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Could one startup’s moonshot plan to save melting sea ice work?
Concerns are mounting over the Antarctic Ice Sheet – also known as the Doomsday Glacier – as studies show it is melting at its fastest rate ever. Scientists say pumping seawater over the ice sheets could help preserve this vital landscape. Antarctica is a place many humans will never visit, but its glacial landscape is extremely vital to each one of our lives. One glacier – the Thwaites Glacier – is of...
on personal style + p. diddy’s downfall
the 'bad boy for life' is bout to be locked up for life. Good day to you all! I hope your week has gotten off to a fabulous start. 😊 You may have heard that a big shake up is taking place in Hollywood right now. Dozens of celebrities are facing questions about their relationship to music and business mogul P. Diddy, so naturally, we’ll be starting off with news about his disturbing unfolding case. We’ll also...
Is the hype around adaptogenic drinks too good to be true?
As Gen Z abandons beer and tequila for non-alcoholic drinks, ‘functional’ beverages containing plant-based adaptogens are hitting the market at rapid speed. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that mushrooms are having their moment in the realm of wellness as of late. Scrolling on social media, you’ve probably seen advertisements for mushroom supplements, mushroom tea, or even mushroom coffee. If not in the form of hot drinks, you...
TikTok seals deal with Amazon to make in-app shopping even easier
The popular video sharing app will now integrate shoppable ‘Buy with Prime’ ads directly in the TikTok app, complete with real-time delivery estimates. This new development comes as US lawmakers get closer to banning the platform. Have you ever bought something on TikTok Shop? If you haven’t, it’s likely you’ll be tempted to do so in the near future. Despite its reputation as a video-sharing app, it’s clear that users have...
deep dives + flashing lights
a twist on the usual Hello pumpkin! I don’t know about you, but I can hardly believe it’s newsletter day again. September – everybody’s favourite month – is flying by. Lucky for us, there’s a bunch of juicy snippets to serve up in this newsletter, which will be a little different content-wise from previous editions. We’ll explore a couple excellent Substacks, some exciting developments taking place in European cities, and galleries containing captivating...
Should fashion brands make pro-Palestinian clothing for profit?
Fashion companies using the emblems or slogans of social justice movements to sell clothing is nothing new. With support for the Palestinian cause growing globally, are brands treating the conflict as an opportunity to make sales? What happens when supporting a cause becomes ‘cool’? More often than not, companies move to swiftly capitalise on it. There are a few examples of this in recent decades, but one that sticks out is...
Dutch city becomes first to ban fossil fuel advertisements
The Hague has passed legislation to ban public and private advertising for fossil fuel products and high-carbon activities. It is striving to stop the normalisation of unsustainable industries, turning the spotlight to cleaner energy alternatives. When medical science revealed how bad cigarette smoking was for human health, governments around the world began banning advertisements for all kinds of tobacco products. Although this didn’t happen overnight, a successful global movement to ban...
Pre-loved luxury items grace London Fashion Week’s runway
Secondhand fashion is continuing to find its place on the catwalk at global events. This week, eBay will showcase pre-loved clothing collections at London Fashion Week – bolstering its presence in pop culture. This evening, eBay will stage the second round of its ‘Endless Runway’ campaign at London Fashion Week. This live, shoppable, second-hand catwalk first debuted in New York in partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)...
The Sentinel project will see humans live underwater by 2027
An ocean tech and exploration firm called Deep is working on an underwater habitat designed to allow humans to live on the cusp of the twilight zone for up to a month. Given that we know more about space than we do about our planet’s oceans, the team at Deep – an ocean technology and exploration firm – is confident that we have an entirely new world to gain...
on men’s bags + the continued growth of onlyfans
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Welcome back to another newsletter from the common thred! ➿
This week we’re exploring men’s growing taste for designer purses, the millions (and billions) still being made on OnlyFans, the joys and blunders of maintaining modern friendships, and a monumental breakthrough in medicine.
As always, there’s a bit more ground to cover, so let’s get into it :)
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