Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

Viral smartphone application FaceApp is everywhere this week in its second big splash since its 2017 debut. Back then, the AI-powered program offered users different “ethnicity” filters that allowed them to edit selfies to fit one of four broad racial categories: white, Asian, Indian, or black. The filters, which the Verge accurately described as “tantamount to a sort of digital blackface,” were removed, and the buzz around FaceApp died down.

Six months after Netflix raised prices on its US streaming plans, the 22-year-old company reported its worst subscriber stumble in a decade. Netflix on Wednesday noted a loss of 130,000 US subscribers in the second quarter of 2019, sending its stock tumbling 13% in afternoon trading.

Jerry Media, aka @fuckjerry, aka the creator of Fyre Festival’s notorious promotional materials, was nominated for four Emmys yesterday (July 16) thanks to its role in producing Netflix’s Fyre Festival documentary. FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, was nominated in the outstanding documentary and documentary directing categories, as well as the sound editing and mixing categories.

Grimes will be heading up the ad campaign for designer Stella McCartney’s fall collaboration with Adidas, WWD reports. That’s real fashion-business news.

HBO reclaimed its spot atop the Emmys hierarchy this year, beating last year’s nominations leader, Netflix, to earn the most of any network with 137. Netflix followed with 117, while NBC placed a distant third with 58.

Lady Gaga’s cosmetics line, Haus Laboratories, launched on Amazon for pre-order yesterday (July 15) in conjunction with Amazon Prime Day. The collection—a variety of colorful glosses, liners, and powders priced between $26-$49—is the first major prestige beauty brand to be released exclusively on the e-commerce platform. It was a partnership that came as something of a surprise for an industry whose leaders—namely Sephora (which sells Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty) and Ulta (which sells Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics)—might have seemed like the more predictable fit.

Lady Gaga has finally announced the launch of her cosmetics line, Haus Laboratories. Rumors of the line—a glitter-heavy, escalated drugstore-inspired collection—have been swirling for some time. What came as a surprise was who Gaga chose to be her exclusive launch partner: Amazon.com.

When beauty giant Ulta unveiled the promotional art for its Frida Kahlo-themed makeup kit this week, something was missing: her unibrow.

Sneaker giant Adidas and British designer Stella McCartney are teaming up to create a recyclable garment called “The Infinite hoodie.” The unisex sweatshirt, a collaboration with Seattle-based textile firm Evrnu, is one of the first 100% recyclable pieces of clothing made by a commercial brand.

The weather is warm and that cold, pink wine you passed up all winter is starting to look very appealing. Rosé season has come as it always does—first as a trickle, and then a tidal wave.

There’s nothing wrong with a fluffy romance or small-town murder mystery, but no one said summer reading has to revolve around the beach. “Destination-based reading,” “literary travel,” or “armchair traveling” is another simple way to whittle down your least of literary options, and it’s simple: Just pick a book based on where you’re spending time off.

Imagine you could pick up lipstick, groceries, some collagen capsules, and the fancy skincare products you use all in one spot. You can do that on the internet, sure, but right now there isn’t a store that totally fits the bill.

Remember when “secondhand” meant a trip to the Salvation Army for ugly sweater day? Or when “thrifting” (á la Macklemore) was picking up a wacky, sort-of-dirty fur thing from Goodwill that you’d probably never wear?

Kim Kardashian-West made her first foray into the lingerie and shapewear industry with the announcement of her upcoming shapewear collection. “Kimono” will include pieces in sizes XXS to 4XL in nine different shades.

Airbnb entered the luxury market today with a new rental tier called Airbnb Luxe. The Luxe portfolio includes 2,000 homes for rent, all vetted and selected from the 5,000 properties Airbnb added to its repertoire when it acquired Luxury Retreats, a high-end vacation rental company, back in 2017.

The nearly 450-page page Mueller Report is already available as an audiobook and has been made into a physical book by several publishing houses. Now it’s being turned into a comic.

Earlier this week, Adidas lost a trademark battle over its iconic three-stripe logo after a European Union court ruled it wasn’t “distinctive” enough to merit broadened protections. The court’s decision is the latest in the German sneaker giant’s incredibly long history of trying to elbow out any company that dares to use stripes.

Debt-saddled Americans are giving rise to a new industry of financial tech companies: Those that provide loans for cash-strapped couples to pay for their weddings. The Washington Post reports that these companies—amongst them Prosper, Upstart, and Earnest—are offering five-figure-plus loans with up to 30% interest. Unlike other types of personal loans (which, in 2019, typically have interest rates between 5% and 36%, according to personal finance site Value Penguin), these loans are specifically for brides and grooms to help pay for their special day.

Plastic surgery clients are trending younger globally, and doctors and psychologists are pointing to the rise of social media as playing a role.

Gloria Vanderbilt, the artist, heiress, and philanthropist perhaps best known for her blue jeans empire has died at the age of 95. Her son, CNN journalist Anderson Cooper, announced her passing from stomach cancer this morning (June 17).

The first full-length, long-awaited trailer for Disney’s Frozen II, the sequel to the beloved 2013 animated fantasy film, was released today (June 11):

Since Salvator Mundi, a painting of a placid-looking Christ by Leonardo da Vinci (we think), fetched $450 million at Christie’s in New York, it has remained at the centre of a Soderbergh-style drama. Indeed, the work had been missing for the better part of two years, but was revealed yesterday (June 10) to be living on the yacht of Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), per anonymous sources that spoke to Artnet columnist Kenny Schachter.

Men’s red-carpet fashion, historically defined by the boring black suit and bow tie, has been getting a long-awaited refresh this awards season. Yes, tuxedos themselves are finally getting an update—a little lace here, an embroidered bib there—but this year has been elevated by those who have ditched them altogether.

The Handmaid’s Tale was regrettably given the Kardashian-Jenner treatment this weekend after Kylie Jenner orchestrated a themed birthday party tied to the new season of the Hulu adaptation of the 1985 novel.