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South Carolina statue for Black Civil War vet Black Civil War hero Robert Smalls to be honored with statue at South Carolina State House 02:41 Inside a small art studio not far from Atlanta, 67-year-old Basil Watson is shaping history.  The Jamaican-born artist is creating a sculpture of Robert Smalls, the historic South Carolina lawmaker who escaped slavery in Charleston …

You may have heard by now that Sydney Sweeney has great jeans, or genes, or both. According to public relations experts, she also has pretty great brand awareness. That’s perhaps not the positive prognosis you’d expect for someone whose latest American Eagle ad campaign, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,” sparked online backlash this week. In the pricey campaign, the 27-year-old …

Kansas City Royals outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)AP Mike Yastrzemski is coming to the American League. The San Francisco Giants traded the outfielder to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday in a last-minute deadline deal. Yastrzemski, the grandson of Boston Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski, is slashing .231/.330/.355 in 96 games for the Giants this season. The Royals …

American Eagle’s Male-Geared Sydney Sweeney Ads Have Gen Z Women Scratching Their Heads  The Wall Street Journal Sydney Sweeney sparks latest meme stock rally as American Eagle jumps  CNBC White House slams outrage over Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ads, calls it ‘big reason’ Americans voted for Trump  Yahoo Home Stephen Colbert Mocks “Overreaction” to Sydney Sweeney American Eagle Ad  The Hollywood Reporter Source link

Random mating between wild tomato plants and potato-like species 8 million to 9 million years ago may have given rise to one of our favorite carbs: the potato. Together with 107 extant, wild potato species, the cultivated potatoes we know today (Solanum tuberosum) belong to the lineage Petota. New research suggests that this lineage, or group of closely related species, …

Figma Is Largest VC-Backed American Tech Company IPO in Years  The Wall Street Journal Figma prices IPO at $33, above expected range  CNBC Figma IPO Brings Value Near $20 Billion From Failed Adobe Deal  Bloomberg.com Figma’s IPO is a ‘bellwether event.’ Here’s why investors want in.  MarketWatch Figma raises $1.2 billion, creating new playbook for going public in the summer  Axios Source link

Sydney Sweeney’s latest campaign for American Eagle looks, on the surface, like a textbook win. The imagery is rich with sun-faded nostalgia, vintage muscle cars, classic denim, and a warm palette. It’s Americana with a high-gloss finish, tailor-made for TikTok’s aesthetic sensibilities. On paper, it follows all the rules of creating one of the best adverts of all time. But …

NEW YORK — U.S. fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney. The ad blitz included “clever, even provocative language” and was “definitely going to push buttons,” the company’s chief marketing officer told trade media outlets. It has. The question now is whether some of the public reactions …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top White House official waded into the Sydney Sweeney-American Eagle advertisement controversy late Tuesday, calling left-wing backlash and claims of a “shift toward whiteness” more “cancel culture run amok.” Steven Cheung, President Donald Trump’s communications director, reposted an MSNBC headline claiming Sweeney’s ad promoted racial superiority in the form of genetic …

Anne D’Innocenzio Jul 31, 2025 – 8.13am Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login US fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney. The ad blitz included “clever, even …