Each week, we share the top five articles that caught our attention. Here are your must-reads, published here and abroad, for the week of August 27th 2018.
Sex, steroids and Arnold
When did the modern-day fitness movement really begin in the U.S.? Possibly at the opening of Gold’s Gym, the gym that redefined masculinity and shaped the ascent of one Arnold Schwarzenegger.
→ Read it on Deadspin
How a Final Fantasy VII character became a fashion icon
The 1990s and its icons don’t seem to show any sign of abating from our wardrobes. But how many times can we find inspiration in the outfits of Cher Horowitz, Rachel Green or Carrie Bradshaw’s pre-haute-couture combos? Well, in 2018, fashion is taking cues from Square Enix’s 1997 Final Fantasy VII and its female protagonist, Aerith.
→ Read it on Lenny Letter
Bribes and backdoor deals: how bad rosé took over
A sommelier opens up about the shady business practices that are behind the rise of watery, terrible rosé.
→ Read it on Bon Appetit
Rebranding motherhood
Maybe more of us would have children if it weren’t seen as such an exercise in sacrifice. If we weren’t told that we were going to lose every bit of the self we had finally grown to love.
→ Read it on The New York Times
Memes can be a force for good
How did the ‘emotional contagion’ of memes一ignoring trollfaces and pepes一make them the internet’s moral conscience?
→ Read it on The Verge
In your earbuds: How I Built This
Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world’s best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.
→ Listen to it on NPR
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