At Prada: Airbrushing and the Woman
MILAN — “What is real and what is fake? What does the confusion of the two mean for our understanding of beauty?” These are questions that have been raised again…
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Marijuana Is Officially Legal In Alaska
Marijuana is now legal for adults in Alaska. Alaska on Tuesday becomes the third U.S. state to end prohibition of marijuana, officially putting into effect Ballot Measure 2, approved by…
Fracking Industry Distorts Science To Deceive Public And Policymakers, Says Watchdog Group
The oil and gas industry sponsors and spins research to shape the scientific debate over horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. That’s the conclusion of a watchdog group’s analysis of more…
Hollywood’s leading women fight back
At the 2014 Academy Awards, Best Actress winner Cate Blanchett railed at Hollywood’s predilection for male-centric filmmaking, sparking a debate about women in film that sent ripples throughout the industry….
Hollywood’s leading women fight back
At the 2014 Academy Awards, Best Actress winner Cate Blanchett railed at Hollywood’s predilection for male-centric filmmaking, sparking a debate about women in film that sent ripples throughout the industry….
Two More Lawsuits Seek To Stamp Out Legal Marijuana In Colorado
Two lawsuits filed in federal court Thursday aim to shut down Colorado’s regulated marijuana industry, claiming that the state’s recreational marijuana laws are in violation of federal law. The suits,…
New Rules Spur a Humbling Overhaul of Wall St. Banks
Nearly seven years after the financial crisis, banks are still churning out profits and wrestling with regulators. Yet Wall Street, by many important measures, appears to be in the middle…
At Heart of U.S.-South African Trade Dispute, A Serious Game of International Chicken
MILFORD, Del. — The 40,000 chickens — a few short weeks from becoming Valu-Paks at the supermarket — scratched their way toward the rows of water drips, eager for a…
West Coast port shutdown: Oranges rot on the dock
That’s because retailers planned in advance “to make sure that it didn’t interrupt the holiday shopping season,” said Jason Brewer of the Retail Industry Leader’s Association. But “they’re sort of…
Shell CEO Says Industry Needs To Be Less Aloof In Climate Change Conversation
Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden believes it is time for his industry to take a more active role in the conversation about climate change and become “less aloof.”…
FABRICATIONS: Meet Queer Fashion Designer Kyle Brincefield Of Studmuffin NYC
This is the seventh installment in a miniseries titled “FABRICATIONS” that elevates the work of up-and-coming queer individuals working in the fashion world. Check back at HuffPost Gay Voices regularly…
Pollution is driving foreign executives out of China
Still, businesses remain upbeat about their short-term plans in the country. Seven out of 10 companies said they were optimistic about the next two years, especially when it comes to…
Here’s What’s Being Done To Get Child Laborers Working 16-Hour Days Off Of U.S. Tobacco Fields
Advocates are speaking out on behalf of child workers’ health and well-being after a bill that would have regulated Virginia’s tobacco farming industry failed to pass last week. Minors would…
There Were More Female Movie Protagonists In 2002 Than There Were In 2014
If you want a guaranteed annual bummer regarding the state of women in Hollywood, today’s the day. San Diego State University’s Center for the Study of Women in Television and…
Apple Grabs 93% of the Handset Industry's Profit, Report Says
Samsung took the rest, but its share is shrinking, the report said. Canaccord Genuity’s report on industry profits a year ago estimated that Apple took 87.4 percent of phone earnings in the…
Christy Turlington Reveals The Secret To A Successful Marriage In Editorialist
Christy Turlington has more staying power in the modeling industry than most. And as it turns out, her long-lasting streak isn’t exclusive to her career, but applies to her relationship,…
‘Super Women’ Replace Super Models In Fashion Ads And The Results Are Epic
It’s safe to say that non-models are having a moment in the fashion industry. – We couldn’t agree more. Click here to read the entire story.
This Republican Senator Is Fighting For Your Freedom Not To Wash Your Hands In The Bathroom
While many GOP lawmakers were busy deciding whether they think parents should vaccinate their children in the midst of a freak measles outbreak, freshman Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has concerned…
How The Founders Of ‘Who What Wear’ Built An Online Empire
“Yes, You Can Make It In Fashion” is a HuffPost Style series that profiles men and women across every area of the fashion industry and explores how they rose to…
Lower Oil Prices Strike at Heart of Oil Sands Production
With the price of crude oil plummeting, why some countries are faring much better than others. OTTAWA — For as long as 400-ton dump trucks have been rumbling around the…
FCC To Consider New Net Neutrality Proposal
Whose Internet is it anyway? Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, says he’s keeping that question in mind as he pitches the biggest regulatory shake-up to the telecommunications…
Chevron to Abandon Shale Natural Gas Venture in Poland
LONDON — Chevron said on Friday that it would abandon efforts to find and produce natural gas from shale rock in Poland, in perhaps the biggest setback yet to fledgling…
Is Wall Street ready for another Mitt Romney campaign?
Financial executives remember the attacks in 2012 all too well and, faced with the possibility of another Romney campaign, are wary of another round of negative attention. “His formal entry…
Here’s How Fast The Marijuana Industry Is Growing, In 5 Charts
The marijuana industry is booming, and it doesn’t show any signs of slowing down in the near future. Legal marijuana is the fastest-growing industry in the United States, according to…
Joe Zee Talks About The Least Glamorous Part Of His Job And Just Being A Badass Canuck
“Yes, You Can Make It In Fashion” is a HuffPost Style series that profiles men and women across every area of the fashion industry and explores how they rose to…
Dry Christmas tree likely caused Annapolis mansion fire that killed 6
Five bodies were recovered in the days after the fire; the final one on Monday. The grandchildren were identified as Alexis (Lexi) Boone, 8; Kaitlyn (Katie) Boone, 7; Charlotte Boone,…
Obama Plan Calls for Oil and Gas Drilling in the Atlantic
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday announced a proposal to open up coastal waters from Virginia to Georgia for oil and gas drilling. At the same time, the administration…
RIP Toystory, The Bull Who Was Daddy To 500,000 Offspring
Who’s the biggest daddy of them all? Ismail Ibn Sharif, who took the throne as the king of Morocco in 1672, is said to have fathered more than 1,000 children,…
Does Davos Actually Do Anything?
A surge of private jets—roughly 1,700—converged on Switzerland’s airports this week. The Swiss Armed Forces even had to open up a military base to accommodate the air traffic jam. That’s…
Nigeria’s school of self-belief: Makeup is the key to confidence at House of Tara
Informed by the remarkable rise of their own “head teacher” to the summit of Nigeria’s cosmetics industry, the studentsfor the most part young women in their 20s and 30sare being…