Two sentences confirmed my most cynical beliefs about the apparel industry. Most glaringly, Banana Republic has acknowledged that it struggled to sell a blazer last year because women couldn’t fit their arms into the armholes. Yes, a venerable clothing brand that raked in $2.65 billion...
A little levity for your Saturday... Also put this wonderful Sara Benincasa answer to "Why Am I So Fat?" on your vagenda.
H&M can say that it's outraged by finding out its clothes are made by 14 year olds in Burma all it wants to. But when H&M decides to contract out.
What a guy: NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin Nykea Aldridge was fatally shot Friday pushing a child in a stroller in a Chicago. Less than 24 hours later, Donald Trump said her death was evidence that African-Americans will vote for him in November. As always, there...
Supply chains exist so that corporations can acquire necessary materials without holding any responsibility over conditions of labor, environmental management, logistical headaches, or anything else. They exist to protect the.
[caption id="attachment_86525" align="aligncenter" width="485"] Bernie Sanders, left, speaks with Hillary Clinton during a break at a Democratic presidential primary debate Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at Saint Anselm College in Manchester,.
Confusion 8/22/2015 If Trump is nominated, then everything we think we know about presidential nominations is wrong. Delusion 8/27/2015 When the race settles down and begins to gel, the operating thinking is that Republican voters will also begin seriously weighing electability, which will begin to...
We recently passed the anniversary of Nat Turner's 1831 rebellion. And we should remember it and celebrate the bravery of Turner and his followers to fight back against the horrors.
Brownies and hummus. [caption id="attachment_86519" align="aligncenter" width="300"]I need a beer to wash the thought of how this tastes out of my mouth.[/caption] I'm someone who would sample every flavor of.
The Raiders want to move to Las Vegas. They are their partners, i.e., the always lovely Sheldon Adelson, are demanding the city pay a mere $750 million for the stadium, a number that will no doubt increase once the inevitable cost overruns take place. Adelson's lackey...
There's a forum at N+1 about yesterday's NLRB decision overturning the Brown decision and granting graduate students at private universities collective bargaining rights. Want to point you to the contribution.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="413"] (From ye olde Discworlde Ymporium. It's an apron. You know you want one.)[/caption] I get a lot of mail from organizations that can't get competent PR.