Weekly News Update, 5.8.26
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- Allure talked to experts about where to spend vs. save time in your makeup routine.
- Harper's Bazaar observed that “after years of archival pulls [at the Met Gala], this time the stars prioritized the custom and the new.”
- Harvard Business Review gave tips on handling an unexpected question from an executive.
- The Washington Post [gift link] explained why sitting all day isn't healthy and suggested how to move more.
- The New York Times [gift link] published an op-ed by Anna Louie Sussman, author of Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty, about potential reasons for decreasing birth rates.
- The 19th noted that women lead as health and wellness influencers, but so many men have more followers.
- Tara Parker-Pope's One Day Better detailed the challenges of being on a GLP-1.
- NPR shared listeners' favorite Mother's Day gifts they've received.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The Belladonna, with “Naked Dressing or Accidentally Naked?”
Noteworthy Threadjacks This Week…
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
- what to do for Mother's Day and Father's Day when you don't have kids
- whether to get non-medical review life insurance through a new job
- when are you “truly” living your life?
- favorite shoes for running errands
On CorporetteMoms Recently…
- We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.
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Re GLP-1’s: the majority of people taking them don’t have significant side effects. And it’s bizarre to complain about having to stop taking it if you have a procedure — this applies to any lifetime medication. And complaining about having to hydrate and eat right? Sigh.