Tag: controversy
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Will there be a Met Gala theme?
After John Galliano and the host committee decided to remove the controversial designer from the Met Gala theme, there’s now a gap. What will the 2027 theme be? Over there years , the theme carried weight. We watched the parade of celebrities and judge their outfits on interpretation of the theme. It’s used to guide…
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The Met Gala theme that wasn’t
He had a sordid past. For how long, I’m not sure, but there were certainly Twitter posts and video evidence haunting John Galliano. Years back, the famed designer made anti-semitic and anti-Asian statements. He apologized, he went to rehab. And then in 2027, he would be honored with a Met Gala all about his work.…
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Lettuce respond to this crisis
“You can probably imagine the text messages we’ve gotten over the last few days,” wrote the founders of Sweetgreen, a brand known for its lettuce-packed bowls and wraps. They were subtly pointing to the massive Cyclosporiasis outbreak that has been linked to contaminated lettuce. Truthfully, the outbreak causing wildly uncomfortable symptoms has made many people…
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Is this a PR crisis for FIFA?
If I were Gianni Infantino, I’d think I had a crisis on my hands. I would be highly cognizant that there are cries around the world calling be corrupt. As the leader of FIFA, I would see that as a problem that takes away trust in our ability to steward the world’s game. But I…
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Boo, hydration, says the FIFA fan
Today, June 23, 2026, is National Hydration Day. And in a strange irony, there are millions of people clamoring for less hydration. More specifically, you can hear the boos in the stadium every time a FIFA World Cup match is stopped for a mandatory hydration break. It’s not that fans are anti-water. They are against…
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Another day another controversy: Patrick Ta and Painted by Esther
On the interwebs, the social media channels, and the chat groups is a growing conversation. It circles around Painted By Esther and Patrick Ta. The first is a British makeup artist who has gone viral for her blush forward looks on her famous clients. The second is a makeup artist with his own brand of…
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Everlane’s sale to Shein is a sign of the end
Everlane, a company, known for its sustainability claims, just sold to Shein, known for all things the opposite of sustainability. Others will have covered the ends and outs of this buyout in more depth, and this is the question: Is this the beginning of the end? Are the end times upon us? Or at the…
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This bigger issue you missed about the “Bezos gala”
Last week, there was an uproar about the Met Gala. And let’s be real, it was there in the weeks prior, too. It wasn’t about the general excess that the event was known for. No, it was about who would be there. Jeff Bezos and his new wife, Lauren Sanchez, were named honorary co-chairs of…
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