Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Alex BaraschCulture editor You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. It seems…
While they are appreciated by companies aiming to offset the climate impact of their activities, the effectiveness of carbon credits is increasingly contested. According to a new study, only a small fraction of forest-based carbon credits available actually help prevent…
The French family business, which employs more than 16.000 staffs and reched a sales turnover of EUR 2,4 billions through nine brands (Yves Rocher, Arbonne, Petit Bateau, Stanhome, Kiotis, Dr Pierre Ricaud, ID Parfums, Sabon and Flormar), continues the restructuration…
The new collection of sponges for face and body care, and for make-up by Cosmogen is made of bio-base polyurethane, a material manufactured from corn, cassava, sugar cane juice, castor oil and plant pigments. On the skin care side: The…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021), who is best known for his celebration of the American vernacular, was thrilled when I first contacted him for a New Yorker cover, back in 2002. “When he’d…
The US-based designer and provider of cosmetic brushes has expanded its popular line of makeup brushes inspired by the shape of the traditional makeup sponge. The Wedge Collection features a dramatically angled brush head with a flat surface, thus offering…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Tessa Hadley recently published her thirtieth short story in The New Yorker—the first, “Lost and Found,” came out in 2002—and also, earlier in the summer, put out her twelfth book of…
Image Credit: Netflix Erin Carter is the action woman of the moment. Swedish actress Evin Ahmad takes the reigns in Netflix’s Who Is Erin Carter? series, which has quickly become a top show around the world since its Aug. 25…
Despite an uncertain context, Chinese cosmetic brands are recording unprecedented dynamism and are increasingly challenging the positions acquired by their international competitors. For Anne-Cécile Guillemot, co-founder of the Dynvibe agency, the renewed interest for local beauty brands signals a real…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Traffic can be a nuisance on the streets of any city. In Lagos, it organizes daily life—for schoolchildren, for office employees, and for the scores of informal workers who sell beverages…