Weekly News Update
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- The Wall Street Journal [gift link] noted that for workout clothes, “stretchy fitted bottoms are losing ground to baggy styles favored by Gen Z.”
- Meanwhile, The Washington Post [gift link] reveled in '00s fashion nostalgia (lace-trim camisoles! tiered skirts! Claire's!).
- Ebony looked at what it takes to keep a Black-owned beauty brand alive.
- Harvard Business Review explained why only 16% of American workers use AI for work, despite 91% being permitted to.
- Fast Company shared new research that found only 20% of U.S. employees report having a best friend at work.
- Vox wondered whether Americans' behavior has gotten ruder.
- Sports Business Journal noted that Gatorade will study professional women athletes’ sweat to learn about their hydration and sodium needs relative to their peers.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The Hard Times, with “Woman’s Morning Positive Affirmations Replaced with Fiona Apple’s 1997 VMAs ‘This World is Bullshit' Speech.”
Noteworthy Threadjacks This Week…
- fall jackets for work
- what aging parents can do to feel less of a burden on their kids
- the going rate for cash wedding gifts
- how to get better at speaking Spanish
- favorite NYT and other online games
On CorporetteMoms Recently…
- We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.
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