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Picture this: It’s 2003, The Simple Life just aired its debut season, and Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are wearing trucker hats. Your crush, Ashton Kutcher, was just spotted courtside at the Lakers game wearing one, too. Now you want one, specifically from Von Dutch. A short while after, The New York Times deems them “not cool.” Defeated, you put the cap in a box in the back of your closet, where it has likely stayed for the past 15-plus years.

Cut to 2021. Visible thongs, platform flip flops, candy rings, and low-rise jeans are all gearing for a comeback. Y2K trends are, to the dissent of many who grew up in the aughts, all the rage. So naturally, the headgear beloved by ‘00s A-listers is also making its way back into fashion’s good graces. 

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In April, Bella Hadid was spotted wearing low rise, baggy jeans with retro sneakers and a trucker hat while on vacation in Miami. Later in the month, Gigi Hadid followed suit, pairing her trucker hat — a custom style that says, “Gigi’s 26th on Bond St. Best Grilled Cheese In Manhattan,” on the front in honor of the model’s recent birthday party, which involved a grilled cheese food truck — with a sweatsuit and tall UGG boots. Rihanna, too, debuted a trucker hat recently, styling her Esso hat with an Adidas tracksuit, heeled Fenty flip flops, and a bowler bag from Prada’s collaboration with Adidas, while Gwen Stefani wore one to announce her engagement. 

If right about now you wish that you didn’t part with your Von Dutch trucker hat, you can still participate in the trend: The brand just reissued many of their early aughts styles, making the second coming of the hat style inevitable. According to Ed Goldman, the general manager of Von Dutch, when the brand started to notice a resurgence of other ‘00s-era trends, they saw an opportunity for a comeback. “Our brand is taking advantage of the shift by expanding our offerings with new, elevated styles, [while] staying true to the staples that made us so popular,” Goldman tells Refinery29. In its fall ‘21 collection, the brand included other ‘00s fashion mainstays like bowler bags, low-rise flare jeans, and crop tops with decals. Goldman says the uptick in popularity this year has been so significant that it’s easily comparable to the success the brand saw in the ‘00s. “The only difference is which celebrities and consumers we see wearing [our brand],” he says. 

And just like in their original heyday, trucker hats aren’t only for the rich and famous. They’re a huge hit on TikTok, too. On the Gen Z platform, #TruckerHats has 1.4 million views and is loaded with videos of users ranking their favorite “ugly” fashion trends, including trucker hats, and showing off their next-gen Von Dutch styles.  

Maybe it’s just the cyclical nature of trends, combined with Gen Z’s obsession with styles from their birth years, that’s allowed for a Y2K fashion renaissance. That, or it’s rooted in the fact that so many people spent this year in their childhood homes, surrounded by their teenage belongings. Either way, trucker hats are back — and “that’s hot.”

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Since taking office on January 20, President Joe Biden hasn’t wasted any time making his mark on the presidency, signing the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill and issuing a slew of executive orders overturning Trump’s draconian immigration policies. 

On Wednesday night, Biden announced the sweeping, New Deal-like $1.8 trillion American Families Plan — an unprecedented federal investment in education, childcare, and paid family leave — which would be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. In that same speech, his first address to Congress, Biden urged Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act by next month, the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death. The bill seeks to end certain deadly police techniques at the federal level and improve training, as well as ban no-knock warrants in federal drug cases, end “qualified immunity,” and create a national police misconduct registry. He also urged Congress to act on gun legislation in the wake of multiple mass shootings, specifically calling out the Senate Republicans who are stalling the process.

But leaving aside the administration’s proposed future accomplishments, what has Biden accomplished since becoming president? Arguably the biggest win of his administration so far has been the nationwide implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine, which has allowed millions to safely go to work, travel, see family and friends, and, now, take off our masks when outdoors and distanced. The administration facilitated 200 million vaccination shots after first pledging to administer 100 million shots by Biden’s 100th day and then gradually upping the goal. The White House now says the U.S. will have enough vaccines for every adult American by the end of May. In the past two weeks, COVID cases have been on the decline in over half of U.S. states.

On economic relief, Biden’s American Rescue Plan has provided $1,400 stimulus checks to qualifying households, extra unemployment assistance, and has delivered $39 billion to states to help childcare providers stay afloat or reopen. While the bill left much to be desired, like a federal $15 minimum wage, economists say it could reduce the U.S. poverty rate by one-third in 2021. Unemployment has hit a low, even though it’s still much higher than in pre-pandemic times. Through his executive powers, Biden has expanded food assistance, extended the federal moratorium on evictions, and continued the suspension of federal student loan payments and interest charges. But not one Senate Republican voted for the COVID relief bill, showing just how partisan things have become.

On immigration, Biden has signed several executive actions to dismantle Trump’s disastrous policies, including overturning the Muslim ban and restoring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). Immigration advocates say that while these policies are a start, they are not enough: ICE is still a threat and Border Patrol can deny entry to asylum-seekers. There are still thousands of unaccompanied migrant children at the border, although the number has dropped during this administration. And advocates are criticizing Biden’s handling of refugee admissions, with the White House recently considering setting the originally proposed refugee cap of 62,500 by May 15, walking back its stance after pushback for keeping the Trump-era limit of 15,000.

The list of major changes goes on, but we wanted to hear what political leaders, advocates, and regular citizens think about how the Biden-Harris administration fared in its first 100 days — and what they believe still needs to be done.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT): “If we can pass the American Rescue Plan in under 100 days, the most significant piece of legislation to benefit working families in the modern history of this country, then imagine what we can do in the coming months and year if we come together to move boldly forward. Now is the time to address the long-term structural problems facing our country. Now is the time to address childhood poverty, the childcare crisis, and making public colleges and universities tuition-free and debt-free. Now is the time to expand Medicare benefits, reduce the Medicare eligibility age, and lower the outrageously high cost of prescription drugs. Now is the time to confront the existential crises of climate change, racial injustice, and income inequality. As we begin to recover from this terrible pandemic, it is clear that the time is now to finally deal with the systemic and existential threats facing us, once and for all. Let’s get it done.”

Andrea James, executive director and founder of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women & Girls: “At the start of the new administration, we called on President Biden to use his power of clemency to release 100 incarcerated women within his first 100 days. As an administration that has expressed deep commitments to racial justice, we were optimistic that President Biden would recognize clemency as a tool in that fight to right the wrongs of our criminal legal system, which disproportionately impacts Black and brown women. Not one incarcerated individual was granted clemency during the first 100 days. President Biden has the power to reunite families and communities with the stroke of a pen, and yet one of our sisters on our list of 100 just died during her 10th year of incarceration. No longer shall our sisters be over-sentenced, mistreated, overlooked, and underserved at the hands of our legal system. A prison will never be the place for women to heal and advance their lives, and we will continue our work until every last one of them is free. We sincerely hope to have support from the Biden administration in this fight.”

Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN): “What’s clear is that we have a negotiating partner in the White House. Progressives were able to work with President Biden to pass one of the boldest relief packages in history, one that provided direct relief checks to our constituents, will cut child poverty in half, and fund our state and local governments in desperate need of relief. Many of our asks — from repealing the Muslim ban, to rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, to reinstating Temporary Protected Status for immigrants, and stronger COVID health and safety standards — were fulfilled early in the administration.

“It’s also clear that there are areas where the administration is going to need outside pressure to do the right thing. We were incredibly disappointed with the initial walk-back of the President’s campaign promise to lift refugee admissions this year, and are grateful that they are reconsidering. I’ve also been disappointed with many of their early foreign policy decisions — whether refusing to hold Saudi Arabia fully accountable for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and their ongoing deadly blockade of Yemen, or their refusal to lift draconian sanctions on Iran, Venezuela, and others.

“We also know that the majority of President Biden and the Democratic Party’s legislative agenda is dead on arrival as long as we allow Mitch McConnell and his caucus to uphold any legislation through the filibuster. It’s simple: The President’s agenda hinges on abolishing the Jim Crow-era filibuster. The sooner we do this, the sooner we can deliver for the American people.”

Luz, DACA recipient from Maryland, organizer with United We Dream: “Gen Z organizers like myself helped Democrats win control of the White House and Congress after facing four years of one of the most anti-immigrant administrations in modern history. Even with Trump out of the White House, undocumented communities remain at risk at the hands of ICE and CBP. We’re witnessing that right now with the over 300,000 deportations and expulsions that have happened this year, despite Biden’s promises to stop deportations. 

“President Biden also vowed to deliver a pathway to citizenship for all 11 million undocumented people living in the U.S. But actions speak louder than words. It’s time President Biden and Democrats in Congress go big and go bold and do everything in their power to pass citizenship for millions this year. They can do that now by adding a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth, TPS holders, essential workers, and farmworkers in their infrastructure package.”

Ai-jen Poo, co-founder and executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance: “We have real reason to be hopeful. Decades of disinvestment in our care infrastructure have taken an unsustainable toll on working families. This is especially true for domestic workers, many of whom have struggled to take care of their own families as they care and clean for our nation. The commitment made in the American Jobs Plan to expand access to home- and community-based services for the aging and people with disabilities, and improve the quality of jobs for the care workforce, is transformative. The American Families Plan is another transformative step in building a caring economy by creating millions of jobs and allowing more parents and caregivers to rejoin the workforce. This plan signals that we are not just moving from crisis to recovery, but charting a new path for economic transformation for working women, especially Black, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous women, who continue to be the first to lose income and the last to receive support in times of crisis and stability. We also want to urge Congress and the White House to include citizenship for the millions of undocumented essential workers who kept us safe during the pandemic and need permanent citizenship to live, work, and thrive in the United States.”

Sonja Spoo, UltraViolet campaign director: “If we are to truly build back better, we need the President and Congress to center women in our economic recovery by raising the minimum wage to $15, end the subminimum wage for tipped workers, provide universal paid family and medical leave, continue investment in our care economy, make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent, work to roll back dangerous restrictions on abortion and other reproductive healthcare services, and increase access to care overall.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA): “In President Biden’s first 100 days, tens of millions of Americans received a COVID-19 vaccine, families got more badly needed relief money, and our government trusted science again. But there’s still more to do to recover from this pandemic — and recover equitably — and I’m in that fight all the way. I’m calling on President Biden to create more opportunities for women and people of color by cancelling up to $50,000 of their student loan debt and by investing the billions of dollars needed to make childcare and early education available to every child who needs it — and make it affordable for their mamas and daddies.”

Liuba Grechen Shirley, founder and CEO of Vote Mama: “President Biden’s American Families Plan shows an encouraging commitment to centering childcare as a key economic issue. However, we are missing an opportunity to overhaul a system that has been failing families and children for generations. Now is the time for bold, structural change — to invest in childcare as a public good, the way we invest in education, and to ensure childcare workers, largely women of color, are paid on par with early-education teachers.”

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY): “Over the past year, women have been hit incredibly hard by the pandemic. When kids need to stay home sick or to participate in distance learning, it is almost always women who stay home with them. If those women can’t take paid time off, they are forced to make an impossible choice between their family and their paycheck. As a result, millions of women, many of whom are women of color, have been forced out of the workplace. I first introduced the FAMILY Act nearly a decade ago to create a national paid family and medical leave policy, and I am proud and glad to see President Biden has included national paid leave in his American Families Plan. This universal and comprehensive paid leave proposal is one of the most significant steps we can take to improve the economic safety and security of American families.”

Rep. Marie Newman (IL): “In the coming weeks and months, I look forward to building on and strengthening the American Jobs Plan to ensure we invest in green, clean infrastructure projects and energy-efficient transportation that will create new union jobs and build a stronger, more sustainable future for generations. We will also continue pushing the administration on a number of progressive policies and reforms, including lifting Donald Trump’s xenophobic refugee cap that has restricted refugees from seeking shelter in our country.”

Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL): “We have seen real leadership to lower healthcare costs and help Americans enroll in coverage. The President started by opening a Special Enrollment Period so people without coverage can enroll until August 15, 2021. Then he signed the American Rescue Plan into law, which includes my legislation to lower out-of-pocket premiums. Millions of Americans now qualify for health plans that cost $10 or less per month, and some won’t even have to pay a monthly premium at all. These changes are in place through 2022, and I’m working with the administration to make the lower cost of health plans permanent.”

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (NV): “Back at home, I have seen firsthand how the American Rescue Plan is getting shots in arms, students back in the classroom, and Nevadans back to work, paving the way for a real economic recovery. There is a lot of work left to do, and I look forward to continuing to work with the White House to make sure working families in Nevada have the support they need to get through this and come back stronger.”

Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA): “As one of the youngest members of Congress, I’ve been incredibly excited to see that from the very beginning, the administration has understood we have to take bold steps to meet this moment. Having started a nonprofit coalition to address childhood poverty before coming to Congress, I’ve been especially proud to work with the White House and my colleagues in Congress on fighting child poverty and supporting our childcare industry. It cannot be overstated how historic and impactful the substantial expansion of the Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan will be. I’m focused now on ensuring that those investments are around for the long term. I was proud to lead a letter ahead of his address to Congress urging President Biden to make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent and to join Sen. Warren in calling for universal childcare. We have an obligation to not go back to how things were before, which wasn’t working for so many families.”

Gabrielle Giffords, former Arizona congresswoman: “In April 2013, I stood in the Rose Garden with then-Vice President Joe Biden, furious and heartbroken over the Senate’s shameful failure to pass background checks legislation following the Sandy Hook massacre. This April, eight years later, I sat in the same place as President Biden announced historic and critical executive actions on gun safety. It’s true that we have a long way to go, but we also must not forget how far we’ve come. I’m thrilled that after four years of White House inaction, we finally have a president who is committed to making lasting change on gun violence prevention. President Biden is one of the most empathetic people I have ever met, someone who truly epitomizes turning pain into purpose. I look forward to continuing to work with him on ending this public health crisis.”

Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, NextGen America executive director: “We’ve been pleased with the President’s commitments to transformative climate action and COVID relief. We would have liked to see him cancel student debt in his first 100 days, and we will keep pushing the administration to address the debt crisis through executive action while working with Congress on college affordability. We hope that the president also puts pressure on Senate Democrats to abolish the filibuster and deliver further transformative change on legislation like the For the People Act.”

Vicki Shabo, Senior Fellow for Paid Leave Policy and Strategy, New America’s Better Life Lab: “As an advocate and expert who has spent more than a decade working to advance comprehensive paid family and medical leave at the federal and state levels, it’s exciting — and smart — that both President Biden and the chairman of Congress’ most powerful committee [Ways and Means], Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), have made national paid leave a centerpiece of their family economic security and economic recovery plans.”

Assistant House Speaker Rep. Katherine Clark (MA): “For too long, America has failed to recognize care work for what it is: an essential piece of our economic infrastructure. President Biden’s infrastructure package includes landmark investments in the care economy that will support families and the care workers who keep our entire economy moving forward.”

Rep. Terri Sewell (AL): “I am particularly excited about how the American Rescue Plan expands the Child Tax Credit, providing more money to more families sooner. I cannot overstate how transformative this provision will be, affecting almost one million Alabama children and cutting child poverty in the U.S. in half.”

Rep. Ro Khanna (CA): “President Biden ran on ending fossil fuel subsidies, and I applaud him for reaffirming that commitment. However, we must still: Repeal the deduction for intangible drilling costs. Repeal the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) accounting for fossil fuel companies. Repeal the corporate tax exemption for fossil fuel Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). Repeal the excess of percentage over cost depletion. Repeal dual-capacity taxpayer deduction. These repeals must be in the infrastructure package.”

Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action: “President Biden’s actions are already a huge victory for the gun-safety movement, and each of his executive actions will save lives and begin to address the epidemic of gun violence that has raged throughout the pandemic. We echo President Biden’s calls to action: The Senate must build on this momentum by acting, and acting now, to pass background check legislation and enact the first federal gun safety law in 25 years.”  

Rep. Mondaire Jones (NY): “Expanding the Child Tax Credit shouldn’t be a one-time thing. We need to make it permanent. Pandemic notwithstanding, childcare continues to be unaffordable and out of reach for so many working families in this country. In fact, for far too many families, the cost of childcare is equivalent to a second mortgage or rent payment. That is an extra burden no family should have to face, especially not in the richest nation in the world. So while President Biden’s American Rescue Plan was transformative, our work is far from over.”

Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA): “Donald Trump turned his back on our allies in favor of policy driven by fear, and spent his time cozying up to dictators and bad actors. With President Biden as commander-in-chief, it was like flipping a switch. Finally, the United States is sending a message to the world that we are ready to mend the damage of the last four years and return to our position of leading with compassion and collaboration on the international stage. Put simply, we’re earning our leadership role once again. America is back, and we have the Biden administration to thank.”

DeAndra Dycus, gun violence survivor and volunteer with the Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action: “As a gun violence survivor who addressed the Democratic National Convention this past summer about the importance of tackling gun violence, I’ve been encouraged by the action and empathy we’ve seen from President Biden and Vice President Harris on gun violence. This administration has taken bold steps that I believe will address the gun violence that disproportionately impacts Black and Latino communities. I’ve been working to keep other families safe in Indianapolis since a stray bullet left my son a quadriplegic in 2014. In 2021, Indianapolis has been devastated by multiple mass shootings and daily gun violence that has killed and wounded far too many people in our communities. As President Biden has said, we now need the Senate to pass meaningful legislation to save lives and prevent more families from experiencing heartbreak.”

Alicia Cleveland, nanny, Atlanta: “During the pandemic, I wasn’t able to continue my full-time nannying business or do any other side work because going to work was a risk to both my clients and my family. Receiving pandemic-related unemployment benefits and stimulus checks throughout this time was a huge relief and allowed me to buy groceries, pay my rent, and pay my bills while I couldn’t go back to work. President Biden’s plans will help domestic workers like myself who work in the childcare industry get back to work and, as a result, allow other families to get back to work. It’s been a long year behind us, but I’m looking forward to what’s ahead.”

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Hair Porosity: What Is It and How Is Black Hair Affected?

By Jacqueline Samaroo

Understanding your hair is important in caring for it and getting it to look its best. Hair porosity is one characteristic of hair that is good to know. It can guide you in your choice of natural hair products and hair care routines.

What is hair porosity?

Hair porosity refers to how well the outer layer of your hair (the cuticle) lets oils and moisture into and out of your hair.

 

Types of hair porosity

There are three types of hair porosity: low, medium, and high.

Low porosity hair

Low porosity hair has cuticles that lay flat and are hard to open. Oils and moisture tend to sit on the strand and it takes very long for the hair to absorb them. It is very good at retaining them once they get in.

Tips for taking care of low porosity hair

Avoid using too much product on your hair. Also, use heat to help open the cuticles when doing deep conditioning treatments. To avoid heat damage from too-high temperatures, use a warm towel or a shower cap instead of a hair dryer.

Medium porosity hair

The cuticles of this type of hair are more open than they are in low porosity hair. Medium porosity hair easily lets oils and moisture in and will also keep them in for a while before they are lost again.

Tips for taking care of medium porosity hair

Keep doing regular deep conditioning treatments with this type of hair.

High porosity hair

The cuticles of high porosity hair are wide open and may have gaps and holes in them. They easily let oils and moisture into the strand, but they just as easily let it back out again.

Tips for taking care of high porosity hair

Try to avoid using heat. Air dry your hair whenever possible. Do regular deep conditioning and rinse hair with cold water to help the cuticles close up. Use a leave-in conditioner and moisturize your hair often.

 

How to do a hair porosity test

Try this test on hair shed from different sections of your head.

Step 1: For a more accurate result, shampoo and rinse your hair to remove product build up.

Step 2: Air dry your hair. Heat or manipulation (from towel drying) might affect the natural state of the cuticles.

Step 3: Comb or brush through gently. Take a shed hair and place it in a glass of water.

Step 4: Check it after 2 to 5 minutes.

Results of your hair porosity test

Low porosity – Hair floats on top of the water.

Medium porosity – Hair floats somewhere in the middle of the glass.

High porosity – Hair sinks to the bottom of the glass.

 

Hair porosity and hair type – is there a connection?

Black hair can be wavy, curly, or kinky/coily. There is a tendency for tighter curl patterns to be drier but this doesn’t necessarily mean that they have high porosity. It is more related to the way tighter curls of Black hair keep scalp oils from spreading along the strands.

Hair porosity is not tied to hair type. For example, it is possible for two persons with type 4a curly hair to naturally have different hair porosities. What’s more, the hair on different sections of your head could have different porosities, too.

Hair porosity may be genetic, with members of the same family likely to have the same hair porosity. It may also be that damage from chemical treatments or over-manipulation has caused the cuticles to become more porous than they would naturally be.

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Fiddler on the Roof, a record-breaking Broadway musical and subsequent movie adaptation, is a Jewish cultural touchstone — and also at the center of a new antisemitic trend on TikTok. But to counteract an outpouring of offensive videos, Jewish creators are now reclaiming the trend, educating audiences about antisemitic tropes, and boosting other Jewish users on the app.

The trend combines an audio clip of “If I Were a Rich Man,” one of Fiddler’s most recognizable songs, and a popular Expressify filter that exaggerates facial expressions. Many creators have pointed out that the filter resembles the happy merchant, an antisemitic meme that gained traction among the alt-right and has been identified as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League.

“When you combine a filter that makes you look like the Happy Merchant with a song that is very important to Jewish pop culture, what do you get?” one user asked. “Antisemitism.”

Even worse, many of the jokes that utilize the trend relate back to money, wealth, and greed, which lean into other antisemitic stereotypes. And some users also appear to be mocking the singer’s voice or use of the traditional Jewish vocal expressions. “This filter by itself? Perfectly fine. This song by itself? A perfectly wonderful song from a perfectly fun musical,” said user Rynnstar. “But the trend of using that filter with this sound over the voice of a Jewish man singing is a problem.”

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Oftentimes, TikTok trends start to spread when sounds become linked to special effects or joke formats. Whenever you hear the opening notes of Gia Giudice’s sad song from The Real Housewives of New Jersey, for example, you know you’re about to see footage of someone’s most embarrassing childhood memory. Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles,” meanwhile, is now automatically associated with creators turning quotes, hate comments, and texts into inspirational quotes. The Fiddler song was posted on TikTok before the trend took off, and some of the earliest videos — shared around April 14 — didn’t include the effect at all. But by April 22, many users were pairing the audio with the filter.

As The Forward noted, some creators were unaware of the song’s origins and thought it was just a cover of Gwen Stefani’s song “Rich Girl.” (In actuality, Stefani’s song, released in 2004, is a remake of a 1993 track of the same name. And the original “Rich Girl,” of course, is an homage to the Fiddler song.) Some knew it came from the musical but had no idea that it had any cultural significance. 

And, finally, there are soooo many comments saying something along the lines of “chill, it’s just a Gwen Stefani cover” and I- how. How do these kids not know about Fiddler?! pic.twitter.com/zjMd6tdL9Q

— Kalhan (@KalhanR) April 28, 2021

But this trope isn’t new, even to this space: Antisemitism has been given space to thrive on TikTok for years. A recent study showed that antisemitic remarks and Holocaust denial theories comprised over a fifth of far-right TikToks made between February and May 2020. Months later, in July 2020, TikTok took down almost a hundred more videos that used an offensive song about the Holocaust. 

“Before, I guess, I ‘came out’ as Jewish on my TikTok, before people knew, I was getting almost all positive response,” one Jewish TikToker told NBC’s Kalhan Rosenblatt in September. “And now, every single TikTok I’ve made since that video, I’ve received anti-Semitic comments, regardless of the content.”

In an attempt to reclaim the Fiddler sound, Jewish creators are sharing their own videos and racking up tens of thousands of likes. In a few popular TikToks, users address their concerns with the trend. In others, they just ask viewers to interact with their videos in order to bump them to the “top” of the sound. But many videos are just joyful depictions of Jewish creators dancing, lip-synching, and even baking cupcakes — which is probably the sound’s best trend yet.

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This week, a special package from Justin Bieber arrived on Victoria Beckham’s doorstep. Inside, was a pair of lilac clogs from the recent collaboration between Drew House (Bieber’s fashion brand) and Crocs. “Will I be wearing lilac Crocs?” the fashion designer asked her 28.9 million followers while unveiling the gift. 57 percent said no. Beckham agreed: “Well that was close! I think I’d rather die, but thank you anyway, Justin Bieber.” 

While we’re on the side of the 43 percent of people who said yes, we can’t say we’re surprised by Beckham’s harsh response. In 2008, she famously told GMTV that she “can’t concentrate in flats,” and avoids the gym because she can’t bear to wear sneakers. (When she threw the first pitch at a Dodgers game in 2007, her sneakers had a wedge heel.) While the designer has since embraced flats, judging by this response, she’s not changing her mind about rubber clogs anytime soon. That’s too bad.

While Posh, like Naomi Campbell, may not be a fan of Crocs, high fashion has welcomed the shoes with open arms in recent years. In 2017, the brand teamed up with Christopher Kane, who sent his iteration of the controversial style down the runway at the brand’s spring runway show. Spring ‘18 saw additional Croc appearances, with pairs showing up again at Christopher Kane and then at Balenciaga. More recently, Questlove arrived at the 2021 Oscars wearing a pair of gold Crocs, which he paired with a navy blue suit, making a case for wearing the style on the red carpet.

If you ask us, Beckham should try them on before she judges Bieber’s preferred choice of footwear. They might not be the most attractive shoes by conventional standards, but, as anyone who has managed to get a pair from the brand’s sold-out collaborations with House of Drew and Bad Bunny would tell her, they are the ultimate comfort shoe.

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On the Wednesday episode of Facebook Watch’s Red Table Talk, co-host Willow Smith opened up about being polyamorous — and shared some insight into what polyamory means to her. “With polyamory, I feel like the main foundation is the freedom to be able to create a relationship style that works for you and not just stepping into monogamy because that’s what everyone around you says is the right thing to do,” Smith said. “So I was like, how can I structure the way that I approach relationships with that in mind?”

This is Red Table Talk, so naturally, her comment led to a frank, open discussion about sex, monogamy, and polyamory. “When you were like, ‘Hey, this is my get-down,’ I was like, ‘I totally get it.’ Wanting to set up your life in a way that you can have what it is that you want,” said her mom and co-host Jada Pinkett Smith. “I think anything goes as long as the intentions are clear.”

Smith’s grandma, Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield-Norris, was less on board at first; she said polyamory seemed solely “centered around sex.” Smith was excited to dispel that misconception, though. “In my friend group, I’m the only polyamorous person, and I have the least sex out of all of my friends,” she said. She gave the example of a person who might not want sex as often as their partner. Polyamory might be a good option for that couple, she explained.

Polyamory is personal and individual definitions may vary, but broadly speaking, being polyamorous means loving more than one person. Couples in polyamorous relationships might have other partners outside of their main relationships, while others may have multiple partners at a time. For some poly people, “being polyamorous feels hard-wired to their love lives,” sexuality educator Aida Manduley, LCSW, previously told Refinery29. 

Smith is the latest public figure to speak out about being polyamorous. In March, Caroline Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani’s daughter, penned a Vanity Fair essay about her journey to non-monogamy. Bella Thorne and Younger star Nico Tortorella have also discussed how and why polyamory works for them. 

Smith has previously mentioned that she was open to polyamory while discussing her sexuality in a 2019 episode of Red Table Talk. She said that she could see herself fulfilled with just two partners, though. “I love men and women equally, and so I would definitely want one man, one woman,” she said at the time. “I focus a lot on the emotional connection, and I feel like if I were to find two people of different genders that I really connected with and we had a romantic and sexual connection, I don’t feel like I would feel the need to try to go find more.”

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April was a busy bee month.

With the launch of my Amazon The Drop collection and our pending move, I felt like a chicken running around with my head cut off. I did, however, have some time to do some shopping on Amazon and order a few new things for myself and for our new house. You’ll find a lot of household stuff on this list, along with some new favorites.

*Please note that this post is not sponsored by Amazon and I am leaving my own truthful statements on product reviews below.

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Spring Dress

I am obsessed with this dress {wearing it in feature image} by Alex Mill. It’s the perfect weight for spring/summer and can easily be paired with a light denim jacket and worn with flats or heels.

Nugget Ice Maker

I have been geeking out, hard, to ice makers. It’s my dream to have an ice maker in our new garage but after doing a ton of research I learned how pricey they can get. I was totally advertised about this nugget counter-top version via a BuzzFeed article. It’s said to be one of the top selling appliances on Amazon and has rave reviews. I cannot wait to try it out. I purchased this for Grant as an early birthday {joint} gift.

A Bag I Returned

I loved the idea of this bag, but it was far too big for what I was looking for.

New Jammies for June

With temperatures heating up, June has been into wearing shorts and t-shirts to bed and I am obsessed with this new set I recently found. She looks adorable in this all white set and it feels super soft to the touch.

New Favorite Sunnies

You’ve probably seen me rocking these a lot of IG. I am obsessed!

Mattresses for New House

I actually ordered not one, but three of these mattresses for the new house. We use this same mattress in our lake house and I love it. It’s firm but not too firm and fits the bill. We needed one for June’s room and two for our guest room.

Cotton Muslin Throw

I’m actually quite surprised by the quality of this throw blanket. If you’re buying on a budget, it’s an amazing alternative option to the more pricey throw blankets out there.

Spray Bottle for Hair

I added a bit of conditioner with water into this bottle and spray it on before hot yoga that way my hair doesn’t dry out.

Artisan Mugs

I love, love these mugs. Don’t know that I needed a set of 4 but they would make for a great gift.

Currently on my purchase list: These flat sandals!

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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden made his first address to a joint session of Congress, starting with, “Madame Vice President and Madame Speaker.” There to witness the historic event was Dr. Jill Biden, who of course, dressed for the occasion in a custom-made, floral dress by New York designer Gabriela Hearst. According to the brand, the navy dress featured embroidered flowers from every U.S. state and territory. 

Following the session, which was held on the eve of President Biden’s 100th day in office, Hearst posted photos of Dr. Biden on her Instagram. In the caption, she explained that the dress was originally a sample, used to perfect the fit of the one Dr. Biden wore on the evening of Inauguration Day. (For the actual Inauguration ceremony, she wore a blue, Swarovski crystal-covered dress and coat by Markarian.) Rather than allow the darker version of the dress to go to waste, the First Lady requested to salvage it for another occasion. “Double repurposed,” wrote Hearst. “New is not always better.” 

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Her white Inauguration night dress featured a silk-organza neck and sleeves that were similarly covered in embroidered flowers from every U.S. state and territory. At the time, the designer posted on Instagram, explaining the meaning behind the floral arrangement: “The message of Unity is the main inspiration for the creation of the ensemble.” Inside her coat, a quote from Benjamin Franklin was stitched by hand that read: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”

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Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi also wore memorable looks. For the occasion, Vice President Harris wore a Prabal Gurung suit in a petal pink color, with an ivory-colored silk camisole underneath. Opting for her signature look, she wore a pearl necklace with the ensemble — this time selecting a collar-like style made of yellow gold. Speaker Pelosi followed Biden’s lead, wearing a floral blue blazer with a matching face mask and trousers. 

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Imagine that at the beginning of every week, you have a new wardrobe of clothes custom-made for what you’re doing and where you’re going, fit you perfectly, and match your tastes, too. No — you’re not a celebrity. You’re just in possession of a 3D printer, a not-so-distant reality that experts say has the potential to transform the entire fashion industry to not only be more nimble, personalized, and adaptive — but more sustainable, too.

The idea is simple: Using a lump of raw materials, you print out your new looks on-demand. When you’re sick of them, you melt them down to create a new batch of clothes. This futuristic process helps you stay fresh, style-wise, and also keeps waste to a minimum. As NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology Muhammed Shahadat sees it, 3D presents an innovative solution to fashion’s overproduction problem. 

“Throw-away culture is deeply rooted in the fashion industry. If a new spring collection comes out, then what happens to the old collection?” said Shahadat. One printer, according to Shahadat, can be the single source of all our shopping and recycling. “The normal fashion industry doesn’t do that.”

On top of reducing material waste, 3D printing can drastically decrease the number of animals killed for materials like leather. (Shahadat cites that 59 million animals were slaughtered in 2018 in the U.S. alone according to the food and agricultural department of the U.N.) According to the FIT professor, it can also alleviate the textile industry’s harmful impact on local farmland and wildlife and the people in the surrounding community. Then there’s the vast amount of water it can preserve: According to WorldBank, “[it takes] 3,781 liters of water to make a pair of jeans, from the production of the cotton to the delivery of the final product to the store.”

The benefits are clear. But, how do we switch to a 3D-printed fashion society?

We’re not quite there yet. Today, 3D printers are available for at-home hobbyists, but cost thousands of dollars and require advanced computer know-how. Not to mention, they use plastic to print which can be extremely harmful, particularly to sea life and ocean environments. 

But the technology is advancing at a rapid pace, which encourages experts who believe that there’s immense potential for 3D printing that doesn’t exist for traditional manufacturing. Central to the optimism is the idea that, unlike cutting and sewing, 3D printing doesn’t generate waste. Using filaments — melted material ranging from plastic to recycled wood — to slowly build a product from nothing to something, 3D printing could one day utilize recycled materials that you theoretically shred and melt at home (imagine a compost bin but for your closet instead of your garden).

“It would be nice to think we could hit a few buttons and produce mass amounts of clothing for the world, especially for those in need. To set up a pop-up maker factory or run a 3D fabric printer out of a truck using recycled filaments to make clothes would be no different than the idea of printing homes on Mars using locally sourced sand,” Shahadat said, explaining how, in an ideal universe, material sourcing would be abundant and immediate. “However, to reach a mass scale, 3D printers need to become a fixture in people’s homes.” When that time comes, instead of buying clothes from stores, we may be downloading digital files from retailers’ apps to then print out garments at home.

If 3D printers one day become democratized, as ink and paper printers did in the early 2000s, then sustainable clothing will become the norm. Arming consumers with the potential to close the loop themselves is powerful; what used to be summer shorts one day can transform into fall pants the next, all with flawless customization. Key to this is accessibility, and experts say this transformation must begin at the household level. 

One of the more encouraging aspects of 3D’s potential to influence the widespread implementation of sustainability within fashion is that its most attractive qualities, to many consumers, have nothing to do with sustainability at all. “How many times have you been to the mall and those Jordans or H&M dresses are sold out in your size?” said Shahadat, pointing out that 3D printing has the potential to render exclusivity a moot point. “The issues consumers face when shopping in a store often lead to them settling for something they didn’t want. [With 3D printing,] that would no longer be a problem.”

Instead of buying clothes from stores, we may be downloading digital files from retailers’ apps to then print out garments at home.

The need is there, as is the vision. When will the technology come? Shahadat said that when 3D printed clothes first hit fashion runways in the 2010s, the materials were nylon-based and, thus, weak. In some cases, clothes would break if a model even sat down. Today, formulas have already improved to be more durable and comfortable, too. 

One brand well on its way is Spain-based ZER Collection that makes 3D-printed pullovers, casual bottoms, and formal dresses. Minimal and crisp, it’s spec-ops-gone-chic. What started as a university dissertation project for Núria Costa and Ane Castro has now morphed into an award-winning, new-age grassroots fashion house. 

“I believe every designer at some point in their careers asks themselves what they want to contribute to society. We were not sure if the fashion world was for us,” said Costa and Castro in an email to Refinery29. “We needed something else, something different, and that pushed us towards this path instead of the more traditional one.”

Since launching, the brand has won the Global Change Award by the H&M Foundation and were finalists in Who’s on Next by Vogue Spain. Now, they’re breaking into commercial streetwear, a line they’re calling ZER Era. 

“The project is aimed at tackling one of the biggest environmental issues in the fashion industry: the unnecessary production of tons and tons of textiles,” said Castro and Costa. “Using new manufacturing methods, we avoid the loss of resources that are being wasted away in the current industry.” One of these methods makes it possible for ZER shoppers to send in old pieces for ZER to melt into filaments in order to produce new designs. Additionally, Costa and Castro said they use almost exclusively biodegradable components. 

“At first we believed that this was a pipe dream, but [after] speaking with different providers, we slowly started believing that something could be done,” the founders said. “That is the same thing that will happen with the 3D printers. It is a technique being introduced in different areas, and getting very competitive projects. It is time that fashion has a place, too.”

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