Last Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will be implementing a cap-and-trade system to limit the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Launching in 2017, this program will complement Obama's Clean Power Plan. Do you think that the US should follow China and also create a market-based cap-and-trade system to limit our emissions even more?
Is Michelle Obama or H&M showing more beauty from within?
Michelle Obama has launched a campaign, #62MillionGirls, to focus on the girls all around the globe that do not have access to education. Clothing store H&M has launched a video campaign that has a diverse cast of models: there are Sikh men, a Muslim model wearing a hijab, a plus-sized model, a transgender model, and a model with a prosthetic limb. The campaign is focused on promoting sustainable fashion. Is Obama or H&M showing more beauty from within?
Do passive houses smell like the next big thing in housing?
Politico has an article on “ultra-efficient houses” that will “redefine how we fight climate change.” It says that this is “the house that could save the world.” Passive houses are created by a German building method and they consume 80 percent less energy than the regular building while feeling cool during the summer and warm during the winters. Building these houses is also very affordable. Do passive houses smell like the next big thing in housing?
Has James Blake or Kylie Jenner shown more beauty from within?
Ex-tennis star James Blake was mistakenly arrested by an undercover cop and led away in handcuffs. Rather than making the situation about himself, he made a statement that he was speaking out to “turn this unfortunate incident into a catalyst for change in the relationship between the police and the public they serve.”
Kylie Jenner has launched a #IAmMoreThan anti-bullying campaign on Instagram. She says she will be “sharing stories of 6 incredible people who have become heroes in their own way by taking #bullying and turning it into something positive.” The topic of bullying is actually very personal to Jenner - back in June of this year, she said in a series of Snapchat videos that “I’ve been bullied since I’ve been 9 - from the whole world, it feels like sometimes."
So, who do you think has shown more beauty from within?
Who showed more beauty from within: HS students or FTL Moda?
Landon Patterson, a transgender teen from Kansas City, was elected homecoming queen by her high school. Madeleine Stuart, a teen model with Down Syndrome, was hired to walk down the runway for FTL Moda during New York Fashion Week. Did Patterson’s classmates or FTL Moda show more beauty from within?
Does Timberland’s new ad campaign show beauty from within?
Timberland’s new ad campaign features model Paloma Elsesser, a “full-figured woman with an ethnically ambiguous look.” The brand is being praised for using a model different from the typical white, slender model . Critics of brands that label fuller-figured women as “plus size models” are also praising the brand for treating Elsesser like every other model. Do you think Timberland is showing beauty from within for its decision to feature Elsesser in their campaign without making a big deal about her body size?
Is J.K. Rowling or Matt McGorry showing more beauty from within?
Orange Is the New Black’s Matt McGorry has been active on Twitter and in interviews about being a feminist. Recently, he teamed up with Mic to show how "dudes can be feminists too." J.K. Rowling has been tweeting to show her support of #refugeeswelcome in response to the large amount of refugees and migrants that currently have nowhere to go. She has also retweeted posts like petitions calling the U.K. Parliament to accept more refugees.
Who is showing more beauty from within?
Apple has revealed the new iPad Pro. Does it smell like a success?
Tim Cook has revealed the new iPad Pro, which is bigger, faster, and better quality. Along with the iPad Pro is a stylus, the Apple Pencil, that feels like a real pencil, and a cover that also acts as a smart keyboard. Does this new iPad smell like a success?
Austin could be implementing a network of gondolas. Have they sniffed out the next big solution to poor commute?
Frog Principle Designer Michael McDaniel has proposed a new system of transportation for the city of Austin: gondolas. These lifts would propose advantages such as being detachable and offering shortcuts over areas of traffic. What do you think of this idea?
Courts have once again ruled it legal for the NSA to collect your metadata. Should there be outrage?
The NSA is once again legally allowed to collect our metadata, although it is still barred from directly collecting your phone information. Are you outraged?