The Forgotten Icons Who Redefined Beauty Standards for Curvy Women | The Curvy Fashionista
Mae West Mae West (image credits: eBay, Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24931677) Mae West, one of Hollywood’s earliest bombshells, celebrated her curves unapologetically in the 1930s. She often wrote her own lines that emphasized confidence and sexuality. At a time of rigid body ideals, she made curviness glamorous and desirable. Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (image credits: eBayfront…
Read MoreTrump’s Retreat on China | National Review
To confront China, the president must rediscover the clarity and conviction of his first term — and leave behind the weakness and confusion that are defining his second. Source link
Read MoreOpec+ set to raise oil output further from October: sources
[LONDON/MOSCOW] Opec+ is set to agree to further raise oil output on Sunday (Sep 7) while probably slowing the pace of increases from October compared with recent months because of weakening global demand, Opec+ sources said. Opec+ has reversed its strategy of output cuts from April and has already raised quotas by about 2.5 million…
Read MoreFinance, Defense ministries to establish c’mtee to expand resources for wounded IDF soldiers
“We manage to save severely wounded people who previously would not have survived.” Airborne evacuation of wounded from Gaza (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT) A new public committee, led by senior medical experts, will oversee an expanded national response for wounded IDF soldiers, with a focus on psychological care and integration. Defense Minister Israel Katz…
Read MoreTrump Has Ignited a Civil War Between the Federal Courts
The rebuke still prompted Judge William Young, who presided over the NIH case, to make a public apology to the justices “if they think that anything this court has done has been done in defiance of a precedential action of the Supreme Court of the United States,” during a court session earlier this week. Young,…
Read MoreWhat’s the Deal with U.F.O.s?
I ran these notions by Arlan Andrews, a retired mechanical engineer and author who is the founder and director of SIGMA, a think tank of sci-fi writers that advises the government and N.G.O.s. He responded by throwing up his hands in exasperation. “If you start to do the woo-woo stuff with interdimensional and time travel,…
Read MoreNasdaq 100 gains as weak labour data fuels rate-cut bets
THE Nasdaq 100 rose on Thursday (Sep 4), closing 218.17 points, or 0.93 per cent higher, at 23,633.01, as investors digested weaker-than-expected labour market data ahead of Friday’s closely watched nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report. Private-sector job growth slowed to 54,000 in August, missing forecasts of 65,000, while weekly jobless claims hit their highest level since…
Read MoreIDF intercepts one of two rockets fired from central Gaza towards border communities
These rockets were the first fired out of Gaza in the past three weeks. Two rockets fired from central Gaza triggered sirens in several Gaza border communities early Sunday morning, according to the IDF. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for firing the rockets. One rocket was intercepted, and the other crashed in an open area.…
Read MoreDon’t be fooled by gold’s recent gleam
Will gold keep running? It is outshining most liquid assets in 2025. Up 20 per cent through Aug 22 and 56 per cent since the end of 2023, its gains top US, Singapore and world stocks – to say nothing of Singapore and global bonds’ puny returns. Singapore’s status as a global finance and…
Read MoreSuddenly, Londoners Are Swapping Basic Black Jackets for This Much Trendier Colour
We’re easing into September, and those easy days of leaving the house in a tank top are already fading into memory. And while there was something nice about that simplicity, I didn’t get into fashion for ease. What excites me most is the construction of an outfit—the way balance and contrast factor in once you…
Read MoreFrankie Shop Jackets Rarely Stay in Stock for Long—13 Styles Fashion People Are Already Backing
Few brands capture modern cool as effortlessly as The Frankie Shop. Born in New York via French founder Gaëlle Drevet, this brand is now a permanent fixture on every editor’s autumn wish list, as the label has perfected the balance of precise tailoring with off-duty ease. Outerwear, in particular, has become its calling card—oversized silhouettes,…
Read MoreAn Unequivocal Guide to the Top Fall 2025 Hair Trends, According to 6 Celebrity Stylists
Fall feels like a fresh start. It’s an opportunity to refresh and revamp your beauty routine. That means making seasonal skincare swaps, switching to a different color palette for manicures and pedicures, and maybe even embracing a newfound hair aesthetic. Yep, now’s the time to book that fall hair appointment; it doesn’t matter if you’re…
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