Swiss start-up Microcaps AG has completed a Series A financing round, raising CHF 9.3 million (about EUR 9.7 million or USD 10.4 million) to expand its technology of alginate-based perfume pearls. The capital increase saw participation from new private investors,…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The notion of having to one day repent for one’s trespasses gives even the godless a fright, we assume. A kicker like “You’ll regret this!” is redoubled by the certitude of…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story No matter where we live, we all have to find ways to cope with increasing disruptions in weather patterns, including intense heat waves. For the cover of the July 1, 2024,…
Florida-headquartered APC Packaging has launched a new “ecoready” all-polypropylene (PP) refillable skincare jar. Dubbed ERJ (for “EcoReady All-PP Refillable Jar”), the new “sustainable and cost-effective” 50ml packaging solution is made from polypropylene (PP) [1] to facilitate recycling at the end of…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Diane von Furstenberg has been putting on The Diane von Furstenberg Show for something like half a century. Act I began, roughly, in 1969, when Diane Halfin, twenty-two years old and…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In my childhood home, a modest, low-slung rectangle in eastern Washington, my mother was a bedroom away from me when she experienced her last moment. I remember standing in front of…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story October, 2021, a plane bound for Belarus. Among the passengers are a Syrian couple, Bashir (Jalal Altawil) and Amina (Dalia Naous), who are travelling with their three children and Bashir’s father…
Image Credit: Getty Images Jennifer Lawrence‘s Real Housewives fantasy is about to come true. The long-time fan of the reality TV franchise will produce and star in a murder mystery movie that is reportedly inspired by The Real Housewives. The…
View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams had an interesting time co-writing their latest song, “Us,” and it showed in a new video shared by Gracie, 24, to Instagram. In one of two clips, both artists…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When I turned twelve, my dad decided that it was time for me to go to Hebrew school and get bat-mitzvahed. This was a surprising reversal, as my parents, much to…