Vanity Fair critiqued the looks on stage at this week’s Democratic National Convention (including Michelle Obama’s suit from Monse, an outfit that “set the internet on fire,” as NPR put it).
Allure made the observation that winged eyeliner is the makeup equivalent of skinny jeans. (What say you, readers?)
Intelligencer political critic Jonathan Chait wrote, “Kamala Harris rose to the occasion with a perfect nominating acceptance speech.”
Fortune (unpaywalled version via MSN) noted that a new report revealed that 76% of top-performing women received negative feedback from their bosses, compared to just 2% of high-achieving men.
The Washington Post [gift link] shared that many Silicon Valley companies are now distancing themselves from DEI initiatives.
WalletHub published its 2024 list of the best and worst states for women’s equality, with Hawaii coming in at #1.
AP News reported that Montana has become the eighth state to put an abortion rights initiative on the ballot this fall.
The Wall Street Journal [gift link] looked at the habits of “extreme renters,” who pay to borrow everything from furniture to tools to art.
Your Laugh of the Week comes from Slackjaw, with “Thelma And Louise Chat As They Soar To Their Fiery Deaths.”
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