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{Links} 2015.07.03

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Happy Fourth of July Weekend, Fellow Americans!!!! Hope you have a wonderful holiday tomorrow and hopefully you have today off to enjoy doing whatever pleases you. We have a friend in town this weekend who is staying with us tonight and then with another friend tomorrow. We have a lot of eating planned this weekend as we take him to our favorite restaurants. My current plant-based diet will be on Holiday this weekend. But I gotta say, I haven't been missing meat or desserts this week and this is coming from someone who is probably addicted to sugar (candy). My husband told me about some ridiculous dessert he had the other night and I was like, "meh....not interested, that shit's so bad for you."

Here are some articles and fun tidbits I read this week. Enjoy!

1. I always think it's odd when Eastern Cultures build structures that are so Western looking, and vice-versa. So I was totally weirded out when I came across this article that highlighted some global cities, like Beijing, that are copying the suburban master planning model currently employed in suburbs in the US, such as Orange County, CA. The 'Burbs of Beijing? Weird.

{Suburbia Goes Global // The City Fix}


2. I don't have any good "America" links, but I about died when I read these Canadian Slang Terms. Then I emailed the article to my former boss, who is Canadian and he replied with a great response using a bunch of the terms. I was worried he would think I was making fun of him, but he got a good laugh out them too. "Hang a Larry", eh?. Oh man, never change, Canada.

{35 Canadian Slang Terms// Business Insider}

3. I love watching good documentaries, so I'll be on the lookout for "Straight/Curve" (a doc on the plus-size modeling industry), which is slated to be released in 2016.
{Plus-Size Modeling Documentary // Glamour}

4. Has anyone been following the recent J. Crew saga? That apparently one of their sweaters, the Tilly, has been such a dud that critics are crediting it with J. Crew's under-performance? This article dissects the sweater and points out all of its alleged flaws. The funny thing to me is that any sewer/ist knows this sweater could easily be recreated. In fact I have some merino wool that is just calling out to be made into a Tilly-esque sweater (but one that fits properly) ;)

{Anatomy of the J. Crew Tilly Sweater // EDITD}

5. If any of you are flying this Holiday weekend, you may want to check out AirHelp if you run into any issues. Apparently they help you track down money you may be owed from airlines due to long delays or overbooking. Pretty cool and definitely something I'll keep in mind the next time I run into problems while flying.

{Airlines owe fliers $10 billion // CNN Money}


Well that's it. Have a safe and fun 4th of July Weekend!
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