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The best value plays in your DraftKings lineup for Week 6 of the NFL season

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Terrelle Pryor

It was feast or famine last Sunday for many daily fantasy players.

If you had the Jaguars defense going, congratulations! Chance are you cashed at least a bit. And if you had Ben Roethlisberger in your lineup, well, that's why it's daily fantasy, folks.

Last week was feast or famine for our value picks as well. Nelson Agholor was a top ten wide receiver for just $3,900, while Blake Bortles finished the day just a hair ahead of DeShone Kizer who got benched by the Browns at halftime.

This week, as always, we're back at it, trying to identify the best, affordable players for your DraftKings lineup. Everyone wants to load their teams with studs sure to light up the box score, but it's finding the undervalued players that allows you to max out your budget on the likes of Antonio Brown and Aaron Rodgers this week.

Below we've picked some of our best value plays for daily fantasy this week. Consider them when trying to find a few extra dollars to upgrade elsewhere in your lineup.

QB: Derek Carr, $5,900

This is a value play, albeit a risky one. You never love taking a guy in his first game back from an injury, but because the call was made late in the week, Carr is fairly undervalued in this spot. The Raiders need a win and if he's up to the task, Carr could put up a huge game while saving you some money to invest in receivers.



RB: Adrian Peterson, $3,400

Okay, hear me out on this one. Yes, Adrian Peterson was basically useless in New Orleans and is still learning the names of his new Cardinals teammates. But Arizona is in need of an offensive spark and Peterson has been vocal about his desire for more touches. What better way to get him locked in with his new offense than to feed him at the goal line?



RB: Marshawn Lynch, $5,000

With Carr returning from injury, look for Oakland to focus on establishing the running game to alleviate some pressure off their quarterback. Marshawn Lynch is happy to take on the burden.



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From Corker to McConnell, here are all the Republican senators Trump has attacked on Twitter

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Perhaps more than anything else, President Donald Trump is known for his bombastic and unconventional style of communication.

A cornerstone of that unorthodox strategy is the use of the president's private Twitter account to do everything from conducting foreign policy to whipping votes for major legislation.

Trump's Twitter has also been the venue of brutal attacks against political opponents, the media, and celebrities.

On Twitter, Trump is also not shy about attacking members of his own party in the Senate in order to respond to their comments or coerce them into supporting his position.

By our count, he has gone after seven Republican senators since taking over the Oval Office on issues ranging from healthcare to his response to the riots in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Here's a list of every GOP senator Trump has tweeted about by name since his inauguration.

Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)

Number of negative Twitter mentions: 7

Key tweet:"Can you believe that Mitch McConnell, who has screamed Repeal & Replace for 7 years, couldn't get it done. Must Repeal & Replace ObamaCare!" on August 10, 2017.

Reason for tweets: Failure to repeal and replace Obamacare, saying Trump has "excessive expectations" for the Senate, debt ceiling negotiations, not repealing the legislative filibuster.

 



John McCain (Arizona)

Number of negative Twitter mentions: 8

Key tweet: "John McCain never had any intention of voting for this Bill, which his Governor loves. He campaigned on Repeal & Replace. Let Arizona down! " on September 23, 2017.

Reason for tweets: McCain came out against multiple Obamacare repeal bills, pushed back on Trump's travel ban order.



Lindsey Graham (South Carolina)

Number of negative Twitter mentions: 2

Key tweet: "Publicity seeking Lindsey Graham falsely stated that I said there is moral equivalency between the KKK, neo-Nazis & white supremacists and people like Ms. Heyer. Such a disgusting lie. He just can't forget his election trouncing.The people of South Carolina will remember!" on August 17, 2017.

Reason for tweets: Pushback on travel ban, criticizing Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.



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Cole Haan made a great winter boot that's lightweight, waterproof, and mountain climber approved

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After about a month of the fall season, you might just be getting used to the cooler temperatures.

Before you know it, the season will shift again and it'll be winter. With that comes even colder temperatures and harsh conditions like snow and ice, so having the appropriate footwear and apparel is very important.

Cole Haan is known for its comfortable shoes for comfortable and casual wear, but the brand is now taking on creating rugged footwear built for extreme weather.

To do so, the brand sought out expert wisdom of award-winning and history-making professional alpine climber Freddie Wilkinson to make the GrandExpløre Alpine Hiker Collection. Even with a technical design, the boots maintain the comfort and style Cole Haan is known for. 

Coming in leather, suede, and even patent leather for women, the Cole Haan GrandExpløre Hiker Boots are designed to be lightweight, fully waterproof and ultra-insulated. Influenced by professional mountain climbers who face the world’s most severe conditions, Cole Haan's Innovation Team aimed to craft a stunning hiker that could withstand the elements of extreme temperatures and terrains, and the GrandExpløre is exactly that. Even as a fully functional outdoors boot, the GrandExpløre easily transitions from the mountains to the street for warm casual style.

Cole HaanIn the past, I tested the Cole Haan 2.ZERØGRAND Wingtip Oxford and was more than happy to find the comfort of a sneaker in a shoe that could be worn to the office. When Cole Haan announced the release of the GrandExpløre Hikers I was excited to give them a try, too.

While I wasn't expecting the GrandExpløre Hikers to be as comfortable a sneakers, they are more much comfortable than any other winter boot I own. 

There are many brands that make durable waterproof boots suitable for the winter, but there are few that do it in a lightweight shoe. Most other winter boots are heavy on-feet, so the weather must really call for wearing them. With the Cole Haan GrandExpløre Waterproof Hiker Boots, you can wear them all day whether you're dressing casually or scaling snowy mountains.

I went with Chestnut colorway, which features a dark brown leather upper, dark tan suede on the tongue, durable D-ring lace eyelets, and bold accenting red laces. The combination of materials and colors make for a genuine Hiker look. Aside from the amazing style, what I like most about the boots is the outsole. Much like other Cole Haan shoes, they feature Grand.ØS technology, which allows for flexible, more natural motion of the feet.

 If you're looking for a stylish footwear that can handle cold and wet conditions, the Cole Haan GrandExpløre Waterproof Hiker Boots are for you.

Don't wait until there's snow on the ground to buy winter ready boots. Shop the entire Cole Haan GrandExpløre collection, now.

In addition to the collection of shoes for men and women, Cole Haan teamed up with acclaimed outdoor clothing and equipment maker Mountain Hardwear on a winterized Parka to complete your winter gear essentials.

Check out more items from the Cole Haan GrandExpløre collection, below:

Cole Haan GrandExpløre Waterproof Hiker Boot

Cole Haan GrandExpløre Waterproof Hiker Boot, $250



Cole Haan GrandExpløre Waterproof Alpine Hiker Boot

Cole Haan GrandExpløre Waterproof Alpine Hiker Boot, $350



Cole Haan Women's GrandExpløre Waterproof Hiker Boot

Cole Haan Women's GrandExpløre Waterproof Hiker Boot, $280



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What it's like to be something other than white and male in the hedge fund business

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The money-management industry has a diversity problem.

A global study from Morningstar last year showed that only one in five mutual-fund managers is a woman – a rate that hasn't budged since 2008.

In the US, that number drops to one in 10. The US is a laggard, far behind countries such as Singapore (30%), Portugal (28%), and France (21%).

For hedge funds, the numbers are similar: Only 15% of hedge fund CEOs are women. For minorities, the figures are just as lackluster, with only a handful of Latino and African-American managers.

There are a lot of reasons for the gap, among them biases, cliquey hiring, and weaker professional networks for women.

Given the dire numbers, I wondered what it's like to be a woman, minority — or both — working in the industry. So in late 2016, I started asking around.

In light of the Harvey Weinstein scandal that hit Hollywood this week, Business Insider is republishing the article on their personal stories, which described first-hand accounts from women in the hedge fund industry about their experiences climbing up the ranks.

Some women recounted casual sexism, like being asked to pour the coffee. Others spoke of not having their investment ideas valued fully until a man pitched them. And in one account, a man who worked on a trading desk recounted how colleagues refused to consider hiring women in the first place.

To be clear, no one we spoke to alleged any instances of sexual harassment. And most said their experiences had, on the whole, been otherwise positive. Investing proves a quantifiable measure on which to be measured, something other careers lack, several people mentioned. There are fewer gray areas on which to be measured, the thinking goes, if you can point to a number that proves your performance for the year.

Everyone asked to be kept anonymous so to not jeopardize their careers. Here are their stories.

SEE ALSO: Something is missing from the hedge fund industry

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"They would crumble up a girl's résumé. They'd say, 'We don't hire girls because they cry'"— A black male fund manager who started out working on an exchange

"African-American traders, except for the lowest positions of clerks, were underrepresented. It was a very racist and prejudiced place. But I experienced only a slightly higher level than I'd experience naturally. What I did observe, when you're experiencing some form of discrimination, you are unaware of it, but what I was acutely aware of was the anti-woman perspective ... They would crumble up a girl's résumé. They'd say, 'We don't hire girls because they cry.' On the floor, it's a very sort of almost military barking back-and-forth that goes on. It's not an Oprah Winfrey show ... On top of that, they said girls are a distraction."

"[There was] this dismissive attitude that because there aren't women here, then they aren't good. The reason they are not here is because they're not good at trading — that’s one lesser degree of it. [There was also an attitude of,] 'You fire them and then they sue you for sexual harassment.'"

"I was subject to racial slurs, the jokes, the inappropriate stuff, which you just deal with and you’ve dealt with your whole life … The floor is just a crass place ... People would stop me and say, 'Why are these n-----s doing such and such?' There'd be something in the news, a protest or something, racial tension. The worst thing for me was being in a position where I have to stand by a principle or duck and win by success."

"I was so arrogant and felt like I was going to make it that it didn't bother me that much. And because you don't see the job you don't get, the job offer you didn't get, you're not as upset. The girl's résumé that got crumpled up on the floor and got one thousand no's, she didn't hear, 'You're a girl and you're going to cry and that's why we didn't hire you.' So she's not p----- off."

 

 



"He was surprised I wasn't pitching a more 'girly' name"— Female hedge fund analyst

"It has always been a more uncomfortable game of numbers where the ratio of male to females in any event is 10 to one and the men huddle together and the women are sort of separated. In one instance, I was meeting with an analyst from a hedge fund in the city and he asked whether I had any names I could pitch him. I began to talk about a semiconductor company when he interrupted to say he was surprised I wasn't pitching a more 'girly' name." 



"We were the only two women, and we were the ones that were expected to fetch and then make the coffee"— Female hedge fund founder

"The CEO of one of our consumer companies asked me to get him coffee. This was after we were introduced and he knew there was an associate (I was an analyst) who ranked lower, but he was male so he turned to me to get him the coffee. I said, 'sure' and had the associate search some out. Absurd! Even worse, when the assistant brought in the coffee he pushed it to his investor-relations person, and she was forced to make his coffee by adding milk and sugar, mix it, and then pass it back to him. She wasn't an assistant and was a professional in her own right. So in this decent-sized meeting, we were the only two women, and we were the ones that were expected to fetch and then make the coffee respectively."



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Here's when it makes sense to buy Google's version of Apple Care for your Pixel 2 – and when it doesn't

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Google is offering its new Google Preferred Care plan that gives new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL owners the option to fix accidentally broken phones or replace them if they start to act up. 

It's basically Google's version of Apple's Apple Care plan for iPhones. 

It's worth having a look at Google's Preferred Care plan, as its $129 price tag affords some decent peace of mind if you plan on keeping your Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL for at least two years. Yet, there's one instance when using Google's Preferred Care plan doesn't quite make sense.

Here's when it makes sense to buy Google's Preferred Care plan and when it doesn't:

SEE ALSO: Here's what the 'p' stands for in the Pixel 2 XL's pOLED display

Google's Preferred Care plan costs $129. Here's what you get:

- Two years of device protection from accidental damage, like drops and cracks.

- 24/7 priority access to support specialists

- Unlimited expert sessions to learn about your device



Google's Preferred Care plan makes sense if you want to cover your Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL an extra year on top of the one-year warranty.

For $129, Google's Preferred Care plan makes sense if you want to extend the one-year warranty on your Pixel 2 phone to two years.

If you buy Google's Preferred Care plan and your device needs replacing within two years of buying the device, you'll only have to pay the deductible for a replacement instead of the full price of a replacement device. The deductibles from Google's device replacement partner Assurant are $79 for the Pixel 2 and $99 for the Pixel 2 XL. 

Keep in mind that the deductible is on top of the original $129 you spent on Google's Preferred Care plan, making for a total of $208 for a replacement Pixel 2, and $228 for a replacement Pixel 2 XL. But that's still cheaper than paying the full $650 for a Pixel 2 or $850 for a new Pixel 2 XL. 

If you don't file a claim at all during the two years that your Pixel 2 is covered under Google's Preferred Care plan, you would have just paid $129 extra for the peace of mind.



Google's Preferred Care plan also makes sense to repair the screen on Google's larger Pixel 2 XL.

To repair the Pixel 2 XL with Google's Preferred Care plan, it'll cost you:

- $129 for the plan itself

- $99 deductible for the repair

- Total cost: $228

If you break your Pixel 2 XL's screen a second time with Google's Preferred Care plan, it'll cost you an extra $99 deductible, making for a total of $327.

If you brought a Pixel 2 XL with a cracked screen directly to Google's device repair partner UbreakIfix without buying Google's Preferred Care plan, it would cost you $220.

Sure, that's $8 less than going through Google's Preferred Care plan, but if you break your Pixel 2 XL's screen a second time, going directly to UbreakIfix without Google's Preferred Care plan would cost you another $220, making for a total of $440. With that in mind, it would be worth getting Google's Preferred Care plan if you plan on buying the Pixel 2 XL. 



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Our camera shootout between the new iPhone 8 and the two-year-old iPhone 6s reveals you don't really need to upgrade

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Whenever a new iPhone comes out, my first thought is, "Should I upgrade for the camera?"

While I weigh other concerns when upgrading — mainly price and how my old phone is holding up — the most enticing feature of any new phone for me is a camera. 

I've been using an iPhone 6s for the past six months or so. It's a great phone, and I've never had any problems with it. And since I had upgraded from an iPhone 5s, and I could easily see a difference in the quality of my photos.

But when the iPhone 8 came out, I wondered if it would be a major upgrade from my current phone — after all, the iPhone 6s is now two years old. 

I decided to spend a few weeks photographing my life with both phones, side-by-side, to decide which camera I like better, then selected a handful of shots that showcased the cameras' differences.

Take a look at the results:

SEE ALSO: Here’s why Apple’s 'Portrait Mode' feature only works on some iPhones and not others

When comparing the specs of the two phones, I noticed a few major differences between the two.

Both phones sport a 12-megapixel rear camera, auto-HDR, have exposure controls, and have a 5X digital zoom.

But the iPhone 6s has an f/2.2 aperture while the iPhone 8 has an f/1.8 aperture. This means the iPhone 8's camera is able to let in more light, making for better shots in low light and sharper images overall.

The iPhone 8 also has optical image stabilization (OIS), a six-element lens (compared to the iPhone 6s' five-element lens), wide color capture, and a quad-LED True Tone flash with slow sync. 

I primarily focused on testing the phone's abilities in low light, since that was the biggest change from the iPhone 6s.  



Here's a bouquet of (faux) flowers that I photographed in a dim room. The 6s had a hard time focusing, and the photo is noisy, meaning it looks grainy. The photo taken with the iPhone 8, however, is much brighter. The camera did a nice job auto-focusing on the yellow flower while blurring out everything in the background, known as a bokeh effect.



Here's a good test of how the phones handle color. I noticed over the course of my tests that in bright, natural light, the photos looked virtually the same in terms of color. Here, both cameras did a great job focusing on the subject while blurring the background, and the colors are vibrant. But if you look closer, the photo taken on the 8 is just a bit sharper.



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The 27 best scary movies on Netflix

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It’s time to dive into the best horror movies currently on Netflix.

With Halloween around the corner, we’ve come up with the best on the streaming giant so you can enjoy the rest of the month scaring the heck out of yourself and your friends.

Check out the 27 scary movies below.

Note: Numerous Netflix titles drop off the streaming service monthly so the availability of titles below may change.

Brett Arnold contributed to an earlier version of this story.

SEE ALSO: 100 movies on Netflix that everyone needs to watch in their lifetime

1. "The ABCs of Death" (2012)

26 horror directors are each given a letter of the alphabet as a starting point to create a scary short.



2. "The Babadook" (2014)

A single mother struggling to keep up with her rambunctious son begins to lose it after a strange children's book comes to her doorstep.



3. "The Bad Batch" (2016)

Set in a dystopian future where the bad are thrown into a cannibal-filled wasteland in Texas, a girl (Suki Waterhouse) tries to survive. Movie stars Jason Momoa, Keanu Reeves, and an unrecognizable Jim Carrey. 



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The world's 10 largest megacities are home to over 19 million people each — here's what it would cost to join them

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In 1975, just three of the world's urban centers — Tokyo, New York, and Mexico City — had more than 10 million residents.

Now, about 7% of people live in cities with eight-figure populations, according to the United Nations. They even have a special name: megacities.

The UN projects the global number of megacities to grow from 31 to 41 by 2030, housing some 8.7% of the global population.

Tokyo, Japan, is the largest city in the world with 38 million residents. That's about 12 million more people than New Delhi, India, the second-largest. Although Tokyo is projected to lose approximately 1 million residents by 2030, it's expected to remain the top megacity, according to the UN.

But with rapidly increasing populations, many of these urban centers face major housing shortages. By 2025, 1.6 billion people could struggle to find decent housing that doesn't eat up more than 30% of their income, the standard measure of housing affordability, according to a report by McKinsey. Ultimately, there could be 106 million more low-income households in cities by 2025.

Below is a list of the 10 largest megacities in the world. For each, we've included population in 1975, population projections for 2030, GDP per capita, and the cost of monthly rent and utilities in the city.

SEE ALSO: Here are the world's top 10 most livable cities — and how much it costs to live there

DON'T MISS: Mesmerizing maps show how much megacities have expanded over the last 30 years

New York, United States: 19 million people

Population in 1975: 16 million

Projected population in 2030: 20 million

GDP per capita: $74,000

Monthly rent and utilities: $3,057



Cairo, Egypt: 19 million people

Population in 1975: 6 million

Projected population in 2030: 24 million

GDP per capita: $7,843

Monthly rent and utilities: $206



Osaka, Japan: 20 million people

Population in 1975: 10 million

Projected population in 2030: 20 million

GDP per capita: $36,335

Monthly rent and utilities: $1,174



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The 12 movies with the best cinematography of all time

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These days, major cinematographers like Emmanuel Lubezki and Ed Lachman are as much of a draw to serious moviegoers as the directors they work with.

Currently, Roger Deakins’ masterful work in the visually stunning “Blade Runner 2049” has led to one recurring question above all: Will Roger finally win the Oscar? Among the more striking aspects of Deakins’ accomplishment is the use of color: Virtually every shot has a different palette.

It feels like something we’ve never seen before, but have we? How does today’s best cinematography stack up against the great color films of the past?

Since the early 20th century, there have always been experimentations with color cinematography, but it wasn’t until the late ’30s, with the massive success of “The Wizard of Oz” and “Gone with the Wind,” that color films became a staple of international cinema. 

With films stretching from 1947 to 2011, from masters like Jack Cardiff to Lubezki, here are our picks for the 12 movies with the best color cinematography of all-time.

SEE ALSO: The cinematographer behind 'Blade Runner 2049' gives his 3 favorite movies he's shot

“Black Narcissus” (1947)

Of the great studio era cinematographers, British DP Jack Cardiff was rare in the sense that his work improved in the transition to color after years of working in black and white. “Painterly” is an over-used word in describing the work of cinematographers, but with Cardiff it is 100% apt. The self-taught artist used the great masters, like Vermeer, as his model in creating his light on the sound stage.

Cardiff’s color palette was far more grounded compared to his Hollywood contemporaries, who were also using Technicolor, but his films still had an otherworldly quality in their muted beauty. Never was this been more true than on Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s “Black Narcissus,” where he created an almost mystical mountain world on a studio back lot. The story of a group of nuns who lose their self-control – mesmerized by the beauty of the Himalayas – is a difficult movie to pull off, as the characters’ hysteria is almost purely motivated by atmosphere, but in the hands of Cardiff their spiritual crisis becomes tangible — with images that transport the audience to a cinematic world that feels like it’s set somewhere between heaven and the edge of Earth.



“All That Heaven Allows” (1955)

Seeing three-strip Technicolor in the hands of Hollywood technicians remains one of the great pleasures of cinema. In the studio setting, Hollywood created colors schemes that popped with so much electric saturation (and color separation) that to this day it’s something no advance in digital technology has been able to replicate.

In “All That Heaven Allows,” Douglas Sirk and his great DP Russell Metty – working within the genre conventions of 1950s melodramas – used those Technicolor candy-colored surfaces as a prison for a suburban widow protagonist (Jane Wyman), whose central conflict was the pressure to maintain the facade of upper-middle class perfection juxtaposed to her love of a soulful, young tree farmer (Rock Hudson). Metty – who also shot Orson Welles’ masterpiece “Touch of Evil” – would, at key moments, slip into low-key noir lighting and use color to reveal the emotional truth that laid below the film’s colorful surfaces.



“Far From Heaven” (2002)

Nearly 50 years later, when director Todd Haynes wanted to see if he could use the language of 1950s melodrama – the same way Sirk had –  in “Far From Heaven,” he tasked his DP Ed Lachman with trying to recreate the color palette and manufacturer studio look of “All That Heaven Allows” while shooting on location in New Jersey.

Lachman, a technical wizard who does his homework, somehow nailed the look of an overhead grid light scheme (despite working with 10-foot domestic ceilings), a dazzling saturated color palette (despite the limitation of 2002 film stock) and even found a way to control the sun to give the exteriors a backlot feel. As with Sirk, the surface beauty serves as a form of repression with frames that literally imprison the characters battling racism, sexism and homophobia, while painting their emotional states with jaw-dropping color schemes.



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The top 7 fall trends for men, according to clothing subscription service Bombfell

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It's finally starting to feel like fall. And the changing season means it's a great time to re-evaluate your personal style and check out the latest trends.

Men, I'm looking at you. 

To find out what's trending for fall, Business Insider checked with Bombfell, a clothing subscription service exclusively for men. 

The 6-year-old startup, which is based out of New York, is one of the earliest subscription box services. It has a familiar business model: A stylist picks out several items, ships them, and customers only pay for what they decide to keep. Bombfell's average price point is about $89 per item.

Bombfell ccurrently has clients in all 50 states who are typically well-dressed but not exactly fashion-obsessed.

"They're more on the classic, casual side," Angela Su, Bombfell's director of inventory strategy, told Business Insider. "They're not wearing the latest, hottest trends off the runway. But I think what's really cool is that there are certain overall macro trends and we see how they interpret them in a way that's very wearable."

Su helped us interpret what some of those trends are for this fall and winter, and how men can easily add them into their wardrobes. Hint: It's all about comfort. 

Take a look:

SEE ALSO: The top 15 fall fashion trends for women, according to Pinterest

1. Earth tones

"A classic staple in a guy's closets is khaki pants, but we've found this season is that we're really straying more toward a tobacco color — really warm khaki," Su said. "And guys always wear navy pants, but this year we're trying navy pants with a more teal cast, like a sort of rich jewel tone." 

Su also mentioned that dusty, faded Earth tones — almost like a sun-bleached effect — are also popular for fall. 

 

 



2. A rise in denim

"We used to sell way more pants than jeans, but now they're becoming neck-in-neck," Su said.

Su said Bombfell has noticed more innovation in the denim itself, like stretch or special fabrics to increase comfort. 



3. Organic textures

"Texture gives a lot of depth and life to a garment," Su said. "Something might be a pretty solid color, but making it out of a textured fabric makes it look a little more organic and natural."

Textured fabrics "elevate" the garment, Su said, and invite you to look closer. She recommended slub fabrics, mélange fabrics, and anything with an interesting knit. 



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A little-known Brooklyn neighborhood was named one of the world's coolest places — here's what it's like

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Sunset Park is having a moment.

Earlier this year, Lonely Planet revealed its list of the coolest neighborhoods to visit in the world, and Sunset Park, a formerly industrial neighborhood in South Brooklyn, made the cut.

Recent property developments in the neighborhood — including a $136 million city investment toward a Made In NY Campus, and warehouses that have been repurposed into what is now called Industry City — are eerily similar to what you'll see in Sunset Park's better-known neighbors to the north, like the once-industrial but now-gentrified Williamsburg

In March, a home in Sunset Park sold for a record-breaking $2.05 million, and brokers are predicting that more luxury properties will be built. According to StreetEasy's August rent report, the median asking price for homes in Sunset Park has gone up 22.9% year over year — and still, buyers being pushed out of nearby neighborhoods like Park Slope are looking to Sunset Park for homes within their price range.   

We ventured into Sunset Park to see how the neighborhood is changing and what it has to offer.

SEE ALSO: We went to New York City's most expensive neighborhood — home to Wall Streeters and celebrities like Taylor Swift — and saw why it's so popular

Sunset Park is located in South Brooklyn, just below Greenwood and north of Bay Ridge.



You can access the neighborhood via public transportation using the N, R, and D subway lines. It takes about 35 minutes to get to the southern tip of Manhattan by subway, and it's a roughly 20-minute drive via the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel.



Sunset Park is a diverse neighborhood. According to census data, 39% of Sunset Park is Hispanic, and 33% is Asian.

Source: Census Reporter



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This missile testing site in North Korea doubles as a beachside resort

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's government has been building the coastal city of Wonsan into a beachside resort town, according to a report from Reuters.

Wonsan occupies a special place in North Korean politics, acting as both a luxury getaway for elites and a testing ground for missile, artillery, and other military tests.

But Kim has an ambitious vision for the city — he hopes to redevelop it into a tourist destination that will generate billions of dollars, and hopes to do so by attracting foreign corporate investment.

Here are 12 photos that capture the surreal nature of the Wonsan project:

SEE ALSO: North Korea restarts work at industrial complex jointly owned with South Korea

SEE ALSO: Here's what North Korea trades with the world

Wonsan is a city along North Korea's east coast where North Korean officials announced they would be undertaking a massive redevelopment program in 2014.



The city has special meaning for North Koreans, including Kim Jong Un.

Wonsan has historic significance to North Koreans — the city was where Kim Il Sung landed with Soviet forces to oust the Japanese in 1945, and although no state records can confirm this, many believe his grandson Kim Jong Un was born in the city.



Despite the extreme hardships facing the North Korean people, most North Koreans who have been to Wonsan, including even defectors to South Korea, hold a high opinion of the idyllic bars and barbecues on the city's beaches.



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Audi is taking on Enterprise and Hertz with a rental service that delivers luxury cars to your door — here's what it's like

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Audi wants to put you in its vehicles — without the commitment of buying a new luxury car.

The luxury automaker launched a rent-a-car-service called Audi On Demand in San Francisco in 2015. The service lets you rent an Audi vehicle for a day (or for as long as a month) from your smartphone. Car enthusiasts will find a huge range of models to choose from, from the A4 sports sedan to the rabble-rouser R8 supercar. The service ranges from $120 to $1,145 a day.

Audi On Demand recently announced plans to expand into 15 new markets worldwide by 2020. The service currently operates in just three locations: San Francisco, Munich, and Beijing.

I tried Audi On Demand for a weekend in October, reserving an Audi Q5. Here's how it went. 

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I was excited to try Audi On Demand. I always thirsted to take my mom's Audi Q5 for a spin, and she never let me. It was "her other baby." But Audi was happy to lend me a car.



I downloaded the Audi On Demand app on my iPhone (if you have a Samsung you'll need to book through the website). And I was impressed by the variety of models to choose from.



Most rental car companies let you choose a "vehicle class," like compact or full-size, but you might not know which car you're driving away with until you get to the pickup site.

Audi On Demand is more similar to Zipcar, which lets you choose a specific model of car.

Audi makes the reservation process simple by asking you to set your preferred reservation dates and times, choose pickup and drop-off locations, and select the vehicle you want to drive.

I was aiming to book a crossover for a trip to a pumpkin patch with friends later that day. 



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14 one-hit-wonder celebrities who ended up with entirely different careers

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Fame can be quite fleeting.

As Heidi Klum would say, "One minute you're in, and the next minute you're out."

And the pressure of working in the competitive business can have an adverse effect, especially on child stars, USA Today reported.

The plight of Hollywood stars who achieved success, only to fall from grace due to drug use or erratic behavior, are well-documented.

So it's not surprising that some former celebrities simply moved on to other things after their brush with fame.

Some ex-stars who switched gigs stuck around the entertainment business and just gravitated toward behind-the-scenes jobs. Others went back to school to tackle a role in an entirely new industry.

Here's a look at some former stars who ended up in completely different careers:

SEE ALSO: 'It's not worth losing your job over': Bachelor, Amazing Race, and Survivor alums explain how reality stardom affected their careers

Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter — Guitarist for Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, and Spirit

Claim to fame: Baxter was a founding member of Steely Dan and later joined the Doobie Brothers. The guitarist has led quite a lengthy career in rock and roll, working with acts and artists like Dolly Parton, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, and others as a session guitarist.

What he does now: The storied guitar-for-hire now has top security clearances. In the 1980s, his interest in recording technology prompted him to research and become fascinated with military software and hardware. The Wall Street Journal reported that a paper Baxter wrote on missile defense attracted the attention of Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. He became a defense consultant for the US Department of Defense and other defense entities, Guitar Player reported.



Jeff Cohen — Lawrence 'Chunk' Cohen from 'The Goonies'

Claim to fame: Cohen shot to fame for his turn as clumsy, bad-luck-prone Chunk in the classic 1985 adventure film "The Goonies."

What he does now: Growing up, he was able to use his stint as a child actor to land roles at movie studios, according to the ABA Journal. He decided to go into law, earning his J.D. from UCLA after attending Berkeley. Cohen went on to cofound the entertainment-oriented law firm Gardner Cohen LLP.



Crystal McKellar — Becky Slater from 'The Wonder Years'

Claim to fame: McKellar acted alongside her sister Danica in the television series "The Wonder Years." Both sisters had been considered for the main role of Winnie, but Danica won out, and Crystal was brought on to play Becky Slater instead.

What she does now: During their time in show business, education was always a priority for the McKellars, according to Biography.com. McKellar went on to study at Yale and Oxford, and earned her J.D. at Harvard. Today, she's the managing director and legal counsel for Mithril Capital Management.



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17 things to start doing in your 20s so you don't live in regret in your 40s

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They say youth is wasted on the young.

It doesn't have to be. If you take a look at Quora and Reddit, hundreds of people older and wiser than you have shared their best tips for living life to the fullest before you hit middle age. All you have to do is heed their advice.

We checked out some of those Quora and Redditthreads and highlighted some of our favorite insights about maximizing your youth. Read on to see what life changes you can make, starting today.

SEE ALSO: 13 things you'll probably regret doing in your 20s

'Learn to accept and love yourself first.'

So says Quora user Ruchi Rashinkar.

In other words, show some self-compassion. Scientists say it can make you more successful because you're learning from your missteps, instead of just berating yourself for them.

One self-compassion exercise involves treating yourself as you would treat a friend or a colleague who has failed. You might say to yourself: "This is really hard right now," or, "I'm sorry you are struggling."



'Learn to say no with confidence.'

That's another tip from Rashinkar.

It's best to learn this skill now, while it's still relatively early in your career. That way, you can prioritize the people and experiences that are truly meaningful to you.

If you're looking for tips on turning down an invitation— without seeming antisocial — etiquette and civility expert Rosalinda Oropeza Randall recommends keeping it simple: "It sounds great, but I think I'll pass this time."

You can even push back on your boss when they give you an assignment you feel like you can't take on. For example, if you're already overloaded with other projects, national workplace expert Lynn Taylor suggests responding:

"I would be happy to do that project, but what that could mean is that [whatever other project you're working on] will have to be put off until tomorrow, because I was actually going to spend the next three hours finishing that proposal. Would you like me to put that off?" 



'Take risks.'

Quora user Pranav Park writes:

"This is possibly the best time to take multiple leap of faiths and learn your lessons the hard way. If you succeed, you succeed. If you fail, you have a great story to tell in your 40s. At this age, you will have all the energy, courage and spirit required to rise back. Moreover, you will not be afraid to fail which apparently sets apart successful people from the others."

Similarly, Redditor Bhruic says:

"Don't talk yourself out of doing things you want to do. Don't let fear win. If you want to vacation in Europe, do it. If you want to talk to that hot girl/guy at the bar, do it. If you want to start your own business, do it (and do the research first). Getting to your 30s and having a string of regrets is going to haunt you."

Park is right about successful people not being afraid to fail some, and therefore being more willing to take risks. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, for example, is notorious for this quality. Bezos has said: "Given a ten percent chance of a 100 times payoff, you should take that bet every time."



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16 reasons why now is the perfect time to buy an Xbox One (MSFT)

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The Xbox One is a killer game console.

Not only is it a looker, but it's a powerful little box — the Xbox One "S" model seen above is the new standard for the console, replacing the original box that launched in 2013. It plays the same games, but looks better, does more, and costs less.

All of which means now is the best time there's ever been to buy a new Xbox One. Here's why:

SEE ALSO: 16 reasons why now is the perfect time to buy a PlayStation 4

1. It starts at just $250.

You can get a basic Xbox One S console, with 500 GB of storage, for $250. That said, you're just as likely to find a bundle with a mildly-aged game like "Battlefield 1" for the same price.

However, if you're willing to go a tad higher and drop $280, Microsoft has a bunch of different bundles this holiday that come with extra stuff that's more than worth your $30. There's a "Minecraft" bundle, with a ton of "Minecraft" stuff (including the game); there's a "Halo" bundle with a ton of "Halo" stuff (including the most recent game); etc.

Check out all the details on those bundles right here.



2. It’s backward compatible with a growing library of Xbox 360 games.

Microsoft, unbelievably, added this feature after the Xbox One launched. It's been a huge freebie to long-time Xbox owners — over time, more and more games from the Xbox 360 are supported on the Xbox One. So if you owned them for the 360, you already own them for Xbox One.

Any games you bought digitally on Xbox 360 automatically show up in your current collection, and all your progress and old save files will transfer over too. For physical Xbox 360 games, just slip the disc into your Xbox One and the game will download straight from Xbox Live. This also includes Xbox 360 game expansions, downloadable content, and achievements.



3. It’s a game console, plus a cord-cutting solution.

You don’t need an extra set-top box to enjoy TV and movies if you have an Xbox One.

It supports an array of video streaming apps like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, Sling TV, ESPN, and Twitch. It can also play your Blu-ray discs and media from your storage devices via USB. You can even make Skype video calls over your Xbox if you have the Kinect accessory. And it’s super easy to switch back and forth between different content.



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Clemson's new $55 million football complex shows how swanky college football facilities have become

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Clemson University won their second national championship last season and have played in each of the last two College Football Playoff championship games.

This season, the Tigers were a favorite to make it back to the College Football Playoff and they will take the journey in their new $55 million football complex.

The school opened the facility earlier this year, and now we get a peak inside and outside what looks like a swanky playground for college students.

Here are some photos and videos of some of the swankiest features, via HOK.

Here is an aerial view of the new facilities.

 



The "Allen N. Reeves Football Complex" was designed by HOK, the architect firm responsible for many stadiums around the world.



According to Thad Turnipseed, Clemson's director of recruiting and external affairs, he visited 36 football facilities around the country and was told by coach Dabo Swinney to "take the best from each place."

Source: Clemson Tigers



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These candid shots of Britain's royals are some of the year's best news photos

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Striking images of Britain's royal family are featuring in a new exhibition for being among the best news photographs of the year.

Candid photographs showing William, Kate, Harry, Princess Charlotte, and the Duke of Edinburgh are being shown at an event by the British Press Photographers' Association.

The royal family featured heavily in the 50+ images put on display at the Old Truman Brewery in east London.

Key royal moments from the past year (measured from August 2016 to August 2017) include the wedding of Pippa Middleton, and the final public appearance of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at a military ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

The exhibition is open to the public from October 13 to October 16.

The younger generation of royals made for the most fun photo of the set. Here, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, and Prince Harry sprint for the finish line at a race in aid of the mental health charity Heads Together.



This candid shot shows Queen Elizabeth II in the driver's seat of her beloved Range Rover, driving herself home from the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

The Queen loves to drive, Range Rovers in particular.

The vehicle gave rise to a memorable anecdote whereby the monarch terrified the king of Saudi Arabia by driving him at top speed around the grounds of Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands.



The Duchess of Cambridge crops up again in this photograph, along with her daughter Princess Charlotte (bottom left) at the wedding of Pippa Middleton. An unnamed page boy does his best to steal the show.



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This titanium iPhone case costs $1,345 — more than the most expensive iPhone it could possibly protect (AAPL)

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iPhones are more expensive than ever, but there's a subset of users who want even more luxury, and for whom cost isn't an factor.

Those people should check out the Advent Collection iPhone case from Gray, a Singapore-based luxury brand. To our knowledge, it's the only iPhone case with a price tag that significantly exceeds the cost of the phone itself. 

In fact, an Advent Collection case will run you a cool $1,345.

What makes it so expensive? 

Gray says the case starts as a solid block of titanium that gets machined down into a case. Then, it's treated to give it a rainbow glow. Finally, the cases are individually numbered, like prints of art. 

That's a pretty excessive process to create a simple phone protector. But then, the luxury market is not about functionality or necessity; it's about exclusivity — or the appearance of it. 

Gray loaned us one of these titanium cases to check out on an iPhone 8 Plus. Here's what it's like to dress your phone in a $1,345 case: 

SEE ALSO: Tim Cook still remembers Michael Dell's quip that he'd shut Apple down

The $1345 iPhone case comes with its own case.



The case's case is made out of machined aluminum and has a very high-quality, heavy, premium feeling sliding on and off.



These are the two main parts that make up the Gray Advent case. They go on both sides of your iPhone. In this shot you can see the custom rainbow-colored finish.



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These 13 companies pay the highest effective tax rate in the US

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The Trump administration's tax plan is once again at the forefront of the news cycle.

New tax reform framework released by the "The Big Six" offers insight into the types of cuts the White House wants. 

Meanwhile, analysts at Credit Suisse have compiled a list of the companies that currently stand the most to gain from a reduced tax burden.

Here are the 13 companies with the highest effective US tax rate, according to Credit Suisse.

13. TechnipFMC

Ticker: FTI

Effective Tax Rate: 40.7%

Sector: Energy

Year-to-Date Performance: -23.3%

Source: Standard & Poor's, FactSet, Credit Suisse



12. Quintiles IMS Holdings

Ticker: Q

Effective Tax Rate: 40.8%

Sector: Health Care

Year-to-Date Performance: 

Source: Standard & Poor's, FactSet, Credit Suisse



11. Williams Companies

Ticker: WMB

Effective Tax Rate: 41.6%

Sector: Energy

Year-to-Date Performance: -3.88%

Source: Standard & Poor's, FactSet, Credit Suisse



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