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Maybe a year ago, I wrote a short piece article decrying a recent fashion trend. The trend—girls exhibiting their, um, let’s call it butt cleavage, through the use of low-rise jeans and a complete lack of proper decency—had swept across campus and the country. Denim designers and fashionistas everywhere had spawned lines of clothing tailored specifically for this purpose. Magnitude of butt cleavage across females being mostly equal, at least compared to the normal kind of cleavage, the playing field was finally leveled...
...repulsive trend, to be sure, but at least anyone with low-rise, bootcut jeans readily available could participate. It was a trend predicated on equality. In a world filled with Diesel, Armani Exchange, and FCUK, it was a breath of fresh...
...better or for worse, however, butt cleavage fizzled out this summer. Its replacement is, to some, the most horrifying fashion trend since Europe adopted the merkin in the 1600s to prevent lice. The popped collar is ascendant...
...Diego County in California is one hotspot feeling a real estate slowdown, but the trend has also been noticed in other major cities including Las Vegas, Denver, Boston and Washington. Once Southern California's hottest real estate market, San Diego is viewed as a bellwether or sorts, signaling trends soon apparent in other areas. Home prices in San Diego more than doubled over the past five years, soaring nearly 30% in one 12-month period. But lately prices have been rising much more slowly - only 6.3% on a year-over-year basis as of June...
...Another sign of trouble: foreclosures are going up about 10% from a year ago, according to a survey released this week by internet database Foreclosure.com. This marks "an uncharacteristic upward trend throughout the summer months," says Brad Geisen, president and CEO of the online service. "More significantly, we're seeing an increase in foreclosures in a majority of states. These blanket increases may indicate that factors such as weakening sustainable home ownership and the volatility of the housing market are beginning to add to geographic economic factors that contribute to foreclosures...