Archive - June 13, 2016

Entertainment

Sharapova Gets 2 Year Ban, Keeps Sponsors (!?)

by Erin Gillespie

You’ll all remember the scandal that unfolded back in March when tennis superstar Maria Sharapova failed a drugs test after testing positive for the substance Meldonium. Well, it appears that the International Tennis Association(ITA) has spoken, and they have ruled that Sharapova is to receive a 2-year ban for testing positive. In what many are calling a soft “sentence”, Sharapova will also get to hold on to her championship titles, and most shockingly, her largest and most lucrative sponsors, Nike and racquet maker Head, have decided to stick by her, despite an initial suspension of her contract by Nike. The Guardian recently covered the story, and in doing so provided a bit of background on the matter. Maria Sharapova has found support from sponsors after being given a...

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Fashion

Summer Style Hacks: Removing Sunscreen Stains From Clothing

by Erin Gillespie

The warm, close summer months are something that we all look forward to after a long, dreary winter. It just feels like life is so much easier when you can wear a lesser amount of clothing. Shorts and a tee, a simple sundress – summer clothes are just so easy, you just put them on and go. However, that’s not to say that summer dressing doesn’t have its fair share of conundrums. Here, I look at one of the summer season’s most annoying problems; sunscreen stains. What Does a Sunscreen Stain Look Like and How Did I Get It? Diligent summertime enthusiasts know the importance of wearing sunscreen as a part of their everyday routines, each and every time they venture outside. However, all too often, sunscreens (especially those of the chemical variety – as opposed...

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Fashion

Airport Chic: Easy & Helpful Tips for Travelling in Style

by Erin Gillespie

Time and again you read about how airline travel just “isn’t what it used to be.” Usually when someone makes this claim, they’re either making reference to the lack of service on board, or, more often, to the way that people dress when they prepare to board a flight. While I’m certainly not proposing that we fall back on dressing in full three-piece suits, skirts, heels, hosiery and pearls for long-haul flights as people once did, there can be no doubt that when you are happy with the way that you look, you just feel better. Long flights are hard enough on our physical and mental well-being, so making effort to wear something that gives you a little sartorial boost can only be a good thing. Do you count yourself among the throngs of yoga pant-clad airline...

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