News | The Weekly Edit 3.17.18

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Fashion's Crippling Impact On The Environment Is Only Getting Worse - Vice News

• Depressing Take-Away:  The textile industry emits more greenhouse gas emission than international shipping and aviation combined.

• Flashback:  Please CLICK HERE to re-read my very important article on the United Nations' assessment of this dire situation.

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Why Is It So Hard for Clothing Manufacturers to Pay a Living Wage - Racked

An H&M factory worker in Bangladesh
Photo: GMB Akash/H&M via Racked

• Think Twice:  Lots of talk and perhaps even good intent, but little action.

• My Thought Bubble:  This story was featured 2 weeks ago but I think it should be circulating indefinitely and is a good companion read to the above article.

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Vogue Knitting Cover Girl Krysten Ritter Teaches Steven Colbert the Art of Craft - Jezebel

• The Gist:  From a few weeks ago. TV star teaches Steven Colbert how to knit as she plugs Season 2 of her Netflix series Jessica Jones

• Not much to say except:  Enjoy!

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But Where Will the Mall Walkers Go? - Racked

Mall Walker looking quite chic in her cable cowl poncho

• The Gist:  Declining mall traffic because of the switch to online purchases or simply less purchasing altogether has turned once thriving community centers into ghost towns. A relatively foreseen casualty are seniors who gather at malls not only for exercise but to socialize.

• Fun Fact:  Quotes and pictures in the article are taken from my hometown mall - The Westchester - a high-end shopping destination which I always felt was lacking in its offering.  Also not a very big mall and seems like you'd have to take 10 laps before calling it "exercise!"

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