Alex Lowther
@axelelthrow
Creative Director @patagonia; otherwise otherwise.
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12-05-2009 21:50:02
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Josh, let me explain Capitalism to you. Sometimes people decide not to do business with you. It's their decision. You know the whole "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service" thing ? In your case it happens to be "No Principles, No Honesty, No Book" thing. Feel free to Self-Publish
Please pay attention to this statement, everyone — just issued by Twitter executives: “Plans for future armed protests have already begun proliferating on and off-Twitter, including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021.”
My new story for Businessweek is the hardest and most personal I’ve ever written by a long shot. It’s about my extraordinary dad and how I helped him to die, after #ALS robbed him of the ideals he prized more than any other: independence and freedom. A thread --> bloom.bg/3qQA6zw
Holy crap. Talk about a wkd news dump: Idaho Republican Congressman Mike Simpson releases a $34 billion plan that would bust the lower dams on the Snake River by 2030 to restore salmon runs. A Republican. From Idaho. Farm groups say they’re on board. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/e…
I've ravenously consumed Nieman Storyboard annotations of the writers I most admire for years and years -- and screamed with excitement when they asked to add my Businessweek story about my dad to the list! Here it is: bit.ly/3MuclHT
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Yvon Chouinard, who founded the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia and became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given away the company. All Patagonia’s profits will now be used to fight climate change.🧵 nytimes.com/2022/09/14/cli…
Mildly shameful plug: This is Bears Ears, Patagonia's interactive on the recently gutted National Monument, got nominated for two webbys. Would you vote for it here? They make you sign up/in, but you shouldn't get any junk from them, so never fear! na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…