The sneakers tumbled down the donation chute just like the old shirts, pants and coats that regularly were donated to the Portland Rescue Mission. But these sneakers were different. They were a striking metallic gold with a Nike Swoosh. One heel was adorned with the logo for 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Spike Lee’s…
For more than a decade, Farfetch has been a global retail powerhouse, selling billions of dollars worth of coats, shoes, handbags and other luxury goods. But in recent months, the online platform, which was valued at more than $20 billion at its peak in 2021, has been fighting for its survival. Its share price has…
Want to go viral on TikTok right now? Grab some pink ribbon and a random object. A roll of toilet paper, a houseplant, or a kosher dill spear will do. Tie it up in a bow and film it. Post the video online, and voilà. In recent weeks, bows in all the wrong places have…
Last Thursday, the first night of Hanukkah, Etan Rosenbloom, 41, went to his office holiday party at Cara Restaurant, an airy, farm-to-table spot in Los Angeles. Mr. Rosenbloom, who works in marketing for a music industry company, thought he knew what he was going to receive for the companywide Secret Santa. “We were all supposed…
About 10 years ago, when I was living in Mexico, I went to a party at a beach house that belonged to a friend. It was an overcast afternoon on the Pacific Coast, but there’s a certain moment at the end of the day when the sun dips under the clouds and floods everything in…
Mr. Mercuri said the idea for selling the suit swatches came from NFT INT and was inspired by the way sports figures sell pieces of their jerseys to fans. Mr. Trump was “aware of the trend and receptive” to the proposal, he said, and “generously gave the suit to NFT INT. He felt that members…
En 1988, Oprah Winfrey arrastró un carrito rojo lleno de grasa por el escenario de su programa de televisión para representar los 30 kilos que dijo haber perdido con una dieta líquida. Solo unos años después, renunció a las dietas, pero, en las décadas siguientes, su peso fluctuante y el sesgo que ha experimentado debido…
High waves fill your field of vision, your palms start to sweat and your stomach turns. The boat is getting tossed around. Crew struggle to stay up against the swells. Hold on, take a breath. You’re not on Antarctica’s Drake Passage, or out on the Pacific Ocean — wait a minute, you’re not even a…
When Stephen Le Duc posted on a Reddit forum proposing a meet-up at a music festival, he had no idea he would meet his future wife. In 2019, Mr. Le Duc, a mechanical engineer, was headed solo to the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, an annual dance music festival. He met up with Olivia…
When Stephen Le Duc posted on a Reddit forum proposing a meet-up at a music festival, he had no idea he would meet his future wife. In 2019, Mr. Le Duc, a mechanical engineer, was headed solo to the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, an annual dance music festival. He met up with Olivia…