“I relate to Layla Taylor’s ‘bad hair’ days in Mormon Wives because I also tried to fit white beauty standards”

The storyline on this season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives exposes how white beauty standards still shape women of colour — a struggle writer Amerley Ollennu know ...
The New York Times

The World’s Largest Afro Took Three People to Measure It

With an Afro that is more than six feet in circumference, Jessica Martinez set a new Guinness record. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Jessica Martinez was about 12 years old when she stopped using relaxers ...
People

Woman, Who Broke the World Record for Largest Afro, on the Need to Celebrate Natural Hair: 'It's a Lifestyle' (Exclusive)

"The things that make us different and unique should always be celebrated," said Jessica L. Martinez, whose afro measures over 6 feet Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began ...
Glamour

Does Hair Grow Faster When You Cut It? Stylists Set the Record Straight

Regular trims are essential to any healthy hair routine, but if you want to speed up the growth process, you’ve probably wondered: Does hair grow faster when you cut it? The answer isn’t as ...
The Grio

Jessica L. Martinez broke the world record for the largest afro. She’s using the moment to champion natural hair pride

At a time when social media users are once again debating the natural hair movement, its relevance, and Black women’s hair in general, one Black woman is celebrating the literal groundbreaking beauty ...
Wall Street Journal

Global Markets Mixed as Bets on December Rate Cut Rise

U.S. stock futures were flat early in European business hours Tuesday and international equities were mixed amid further signs of returning calm after last week’s volatility. Broad gains in tech ...
Wall Street Journal

Treasury Yields Mixed as Markets Bet on Fed Cut

1535 ET – Treasurys trade sideways as U.S. markets enter holiday season placing high odds that the Fed will cut interest rates in December. The Beige Book indicates Fed officials are split about ...
Yahoo

Apple's new $230 'iPhone Pocket' sold out within hours despite mixed reviews and 'cut up sock' comparisons

Apple’s newest product, the iPhone Pocket — a $230 phone strap — went on sale Friday. Despite drawing mixed reviews, it sold out within hours. “Born from the idea of creating an additional pocket, its ...
ABC News

World shares are mixed as traders pin hopes on a rate cut by the Fed

World shares and U.S. futures are mixed after Wall Street was buoyed by hopes for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve BANGKOK -- World shares and U.S. futures were mixed on Monday after Wall ...
Investing

European mixed despite Fed rate cut optimism; U.K. budget looms

Investing.com - European stocks traded in a mixed fashion on Monday, starting the new week positively before giving up some of the gains later in the session despite renewed optimism that the U.S.
Exchange 4 Media

GST Cut: Boost for confidence, mixed impact for TV ad revenues

The GST relief announced on 22 September arrived like an unexpected tailwind just as the festive advertising rush was beginning to gather pace. For weeks, marketers had been sitting on the fence, ...