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☆ Stop Trying to Optimize Everything; Key to Happiness Is Being Average
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The laws of capitalism say we have to constantly be on the move — work hard, play hard, consume hard, rinse and repeat. In an age where you're supposed to optimize everything, maybe it's fine to just be … fine. "You really do need to work hard and earn a lot (or inherit a lot) to live in decent material conditions in these contexts," he said. Related storiesAs the old saying goes, money doesn't equal happiness (though I have a hard time believing it doesn't help). "There's a hell of a lot of people who are really going to be normal or average, ordinary.

Persons: Thomas Curran, we're, Curran, Avram Alpert, Alpert, Barry Schwartz, Swarthmore College who's, Schwartz, Nathan Cheek, We're, doesn't, influencers, You've, Taylor Swift, Kelly Goldsmith, Jamie Ducharme, Goldsmith, they've, —, isn't, it's, Beyoncé, Emily Stewart Organizations: London School of Economics, Swarthmore College, Purdue, YouTube, Vanderbilt University, American Psychological Association, Ivy League ., Business Locations: America, Greece

☆ How the polling landscape has changed in the last two weeks: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, we report on how the polling landscape has changed since Vice President Kamala Harris took over as the Democratic presidential candidate. But the Trump campaign is rushing to define Harris differently. This week, two ads went up that underscored the war to define Harris. Read more → 📺 The race is on: The race to define Harris is heating up, with the Harris campaign and the Trump team hitting the airwaves. Read more →The race to define Harris is heating up, with the Harris campaign and the Trump team hitting the airwaves.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Yamiche, Yamiche Alcindor, Kamala Harris ’, Joe Biden, Megan Thee, —, Donald Trump, Trump, Harris, ” Trump, Brian Hughes, ” Harris, She’s, The, Read, Mark Murray It’s, Biden, 🗞️, J aime H, J ohn, Simone Biles, Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, Democratic Party, Biden, The Trump, —, New York Times, Siena College, Street, Reuters, NYT, Wall Street, Bloomberg, Trump Locations: Arizona , Georgia, Nevada , North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arizona , Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan

PARIS — Living in the era of Simone Biles' dominance would be a challenge for any gymnast, but Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles are reveling in their own Olympic spotlights. Throughout their Olympic encore, Lee and Chiles observed a burgeoning lightness and international kinship in elite gymnastics. Jordan Chiles, bottom, and Suni Lee celebrate winning the gold medal during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals at the Olympics in Paris on Tuesday. It's not just the culture that has changed for Lee, who faced an even steeper climb to the Olympic podium the second time around. After winning the Olympic all-around title in 2021, she found herself launched into unexpected, dizzying fame.

Persons: Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Lee, Chiles, ” Lee, Francisco Seco, It's, Biles, Kaetlyn Liddy, Tom Organizations: PARIS, Olympic, NCAA, “, Tokyo, Paris Locations: Paris, U.S, ”, Monday's, Spring , Texas, New York

☆ A 'prosecutor' vs. 'weak': The battle intensifies to define Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Yamiche Alcindor | Yamiche Alcindor Is An Nbc News Washington Correspondent. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Harris’ campaign rallies are a clear change from those held by President Joe Biden, the man she is replacing at the top of the Democratic ticket. So hear me when I say: I know Donald Trump’s type.”But the Trump campaign is rushing to define Harris differently. “She knows this is going to be a very close race,” Julie Chávez Rodríguez, Harris’ campaign manager, said in an interview. Chávez Rodríguez and Harris have been close for nearly a decade, since Chávez Rodríguez first took a job as state director for Harris’ Senate office in 2016. The Harris campaign has launched a website advertising more than five dozen jobs.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris ’, Joe Biden, Megan Thee, —, ”, Donald Trump, “, fraudsters, cheaters, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Harris, ” Trump, Brian Hughes, She’s, ” Julie Chávez Rodríguez, ” Chávez Rodríguez, The, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden, Chávez Rodríguez, Chávez, we’re, ” Ashley Etienne, ” Etienne, ” “ Joe Biden, Hughes, Biden’s, ” Harris, Trump’s, “ It’s, Howard, “ Kamala Harris, Judy Chu, Chu, ” Chu, that’s, he’d Organizations: Democratic, Democratic Party, United, Trump, Biden, The Trump, NBC, MAGA Inc, Inc, Central, Northern, Howard University, Washington , D.C, Alpha Kappa Alpha, National Association of Black Journalists, Black, Sigma Gamma Rho, Atlanta, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Locations: United States, California, Wisconsin, Harris ’, North Carolina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Washington ,, Chicago, Houston, Monterey Park , California

☆ Who’s Afraid of Being Black? Not Kamala, Beyoncé or Kendrick.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Salamishah Tillet | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A few hours after Donald J. Trump falsely claimed that she suddenly decided to become “a Black person,” Ms. Harris reminded the crowd at a Black sorority convention in Houston that Mr. Trump was resorting to a familiar script. That tactic nullified an implication that being Black is something that needs to be authenticated, explained, disavowed or defended. Like Ms. Harris, my father is the child of an Indian mother and a Black father. “My mother understood very well that she was raising two black daughters,” Ms. Harris wrote in “The Truths We Hold: An American Journey,” her 2019 memoir. “She knew her adopted homeland would see Maya and me as black girls, and she was determined to make sure we would grow into confident, proud black women.”

Persons: Kamala Harris didn’t, Donald J, Trump, Ms, Harris, ”, “ divisiveness, “, ” Ms Locations: Houston, Trinidad and Tobago

☆ Designer Aurora James offers a view into her LA cottage
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I think I always see potential in things,” she told Architectural Digest for the magazine’s September cover story. James is a visible figure in the fashion world. Reclaimed terracotta tiles make up James' outdoor kitchen. Less zen: the process of getting a 1,000-pound stone sink into her indoor kitchen. “Sometimes you have to just do what’s right for you right now.

Persons: Aurora James, Vellies, ”, “, Farrow, Ball, James, Ayo Edebiri, Rosario Dawson, she’s, Frank Frances, Michelle Obama’s, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Isamu Noguchi, Sarah Ellison, ” Frank Frances, Tyler Mitchell, Mickalene Thomas, Tschabalala Organizations: CNN, Nordstrom Locations: LA, Laurel Canyon, Brooklyn —, Black

Everything is different now for Democrats. Their crowds are dancing. The celebrities — from Southern rappers to Hollywood actors — are showing up. And by the time Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage on Tuesday night in Atlanta for what her aides billed as the kickoff for her new-and-improved campaign, it was clear that President Biden had been left a distant memory — a name not even mentioned in her remarks. “The momentum in this race is shifting,” she declared from behind a lectern embossed with the vice-presidential seal.

Persons: Beyoncé, —, Kamala Harris, Biden, ”, Donald Trump, Ms Organizations: Democrats, Democratic Party, Mr Locations: Southern, Atlanta

☆ Why Are So Many Americans Choosing to Not Have Children?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Teddy Rosenbluth | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For years, some conservatives have framed the declining fertility rate of the United States as an example of eroding family values, a moral catastrophe in slow motion. JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, recently came under fire for saying in 2021 that the nation was run by “childless cat ladies” who “hate normal Americans for choosing family over these ridiculous D.C. and New York status games.”Last year, Ashley St. Clair, a Fox News commentator, described childless Americans this way: “They just want to pursue pleasure and drinking all night and going to Beyoncé concerts. It’s this pursuit of self-pleasure in replace of fulfillment and having a family.”Researchers who study trends in reproductive health see a more nuanced picture. The decision to forgo having children is most likely not a sign that Americans are becoming more hedonistic, they say. For one thing, fertility rates are declining throughout the developed world.

Persons: JD Vance, “, Ashley St, ” Organizations: Republican, ”, Fox Locations: United States, York, Clair

☆ Megan Thee Stallion and Kamala Harris: The power pantsuit two ways
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Two suits, two women, one message: “Hotties for Harris.” At least that was the phrase scrawled across banners at Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Atlanta Tuesday night. Minutes later, Harris walked onto her podium to rapturous applause — also in a blue pantsuit. From being endorsed by Charli XCX and co-opting the album of the summer, “Brat,” to capitalizing on the 32.3 million-strong fandom of Megan Thee Stallion, her advisors have been honing in on the 18-27 demographic. Kamala Harris' icy blue suit seemed twinned in a way with Megan's cropped version. It’s hard to picture Clinton signing off on a decision to have Megan Thee Stallion “shake cheeks,” as one fan on Instagram wrote, in a cropped suit at a rally.

Persons: Hotties, Harris, ”, Kamala Harris ’, —, Megan Thee Stallion, Abdul Sall, Donald Trump, Megan Thee Stallion's, Julia Beverly, Charli XCX, Vanessa Friedman, ” —, Megan, Kamala Harris, John Bazemore, Megan isn’t, Harris won’t, Hillary Clinton’s, Bon Jovi, Lady Gaga, Clinton, Megan Thee, Instagram, Gen Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Getty, New York Times, Democratic National Convention Locations: Atlanta, Cleveland , Ohio

How Team U.S.A. Won the Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Gold1 United States 171.296 2 Italy -5.802 points behind 3 Brazil -6.799The United States took the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics team final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, beginning with solid vaults from Simone Biles and Jade Carey and ending with a bringing-down-the-house routine by Biles on the floor exercise. Team Italy took the silver, its first Olympic team medal in women’s gymnastics since 1928. And despite wobbles on the beam by Brazilians Flavia Saraiva and Rebeca Andrade — both during a skill called a switch ring leap — their team placed third for its first-ever Olympic team medal. China suffered in the rankings after Zhou Yaqin’s beam routine and Qiu Qiyuan’s bars, expected to be powerhouse events for the country, both included serious mistakes. VaultHow each team scored on the vaultCarey, who had been expected to compete on both vault and floor when she was named to the Olympic team, ended up competing only on vault on Tuesday after spending much of the past week sick.

Persons: Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Biles, Simone Biles’s, Joe Ward, Weiyi Cai, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee, Chiles, Cheng, Flavia Saraiva, Rebeca Andrade —, Becky Downie, Zhou, Qiu Qiyuan’s, Carey, Lee, Jeremy White, — Lee, Bedel Organizations: United States, Paris Olympics, Italy, Olympic Locations: Italy, Brazil, United States, Tokyo, China

☆ How Harris may win back a critical group of voters who abandoned Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

With Harris at the top of the ticket, Democrats now see a chance to refocus voters on the issue and restore their margins among the abortion rights voters who had notably drifted away from Biden. In both the 2020 and 2022 campaigns, voters who backed legal abortion provided overwhelming support to Biden and other Democratic candidates. Across all of those battleground states, Biden this year was performing well below that level with voters who support legal abortion, polls have found. Those abortion rights voters also split about evenly on whether Biden or Trump was better for the economy. “Many of them aren’t single issue abortion voters; they are worried about the economy and inflation, they are worried about immigration,” McLaughlin said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, wasn’t, Donald Trump’s, Harris, Biden, ”, Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg, “ It’s, Dobbs, Charles Franklin, Tony Evers, Katie Hobbs, Josh Shapiro, Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer, Shapiro, Franklin, Trump, Roe, Wade, “, Lake, Melissa Williams, ” Harris, Tresa Undem, ‘ what’s, –, Greenberg, ” Greenberg, —, John Della Volpe, Della Volpe, energize, Jason Cabel Roe, ” Trump, He’s, “ Donald Trump, Jim McLaughlin, McLaughlin, ” McLaughlin, Williams, JD Vance, ” Williams Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Edison Research, Democratic House, Democrats, Marquette Law School, SSRS, Quinnipiac University, Yahoo, Quinnipiac, Trump, Times, YouGov, Biden, Catholic, ” Voters, GOP, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, Republican Party, “, Republicans, White House Locations: The Marquette, Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, London, Harris, Iowa, America, Trump

☆ Female comedians are flipping the script on what they wear to perform
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Close your eyes and imagine a stand-up comedian. Today, female comics are more likely to be seen in vintage Versace, Gucci or Alessandra Rich than a denim button-down. To the uninitiated, Barone wore a sparkly silver dress. Dev Bowman“For a long time, female comedians were pressured into dressing like their male counterparts,” said Barone. “I don’t want it to seem like I’m saying I’m the first person to ever wear a dress to do stand up comedy,” she said.

Persons: Versace, Gucci, Alessandra Rich, ” Ziwe, George Santos, Jean Paul Gautlier, Ayo Edibiri, —, Loewe, Thom Browne, Rachel Sennott, Maya Rudolph, Mary Beth Barone, Barone, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Moss, “, Instagram, Barone nodded, ” Barone, Jimmy Fallon, Tom Ford, De, Dave Benett, Sidewalkkilla Barone, Todd Owyoung, Britney Spears, Mary, Kate, Ashley Olsen, Paris, Mary Beth Barone Cat Cohen, ”, ’ ”, Cohen, Kelsely Randall, Chloe, Halle Bailey, Kelsey, aren’t, Phyllis Diller, Jean Carroll, Joan Rivers, Rivers, Midge Maisel, Maisel, Catherine Cohen, Dev Bowman, ” Cohen, ” Margaret Cho —, Betsy Johnson, Todd Oldham, Gemma Kong, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis C.K, ” Cho, ” Margaret Cho, Jay Leno, Margaret Norton, Cho, Ron Galella, Karen Kilgarriff, Janeane Garofalo, Kim Gordon’s, Janeane, Karen, Harry Styles, Forbes earnt Styles, Edebiri, It’s, ” Barone —, Dior Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Sydney, De Beers, NBC, Paris Hilton, Netflix, Globe, MTV, Hollywood Locations: New York, LA

☆ Elon Musk retweets altered Kamala Harris campaign ad
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Mirna Alsharif | Alexandra Marquez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk, the owner of X, retweeted a parody Kamala Harris campaign ad Friday without labeling it as misleading, an apparent violation of his own platform's rules. Portions of video footage in the altered content — such as Harris speaking to crowds, and general videos of her supporters — were used in a recent Harris' campaign video on YouTube. In the original video, Harris narrates, telling viewers, "In this election, we each face a question: what kind of country do we want to live in?" The altered video reposted by Musk does not include Beyonce. This is not the first time altered voice content has appeared during this presidential campaign.

Persons: X Elon Musk, Mark Read, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Harris, —, Biden, Musk, Beyonce, Joe Biden, Obama, Mia Ehrenberg, Donald Trump, Mr Reagan, Alexios Mantzarlis, Mantzarlis, Minnesota Sen, Amy Klobuchar, Musk's, Trump Organizations: Lumiere Theatre, Cannes Lions, YouTube, Democrat, Democratic, Elon, Security, Trust, Safety Initiative, Cornell Tech, Cornell, NBC News, Minnesota Locations: Cannes, France, New York City, Argentina, India

☆ ‘Purple Rain’ turns 40: The lasting impact of Prince’s musical film
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Kaila Nichols | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

According to people involved in the making of the film, it almost didn’t happen. The Purple Rain film and album won an Academy Award and two Grammys. “I was there,” Prince told Alan Light in his book “Let’s Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Pain.” “I did it, it was my baby. “I didn’t write ‘Purple Rain.’ Someone else did and it was a story – a fictional story – and it should be perceived that way and nothing else,” he said. And that starts at the very beginning with authenticity.”The film is set to become adapted into a stage musical as well, according to Playbill.

Persons: Prince, ”, Apollonia . Prince, wouldn’t, Bob Cavallo, John Travolta, Albert Magnoli, “, ” Magnoli, didn’t, Bobby Z, Bobby, ” Prince, Alan Light, ” “, Prince –, –, Michael Jackson’s “ Organizations: CNN, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Prince, Yahoo Entertainment, Library, Congress, Broadway Locations: Minneapolis, ’

☆ Opinion | Kamala Harris and the Audacity of Desperation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Since then we’ve watched cracks spread throughout this edifice, dividing groups and institutions that once seemed to move in lock step. These fault lines include the split between a more ideological academic culture, where wokeness seems entrenched, and corporate and media realms, where its hold has somewhat weakened. They include the divisions between donors, university administrators and activists exposed and heightened by the Hamas attacks and the Israel-Gaza war. This means money: a surge of tens of millions of dollars into Democratic coffers. It means star power, whether through endorsements or just associations: Olivia Rodrigo and George Clooney, Charli XCX and Beyoncé.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Kamala Harris’s, Nate Silver, Olivia Rodrigo, George Clooney, Charli, Harris, Biden, ” Organizations: Democratic Party, Trump, Democratic Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Kamala Harris: How her warp-speed campaign launch has changed the 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —The five days since Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign launched at warp speed have remade the 2024 race – and given Democrats new hope of preventing a second Donald Trump presidency. Fundraising exploded, with Harris’ campaign saying she raised $126 million between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening. And Democrats were more eager to devote their own time to working to elect Harris: More than 100,000 people signed up to volunteer for her bid, and more than 2,000 applied for campaign jobs, Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a Wednesday memo. The strength of Harris’ launch has at times surprised even the former Biden campaign staffers who on Sunday suddenly found themselves working for what was converted into the Harris campaign. Biden’s campaign believed his path to 270 Electoral College votes ran through the “blue wall” states – Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, Donald Trump, Harris, Harris ’, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Trump, It’s, Ron Bieber, “ I’ve, ”, she’s, Joe Biden, Biden, Harris hasn’t, “, Base Andrews, O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s, ” O’Malley Dillon, Douglas Emhoff, Erin Schaff, Howard University hoodie, –, Nancy Pelosi’s, dispirited, fraudsters, cheaters, ” Harris, Donald Trump’s, Charli XCX, ‘, ’, Jared Polis, Maxwell Frost, Tony Evers, ” Evers, ” Trump, Felita Daniels Ashley, Olivia Jessup, Anger, Natalie Jauch, Charli, Jessup, Taylor Swift, Kesha, ” Jessup, Kevin Mohatt, ” CNN’s Alison Main, Betsy Klein, Ebony Davis, Sam Fossum, Edward, Isaac Dovere, Lisa Respers Organizations: CNN, Democratic Party, Trump, Michigan AFL, Democratic, Biden, Convention, ABC, Base, Republican, CNN’s, New York Times, Siena, Electoral, Air Force, Joint Base Andrews, Naval Observatory, Howard University, Federal, San, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Colorado Gov, ”, Milwaukee, Heritage Foundation, California Democrat, Zeta Phi Beta, of Education, “, American Federation of Teachers Locations: Houston, Gaza, – Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Sun, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Maryland, Wilmington , Delaware, San Francisco, California, British, ” Florida, Milwaukee, “, West Allis , Wisconsin, Indianapolis, America, Lisa Respers France

☆ What Kamala Harris' latest financial disclosure reveals about her investment portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Harris For President Campaign | Via ReutersFinancial experts describe Vice President Kamala Harris' investment style in one word: Boring. In her role as vice president, Harris filed a public financial disclosure report for 2023, which was signed in May. Carolyn McClanahan, a certified financial planner and founder of Life Planning Partners in Jacksonville, Florida, who also reviewed Harris' financial disclosure, said it makes her "heart sing" to see Harris investing in low-cost passive investment strategies. Since 2020, mortgage rates have increased substantially, which means the couple missed their chance to lock in a low rate for a longer term. McClanahan said she urged everyone to lock in the record low mortgage rates that were available back then.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Harris, Dustin Thackeray, She's, Thackeray, Carolyn McClanahan, McClanahan, Vance, —, Second, Douglas Emhoff, Barry Glassman, Glassman, Cash, Emhoff, it's, Ted Jenkin, Atlanta . Jenkin Organizations: Democratic, Reuters, Crewe Advisors, Planning Partners, CNBC, Finance, GOP, Wealth, CNBC's, Council Locations: U.S, Salt Lake City, Jacksonville , Florida, California, Atlanta .

☆ Jordan Chiles is competing in her second Olympics in Paris. Meet the gymnast who already counts Beyoncé and Michael Jordan as fans.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jordan Chiles has been a gymnast since the age of six. The 5'5 athlete grew up in Vancouver, WA, and was named after Michael Jordan, according to her profile on Team USA's website. Chiles told The Times that she considered quitting in 2017 after having a difficult experience with her former coaches. Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles train together and have been friends for years. "Hey Jordan, this is Michael Jordan.

Persons: —, Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles, Chiles, Elsa, Michael Jordan, Suni Lee, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey, Timothy, Gina Chiles, she'd, Biles, Carter, Beyoncé, Hey Jordan, Here's, Hope Organizations: Service, Paris Olympics, USA, Business, US, USA's, The New York Times, Times, The Times, UCLA, NBC, Nike, Beyoncé's Locations: Paris, Washington, Vancouver , WA, Texas, Tokyo

☆ Gigi Hadid’s midriff baring triangle top revives a 2000s classic
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Famously worn by Beyoncé and Jennifer Aniston, the triangle top was inherently Brat two decades before “Brat girl summer” was officially coined. The triangle spawned offshoots too — its sister, the scarf top, was suggestively tied into a bra by Christina Aguilera. Gigi Hadid, on the red (and yellow) "Deadpool and Wolverine" carpet with friend Blake Lively, who wore a red catsuit with lace embellishment by Versace. Emily Ratajowski, Bella Hadid and Sydney Sweeney have all worn variations on the style, with Kylie Jenner repping the same Miu Miu top and skirt set as Hadid’s in black last month. Though triangle tops are meant to seem easy and breezy, they can be a nuisance for small and large breasts alike; they’re also impractical anywhere there’s wind or an air conditioner.

Persons: Gigi Hadid, Beyoncé, Jennifer Aniston, ”, suggestively, Christina Aguilera, Blake Lively, Versace, Erik Pendzich, Hadid, Miu, Emily Ratajowski, Bella Hadid, Sydney Sweeney, Kylie Jenner repping, Miu Miu, Kendall Jenner, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Lively, Andrew H, Walker, Shutterstock, Lively’s, —, Reynolds, Jackman Organizations: CNN Locations: New York, Milan, lacy, Hadid

☆ These apartments go for more than $100,000 a month. Why the superrich are deciding to rent rather than buy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementIn doing so, they have etched out a new niche at the most rarefied heights of the residential market, in part by persuading buyers who might have lavished millions of dollars – or more – to rent instead. Rental projects, on the other hand, while less lucrative upfront, offer more stability for owners with a long time horizon. It recently reconsidered the plan based on the success of the building's rentals, Aries said, and is now offering the penthouse unit for rent. A guest room at a Maison Hudson luxury apartment Kira Turnbull for The CollectionBased on the success of Maison Hudson, Wainbridge is planning identical projects in Los Angeles and Miami Beach, according to Oudinot. Advertisement"The demand is thin and high and very volatile" at the top of the residential market, according to Nancy Packes, a real estate advisor and broker.

Persons: —, Ken Griffin, –, Maison, Tyrone McKillen, McKillen, Maison Hudson, Kira Turnbull, Jay, Beyonce, Erin Boisson Aries, Douglas Elliman, Aries, Maison Hudson Kira Turnbull, Maison Hudson's, Mikhail Kurnev, Kurnev, Jacques Oudinot, Barths, Oudinot, Wainbridge, Nancy Packes Organizations: Service, Business, Maison Hudson, Bel Air, Wainbridge, Miami Locations: Manhattan, West, Los Angeles, Maison, London, Fasano, Paris, Saint, St, Maison Hudson, Miami Beach

☆ You're about to hear a lot of Beyoncé on the campaign trail
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Beyoncé Knowles has given Kamala Harris permission to campaign to one of her beloved anthems. Harris will be able to use 2016's "Freedom" throughout her presidential bid, CNN reports. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee, walked out to "Freedom" — a popular anthem by Beyoncé Knowles — during a visit to her campaign headquarters Monday night. Knowles' reps gave Harris permission to use the song hours before the appearance, CNN reported, adding Harris has also gotten the okay to use the song throughout her campaign.

Persons: Beyoncé Knowles, Kamala Harris, Harris, Knowles hasn't, —, Knowles Organizations: CNN, Service, Democratic, Business

☆ Harris Rallies Exuberant Democrats in Wisconsin: ‘The Baton Is in Our Hands’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | Simon J. Levien | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Delivering a jolt of enthusiasm to a party reeling from weeks of infighting, Vice President Kamala Harris rallied Democrats on Tuesday in Wisconsin and laid out a fierce argument against former President Donald J. Trump. Ms. Harris vowed, in her first rally as the de facto Democratic presidential nominee, to defeat Mr. Trump by attacking him as a prosecutor would. She walked out to cheers to the tune of Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” which the singer had allowed her to use. As one attendee put it, the moment felt like a release of months of pent-up Democratic energy. She highlighted the $100 million in contributions since Sunday and took a victory lap for effectively wrapping up the Democratic presidential nomination within 48 hours.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald J, Trump, Harris, Biden, “, ” Ms Organizations: Democratic Locations: Wisconsin

☆ Charli XCX called Kamala Harris a ‘brat.’ Here’s why that’s a strong endorsement for the candidate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

British pop singer Charli XCX has entered the virtual chat, posting “kamala is BRAT” on X on Sunday. kamala IS brat — Charli (@charli_xcx) July 22, 2024If you don’t understand what that means, you are both not alone and in a safe space. Charli XCX Explains 'BRAT' Bright Green Inspiration "Boo To Cool Vibes" | Billboard Cover #ShortsThere is even a “brat” color, a very specific shade of chartreuse, which the internet has all but declared as the color of the summer. Gen Z votersIf Harris secures the Democratic nomination, she’ll be working for every vote in the race against former President Donald Trump. Soon after President Biden endorsed Harris, the internet was flooded with meme photos and videos of everything from Harris dancing to coconut trees.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kamala Harris, Charli XCX, kamala, ”, — Charli, Charli, “, Kamala, Harris, she’ll, Donald Trump, David Hogg, Marjory Stoneman, ” Hogg, VyQQVZnKmE — David Hogg 🟧 Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Younger, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, ust, ard Locations: British, Parkland , Florida

☆ Spotify Pushes Your Favorite Artists to Favor Quantity Over Quality
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"It's a very momentum-driven market," said Ben Klein, the cofounder at the record label and music-marketing firm Hundred Days. Still, for some artists, albums can be a useful tool for marketing, streaming economics, and nourishing their biggest fans. "If you're capturing all of your fans and the fans are streaming 10 songs or they're streaming 30 songs, it actually makes a big difference on charting and streaming revenue." AdvertisementOf course, writing lots of quality songs for an album is easier said than done. And some artists are wary of letting social-media strategies or streaming incentives bleed into the creative process.

Persons: Charli XCX, cheekily, Taylor Swift, Nima Nasseri, Morgan Wallen's, Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter, Swift, Nathan Hubbard, Billie Eilish, Ben Klein, superfans, David O'Connor, Z, Steve Jobs, Robert Fink, Charlie Green, YouTuber, Taylor Lindsey, Brian Zisook, Audrey Benoualid, Myman Greenspan, Ariana Grande, Tate McRae, Judah, Judah Akers, Superfans, Marie Clausen, Akers, Dan Whateley Organizations: Universal Music Group, Poets Department, Nation Entertainment, Napster, iTunes, Herb Alpert School of Music, Sony Music Nashville, Lion, RIAA, Business

☆ Star luxury broker is leaving firm shaken by rape allegations against Alexander brothers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. McKillen said he hadn't formally parted ways with the New York firm but was arranging his exit. He said that eight brokers who worked with him at Official would remain with Plus in its breakaway from the firm. Shortly afterward, news broke that a third woman alleged in a New York civil case filed that month that Tal and Alon Alexander raped her in 2012 as Oren Alexander watched. AdvertisementIn a response to the lawsuit against him, Tal Alexander said his accuser's claims were "fabricated allegations for financial gain."

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