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Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games

NEW YORK – Let the fashion policing begin. The Olympics in Tokyo open Friday, when the world’s athletes will march behind their flag-bearers. And when they do, the peanut gallery on what the...

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Navy blazers, stripes and flag scarves for Team USA in Tokyo

NEW YORK – The Team USA flag bearers in steamy Tokyo will likely be the coolest members of their packs. Ralph Lauren has built a personal air conditioning system into a roomy white jacket ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Binge eating videos find big audience, even for weight loss

NEW YORK – While trying to lose weight, Becky Beach found assistance in an unlikely place: thousands of online videos featuring people binging on massive amounts of ramen, burgers, chicken w...

DATE: Dec 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Earth, meet Polo: Ralph Lauren unveils plastic bottle shirt

NEW YORK – Polo Ralph Lauren on Thursday launched a version of its iconic polo shirt made entirely of recycled plastic bottles and dyed through a process that uses zero water. Dav...

DATE: Apr 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Beer lovers, listen up: New book has some life hacks for you

NEW YORK – Beer snobs, turn away, Ben Robinson has some hacks involving your favorite, foamy beverage. The editor in chief of The Observer has written a handy little every guy’s i...

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Gender-bending, time-traveling pronouns: A history

NEW YORK – On college campuses and in workplaces, across social media and in deference to non-binary people, gender-neutral pronouns are more than just a new wave of political correctness. ...

DATE: Jun 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

How do you control an out-of-control boss?

‘Managing up’ comes with risks, rewards

DATE: May 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Pantone picks deep purple ‘Ultra Violet’ as color of year

Color chosen to evoke counterculture flair

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Dictionary.com chooses ‘complicit’ as its word of the year

NEW YORK – Russian election influence, the ever-widening sexual harassment scandal, mass shootings and the opioid epidemic helped elevate the word “complicit” as Dictionary.com’s word of the...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

George Takei, Richard Dreyfuss respond in harassment scandal

NEW YORK – George Takei took to Twitter on Saturday to deny groping a male model and Richard Dreyfuss said he never exposed himself to a female writer helping him with a TV script, both back...

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Robots, race cars and weather: Girl Scouts offer new badges

NEW YORK – Girl Scouts from tiny Daisies to teen Ambassadors may earn 23 new badges focused on science, technology, engineering and math. It’s the largest addition of new badges i...

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education

James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt touring this summer

NEW YORK – James Taylor might just be the happiest road warrior touring today, so what makes him happier? Bringing on old friend Bonnie Raitt this summer for concerts that include...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music