’m Organizations: Twitter

☆ According to TikTok, Americans Are Very, Very Thirsty
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

At one point or another, most Americans have heard that they should drink about eight glasses of water a day to stay hydrated. But the recommended amount of water consumption in the United States is still higher than that of many other European countries. “So we’re still trying to define what hydration means.”Yet the scientific uncertainty over hydration hasn’t prevented Americans from applying a moralistic lens to water consumption. Americans buy status water bottles to carry around like fashion accessories and enter their daily water consumption into fitness-tracking apps. “Americans have this mind-set of, they’re not just drinking water, they’re competitively drinking water,” said Amanda Rollins, an American who has lived in Paris for the past six years.

Persons: Jodi Stookey, Stookey, “, ”, we’re, they’re, Amanda Rollins Organizations: National Academy of Medicine Locations: United States, France, Italy, Europe, London, American, Paris

☆ The Message Is in the Merch
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Neil Gaiman had worn some version of a black T-shirt nearly every day for the past 36 years. Then, on a balmy Tuesday in May, he decided to make an important wardrobe change. Across New York and Los Angeles, T-shirts advertising support for creative workers’ labor unions are nearly everywhere you look. When SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, decided on its own strike last week, the dispute took on new proportions. As the demonstrations head into a 13th week, a pressing need has arisen: clean T-shirts.

Persons: Neil Gaiman, I’m, ” Mr, Gaiman, “, ” Organizations: Guild of America, Hollywood, SAG Locations: New York, Los Angeles

☆ I Love You, Let’s Stalk Each Other
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

When the coronavirus pandemic forced Americans to turn to the internet for entertainment, home delivery and more, awareness of the way companies and governments use the personal data we publish online also increased. Ms. McKinney said that she had a few friends who don’t feel comfortable sharing their locations, but that she wasn’t a stickler for reciprocity. “Some of my buddies are private and don’t want me to see their location, but that’s fine: They must see my location anyway,” she said. It’s true that there is perhaps nothing more intimate than having live location sharing on — the level of trust you have to have in someone to willingly disclose just how much time you spend sitting in your apartment watching TV! But location sharing can also provide a feeling of closeness even when you’re far away.

Persons: there’s, ” Pew, McKinney, ”, ’ Organizations: Pew Research Center

☆ Is It a Meal? A Snack? No, It’s ‘Girl Dinner.’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s 90 degrees outside, and you’re too hot and exhausted from a long day of work to cobble together a proper meal. Luckily you’re home by yourself — no kids, no roommates, no partners — and therefore can eat whatever you want for dinner, without having to consider the food preferences or nutrition needs of others. Welcome to “girl dinner.”According to TikTok, where the trend has more than 30 million views, girl dinner is akin to an aesthetically pleasing Lunchable: an artfully arranged pile of snacks that, when consumed in high enough volume, constitutes a meal. Typical girl dinners may include some kind of fruit, a block of cheddar, sliced salami, a sleeve of fancy crackers and a dish of olives. Girl dinner is “both chaotic and filling,” as one TikTok commenter put it, requiring none of the forethought, cooking or plating demanded by an actual meal.

Persons: you’re, commenter, Olivia Maher, ” Locations: TikTok

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