British 'Vogue's' next issue will be a 'model-free zone'

LONDON — The next issue of British Vogue will hit newsstands this Thursday, just as it does every month of the year. Only this time there will be one remarkable difference: its fashion pages will be a “model-free zone”.

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According to editor Alexandra Shulman, no models will appear in the features included in what it’s dubbed “The real issue”, although the magazine’s advertising pages will still feature models.

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The issue will explore what “real” beauty is and how successful women dress at work.

The cover star — The Girl on the Train actress Emily Blunt — was chosen because she has “made a reputation for herself portraying relatable women,” according to Shulman. …

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British 'Vogue's' next issue will be a 'model-free zone'

Google Pixel and Pixel XL in all three colors: highest-res images yet leak hours ahead of official unveiling

Today’s the day, people! In less than 4 hours, Google will unveil its first in-house developed smartphones not bearing the Nexus brand — called the Pixel and Pixel XL — among other new and exciting things. As far as the two phones go, suffice it to say, we’ve had more than enough chances to see them from every angle possible in the last couple of months, but — and that’s a big BUT — it is only now, on the day of their official unveiling, that we get to see them in such clarity!
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Google Pixel and Pixel XL in all three colors: highest-res images yet leak hours ahead of official unveiling

Well-connected analyst cuts Apple Watch 2016 shipping estimates by 15 to 25%

In a note to investors, Ming-Chi Kuo, a respected analyst with deep Apple connections, has cut shipping estimates for the Apple Watch by 15 to 25 percent.
Previously, Kuo had estimated that Apple will ship between 10 to 10.5 million Apple Watch units by the end of the year, but now his estimates have been cut to 8.5 to 9 million units. These numbers include both the original Apple Watch, now called the Apple Watch Series 1, as well as the new smartwatch model, called the Apple Watch Series 2.

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Well-connected analyst cuts Apple Watch 2016 shipping estimates by 15 to 25%

The first inhabitants of Vanuatu and Tonga came from Taiwan, report says

A new study of ancient DNA could upend our understanding of the seafaring people who travelled vast distances to make their home in the Pacific.

Vanuatu and Tonga’s first inhabitants may have come from Asia and not from neighbouring Papuan populations in New Guinea, Australia and the Solomon Islands as previously imagined, according a report published in the journal Nature.

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The team analysed DNA from three skeletons found in a cemetery in Vanuatu and one sample from a Tongan cemetery — all around 3,000 years old. The results indicate the first people of Vanuatu may have come from Taiwan and perhaps the northern Philippines, moving on, a short time later to Tonga. …

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The first inhabitants of Vanuatu and Tonga came from Taiwan, report says

Google had a Snapchat filter today, spreading word of tomorrow's Google event

If the recent billboards going up all over New York and other parts of the US is any indication that Google really intends to advertise the Pixel phone a lot, then Google’s most recent move shows how serious Google is about getting its name out there.

Google bought a sponsored Snapchat filter which appears on a national level within the US. There were two versions of the filter that I’d seen myself. One of them said “Best thing about Monday? Tuesday.” And the most recent one that I am seeing now (as shown in my selfie) “Only one day until Tomorrow.” Both versions had the Google tab in the…

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Google had a Snapchat filter today, spreading word of tomorrow's Google event

That's so fetch: The 'Mean Girls' musical is coming

LOS ANGELES — What better day to drop news about Mean Girls than on Oct. 3?

On Monday, which fans nationwide celebrate as Mean Girls Day, news broke that Tina Fey’s 2004 hit comedy will be getting a stage adaptation in Washington D.C. in fall 2017.

BREAKING OCT 3rd NEWS! The “Mean Girls” musical is coming to Washington, D.C. Fall of 2017! #MeanGirls #OctoberThird #ThatsSoFetch #grool pic.twitter.com/oFfLmTFrAt

— Mean Girls (@MeanGirlsDC) October 3, 2016

It was first announced on the official Mean Girls Facebook page.

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The play is from Tony Award-nominated lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde The Musical), as well as Fey and her husband, composer Jeffrey Richmond (who did the titular song for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). …

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That's so fetch: The 'Mean Girls' musical is coming

Facebook gives WhatsApp the Snapchat treatment, too

WhatsApp will soon look more like Snapchat.

The messaging app introduced a set of new camera features Monday that allow you to add Snapchat-like doodles, emoji and text to your photos and videos.

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The update is starting to roll out to the app’s Android users now and will be available to iPhone users “soon,” according to the company.

With the change, you’ll be able to add doodles, text, emoji and captions to photos and videos you shoot and share them within the app. You can also change the color and font of the captions you add to your images. …

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Facebook gives WhatsApp the Snapchat treatment, too

Thousands of Polish women go on strike to protest abortion ban

Women in Poland are waging a nationwide strike boycotting school and jobs to protest the introduction of a total ban on abortion.

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In an event dubbed “Black Monday,” thousands of women avoided workplaces and schools, and businesses closed their doors to protest a new law that would criminalise all terminations in Poland.

Women took both paid and unpaid leave as part of the protest, and strikers staged a picket line — named the “Wall of Fury” — under the right wing Law and Justice party’s headquarters.

Polish women at a demonstration in Warsaw on Monday.

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'The Underground Railroad,' our next MashReads book, is a harrowing look at American slavery

“If you want to see what this nation is about, you have to ride the rails. Look outside as you speed through, and you’ll find the true face of America.” So writes Colson Whitehead in his latest novel The Underground Railroad.

The Underground Railroad follows Cora, a girl born into slavery on a Georgia plantation. After witnessing the cruelty of a new master, Cora and her friend Caesar run away, attempting to escape to a new life. But their bid for freedom quickly goes awry when Cora kills a young white bounty hunter during their escape attempt. Soon Cora and Caesar are fleeing a manhunt, led by the infamous hunter Ridgeway, as they struggle to make their way to freedom. …

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'The Underground Railroad,' our next MashReads book, is a harrowing look at American slavery

Toyota's companion robot goes on sale at the end of the year

Toyota has announced that it’ll sell people its adorable Kirobo Mini “communication partner robot” from the end of this year. Would-be owners can snag one from a series of low-volume pre-sales at Toyota dealerships in Tokyo as well as Aichi Prefectur… – Source

Toyota's companion robot goes on sale at the end of the year