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Drake Baer
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Design and Architecture
Pockets of frustration: The debate over cargo shorts There's a sartorial fashion choice that's dividing men and women across America: cargo shorts. The much-hated article of men's clothing made a comeback and sales are still booming, but why? Is there a connection to women's embrace of yoga pants? We sought answers from New York Magazine's Drake Baer, author of " What Fashion Anthropologists Think About the Relentless Cargo Shorts Boom ," and KCRW's resident menswear experts, Eric J. Lawrence and Brandon DeVine.
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Design and Architecture
Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians Vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons, as seen in the London Bridge attack over the weekend and in New York’s Times Square last month. The Compton-based company Calpipe is designing security bollards to help make public spaces safer. And novelist Kevin Kwan satirizes the “crazy rich” Asian jet set and their luxurious tastes in his latest book, “Rich People Problems.”
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The Other Man Stories of two men who meet by chance and emerge indelibly changed – or at least, one of them does.