Eye: Amy Troost Shoots GAP 2018 SS Ad Campaign | Gap Inc. Study Turns Store Labor Practices Upside Down

Eye: Amy Troost Shoots GAP 2018 SS Ad Campaign | Gap Inc. Study Turns Store Labor Practices Upside Down

Fashion photographer Amy Troost is in the studio, capturing models Hoyeon Jung, Katerina Tannerbaum, Mayowa Nicholas, Adil Haddaoui, Roberto Sipos, and Tre Samuels for GAP's Spring Summer 2018 campaign, styled by Beth Fenton. / Hair by Tina Outen; makeup by Kanako Takase

Reflecting on the dire problems of an overabundance of American retail stores, I googled the state of GAP, to better understand the financial state of what was once America's hottest brand. The search results were interesting; read more after the images.

Confusion Abounds In Joy Reid's Alleged Homophobic Comments & FBI Investigation Into Her Blog Hack

Confusion Abounds In Joy Reid's Alleged Homophobic Comments & FBI Investigation Into Her Blog Hack

MSNBC host Joy Reid is again embroiled in controversy with Twitter user @Jamie_Maz about several homophobic posts a decade or more old from her now defunct blog, the Reid Report. When @Jamie_Maz first called Reid out in December 2017, she apologized for certain posts that were mild on the hot sauce menu, but clearly embarrassing given Reid's current success as a first-rate, informed and articulate progressive TV personality.

This example of an alleged Joy Reid comment, tweeted by @Jamie_Maz gets to a fundamental argument between in the 2016 Democratic primary. While he is vague about when the statement was written, this opinion attributed to Reid remains an argument today, even though Democrats are chilled out and fully committed to gay rights, gay marriage, gays in the military and all other gay rights. Today the argument continues around purity test topics like abortion and gun control. 

Bill Cosby Found Guilty On Three Counts of Sexual Assault, Climaxing Years Of Victim Stories

Bill Cosby Found Guilty On Three Counts of Sexual Assault, Climaxing Years Of Victim Stories

A Norristown, Pa jury found Bill Cosby, one of the world's best-known entertainers, guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his nearby home 14 years ago. The jury reached its verdict on its second day of deliberations at the Montgomery County Courthouse, convicting Cosby of three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand. 

"The three counts — penetration with lack of consent, penetration while unconscious, and penetration after administering an intoxicant — are felonies, each punishable by up to 10 years in state prison, though the sentences could be served concurrently", writes The New York Times.

The guilty verdicts are serious -- penetration with lack of consent, penetration while unconscious, and penetration after administering an intoxicant -- are felonies, each carrying a prison sentence of up to 10 years. The sentences could be served concurrently. 

An earlier trial in the summer of 2017 ended with a deadlocked jury that deliberated for six days. 

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Eye on Dior: Jennifer Lawrence in Dior's Pre-Fall 2018 Campaign | Bernard Arnault Now Richest Man In Europe

Eye on Dior: Jennifer Lawrence in Dior's Pre-Fall 2018 Campaign | Bernard Arnault Now Richest Man In Europe

Jennifer Lawrence continues her Dior love affair, appearing as the face of Dior's pre-fall 2018 campaign. Lawrence poses in relaxed, tailored looks designed by Maria Grazia Chuiri, Dior's creative director. 

More Maria Grazia Chiuri on Feminism

Since her appointment as the first female artistic director of Christian Dior in July 2016, Maria Grazia Chiuri has been writing a new chapter in the storied house's history, using feminism and female empowerment as a platform for her own political ends.  “When I arrived, I decided to think about femininity in a way that is contemporary,” she says. “The women are different now.”

Simply stated, the Dior brand must extend far beyond cocktail dresses. And in an epic leap taken by very few luxury brands, Chiuri brings moral messaging into the topic of brand desirability. 

Kate Middleton & Prince William Welcome Baby Boy 4 Weeks Before Harry & Meghan's Royal Wedding

Kate Middleton & Prince William Welcome Baby Boy 3 Weeks Before Harry & Meghan's Royal Wedding

The newest British royal -- a baby boy -- has arrived to parents Kate Middleton and Prince William. 

“Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 11:01hrs,” the palace announced in an official statement. “The baby weighs 8lbs 7oz. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.”

The newest royal family member was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in London – just like siblings George, 4, who was at school and Charlotte, 3, at home at Kensington Palace. Kate was admitted to the hospital before 6 a.m. (U.K. time)  in the early stages of labor on Monday.

The self-proclaimed Royalist Town Crier walked up to the famous steps of the Lindo Wing and called out, “God Save the Queen,” and announced the birth of the baby prince.

The palace also confirmed that Middleton, 36, suffered again from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness.

'Fearless Girl' Is Movin On Up To the NY Stock Exchange | Charging Bull Is Still Sulking

'Fearless Girl' Is Movin On Up To the NY Stock Exchange | Charging Bull Is Still Sulking

'Fearless Girl' is on the move, and as usual, Charging Bull is making himself the center of attention. Like Trump, the mere thought of being upstaged by a little woman is way more than his fragile male ego can handle, and 'Fearless Girl' is running out of patience. 

New York mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday that 'Fearless Girl' will soon be moving to a spot facing the New York Stock Exchange. And even though theirs is a love/hate relationship the mayor would like Charging Bull to shut his whiny mouth and do what's best for the city by going with her. 

After all, Charging Bull never bothered to get a permit when his owner, the artist Arturo Di Modica, dropped the 7,000-pound bronze bull into lower Manhattan in the dead of night and without permission. 

Since 'Fearless Girl' arrived with permits and official papers -- after all, Charging Bull is an illegal -- ‘Fearless’, who played by the rules, should have the upper hand in my mind. Isn’t that what Trumplandia says about illegals?

In an act of totally Trump, over-the-top ridiculousness, both egos -- the bull’s and Modica’s -- demanded that his illegal beast be turned around, so he didn't even have even to look at 'Fearless Girl'. Meanwhile, Modica’s suing the city over his illegal bull’s alleged mistreatment for goddess knows how many New York bucks.

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Vogue US May 2018 Goes 'Inside the World of Amal Clooney", Lensed By Annie Leibovitz

Vogue US May 2018 Goes 'Inside the World of Amal Clooney", Lensed By Annie Leibovitz

Global citizen Amal Clooney covers the May 2018 issue of Vogue US at home at her British estate, Aberlash House in Sonning, England. Tonne Goodman chooses luxury labels Alexander McQueen, Cartier, Johanna Ortiz, Van Cleef & Arpels, Christian Louboutin, Balmain, Rosetta Getty, Oscar de la Renta, Frame, Lorraine Schwartz, Fendi, and Beladora for images by Annie Leibovitz./ Hair by Orlando Pita; makeup by Charlotte Tilbury

The wide-ranging profile of Clooney covers her life as a prominent barrister, her humanitarian and women's rights work, meeting of George and her passion for giraffes, life with twins #MeToo, gun control, and her role as co-chair of the upcoming Catholicism-themed Met Gala in May. Read the interview.