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☆ I made $340,000 in revenue on Etsy last year selling digital products. Here's how I use simple design tools and AI to boost sales.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bailey runs an Etsy store that makes about $14,000 a month selling digital tumbler designs. So I quit my job and started an Etsy store called Bailey Designed Co., where I sell custom tumbler designs. In January 2022, I pivoted from print-on-demand products to digital productsI was faced with pandemic supply-chain issues, and I also saw a lot of successful sellers on Etsy who were selling just digital designs. In January, I started my own online courses for people who want to sell digital products without a design background. AI has helped me earn more because it's increased my productivity and volume of designs — and more volume equals more sales.

Persons: Bailey, I'm, Evelyn Weiss, Sandra Di, Wholesale Ted, tumblers, I've, Evelyn Weiss's, it's, Kittl's Organizations: Facebook, Service, YouTube, Wholesale, Canva, Google, Society Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida, Canva, Etsy

☆ Buckle Your (DeLorean) Seatbelt: ‘Back to the Future’ Lands on Broadway
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Dave Itzkoff | More About Dave Itzkoff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gale’s inspiration for “Back to the Future” came in 1980 after seeing a photo of his father as a teenager in an old high-school yearbook, and he has become a passionate custodian of the franchise. That role dates back to at least 1989, the year a notorious “Back to the Future” Nintendo game was released. “One of the worst games ever,” he said. “The creative differences and the chemistry just didn’t work,” Ingram said. (Through a press representative, Lloyd confirmed that his departure was a mutual decision over creative differences but declined to comment further.)

Persons: ”, “, Zemeckis, Leslie, Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard, Silvestri, ” Gale, let’s, Gale, Colin Ingram, Ballard, Jamie Lloyd, ” Ingram, Lloyd Organizations: Nintendo, Polar, Broadway Locations: British

When the French interior designer Camille Vergnes throws a dinner party in Paris, she opts for unfussy white table linens and white plates. This allows her Art Deco-style set of serving spoons, salad servers and carving knives, all with almond green shagreen handles, to take center stage. “I use [the serving set] as the key piece of the table along with the flowers or candleholders,” she says. Vergnes’s approach reflects a shift in focus when it comes to tableware, away from handblown glassware and patterned napkins to sculptural utensils. - Host Gift Guide: What T’s editors and contributors are bringing to thank their hosts this summer, including surreal serving spoons and cozy quilts.

Persons: Camille Vergnes, ”, Olga Bonne, Alessandra Williams, Frank Traynor, Ben Bodman, Yann Nury Organizations: Fair Trade, Bodman, Credit Locations: French, Paris, Copenhagen, Danish, Brighton, British, Zimbabwe, Nairobi, United States, Melksham, Wiltshire, England, Ibiza, Long, Amsterdam

☆ Elon Musk says he plans to boot the Twitter brand and 'bid adieu' to 'all the birds'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk said he's planning to change Twitter's logo and get rid of its bird character. Musk pinned a tweet with a graphic of a new "X" logo, meaning he may already have a replacement. Elon Musk indicated he's planning to scrap Twitter's logo – and has even started asking users for ideas for his new X app. "And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds," Musk also tweeted. After Musk asked for suggestions, he continued to post prospective logos on his page, including retweeting the X.com logo Musk used for his online banking venture that was founded in 1999.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, adieu, He's, Tencent's Organizations: Morning, Twitter, Fidelity, Bloomberg, X Corp

☆ Who is Ken, really? The history of the world’s most misunderstood doll
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

March 11, 1961: When Ken met BarbieThis original Ken doll from 1961 was supposed to be so handsome and magnetic that Barbie fell instantly in love. 1970s -1990s: Ken tries to be trendyEven with an ever-fashionable companion like Barbie, Ken could never quite crack it when it came to personal style, though he certainly tried. Mod Hair Ken: A quintessentially ‘70s doll with a massive mop of hair, extra-long sideburns and bonus facial hair made for mixing and matching. Totally Hair Ken: It looks how it sounds — this ’90s Ken came with a long, unkempt mane, real hair gel and a small comb his owners could use to style him however they wanted. Mattel introduced a “new and improved” Ken doll almost two years to the day after his break-up with Barbie.

Persons: CNN — “ Barbie, Ken, Barbie, He’s, cinephiles, “ Barbie, Kenneth Carson, Ryan Gosling, Ruth Handler, ”, They’d, Ken wasn’t, diehard Barbie, ” M.G, Yvonne Hemsey, “ hipper, Dan Savage, ” Savage, Mattel, Savage, they’d, —, Russell Arons, Barbie “, ” Arons, Barbie – Blaine, Phillip Bloch, Bloch, Matthew McConaughey, Orlando Bloom, “ Ken, ” Bloch, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Michael Keaton, hadn’t, “, Valentine’s, Ryan Gosling cheesing, Gosling, Greta Gerwig, Robbie, Kenergy ”, ” Gosling, Ken’s, he’s, Jimmy Fallon, I’m, Ken —, Barbie ” Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Discovery, Mattel, New, Historical Society, New York Times, Pixar, ascot, Valentine’s, ” CNN, Facebook, Venice Locations: Barbie’s, Willows , Wisconsin, Cali, Europe, New York, Los Angeles

☆ This Harvard dropout and her brother launched a company to conserve liquids in factories
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

"As with every family business, everyone is involved in the family business," Annie told CNBC. We grew up in the sector," Annie told CNBC. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Annie and David Lu at a Harvard Innovation Labs event, when they were still ideating. As part of this partnership, Unilever tested the H2Ok Innovations solution at its Ben & Jerry's facility in Waterbury, Vermont. "They are exceptionally smart, visionary and courageous — the kind of founders investors dream to back," Iskold told CNBC.

Persons: David, Annie Lu, Annie Lu Annie Lu, Lu, Lu's, hasn't, Annie, David's, David Lu, David Lu They, Sandeep Desai, Desai, Jeff Bussgang, Alex Iskold, doting, Iskold, Dayna Grayson, We've, David giggled, it's Organizations: Harvard, CNBC, H2Ok, Construct, Flybridge, Ventures, Greentown Labs, Forbes, H20k, Harvard Innovation Labs, Unilever, AB InBev, Coca Cola Co, Colgate, Palmolive, Waterbury, Unit, Flybridge Capital, Construct Capital Locations: China, Saskatoon, Canada, Bay, Techstars, Boston, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Waterbury , Vermont, U.S, Brazil, United States, H2Ok

☆ Project Wild Earth: This family of four has just embarked on a 5-year adventure around the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

They instantly connected and maintained a long-distance relationship for a year after his road trip ended before moving to Hong Kong to start a life together. During the project, dubbed “Project Wild Earth,” they will also share stories on their website and social media accounts about inspiring rangers, support organizations, government officials and entrepreneurs they work or come in contact with. Leah, an American, worked as a primary school teacher and helped establish a Sudbury school in Hong Kong that empowers children to direct their own education. The Priors found themselves stuck in Hong Kong, which had some of the strictest pandemic restrictions in the world due to its “zero-Covid” approach. “When these things unfolded in Hong Kong, we had to reconsider everything.

Persons: we’re, Matt, Leah Prior, Leah, Zapp, Graham, Paige, “ Leah, ” Matt, ”, “, AdventureX, Jack, Matt couldn’t, “ Jack, Sai Kung, “ It’s, Dr, Jane Goodall, Tompkins, Allen, –, Reinhard Dirscherl, Charlotte, they’ll Organizations: CNN, The Explorers Club, Sumy Sadurni, Getty, Allen Coral Atlas, Jane, Jane Goodall Institute and, Bank Locations: Charlotte, Laos, London, South Korea, Hong Kong, Europe, Central Asia, China, Southeast Asia, Asia, Pacific, Africa, Americas, American, Sudbury, British, Indonesia, Hong, New Territories, AFP, Patagonia, agroforestry

☆ Inspired by Ukraine war, Taiwan launches drone blitz to counter China
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Reuters Graphic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +16 min

These drones range from jet-powered, long range surveillance aircraft to small quadcopters deployed by ground troops. Taiwan should accelerate mass production of a range of military drones to boost self-reliance in the struggle with Beijing, it concluded. U.S. drones range in size from two-kilogram, hand-launched drones to 14,500-kilogram long range surveillance drones. Unlike Taiwan, China began mass-producing unmanned aircraft long before the Ukraine conflict. Hundreds of technology experts, including specialists in AI, were recruited to the military, according to UCSD analyst Cheung.

Persons: Tsai Ing, ”, Tsai “, Max Lo, “, Hawk Yang, Yang, Tsai, Joe Biden, ’, Lo, Tai Ming Cheung, ” Cheung, Nancy Pelosi, ” Tsai, Chang, Xi Jinping, Xi, Cheung, ” Elsa Kania Organizations: Reuters, People’s Liberation Army, Thunder Tiger Group, “, Communist Party, Taiwan, Taiwan Affairs Office, U.S . Department of Defense, White, Pentagon ., Teal, University of California, PLA, U.S . House, Airborne, Washington -, Strategic & International Studies ., Royal United Services Institute, 20th Party Congress, UCSD, Center, New, New American Security, China's Ministry of Defense, Pentagon Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Taipei, Taiwan, China, Asia, United States, Australia, Japan, South Korea, America, Republic of China, “ China, Kinmen, Beijing, Washington, Pentagon . U.S, U.S, University of California San Diego, Chiayi, Strategic & International Studies . Ukraine, London, Chang Kong, Today, New American

☆ Barbie is the star of the summer's hottest blockbuster. The much-hyped movie is the pinnacle of a 60-year history filled with rejections, lawsuits, and controversies for the world's most iconic doll.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ruth Handler wanted to make an adult fashion doll but Mattel's team shot her downChesnot/Getty ImagesBarbie is back in vogue. The current hype around the brand is in sharp contrast to the rejections Barbie inventor Ruth Handler faced when she first tried to create the doll in the 1950s. But Handler, who had co-created Mattel in 1945, struggled to convince people of the market for an adult fashion doll. Mattel's team told her it wouldn't be possible to make such dolls at a low price in the US, she wrote. "As the years went by, I brought up my idea a few more times, but everybody would kind of turn me off," Handler wrote.

Persons: Ruth Handler, Barbie, Zs, Margot Robbie, Ryan Reynolds, Barbara, Handler Organizations: Mattel

☆ TikTok NPC streams are the latest viral trend. Here's a break down of the bizarre — and lucrative — craze.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A new TikTok trend has creators acting like non-playable, video game characters — or NPCs. NPC streams can be lucrative, as viewers gift creators to control their actions. It started out with a combination of words that seems a little baffling: "Mmm ice cream so good, mmm ice cream so good, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes," Pinkydoll, a content creator, said during a TikTok livestream. "Yes, yes, yes, gang, gang." While her phrase "yes, yes, yes" is a response to a virtual rose.

Persons: Pinkydoll, —, Sinon, Hayley DeRoche, there's Organizations: Morning, Twitter, Creators, New York Times, Guardian

☆ Gay Water, a new canned cocktail, wants to be the anti-Bud Light
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —In a sea of canned cocktails, Gay Water wants to stand out. In other words, where Bud Light has buckled under pressure as bigotry grows against the LGBTQ+ community, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hoddeson wants his new boozy brand to be the antithesis of that. The canned cocktail is named after a colloquialism given to the popular mixed drink (vodka and soda) ordered at bars by the gay community. He thought of creating Gay Water about a year ago while on a vacation with his friend that had got a job within the beverage industry. Big onlineHoddeson built up a strong social media following on TikTok and Instagram during Covid-19 and is using some of the money from that (as well as from friends and family) to help fund Gay Water.

Persons: Bud, Gay, Spencer Hoddeson, Bud Light, ”, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, they’re, It’s, Hoddeson, “, it’s, ” Bryan Roth, seltzer, ” Roth, Gay Beer, Hoddeon Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Anheuser, Busch, Nickelodeon, Feel Goods Company Locations: New York, Covid, United States

☆ Matt and Ginger Gaetz channeled MAGA Barbie and Ken on the pink carpet, but she didn't like the movie because of Ryan Gosling's 'beta energy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Matt Gaetz and his wife, Ginger, channeled MAGA Ken and Barbie at an event celebrating the movie. Ginger said she didn't like the film because of Ryan Gosling's Ken and his "beta energy." Ginger Gaetz, who married the Florida congressman in 2021, tweeted a photo of them posing on a pink carpet on July 17. Either way, we have the "Barbie" movie to thank for these tweets about Matt Gaetz's "Big Kenergy." Thanks Barbie!

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Ginger, MAGA Ken, Barbie, Ryan Gosling's Ken, Ginger Gaetz, Ryan Gosling's, Ken, Gosling's, Barbie …, Robbie, He's, Matt Gaetz's Organizations: Service, Aspen Security, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida

☆ Morgan Stanley and MUFG’s next act is well-timed
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Una Galani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and the $94 billion Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (8306.T) are tapping deeper into a good thing at the right time. As well as collaborating on foreign exchange trading, Morgan Stanley and MUFG will now integrate the institutional Japan equities business by consolidating research and institutional sales into Morgan Stanley’s joint venture entity. It’s a bright backdrop for Morgan Stanley and MUFG’s partnership. Follow @ugalani on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSMorgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial on July 18 announced plans to deepen their 15-year alliance, including in foreign exchange trading and in Japanese research and equities businesses for institutional clients. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, MUFG, James Gorman, Ohta, Morgan, isn’t, Morgan Stanley’s, Antony Currie, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Wall, Mitsubishi UFJ, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Jefferies, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, U.S, Japan

☆ The world’s most powerful passports for 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The jiggling and jostling atop the global passport rankings for 2023 just got a little more interesting. And while Asia has long dominated the top of the leaderboard in the index created by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners, Europe is bouncing back. The US, meanwhile, has dropped a further two places to eight spot, with access to a mere 183 destinations visa-free. The Henley Passport Index is based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ranks 199 passports worldwide. Estonia, Iceland (182 destinations)The worst passports to hold:Three countries around the world have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 30 or fewer countries.

Persons: Japan’s, It’s, Cristian H, Kaelin, ”, Greg Lindsay, Japan's, TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA, Arton Capital’s, Armand Arton, that’s Organizations: CNN, Henley & Partners, Henley, International Air Transport Association, Partners, Citizens, Cornell Tech’s Jacobs Institute, Getty, United Nations, United Arab Emirates Locations: Japan, Singapore, Asia, London, Europe, Germany, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Sweden, United States, United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, UAE, Canada, AFP, Arton, Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Palestinian, Territories, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Norway, Poland, Ireland, New Zealand, Czech Republic, Malta , New Zealand, Australia, Hungary, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Iceland

☆ A 23-year-old game developer grew her Instagram audience to nearly 100,000 followers after being laid off from Meta. Here's how she makes money, the 1-page media kit she uses, and what she charges bra
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Her passion for making gaming content soon became a business. Working at Meta didn't unlock all of the secrets to success on Instagram, Pitcher noted. On top of brand deals, Pitcher said she makes a little bit of cash through TikTok's ad-revenue program on videos. "I've been hearing from a lot of creators that brand deals are drying up, so knowing that, I want to expand." She said she's also still in the process of developing a new video game, but that is years away.

Persons: Emily Pitcher, Pitcher, Emily, —, she's, Kat Liente, isn't, I've Organizations: Meta, Sondering, YouTube Locations: Meta, Instagram

☆ Missing genes in ‘mind-controlling’ worms pose an evolutionary puzzle
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

However, when the scientists compared their horsehair worm genomes with genomic information from other animals, something was missing, Cunha told CNN. Two live tangled freshwater horsehair worms, scientifically called Gordionus violaceus, were found in Germany. Mysteries remain about the worms’ movementsAs useful as cilia are, horsehair worms seem to be doing just fine without them, the scientists reported. To date, scientists have identified several hundred species of freshwater horsehair worms and five species of marine horsehair worms. Marine horsehair worms spend their entire lives in water, but freshwater species are only aquatic as adults.

Persons: —, australiensis, munidae, Tauana Cunha, Cunha, “, ”, “ It’s, Gonzalo Giribet, nematomorphs, Keiichi Kakui, Kakui, ” Kakui, Martin Sørensen, Ophiocordyceps, Bruno de Medeiros, California’s Organizations: CNN, Chicago’s Field, Harvard University, Hokkaido University, HBO, Field, Monument Locations: Germany, Japan, nematomorphs, California’s Muir

☆ This Barbie Is Now on Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( The Styles Desk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The actors’ strike has hit the brakes on the hot pink convertible that is the “Barbie” film’s press tour. That means the parade of neon fashion led by Ms. Robbie has probably come to an end. But several of the actress’s best looks took inspiration from Barbie’s clothing archive, including a black-and-white-striped swimsuit the doll wore when it was introduced in 1959, a prim skirt suit from the ’80s and a swirly minidress Barbie wore in the ’90s. Those outfits, seen here alongside the Barbie clothes that inspired them, struck the exact right balance between kitschy and chic. “It’s not subtle,” Ms. Robbie said in an interview with People, “but it’s very fun!”

Persons: ”, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Greta Gerwig’s, Robbie, Andrew Mukamal, Versace, Vivienne Westwood, prim, Barbie, Ms Organizations: SAG

☆ The iconic Hermés Birkin handbag that costs north of $10,000 was conceived on an airplane sickness bag
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jane Birkin, the inspiration behind the iconic Birkin bag, died inside her Paris home on Sunday. The Birkin handbag was conceived by Birkin herself, who was found dead at her home in Paris on Sunday. Birkin told Leitch that Hermés paid her an annual royalty of £30,000 in 2011, which currently works out as $39,000. Years later, the Birkin handbag has taken on a life of its own and is now seen as a status symbol. Some of its pricer models, including the crocodile and diamond-encrusted Birkin bags, can cost as much as $200,000 according to Sotheby's.

Persons: Jane Birkin, Birkin, Luke Leitch, Jean, Louis Dumas –, Leitch, Dumas, Hermés, Bijou Birkin – Organizations: Service, Air France Locations: Wall, Silicon, Paris, London, 2o18

☆ 5G chargers may be the key to electric-vehicle-powered road trips, says the CEO of an EV charger company
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sarah Sloat | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Hooman Shahidi, the CEO of the EV-charger firm EVPassport, said 5G could help change this. A test with 5G chargers showed EVs charged faster and more efficiently than 4G-powered chargers. Hooman ShahidiA bad road trip inspired the company's founderUsing the EVPassport system, as Shahidi describes it, is simple. The company got a 5G boost in 2021Roughly a year after the company's founding, something new augmented the EVPassport system: 5G. The majority of EV chargers are currently operating on WiFi, ethernet, or 4G because 5G isn't yet available everywhere across the US.

Persons: Hooman Shahidi, Shahidi, Aaron Fisher, Fisher, Aaron, EVPassport, — it's Organizations: BMW, Google, Apple, BMW i3, 5G, Verizon, EV Locations: Santa Monica , California, Venice, Los Angeles, New York City, Hartford , Connecticut

☆ I'm a first-time property investor who grew my portfolio to $5.5 million in 3 years. Here's how I did it with minimal savings.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Salina Jivani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He now has a portfolio worth $5.5 million that generates tens of thousands in rent a month. The course gave me the confidence and knowledge to eventually build a real-estate portfolio worth £4.2 million, or about $5.5 million, in three years. For example, if the equity on the property I was completing was £50,000 short of what I needed to purchase the next property, I'd reach out to my network and crowdsource it. My current portfolio's valuation is nearly £4.2 million, with £1.2 million of that comprising my equity and the rest belonging to the bank. Because of the desirable locations, generally when one tenant moves out of a property another moves in within a week.

Persons: Alfred Dzadey, I'd Organizations: Service, Jaguar, Rover, Investors Locations: Wall, Silicon, Coventry , England, Coventry , West Midlands, Coventry

☆ Tesla's Cybertruck is finally starting production, 2 years behind schedule. Here are 6 other projects Elon Musk promised to deliver by now.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tesla's Cybertruck is finally beginning production two years behind schedule. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been known to make lofty promises that go undelivered for years at a time. In 2017, Inverse reported, Musk expanded the promise, assuring buyers that it would be just two more years before self-driving Teslas could be used to travel cross-country while passengers sleep. An 'everything' social media app, XIn late 2022, Musk tweeted that his purchase of Twitter was an "accelerant" to the creation of 'X,' the "everything app." According to the same CNBC article, in its most productive year, 2022, Tesla only installed an average of 21 solar system installations per week.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Tesla, Musk, Musk's, Will Organizations: Tesla, CNBC, Boring Company, SpaceX, Twitter, University of Cincinnati Locations: Giga , Texas, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Southern California

☆ Jane Birkin, Singer, Actress and Fashion Inspiration, Dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Constant Méheut | More About Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“He wrote for me from 1968 until the day he died,” Ms. Birkin said in an interview with The New York Times in 2018. Ms. Birkin said she had not been able to find a leather bag she liked. Hermès devised the Birkin, which was, as she requested, “four times the size of a Kelly.’'Ms. Birkin was additionally popular in France as an activist for women’s and L.G.B.T.Q. rights and also for her British accent when speaking French, which the French found endearing. “We will never forget her songs, her laughs and her incomparable accent which have always accompanied us.”

Persons: “, ” Ms, Birkin, I’d, Ms, Birkin’s, Kelly, ’ ’, Grace Kelly, Hermès, Jean, Louis Dumas, ’, Anne Hidalgo, ” Organizations: The New York Times, YouTube, Paris Locations: London, France

CNN —Jane Birkin, the British singer and actress who found fame in France, has died aged 76, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported Sunday, citing its sources. She was the inspiration for the famous Birkin bag by French luxury house Hermes. Gainsbourg went on to write “Je t’aime… moi non plus” for Birkin and the song became an international hit that same year. She also managed to carve out a prolific career in the world of music, releasing several records in the French language. Dumas was true to his word and the Birkin bag was introduced in 1984.

Persons: CNN — Jane Birkin, BFMTV, Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg, Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, Emmanuel Macron, ”, Lou Doillon, Jane, Charlotte, Doillon, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Serge, Kate Barry, John Barry, Jean, Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, Bertrand Tavernier, Steve Wood, Cesar, Jacques Doillon, Kate, Christiane Amanpour, Louis Dumas, Hermes, Mason Rothschild, Kelly, Grace Kelly – Birkin, Amanpour, “, Dumas Organizations: CNN, Paris, CNN’s, Air, British Vogue Locations: British, France, Paris, French, London, Air France, Dumas

☆ Back to square one for Jabeur as she looks to past champions for inspiration
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Pritha Sarkar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

After all the hard work she put in to beat six rivals, including four Grand Slam champions, Jabeur had stood on the cusp of becoming the first Arab and first African woman to win a Grand Slam title. Luckily four-time major winner Kim Clijsters, who had lost her first four Grand Slam finals, was waiting in the wings to hug the distraught 28-year-old and offer her hope that her time will come. "We were crying together at the locker room," Jabeur told reporters. "Definitely this match, last year's match, the final of the U.S. Open, will teach me how to win these finals. Hopefully I will be like the others that failed a couple of times to do it and it (the win) will come after.

Persons: Wales, Jabeur, Marketa Vondrousova, Swiatek, Kim Clijsters, Kim, She's, Chris Evert, Simona Halep, Evert, Halep, it's, Pritha Sarkar, Clare Fallon Organizations: U.S, Wimbledon, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Tunisian

☆ Vondrousova writes her own happy ending at Wimbledon to leave Jabeur in tears
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Pritha Sarkar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Instead, a distraught Jabeur was left with tears streaming down her face as her Wimbledon dream was wrecked in the final for the second year running with a 6-4 6-4 drubbing. I am going to have a beer as it's been an exhausting two weeks," said Vondrousova. I am going to look ugly for those photos," the 28-year-old Jabeur told the crowd through tears. It's been a tough journey but I promise I will come back and one day win this tournament." Jabeur knows she could have won the first set 6-0, having had game points in each of the opening six games.

Persons: Marketa Vondrousova, Dylan Martinez, Vondrousova, Jabeur, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Stepan Simek, Wales, I'm, It's, Iga Swiatek, Navratilova, Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova, Pritha Sarkar, Clare Fallon Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, REUTERS, Dylan Martinez LONDON, Wimbledon, All England, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Czech, Prague, tennis, Vondrousova, bask

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