Hot Topics | March 19th
National News
Karen Chee, a Late Night with Seth Meyers writer and comedian, talks about why we need to call Tuesday's Atlanta shootings a hate crime, anti-Asian racism in the US, places to donate, and resources to read.
These New Yorker cultural / daily comments yesterday about anti-Asian violence deserve a read.
Travel
Thought this Q&A regarding the end of business travel as we know it was very interesting. There are references to an interview one of the subjects recently conducted with Airbnb.
Beauty
e.l.f. Cosmetics x Chipotle Launch Makeup Collection - an unlikely collabo. This saucy pairing includes: 1) Chipolte Eyeshadow Palette: a 12-piece eyeshadow palette, inspired by Chipotle ingredients, including white rice, brown rice, pinto beans, black beans, sofritas, fajitas, mild salsa, green salsa, hot salsa, corn salsa, guac and lettuce. 2) Make It Hot Lip Gloss: a lip-plumping gloss with a tint of red-hot salsa color and a high-shine formula. 3) Extra Guac Face Sponge Set: an avocado shaped sponge with angled and rounded sides and a mini pit shaped sponge for hard-to-reach areas. 4) Eyes Chips Face Makeup Bag: designed to look just like Chipotle’s tortilla chip bag.
Industry
Teen Vogue’s new editor out of a job after backlash over old tweets.
Interesting stats about women in the PR industry. Even though it is women-dominated field (70% women), women only hold about 30% of the top positions in the industry.