From the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic to the rise of TikTok, the business of weddings has changed dramatically in the last few years. Taking on their roles immediately, Raquel Cadourcy and Marco Montenegro have respectively been appointed as chief marketing officer and chief growth officer at U.S. wedding dress manufacturer Allure Bridals. With nearly 60 years of collective industry experience, the duo has seen some major trends take over luxury nuptials, including intimate ceremonie

Luxury timepieces, part of a largely heritage-focused industry, are modernizing. This year, Watches and Wonders demonstrated this shift, featuring highly-immersive installations and futuristic models amongst the 49 exhibitors, up from last year’s 38 (see story). In entering this new era, Matthieu Humair, former CEO of Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, has been appointed CEO of the newly-formed Watches and Wonders Geneva Foundation, which will now take charge of organizing the event.

Every environmentalist has probably heard the age-old clap back from climate deniers: “But you travel, so you’re not really an environmentalist.” It’s the go-to for when they can’t find anything else to criticize you about, but want to show that no one is really actually trying to save the planet so they don’t have to change any of their habits. This argument is maddening for a variety of reasons. First of all, whataboutism is keeping the movement from making larger strides, and it allows people

Roanoke Review & the Roanoke College Garden Club invite you to our Spring Reading in the Garden—a literary event in celebration of the spring equinox! All are invited to the reading in the Roanoke College Garden at the corner of High Street and Hawthorn Road. Come celebrate the beauty of spring, and the creativity that it can inspire! Bring your friends for an evening of poetry, short fiction, good food, flowers, and blossoming words! All majors welcome! It's not something you'll want to miss!

I’ll never forget how struck I was with the Icelandic lifestyle. My partner and I spent almost a month there last summer backpacking, hiking, camping, and exploring every inch of the country (minus the tip of the West Fjords). Upon landing, it becomes immediately impossible to ignore that Iceland prioritizes well-being. The airport is filled with natural light, it’s clean, it’s made from Icelandic wood (a lot of it beautifully exposed), and the only “imperfections” were stickers on the ridiculou

PATTIE GONIA is an intersectional environmentalist, drag queen, educator, and social media celebrity. They have been featured in Conde Naste, REI, Outside Online, Backpacker, BBC, Vogue, Sierra Club, The Guardian, Teva, and many other platforms. The trail is their runway, and Pattie is bringing diversity and inclusivity to the outdoors through their art, collaborations, and comedy sketches. They have become an icon for the queer environmentalist community, and their videos about the way Mother N

Mikaela Loach is a climate justice activist, co-host of The Yikes Podcast, writer and 4th year medical student based in Edinburgh. In 2020, Forbes, Global Citizen and BBC Woman's Hour named Mikaela as one of the most influential women in the UK climate movement. Her work focuses on making the climate movement more inclusive and focusing on the intersections of the climate crisis with oppressive systems such as white supremacy and migrant injustices. Her activism has been featured in the BBC, Vog