Weekly News Update, 7.24.26

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• Allure spoke to the hair and makeup leads on The Odyssey to get the secrets behind the beauty of the film (contains spoilers).
• Meanwhile, Harper's Bazaar highlighted how Ancient Greece has inspired fashion designers in modern times.
• The Wall Street Journal [gift link] featured some of the most generous 401(k) benefits provided by employers.
• Axios reported, “The Trump administration took a step Tuesday toward scrapping a 60-year-old rule that requires companies to report employee demographic data that civil rights lawyers say is critical to enforcing anti-discrimination laws.”
• NPR shared dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques to try when you're so distressed you can't think straight.
• Gloria looked at making the decision to have kids after age 40.
• The Wall Street Journal [gift link] notes that as cat adoption rates are climbing, many couples say their marriage hinges on one of the pair accepting their spouse’s cats.
• Variety reported that Saturday will mark the first professional softball game ever telecast on broadcast TV.
• Your Laugh of the Week comes from McSweeney's, with “I’m Jimothy, the Short-Spined Raccoon Who Has Taken the Internet by Storm, and the Collective Weight of Your Adoration Is Breaking My Already-Compromised Back.” (P.S. Go to Google, search for “Jimothy,” and see what happens.)

Noteworthy Threadjacks This Week…

• what to do with a lot of mint
• meal-prepping as a single person
• getting enough fiber
• upgrading your garage
• “geriatric pregnancies”

On CorporetteMoms Recently…

• We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.

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