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☆ The Night That Sotheby’s Was Crypto-Punked
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It would have been the greatest insult to rock the Upper East Side on any normal night, but instead the private equity heir Holly Peterson could only laugh. Why had a Sotheby’s official denied her access to a bidding paddle? In February 2022, Ms. Peterson, an author and art collector, was surrounded by a new clientele: the crypto nouveau riche, who made a temporary home of the art market. It was supposed to be another banner evening for the booming art market, where NFTs had come to represent almost half of the industry’s $65 billion valuation in only a couple of years. They were estimated to sell for $20 million to $30 million, and, for the first time, Sotheby’s had devoted a major sale to just a single lot of NFTs.

Persons: Holly Peterson, Peterson, riche, NFTs, Sotheby’s, Leonardo da Vinci Organizations: Twitter Locations: sweatpants

Learn moreEver since I started working from home, I've noticed my back and neck have hurt more. The internet suggested something called the Ready Rocker, and surprisingly, it actually helped. But when I first saw the ad for the Ready Rocker, the way it worked made sense to me — it's a device that changes how you sit, correcting your posture in the moment. The Ready Rocker allows the user to work from a couch or bed without sacrificing good posture. Whether it's the Ready Rocker, yoga, or a combination of the two, I'm going to continue my new routine for now.

Persons: I've, —, that's, you've, Rocker, Rosemary Donahue, It's Organizations: Business, Service, Amazon

☆ What Wall Street finance bros should wear this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementSo, Business Insider asked some style experts — and a finance bro — which brands and styles those on Wall Street should check out for their summer workwear. Men's fashion consultant Reginald Ferguson told BI that he wants his clients to remain "modern, yet classic" in their daily attire. Charles Tyrwhitt; Peter MillarPeter Millar and Charles Tyrwhitt were two brands suggested to BI by an early-career investment banker who asked to remain anonymous to protect his career. It's a "luxury golf brand that was smart to expand its line for its client to wear other garments while not on the course," Ferguson told BI. Kiton, another high-end brand with origins in Italy, is "the grail for the partner of the firm," Ferguson told BI.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos —, Lauren Sanchez —, bro, Reginald Ferguson, Peter Millar, Charles Tyrwhitt, Peter Millar Peter Millar, Ferguson, nodded, Nicole Pollard Bayme, Bayme, Billionaire Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Richard Mille Organizations: Service, bros, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Business, BI, LA, Casio, Getty, Billionaire Locations: Silicon, British, Italy

☆ Chris Pine’s latest red carpet look puts a new spin on ‘method dressing’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

(CNN) — At the premiere of his new film “Poolman” in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, Chris Pine stepped onto the red carpet in an artfully-disheveled ensemble. Over a light beige slogan tee, Pine wore a “Miami Vice”-worthy blazer accessorized with a large pink peony boutonnière. For the Vanity Fair Oscar's after party on March 27, 2022, Chris Pine wore a rich red velvet smoking jacket over a shirt with a pussybow-style neckline. Rich Fury/VF22/Getty ImagesPictured here in slouchy red, white and blue suiting, Pine attends the Venice International Film Festival on September 05, 2022. Sala Gedu/BackgridOn the “Poolman” red carpet, the 43-year-old actor told E!

Persons: Chris Pine, he’s, Rich Fury, Pine, Franco Origlia, Jon Kopaloff, Anthony Ghnassia, Sala Gedu, Tom Selleck, Harrison Ford, ” Organizations: CNN, —, Miami, Venice Locations: Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills , California, Paris, comfy, Instagram, Los Feliz , California

☆ China’s youth are staging a rebellion with ‘gross’ work outfits in new video trend
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —There’s a new kind of “get ready with me” video trending in mainland China — one of “gross” work outfits. The hashtag “grossoutfitforwork” has attracted more than 140 million views and tens of thousands of discussions on Chinese social media platform Weibo alone. In late February, a post by Douyin (China’s version of TikTok) user Kendou S, claiming she was chastised by her boss about her “gross” outfits which said she wore to battle the cold weather, went viral. DouyinWhile the examples that have gone viral on social media are more extreme, Qiu said he believes casual dressing for work has always been popular in China and will continue. And as temperatures rise, some have started to share their gross outfits for the spring.

Persons: CNN —, they’re, ”, Kendou, “, ” “ Gross, Gen Z, Bohan Qiu, ’ ”, Qiu, it’s Organizations: CNN, Workers Locations: China, Weibo, balaclava, Shanghai, Seoul, Hong Kong

☆ I got engaged to my Grubhub driver after he delivered my lunch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hannah Bullerman rarely used food delivery services but ordered GrubHub when she was sick one day. She went to the lobby to pick up her lunch and was instantly attracted to the Grubhub driver. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. A few hours later, I didn't want to make lunch because I wasn't feeling well. I rarely used food delivery services but ordered chicken wings and fried pickles because I had a Grubhub coupon on my phone.

Persons: Hannah Bullerman, —, Hoffman, Alec Hoffman, Alec, Grubhub, Bullerman, We're, we'd Organizations: Service, Business

Soussana, a lawyer, was released in late November of 2023 as part of an exchange of hostages in Gaza who were kidnapped during the Hamas attack for Palestinian prisoners. “Amit Soussana’s courageous testimony detailing her horrific captivity is one of many harrowing accounts from hostages held by Hamas,” the Hostages Families Forum said in a statement. Sometimes, the guard would enter, sit beside her on the bed, lift her shirt and touch her, she told The New York Times. She speaks for all the victims of Hamas’ despicable sexual crimes and abuse. She speaks for all women everywhere,” according to a post on his X account commenting on The New York Times’ article.

Persons: CNN — Amit Soussana, Soussana, “ Amit Soussana’s, ”, “ Amit, Muhammad, undressed, ” Soussana, “ Muhammad groped, Amit Soussana, Alexandre Meneghini, Ayelet Levy Shachar, Naama Levy, “, Amit “, Basem Naim, Isaac Herzog Organizations: CNN, The New York Times, Families Forum, New York Times, Palestinian, Hamas, United Nations Locations: Israel, Gaza, Aza

☆ Furry Slippers and Sweatpants: Young Chinese Embrace ‘Gross Outfits’ at Work
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Claire Fu | Daisuke Wakabayashi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the weather turned cold in December, Cindy Luo started to wear her fluffy pajamas over a hooded sweatshirt at the office. Wearing cozy sleepwear to work became a habit and soon she didn’t even bother to wear matching tops and bottoms, selecting whatever was most comfortable. A few months later, she posted photos of herself to a “gross outfits at work” thread that had spread on Xiaohongshu, a Chinese app similar to Instagram. “I just want to wear whatever I want,” said Ms. Luo, 30, an interior designer in Wuhan, a city in Hubei Province. “I just don’t think it’s worth spending money to dress up for work, since I’m just sitting there.”

Persons: Cindy Luo, didn’t, ”, Luo, I’m Locations: China, onesies, “, Wuhan, Hubei Province

☆ Employers are hiring etiquette coaches to teach clueless RTO workers how to behave
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Workers are having to be coached on how to behave in the office as companies implement RTO policies. More than 60% of bosses said they plan to offer etiquette training by 2024, a survey said. "Etiquette is now like a buzzword," etiquette coach Suzy Lins, the self-proclaimed Manners Maven, told Business Insider. "In our view, office etiquette training is vital, not only for newbies but for everyone on the team," Chappell said. "Certain roles require stronger communication skills," Martin, who works at a pharma company, said about the hiring process.

Persons: —, Suzy Lins, Manners Maven, Mike Chappell, Chappell, Zers, Manners Maven Lins, Lins, they've, they're, Kevon Martin, he's, Martin, it's Organizations: Service, Employees, pharma

☆ Menno van Gorp: ‘Breaking has total freedom for me,’ says medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —To the tune of a Miles Davis trumpet solo, Menno van Gorp is stepping up his training ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics. “I love to practice on jazz,” van Gorp tells CNN Sport. “I’m building here a dance studio in Rotterdam and I’m working also on the new generation here,” van Gorp explains. In order to qualify for the Games, van Gorp will hope to earn selection via the Olympic Qualifier Series in May and June. “If you want to make art,” says van Gorp, “you want to make something that’s really you – not somebody else.”

Persons: Miles Davis, Menno van Gorp, van Gorp’s, ” van Gorp, Menno, “, it’s, ”, van Gorp, Van Gorp, Daphne Plomp, aren’t, ” Van Gorp, you’re, Gorp, Little Shao, calisthenics, van, Baptiste Fauchille, –, that’s Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, CNN Sport, Tilburg, Red Bull, South, DanceSport, Olympics, Games Locations: Paris, Netherlands, New York, Mumbai, India, South Korean, Rotterdam, Lyon, France

☆ I'm a Gen Zer. We aren't lazy, but 9-to-5s can be a struggle after college during Covid — here's how I've learned to cope.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My first few weeks of full-time work were tiring. Here is what I've learned about how to cope better and balance life and work while working a 9-to-5. I said to my manager, "I'm coming in early every day, so I'm technically working more hours than in my contract. AdvertisementI personally prefer to go to work early and come home early so I have more time in the evening. Martin said she was arriving at work early, so she asked her manager if she could leave early too.

Persons: —, Ciara Martin, I've, Martin, it's, I'm Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Surrey, England

☆ Middle East Crisis Israeli Forces Enter Hospital Complex in Southern Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Vivian Yee | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Relatives of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas at a rally near the International Criminal Court at The Hague on Wednesday. The hostage families, numbering about 100 people and accompanied by two former hostages who were released in November, said they had come to try to make sure that justice would be done. “It’s important to use the international tools that are more often used against Israel,” he added, of the effort to seek international justice. The Israeli government does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction and is not a signatory to its founding treaty. Their mother mostly stays home surrounded by friends, they said, and their father prays much of the time while they “do the journeys.”

Persons: Raoul Wallenberg, “, ”, Amit Levy, Naama Levy, Mr, Levy, Moshe, Avinatan, Noa Argamani, Israel, Karim Khan, Dana Pugach, Shani Yerushalmi, Eden Organizations: Hamas, The Hague, Criminal, for Human Rights, Nova, International Court of Justice Locations: The, Gaza, Israel, Israeli, Canada, Nahal, Hague, South Africa, The Hague, Paris, Washington

☆ Gen Z doesn't know how to dress for work. Here are 5 fashion tips to elevate your workwear, according to stylists.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

We chatted to two corporate stylists to find out how the younger gens can elevate their work style:1. You should be covered 'from nips to knees'Maree Ellard styled in a corporate outfit. Invest in some great work shoesIt's time to put aside those casual Nike Air Force 1 sneakers and invest in more stylish work shoes, Teich says. Play around with accessories, details, and colorMaree Ellard styled in a corporate outfit. Keep the designer logos to a minimumMaree Ellard styled in a corporate outfit.

Persons: —, Zers, Ryan Vogel, they're, Maree Ellard, Maree, Ellard, Liz Teich, Teich, It's, Kate Hart Finnigan, Adidas Stan Smiths, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Fox School of Business, Temple University, eBay, Invest, Nike Air Force, Adidas Locations: Australia, New York, Zara

☆ How empty office space became the new bogeyman on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And yet Wall Street is suddenly freaking out about bad real estate loans and empty office buildings. One regional lender — New York Community Bancorp — has seen its stock price implode and its credit rating slashed to junk in part because of its exposure to bad office loans. Japan’s Aozora Bank startled investors by blaming bad loans linked to US offices for a projected loss. That’s a major problem for an industry like real estate known for piling on debt. Importantly, Zandi said these bank failures will be limited to smaller lenders — the ones sitting on suddenly shaky office loans.

Persons: —, ” they’re, It’s, ”, Ed Mills, Raymond James, gameplan, Paul Volcker, That’s, Spencer Platt, ” Alessandro DiNello, NYCB, Powell, Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell, “, ” Mills, Mark Zandi, ” Zandi, Zandi, ” Banks Organizations: New, New York CNN, —, York Community Bancorp, Japan’s, Bank, Federal Reserve, Fed, Regulators, New York Community Bancorp, York Community Bank, Getty, Moody’s, CNN Locations: New York, sweatpants, Washington, Brooklyn, New York City

☆ How a Designer of Upcycled Fashion Spends Her Sundays
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Kaya Laterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For many years, Rebecca Chamberlain designed clothes for famous brands, mostly to make ends meet. During the coronavirus pandemic, she started doing it for herself — by turning old garments into modern, sophisticated pieces. “When I was ghost-designing for mainstream clothing companies, it felt like we were always racing — towards what, a markdown?” said Ms. Chamberlain, 53, adding that she disliked the amount of waste the fashion world created. In 2020, Ms. Chamberlain said, she felt at peace back at the sewing machine as she “frantically” made hundreds of masks for a nearby hospital from her upstate home in Andes, N.Y. While many people found comfort in sweatpants, Chamberlain found herself hunting for old military gear, quilts, jeans and men’s shirts.

Persons: Rebecca Chamberlain, ”, Chamberlain, “ Locations: Andes, N.Y, sweatpants

☆ My grandma does squats and stretching exercises daily and feels younger than her age of 91. Here are her longevity tips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nicole Findlay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewMy grandmother, Kathleen, was born in England in 1932. Kathleen believes in the health benefits of daily movement and strong female friendships, and she's also the ultimate romantic. She says that being social and having strong friendships is important. These strong female friendships benefit Kathleen in more ways than one. Nicole Findlay when she was a baby with her grandmother, Kathleen.

Persons: —, Kathleen, she's, I've, aren't, they're, it's, Nicole Findlay, She's, He's, doesn't, Maeve Binchy, Rosamunde Pilcher Organizations: Service, Royal Marine Commando, Business, BritBox, John's Ambulance Brigade, St Locations: England, United States, San Francisco, Windsor, California, Florida, Idaho, sweatpants

☆ Worth the money: 4 items that will upgrade your work-from-home setup
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Annie Probert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

With at least 40% of U.S. employees working remotely at least one day a week, chances are your work-from-home setup is in need of a little sprucing up. Ever since I got my first cell phone back in 2007, I've been charging my devices with a cable that plugged right into the charging port. Recently, however, I've been using the CATCH:3 from luxury charging brand Courant, and I might never go back. The sleek charging mat doubles as a tray, holding my glasses and watch while my phone charges on my nightstand. The material is ultra-soft and I love that they look more put together than my old sweatpants from college.

Persons: it's, I'd, — Hanna Howard, I've, — Nicolas Vega, Vuori, — Emmie Martin Organizations: Pop Locations: Bisley

☆ The Biden administration wants to make supply chains so strong that you don't have to think about them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Biden administration is taking action to keep supply chains strong after their pandemic woes. That includes forming a council on supply chain resilience, and pouring money into domestic drug production. To help keep supply chains strong, the White House is forming a new Council on Supply Chain Resilience and pouring money into alleviating drug shortages. Other new supply chain actions include creating a new data-driven Supply Chain Center with the Department of Commerce, which will analyze potential supply chain risks, and $275 million from the Department of Energy in grants towards clean energy supply chains. "Honestly, I think if we're successful, Americans won't have to think about supply chains," Gamble said, "because that means that they're more resilient, they're more stable."

Persons: Biden, —, frustratingly —, Joelle Gamble, Gamble Organizations: Service, White, National Economic Council, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Federal Reserve Bank of New Locations: United States

Here are the meanings of the 10 hardest words that have also been used in New York Times articles. Working with future Confederate Gen. Edward Porter Alexander, Myer developed the Army’s “wigwag” flag system. (June 24, 2019)10. atilt — askew:Think compression tops patterned à la one-shouldered tanks and sweatpants chopped up and wrapped into lappa-like long shorts. And the star of the Liberian flag strategically placed throughout, though slightly atilt, as though being blown sideways in a sprinter’s wake. — Clean Energy, Cherished Waters and a Sacred California Rock Caught in the Middle (Oct. 24, 2023)The list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: callaloo, bok choy, Rose Nzada, Ned Rorem, wigwag —, Edward Porter Alexander, Myer, libidinal, efflorescence, John Turturro, venule, —, tailcoat, They’re, cloaca, atilt — askew, — Telfar Clemens, Waters Organizations: New York Times, Community, Confederate, Liberian, Clean Energy Locations: New, West, Cameroon, Bronx, Central, Northern, Southern California, Gaviota, California

☆ Starbursts, smuggled coffee and Martin Shkreli: How CNBC reported the Sam Bankman-Fried trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Artist: Elizabeth WilliamsJust before 8 p.m. on Thursday, 12 jurors found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven counts against him. (CNBC put out a note requesting access ahead of the trial — an email which was ultimately ignored.) Every exit to file a report included another breakneck trip through security, in a sort of run, rinse, repeat cycle — security, courtroom, exit, photographer's car to file, back up through security, over and over again. CNBC correspondent MacKenzie Sigalos reporting on the Sam Bankman-Fried trial from outside the SDNY courthouse at 500 Pearl Street in downtown Manhattan. Around 8:02 p.m., Bankman-Fried, speechless, began to walk to a room just adjacent to the main court.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Elizabeth Williams, Fried, MacKenzie Sigalos, Dan Mangan, Martin Shkreli, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Michael Lewis, Lewis, Indiana Jones, Ben McKenzie, McKenzie, Damian Williams, They'd, Danielle Sassoon, Jane Rosenberg, Joe Bankman, Barbara Fried, Joseph Bankman, Brendan Mcdermid, gaunt, Kaplan, Bankman, Mark Cohen, Judge Kaplan, blankly, Christian Everdell, Cohen Organizations: Alameda Research, Southern, of, CNBC, Auburn University totebag, Capitalism, U.S, Federal Court Locations: of New York, San Francisco, Vegas, Georgia, Manhattan, Indiana, New York City, U.S

☆ These Moms’ Lives Are a Hot Mess, and They’re Ready to Show It
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Allie Jones | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In a world of flawless social media “momfluencers” who seem to have spotless houses and an endless supply of earth-tone outfits for their photogenic children, one decided to get real. “I used to think I couldn’t be a content creator because I don’t live in a pretty house…I mean, look at me,” said Katie Ziemer, a 29-year-old substitute teacher and mother of three, in a video posted to TikTok earlier this year. The video showed her getting ready in the morning wearing nondescript black sweatpants and cutting fruit for her kids in a slightly messy kitchen.

Persons: momfluencers, ”, Katie Ziemer

☆ These Mom Influencers Embrace the Mess of Real Life; ‘You’re Not Alone’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Allie Jones | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: momfluencers, ”, Katie Ziemer

In addition, 239 hostages were taken from Israel into Gaza by the militant group. Security Council resolutions are legally binding. Violence has surged in the West Bank since the war between Israel and Gaza broke out on Oct. 7. The besieged Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people don’t have access to clean, running water after Israel cut off water and electricity to the enclave. Israel said it has opened two water lines in southern Gaza within the past week.

Persons: Israel, Biden, OCHA, hunches Organizations: Health Ministry, West Bank, UN, GAZA, UNITED NATIONS, . Security Council, United, United Arab Emirates, The, General Assembly Locations: Gaza, Israel, Russia, israel, United Arab, The UAE, United States, China, Western Sahara, Colombia, JENIN CAIRO, Jenin, Egypt

☆ In a world of infinite AI, the new luxury item will be humans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The same inevitable supply-and-demand dynamic is about to wash over us again with large language models and generative AI. AI models are trained on masses of data from the past. Humans are good at learning quickly from a small amount of data, while AI models need mountains of information to train on. Soon, human content creators will be vying for attention with content generated by AI models. 'Utility, value and signaling'Hartz, a venture capitalist who now chairs Eventbrite's board, says successful technologists will continue to spend heavily on human experiences.

Persons: —, Kevin Hartz, Eventbrite, Taylor Swift, Marc Andreessen, Hartz, John Barone, you'll, Sal Khan, That's, Gates, Michael Larson, Elon Musk's, Morgan Stanley, Jared Birchall, Noam Brown, He's, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg Organizations: Service, Khan Academy, Menlo School, Sigma, Bloomberg, Meta, OpenAI, Google, Amazon Locations: GPT, Fiji, Palo Alto, Silicon, Menlo

CNN —Authorities in Tennessee are searching for the son of Nashville’s police chief as a suspect in the Saturday shooting of two suburban police officers. “Despite my efforts and guidance in the early and teenage years, my son, John Drake Jr., now 38-years-old, resorted to years of criminal activity and is a convicted felon,” the chief said. “He has not been a part of my life for quite some time.”Police say the shooting happened during an altercation Saturday night in La Vergne, a suburb of Nashville. During that investigation, they made contact with a subject,” La Vergne Police Chief Christopher Moews said at a Saturday press conference. One officer was released Saturday evening and the other remains in the hospital in stable condition, the city of La Vergne said in a statement.

Persons: Nashville’s, John Drake Jr, John Drake, “, Drake, ”, Christopher Moews, Moews, La Vergne, there’s Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Metro Nashville Police, ” Police, Vergne Police, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Locations: Tennessee, La Vergne, Nashville, La, Lake Forest

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