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DEM DEBATE RECAP
Last night, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off in the CNN hosted debate held in Flint, Michigan. Though there were no talks of hand/penis size or insults, the candidtaes did get testy but talked about issues such as the Flint water crisis (both called for resignation of Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder) though Bernie said “President Sanders would fire anybody who knew about what was happening and did not act appropriately.” Clinton pointed out Sanders voted against the auto industry bailout; Bill Clinton’s welfare system overhaul was brought into question. As for who would win against a Republican Trump nomination? Both candidates seem to think they would be up to the task.
SNIPPETS
• South Korean and U.S. troops began their annual large-scale military exercises, a test of their defenses against North Korea dubbed “nuclear war moves.” The exercises would be the largest ever after North Korea’s 4th nuclear test in January and a long-range rocket launch last month that triggered a U.N. Security Council resolution and tough new sanctions.
• Sunday’s Chicago Polar Plunge, with almost 6,000 participants including Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney, NBC “Today” show’s Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer, raised more than $1.4 million.
• Friday Robert Feder broke the news that Crain’s Chicago columnist Shia Kapos was leaving after 10 years though no info on what her next step is, she did say “I’m looking forward to my next chapter, which I hope to announce very soon.” Is she going back to the Trib? A startup? Bloomberg?
ENTERTAINMENT
• When Beyoncé is your mom, entertainment at your school fundraisers are covered. The Queen B sang a few songs at daughter Blue Ivy’s school, Center for Early Education, 2016 75th Anniversary Gala.
• Disney’s Zootopia raked in $73.7 million, setting a new record for best opening weekend for a Disney animation film.
• Playwright Danai Gurira’s “Eclipsed” opened on Broadway Sunday to rave reviews. It stars Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, Zainab Jah, Pascale Armand, Saycon Sengbloh, set in Liberia circa 2003 about sex slavery and genocide.
FASHION
• Yoox Net-a-Porter Group has formed a long term partnership with IBM “aimed at enhancing the omni-channel browsing, shopping and delivery experience” using IBM’s commerce technology products.
• The analysis of Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) investigation into New York Fashion Week for CFDA is in. They advised “for fashion houses to fall ‘in-season’, showing spring/summer collections at the start of the year and autumn/winter collections at the end of the year (the opposite of the current system)” clarifying that buyers and editors would see the collection befor eits revealed to consumers. The noted that brands to continue holding their shows in season, but create a capsule edit within the collection that would be available immediately in order to capitalize on the thrill of the new. .
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ― Jane Goodall.
LOOK OF THE DAY
Kelly Rowland @ Dolce & Gabbana “Paris Je t’aime” party
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