Pharrell's Hat Sherpas; What's New in Beauty

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· Up next season in hair and beauty [ITG]
· What's happening to America's dead malls [NPR]
· Will retailers warm up to Apple Pay? [WSJ]
· Pharrell needs two people to help him carry all his hats [E]
· Teen Vogue EIC discusses food and digital media [TNP]
· Why Christian Louboutin nail polish costs $50 [NYT]
· See Google co-founder Sergey Brin doing acro-yoga [The Verge]