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Sanrio, the world-famous brand behind merchandise and licensing, is teaming up with BoxLunch to launch a new sporty collection featuring Hello Kitty and friends, with highlights including the instantly classic sporty varsity jacket. Through Sanrio’s X (formerly Twitter), BoxLunch has launched a wide-ranging fashion collaboration with Hello Kitty & Friends, rolling out a new sports-inspired line. Prices for Sanrio’s Hello Kitty & Friends Sports Collection range from a berry-scented air freshener ($6.90) to the equally pricey “Hello Kitty, My Melody, and Kuromi Cheer Mini Backpack” and the centerpiece of the set, a sporty varsity jacket ($89.90). Readers can get 20%…

NEW ORLEANS — Starting next week, the National Urban League, a civil rights group led by former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, will hold its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the central business district. The conference is expected to draw thousands of participants to New Orleans to discuss the challenges facing black Americans and how best to address them. The six-day event, which begins Wednesday, will feature gatherings, panels and workshops on voting rights, equity and inclusion, economic independence and more, all aligned with the conference’s theme of “Defend Democracy, Demand Diversity, Defeat Poverty.” Additionally, the conference…

Beauty supplements have never been more popular, with hair, skin, and nail supplements skyrocketing in popularity in recent years thanks to celebrity and influencer endorsements. With hashtags like #hairgoals and #glowingskin flooding social media, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype. However, it’s important to separate fact from fiction before you click “add to cart.”To help navigate this, we spoke with Valerie Agyeman, RDN, a nutritionist and host of the Flourish Heights podcast, who shares her perspective on the effectiveness of beauty supplements and how to distinguish legitimate benefits from marketing hype. Effects and hype The beauty supplement…

The highest-ranking new product on the Q2 Top 25 list was word-of-mouth smash hit Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Anti-Frizz Spray, which has seen steady growth with over 80,000 reviews on Amazon this year. The other top-ranking new product was Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask, which has seen a 1,900% increase in searches on Amazon and millions in monthly sales.”The main keywords that propelled Biodance into the top 10 selling products were a combination of non-branded searches for ‘collagen face mask’ and ‘Korean face mask’ and branded search terms for ‘Biodance’ and K-beauty competitors ‘Medicube’ and ‘Coco Beauty,'” said Vanessa…

Summer is supposed to feel sexy: skin baring, hair tousled, sensual nonchalance. Ironically, achieving this state of mind requires some very unsexy effort.This applies at any age: Just look at TikTok’s obsession with the hashtag #unsexybeauty, as twenty-somethings get excited about Vaseline’s potential as a cure-all.But it’s most noticeable in middle age, when a few days without grooming can leave you with hoof-like feet and tired, watery eyes. Here’s how to tackle summer’s ugliest beauty fears…Lip disordersI suffer from angular cheilitis when I’m tired. The corners of my mouth become inflamed and cracked and it’s a real pain to get…

Get Urban Milwaukee’s top stories delivered to you every day Jay Berry McIntyre told the story of his bench, “Native Plants,” at Green Tech Station on May 4, 2024. Photo by Michael Timm. These are benches to sit on, but they are also works of art, and they also convey a certain ecological message. The benches are being painted by students and interns from ArtWorks for Milwaukee and will eventually be installed and seated at Green Tech Station, a green infrastructure research and demonstration site near 31st Street and Capitol Drive. Green Tech Station is a former brownfield that now…

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to become the Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race to endorse her, a long-time and strong supporter of LGBTQ+ equality, reproductive freedom and other progressive causes.If elected in November, Harris would make history as the first woman president, the first woman of color, the first Black woman and the first South Asian woman to hold the nation’s highest office, and likely also become the most pro-LGBTQ+ president ever. Harris was born on October 20, 1964 in Oakland, California, and grew up in Berkeley and the eastern San Francisco…

Vice President Kamala Harris was already scheduled to visit Milwaukee on Tuesday. // end of heading wrapper ?> Get Urban Milwaukee’s top stories delivered to you every day President Joe Biden, photo by Jeramie Jannen. President Joe Biden is dropping out of the race. Following his poor performance in a June debate with Donald Trump, many leading Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, had called on Trump to step down, but Biden has so far said he will continue in the campaign. Biden, 81, made the announcement in a social media post on…

NEW YORK — In a dimly lit room strung with fairy lights and ivy, transit workers file in and lie on inflated cots. Soothing piano notes play as a teacher rubs their ankles and toes.“Breathe in,” she says. “Think of a balloon, filling up with fresh energy. Your spine dropping into softness.”The relaxation class, held at a union hall for New York City transit employees, is one way transportation workers are managing fear and anxiety over a rise in violent crime on public transit. Concern has grown after a series of attacks against bus drivers, subway operators and station agents.…

NEW YORK — In a dimly lit room decorated with lights and ivy, transit agency workers file in and lie down on inflatable cots while soothing piano music plays and teachers rub their ankles and toes.”Breathe in,” she says, “and imagine a balloon inflating with fresh energy. Your spine becomes flexible.”The relaxation classes, held at the New York City Transit workers’ union hall, are one way transit workers are dealing with fear and anxiety over a rise in violent crime on public transportation — a growing concern following a series of attacks on bus drivers, subway operators and station staff.…