Fashion
Business of Fashion
Stella McCartney Announces UN Charter for Sustainable Fashion
Tamison O’Connor, 29/11/18
‘Speaking at BoF’s VOICES, the designer also revealed the launch of Stella McCartney Cares Green, a new charitable arm of her namesake label dedicated to promoting sustainability and protecting the environment.’
Beauty
The Business of Fashion
What’s Behind the Lip Gloss Boom? The 90s Nostalgia, Wellness and Tinder
Kati Chitrakorn, 12/12/18
‘High-shine lacquered lips are back on the beauty radar. But like its consumers, lip gloss has grown up and brands have made modifications to improve their formulas.’
Health
The Guardian
Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo
Alex Blasdel, 30/11/18
Are you sitting comfortably? Many people are not – and they insist that the way we’ve been going to the toilet is all wrong.
Culture
The Guardian
Human rights for the 21st century: by Margaret Atwood, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Dave Eggers and more
Margaret Atwood, Bill McKibben, Anne Enright, James Bridle, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Josh Cohen, Olivia Laing and Dave Eggers, 8/12/18
‘The right to live offline, to self-define, to choose, to a healthy planet … as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, leading authors reimagine it for today.’
Media
Australian Financial Review
How the ACCC got to the heart of media’s Google and Facebook struggle
Paul Smith, 11/12/18
‘There was always a danger when the Australian consumer watchdog was first charged with looking at the impact of huge global web platforms such as Google and Facebook, that the enormity of the topic would lead to a bland report of loose suggestions and motherhood statements.’
Interview
The Guardian
Mel B: ‘I got used to lying. I didn’t want anyone to find out’
Simon Hattenstone, 1/12/18
‘She defined girl power with the Spice Girls, but Melanie Brown felt unable to tell the truth about her unhappy marriage – until now.’
The Sunday Times
The Interview: Vanessa Paradis, singer and Johnny Depp’s ex, gets uppity with Chrissy Iley
Chrissy Iley, 9/12/18
‘I first met Vanessa Paradis a little more than a decade ago around the release of her album Divinidylle. Everyone wanted to be her back then. They wanted her hair — so luscious and tawny. And they wanted her life — houses across France and California and a loved-up long-term relationship with Johnny Depp. I remember her from that time as happy, pleasant and sweet.’
