TODAY IS:
- National Leon Day: Nope, this isn't a day to recognize people named Leon – although I’m sure they would appreciate some love today. Leon Day actually recognizes June 25th as being six months away from Christmas Day. Leon is Noel spelled backward. So … time to start Christmas shopping?
- Bomb Pop Day: A good day for a popsicle.
- World Beatles Day: A good day to listen to The Beatles.
TODAY’S TOPICS:
Is the new power lunch a power walk? Seems some NYC execs are taking business meetings – while taking a walk. No suits or heels required. Just a mask. (NY Post)
Johnson & Johnson has announced that it will stop selling two lines of skin-lightening products-- Neutrogena Fine Fairness and Clear Fairness by Clean & Clear -- which are sold in parts of Asia. "Conversations over the past few weeks highlighted that some product names or claims on our Neutrogena and Clean & Clear dark-spot reducer products represent fairness or white as better than your own unique skin tone," the company said in a statement. "This was never our intention – healthy skin is beautiful skin." According to Johnson & Johnson, the products will stop being produced and shipped – but they will remain on shelves until stock runs out. (Elle)
This seems like a no-brainer, but a new study found that men are twice as likely to speed on the road than women. Also not a surprise … young men are the worst speeders. Seems 17-year-old boys speed 130% more than girls of the same age. (SWNS)
Another effect of COVID-19 …young women are rethinking having kids. A new survey by the Guttmacher Institute found that 34% of women in the U.S. say they want to delay having kids or have fewer children because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Insider)