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  • Crack + Cider: Swapping Extra Change for Socks

    At first, “Crack + Cider” might seem a crass name for an e-commerce site intended to help the homeless. But that’s just the point. Before the company’s launch, a British panhandler told its founding duo, “People don’t give me money because they just think I’ll spend it on crack and cider.” That’s exactly the impression…

  • Lucrative Perks: The Man Repeller on Eating Disorders

    Leandra Medine is an icon. The 27 year old of Turkish and Iranian descent describes her self-aware blog, Man Repeller, as “a humorous website for serious fashion.” Its accolades stand up to the description – combining Medine’s signature cheeky humor with the blog’s incredible clout when it comes to educating the fashionably elite. In 2012 Medine added recognition as…