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HEADLINER
Brexit. There’s a scene in Waiting to Exhale where Angela Bassett’s character gathers her soon to be ex’s belongings, throws it in a car, lights it on fire walking away with a lit cigarette, later saying “it’s trash!” Oh yes Brexit, well the people have voted and they want out. After last night’s vote tallied, the “leave” came out on top and the financial sector took a spin down Verruckt (world’s tallest water slide) with the British pound plunging to a 31-year low. David Cameron has now stepped down as Prime Minister but will stay on for three months to calm the markets. So where do the Brits go from here? Layoffs and cuts loom, a new deal with the EU and replacing other bilateral trade agreements will be worked out; Boris Johnson will likely succeed Cameron. At least Wimbledon begins on Monday. Craving something Brit this weekend? The English breakfast at Mortar & Pestle is all the way up…Read more
MORE NEWS
• NBA draft highlights includes highly touted #1 pick Australian and LSU player Ben Simmons going to the 76ers. The Bulls, with lingering Jimmy Butler trade rumours prior, picked at #14 Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine. Oklahoma Thunder sent Serge Ibaka to Orlando Magic for Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova and the No. 11 pick Domantas Sabonis. Round 1&2 picks breakdown here. Speaking of the NBA, Lebron James, citing exhaustion and not Zika virus concerns, is also pulling out of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
• Bernie is with her. Friday morning during an interview with MSNBC, when asked if he would vote for Hillary Sanders said he will cast his vote for Hillary Clinton in November, “I think the issue right here is I’m gonna do everything I can to defeat Donald Trump.” Bernie is not suspending his campaign quite yet though, maintaining his pledge to campaign through the Democratic National Convention.
ENTERTAINMENT
• As we approach the 10 year anniversary of The Devil Wears Prada, Meryl Streep revealed revealed the inspiration behind her character fashion editor Miranda Priestly, largely based on Anna Wintour. In an interview with Variety, she revealed the voice was from Clint Eastwood.
FASHION
• Miami’s The Webster will mark its entry to the West Coast with a new 4,000-square-foot store set to open in South Coast Plaza mall in Costa Mesa, Calif. Co-founded by Laure Heriard Dubreuil, who is also the CEO, the Webster currently has 2 other stores (Bal Harbour and Houston) in addition to its South Beach (Collins Ave.) flagship location.
• French designer Isabel Marant has reportedly started exclusive negotiations with French private equity company Montefiore Investment to give them a majority stake in her €300 million valued biz. The injection of Montetiore’s capital funding will allow the brand to accelerate development
“Better days are coming. They are called Saturday and Sunday.” ― Karen Salmansohn
Oh no! Fashion photographer Bill Cunningham is recovering from what appears to have been a stroke
Sinead O’Connor is suicidal and has allegedly threatened to jump off a bridge in Chicago
Woman stabbed to death on CTA Red Line
Real tears: What is PLONFT, and how is it the future of journalism. Eyeballs
LOOK OF THE DAY
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