2007-2019 Daily excerpts of new fashion, culture, lifestyle, activism and women's news posts. Continues on current AOC Daily.
Constance Jablonski Enjoys a 'Summer of Love' Lensed by Sam Hendel For ELLE France
Top model Constance Jablonski celebrates love and family, styled by Chloe Dugast in Giambattista Vallu x H&M, The Kooples, Etam, Eres and more. Sam Hendel flashes ‘Summer of Love’ for ELLE France July 26, 2019.
Naomi Watts Is Lensed by Jason Kibbler in 'No Surrender' For Porter Edit August 2, 2019
Actor Naomi Watts is styled by Tracy Taylor in modern luxe, clean lines simplicity from Balenciaga, JACQUEMUS, Proenza Schouler, The Row and more. Photographer Jason Kibbler is in the studio for Porter Edit August 2, 2019. Jane Mulkerrins conducts the interview.
Naomi Watts on her role in ‘The Loudest Voice’
This summer the Game of Thrones star has a high-profile role in the TV drama miniseries ‘The Loudest Voice’, with Watts playing the role of Gretchen Carlson. The Fox News Primetime anchor filed a lawsuit in July 2016, accusing head of the network, now-deceased Roger Ailes, of forcing her off the air when she thwarted his sexual advances.
As a result of Carlson’s courage, other women at Fox News, including Megyn Kelly, followed Carlson’s lead and within weeks, Roger Ailes resigned as head of the network.
Samille Bermannelli Fronts 'Belle Epoques' by Ben Hassett for Vogue Paris August 2019
Model Samile Bermannelli is styled by Morgane Bedel in ‘Belle Epoques’, lensed by Ben Hassett for Vogue Paris August 2019./ Hair by Sam McKnight; makeup by Tom Pecheux
Who Were the Mysterious Neolithic People That Enabled the Rise of Ancient Egypt?
To many, ancient Egypt is synonymous with the pharaohs and pyramids of the Dynastic period starting about 3,100BC. Yet long before that, about 9,300-4,000BC, enigmatic Neolithic peoples flourished. Indeed, it was the lifestyles and cultural innovations of these peoples that provided the very foundation for the advanced civilisations to come.
But who were they? As it turns out, they haven’t actually been studied much, at least relative to their successors. But our excavations of six burial sites – with some of the analyses recently published – have now provided important insights into their mysterious ways of life.
One reason why we know so little about Neolithic Egypt is that the sites are often inaccessible, lying beneath the Nile’s former flood plain or in outlying deserts.
Resistance to Private Prison Industry Mounts Amid Debate Over Trump’s Immigration Detention Policies
The private prison industry is under renewed scrutiny, and things are not going well for it. Prison companies were already under fire, accused of putting profits above the well-being of incarcerated individuals and staff at the dozens of federal and state prisons and local jails they run around the country. Currently, about 8 percent of state and federal prisoners are held in privately operated facilities across 27 states and the federal system.
But these companies aren’t only in the business of housing people convicted of crimes. As of July, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had almost 53,000 people in its custody, and private prison firms are responsible for detaining more than 70 percent of them. Now the industry is getting more attention because of President Trump’s immigration detention policies, such as separating children from their parents, and because of the terrible conditions in many detention facilities, many of which are run by the government and not private firms.
Ironically, because of the Trump administration’s focus on building a border wall and keeping immigrants out, a Republican administration thought to be a boon to the private prison sector has proved one of its biggest problems. As resistance to current immigration policies mount, here is a roundup of some of the high-profile actors targeting the industry.
Presidential election politics
At least 11 Democrats running for president want to eliminate private prisons. Sen. Kamala Harris of California recently tweeted, “One of my first acts of business as president will be to begin phasing out detention centers and private prisons.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts issued a sweeping plan to eviscerate the industry by attempting to phase out federal contracts for private prisons and by reducing states’ reliance on the industry through cutting federal funding to states that contract with these companies. Other candidates have expressed support for immediately canceling all federal contracts with the industry and phasing out the government’s reliance on private prisons.
Thurstan Redding Eyes Saffro Vadher + Sara Elrud In 'Full Spectrum' For WSJ Magazine August 2019
Models Saffron Vadher and Sara Eirud are styled by Max Clark in bold-colors femininity in lavish shapes. Photographer Thurstan Redding captures the two beauties in ‘Full Spectrum’ for WSJ Magazine August 2019./ Hair by Alex Brownsell; makeup by Lotten Holmqvist
School Spankings Are Banned Just About Everywhere Around The World Except In US
In 1970, only three countries – Italy, Japan and Mauritius – banned corporal punishment in schools. By 2016, more than 100 countries banned the practice, which allows teachers to legally hit, paddle or spank students for misbehavior.
The dramatic increase in bans on corporal punishment in schools is documented in an analysis that we conducted recently to learn more about the forces behind the trend. The analysis is available as a working paper.
In order to figure out what circumstances led to bans, we looked at a variety of political, legal, demographic, religious and economic factors. Two factors stood out from the rest.
First, countries with English legal origin – that is, the United Kingdom as well as its former colonies that implemented British common law – were less likely to ban corporal punishment in schools across this time period.
Second, countries with higher levels of female political empowerment, as measured by things such as women’s political participation or property rights – that is, women having the right to sell, buy and own property – were more likely to ban corporal punishment.
Other factors, such as form of government, level of economic development, religious adherence and population size, appear to play a much less significant role, if at all.
We are experts in education policy, international policy and law. In order to conduct our analysis, we constructed a dataset of 192 countries over 47 years using country reports from the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children and the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child. Then we matched it to data from the Quality of Government Institute.
Alyssa Traore Is A 'Force Of Nature' Lensed By Laura Sciacovelli For ELLE UK August 2019
Model Alyssa Traoré is styled by Jenny Kennedy in ‘Force of Nature’, lensed by Laura Sciacovelli for ELLE UK August 2019./ Hair by Hiroshi Matsuashita; makeup by Ariel Yeh
Bruno Sialelli Launches Pure Artistry In Lanvin's Fall 2019 Campaign Lensed By Glen Luchford
Lanvin strikes a creative bulleye, channeling ancient fashion artistry with a thoroughly modern attitude in its Fall 2019 campaign. Lanvin’s first campaign under Bruno Sialelli’s creative direction resonates with a whiff of Gucci but no camp. It’s a palate cleanser in a world confused and ready to regurgitate, while holding onto old moorings in a world of dissonance and tribulations.
Sobriety never looked so beautiful, and youthful wisdom is in the air, expressed by Sara Grace Wallerstedt, Kat Carter, Freek Iven, Yashitela and Jeranimo Van Russel. Carlos Nazario styles the ensemble in images by Glen Luchford. / Makeup by Lucia Pieroni; hair by Paul Hanlon
Taylor Hill Poses For Hugh Lippe In ‘Les 7 Péchés Capitaux’ For Numéro France August 2019
VS Angel Taylor Hill covers the August 2019 issue of Numéro France, wearing Louis Vuitton. Taylor is styled by Charles Varenne for ‘Les 7 Péchés Capitaux’ ( 7 Deadly Sins ) for images by Hugh Lippe. / Hair by Rita Marmor; hair by Rita Marmor
Estella Boersma + Sean Levy Showcase Fall 2019 Fashion Trends For Harper's Bazaar Russia Pt-1
Models Estella Boersma and Sean Levy pose in fall 2019 designer luxury styled by Ekaterina Tabakova. Hordur Ingason is behind the lens for Harper’s Bazaar Russia August 2019./ Makeup by Steven Canavan; hair by Eric Jamieson
Fall 2019 Fashion Trends Lensed By Hordur Ingason For Harper's Bazaar Russia August 2019
Steffi Cook Is Lensed by Janneke Van der Hagen in ‘Jeaux d’Enfant’ for Numéro France August 2019
Model Steffi Cook is styled by Samuel Francois in ‘Jeaux d’Enfant’, lensed by Janneke Van der Hagen for Numéro France August 2019./ Hair by Henrik Haue; makeup by Sophia Eriksen
Paul Scala Captures Sita Abellan in Psychedelic Prints For Glamour Italia July 2019
Model Sita Abellan is styled by Kim Howells in color-burst fashions for La Libertà, lensed by Paul Scala for Glamour Italia’s July 2019 cover story. / Hair by Angelo Seminara; makeup by Terry Barber
Fred Meylan Flashes Maja Mayskar Surviving Well On Mambrui Coast For Grazia Italia
French photographer Fred Meylan captures model Maja Mayskar in ‘Survival’, glamorous images shot in the luxe Mambrui Coast in Kenya. Tamara Gianoglio styles the shoot for Grazia Italia July 2019.
Priyanka Chopra's World View Lensed By Robbie Fimmano In 'Indian Summer' For InStyle July 2019
Actor, activist Priyanka Chopra (Jonas) is styled by Julia von Boehm in ‘Indian Summer’ for InStyle Magazine’s July 2019 issue. Robbie Fimmano captures Chopra who sits down with Nandini D’Souza Wolfe for the interview ‘How Priyanka Chopra Jonas Will Change the World.’
Sonia Szóstak Eyes Alessandra Ambrosio In 'Back to 90s! Linda Tribute! For Vogue Greece August 2019
Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio channels a sister super in ‘Back to 90s! Linda Tribute’. Daniela Agnelli styles Alessandra in her believable vision of Linda Evangelista’s explosive femininity and love of androgynous, oversized, loose-fitting suits.. Sonia Szóstak captures the supersized fashion story for Vogue Greece’s September 2019 cover story./ Hair by Cyril Laloue; makeup by Dariia Day
Architect Ronald Rael delivered a thought-provoking 10 minute TED talk in Dec. 2018 about borders in general and the Mexico-US border specifically. It's an excellent watch in these complicated times.
Rael built the famous Prada, Marfa store in the middle of nowhere. I've written about Marfa but never understood until now -- with further reading -- that 1) Prada, Marfa is made primarily of dirt; and 2) Prada, Marfa was a deliberate political installation, as well as an art installation in an upscale, educated, artistic place in Texas. You MUST read the next two paragraphs. Marfa link also in comment:
Visiting Rael’s website, I learned so much more about the political experience of creating the Prada Marfa store.
“ On July 13, 2005, 22 miles north of the U.S./Mexico border, patrol agents from the Marfa Sector of the United States Border Patrol surrounded five people traveling through the Chihuahua Desert in West Texas. Suspecting illegal activity, the agents had been informed that illegal immigrants were detected by the tethered aerostat radar system hovering overhead that provides counter-narcotics and border crossing surveillance and can distinguish targets down to a meter across at ground level.
It is not uncommon that coyotes, smugglers involved in the profession of human trafficking, drive the desolate roads searching for “wets”, the derogatory term for illegal immigrants, in the vast desert expanse surrounding Marfa. When the five suspects were questioned on the nature of their business the answer was not so clearly comprehended by the Border Patrol. The suspects were a gallery curator, a photographer, an artist, and two architects who were discussing the selection of the future building site of Prada Marfa, a minimalist sculpture that replicates the luxury boutique where the Fall 2005 line of Prada shoes and bags were to be displayed."
Emmett Till Memorial to Be Replaced With Bulletproof Sign Due to Repeated Vandalism
In 2007, a sign was erected along the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi, marking the spot where the body of Emmett Till was pulled from the water in 1955. The murder of Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy who was brutally killed by two white men, became a galvanizing incident of the Civil Rights Movement. But over the years, the memorial commemorating his death has been repeatedly vandalized—first stolen, then shot at, then shot at again, according to Nicole Chavez, Martin Savidge and Devon M. Sayers of CNN. Now, the Emmett Till Memorial Commission is planning to replace the damaged memorial with a bulletproof sign.
This will be the fourth sign that the commission has placed at the site. The first was swiped in 2008, and no arrests were ever made in connection with the incident. The replacement marker was vandalized with bullets, more than 100 rounds over the course of several years. Just 35 days after it was erected in 2018, the third sign was shot at as well.
The third memorial made headlines recently when Jerry Mitchell of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, in conjunction with ProPublica, revealed that three University of Mississippi students had been suspended from their fraternity house after posing in front of the sign with guns, in a photo that was posted to the private Instagram account of one of the students. The Justice Department is reportedly investigating the incident.
The sign has now been taken down, and a new one is “on its way,” Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission, said last week, according to CBS News. Chavez, Savidge and Sayers of CNN report that the replacement memorial will weigh 600 pounds and be made of reinforced steel. It is expected to go up by the Tallahatchie River in October.
“Unlike the first three signs, this sign calls attention to the vandalism itself,” the commission noted. “We believe it is important to keep a sign at this historic site, but we don’t want to hide the legacy of racism by constantly replacing broken signs. The commission hopes this sign will endure, and that it will continue to spark conversations about Till, history, and racial justice.”
Rihanna Brings Imperial Splendor to Harper's Bazaar China August 2019 Lensed By Chen Man
Rihanna makes a dazzling impression in the pages of Harper’s Bazaar China’s August 2019 issue. Xiao Mu Fan chooses modern drama gowns with traditional inspirations from Iris van Herpen Couture (blue) in the cover story lensed by Chen Man. / Makeup by Priscilla Ono; hair by Yusef Wlliams
Veronika Kunz Poses In 'Clean Dream' Luxury Lensed By Bibi Cornejo Borthwick For WSJ Magazine
Model Veronika Kunz adds a dose of Swiss-born elegance to ‘Clean Dream’, a streamlined overview of fall luxury styled by Clare Richardson. Photographer Bibi Cornejo Borthwick is in the studio, capturing looks from Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Fendi, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo and more for WSJ Magazine July 2019./ Hair by Tomo Jidai; makeup by Sally Branka
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