Weekly News Update, 8.21.26
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- Fashionista spoke to a veteran hairstylist and scalp expert on the “right” way to wash your hair.
- Meanwhile, Allure explained how to care for your natural hair if you have scalp eczema.
- AP News interviewed data privacy experts and workers about the risks of employer surveillance and steps you can take to protect your personal information.
- The 19th shared that Rep. Aisha Wahab of California has become the first Afghan American elected to Congress.
- The Wall Street Journal [gift link] noted that LinkedIn has accidentally become a place to find a date.
- Harvard Business Review asked, “Is your organizational culture too nice?”
- Harper's Bazaar noted, “Halfway between finding love online and asking your friends for help sits the ‘Date Him' group.”
- NPR has listed its “Books We Love” for 2026 so far.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The Belladonna, with “Daily Itinerary Of My Neighbor And Self-Appointed HOA Liaison, Barb.”
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
- motivating yourself to do chores
- getting term life insurance
- tips for using a GLP-1
- being hypermobile or having EDS
- double-dating with people you don't relate to
On CorporetteMoms Recently…
- We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.
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