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“To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.” ― Confucius
CHICAGO NEWS
• Chicago designer, Azeeza, will be outfitting Lollapalooza performers Lion Babe’s Jillian Hervey and Lucas Goodman for their Sunday set in pieces from her spring ’16 ready-to-wear collection. [WWD]
NATIONAL NEWS
• As details about Minnesota dentist Dr Walter Palmer who killed the beloved Cecil the lion of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, we’ve learned that he admits paying $55,000 to do a hunt he thought was legal. According to reports, he shot the lion with a crossbow then 2 days later shot him dead with a gun, skinned and beheaded him as a hunting trophy, without a permit. His Minnesota practice has since closed and website taken down and he may face poaching charges. [REUTERS]
WORLD NEWS
• Several suspects in Bahrain have been arrested following the deaths of two police officers and six injured in a blast that took place early Tuesday in Sitra, south of capital Manama. [WASHINGTON POST]
SPORTS
• Did Tom Brady knowingly destroy his cell phone? After news that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld his four-game suspension, he released a statement on his official Facebook page denying he destroyed his cellphone to avoid giving it to investigators and that he was “very disappointed.” “I replaced my broken Samsung phone with a new iPhone 6 AFTER my attorneys made it clear to the NFL that my actual phone device would not be subjected to investigation under ANY circumstances.” [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• Windows 10 will be welcomed with less pomp & circumstance than other operating systems releases of the past. Microsoft’s Executive Vice President Terry Myerson said “Having a big launch with celebrities, it might be newsworthy, but it’s not necessarily the step to a billion happy and engaged Windows users, case in point Alicia Keys for Blackberry (‘memba that?). [BLOOMBERG]
ENTERTAINMENT
• “America’s Next Top Model” is still, somehow on air and they celebrated the premiere of Cycle 22. Meanwhile we are still talking about Khloe Kardashian’s bootyfilled Complex Mag cover.
FASHION
• French fashion house Kering, will reportedly not renew the contract of Alexander Wang who came to the brand in 2012,following the departure of Nicolas Ghesquière to Louis Vuitton. Kering is said to be in the early stages of recruitment for the role. [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• ? The Edie Parker x Goop clutches selling for $1,695. How? Why?
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