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How Kareena’s Closet is making South Asian formal wear more sustainable
In August 2023, friends Veena Jayadeva and Sucheta Sachdev were commiserating over cocktails about how quickly their children outgrew new clothes. They soon turned to another expensive problem and its distinctly South Asian version: the way multiday affairs like weddings call for elaborate outfits for specific events, often worn only once. Seeing these outfits on…
How a Brooklyn company built the Light Phone to help people unplug
Most of us carry around a device that does more than could have been imagined at the start of this century — and that claims more of our energy and attention than almost any of us like or would want to admit. That was already the case when Kaiwei Tang co-founded Light Phone, a company…
The World Cup is over. In Queens, Latinas keep the game going
It was the last clear blue day before Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed New York City. At Hinton Park in Corona, Queens, girls dribbled and defended across the turf while mothers caught up on the sidelines. It was the first practice of the season for youth development nonprofit Iconic Sports Lab’s girls soccer league. Melissa Otero…
World Cup shines spotlight on South Bronx nonprofit turning soccer into opportunity
Growing up in Belfast, Andy Jenkins saw soccer become a source of healing after the Troubles, the decades-long conflict that divided Northern Ireland along Catholic and Protestant lines. But long after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that ended the conflict, some schools remain segregated by religion and “peace walls” still divide neighborhoods. Today, he uses…
Where to watch Latin American and Caribbean teams in the rest of the World Cup group stage
The final week of the FIFA World Cup group stage is here. Some underdogs including Curacao, the smallest country to ever compete in the tournament, are still in the running, thanks to a historic 15-save performance by its goalie against Ecuador. Its next match is against Ivory Coast, on June 25 at 4 p.m. And…
How to celebrate Pride Month in NYC by supporting queer-friendly spaces
June has already brought pride hikes, talks and rainbow flags to New York. You might be planning your outfit for the NYC Pride Parade on June 28 — the anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that propelled the LGBTQ+ rights movement into a new era. Or reveling in memories from Sunday’s Queens Pride Parade, an event…
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