Weekly News Update
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- The Cut looked at the world of luxury closet organizers.
- The Guardian shared that 50,000 lbs. of surplus and dirty/damaged clothing donations from the LA wildfires would have been sent to landfills but instead will be cleaned, sorted, and upcycled by designers and seamstresses/seamsters.
- The Wall Street Journal [gift link] pointed out that no, power-dressing labels like St. John and Escada haven't gone out of business — they're taking over.
- Harvard Business Review explained what to do with the survivor's guilt you feel when your coworkers were laid off but you kept your job.
- HuffPost advised against leaving a coworker “‘hey' hanging,” i.e., don't solely message them “hi” or “hey” and then let them get anxious about the negative news that might follow.
- The Washington Post [gift link] reported that the Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of an ACA provision that requires health plans to provide no-cost preventive care, including cancer screenings, vaccines, AND birth control.
- The Washington Post [gift link] also noted that resistance training can help address two critical issues of aging that disproportionately affect women: loss of muscle mass and bone density.
- Speaking of older women, The New York Times [gift link] published an essay by a writer and cultural critic who explored the idea of the “sexual Perennial” and the nature of (some) Gen X women's thriving sex lives.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from Points in Case, with “Stages of Processing a Catcaller Saying ‘You’ve Still Got It.'”
P.S. Newsweek explained why you might want to print your Social Security statement right now in light of *waves hands around* everything going on lately. (It's easy!)
Noteworthy Threadjacks This Week…
- when to toss old clothes of a different size
- a list of political actions to take right now
- ways to increase your intelligence
- what to wear when getting sworn in as a judge (congrats, reader!)
- how to break into teaching as a second career
On CorporetteMoms Recently…
- We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.
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