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Fri. 09/25 - Making Millions on Face Masks


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The face mask economy––how everyone from high fashion designers to mom and pop shops on Etsy met the demand, and where they go from here. The origins of the phrase “jack of all trades.” Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to fund polling locations. And Vin Diesel pivots to singer-songwriter.

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Links:

How a couple of mom-and-pop Etsy shops made millions off masks (The Verge) 
  • The Real Reason Every Fashion Company Is Now Making Face Masks (Marker)
  • Vistaprint, Gap, and Etsy Sellers Pivoted to Making Masks. What Happens When the Bubble Pops? (Marker)
  • Jack of All Trades meaning (The Idioms)
  • "Jack of all trades, n." (Oxford English Dictionary)
  • Essayes and Characters of a Prison and Prisoners by Geffray Mynshul
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger says he'll pay to reopen polling centers across America so everyone can vote (Upworthy)
  • Vin Diesel Is a Sensitive Club King on Debut Single 'Feel Like I Do' (Rolling Stone)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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