Olympics

OMEGA Ambassador Caeleb Dressel wins gold and sets an Olympic record in the 100 meter Butterfly semi-final! Proud fans and agency over here.

This Olympics has been different than anything we’ve experienced in our lifetimes before, and the H&S team is so glad that it is shining a light on mental health and taking care of yourself first. We’re proud to see Simone, Naomi and all other athletes speaking out about this when they need to.

This article discusses the 18-year-old Sunisa Lee’s recent gold medal win, as well as being the first Asian-American to win gymnastics all around with a gold medal. Simone Biles, just like the rest of the U.S. Gymnastics Team, provided her with words of empowerment and encouragement.

Culture

After 25 years of production PBS beloved show Arthur gets cancelled. Kathy Waugh, the show’s creator says that production was finished two years ago and that the show should make a comeback due to its popularity.

Industry

Magazine editors are exiting the media world to head where the cultural trends are happening at a much faster rate: tech.

Gawker is back. The media outlet that frequently scrutinizes other members of the media, as well as New York (and the world’s) elite, has relaunched under Bustle Media Group. They took to their platform here to share some humorous, but honest, reactions to them re-launching five years after their initial fold.

Fashion

Louis Vuitton gets its game face on! The luxury brand’s latest foray into gaming aims to engage 3 billion players and crack a market worth some $176 billion.

A great and true street-style Instagram account can be hard to come by these days in the noise of social accounts. The page @watchingnewyork really does capture actual, real New Yorkers just living life and being stylish, and it's so fun to see people express themselves after the year and a half we had in sweatpants.

While the drama on the Gossip Girl reboot might be a little “mid,” the outfits are truly on point and is reflective (at times) of Gen Z’s perspective on fashion. This New York Times article explores the contrasting fashions from the original series while discussing how the fashions on the reboot “tell a much bigger story about trends overall” and “reflect a more intersectional worldview.”

Tech

Coca Cola is the latest brand to enter the “metaverse.” They’ll be creating a series of NFT “collectibles” inspired by nostalgic Coca Cola merch. Proceeds will go back to the Special Olympics.