Month: February 2020

Photo Credit: Hyde Midtown Miami There’s a new, trendy district in Miami that only those in the know might reveal. It’s named “Midtown,” and the Hyde Midtown Miami luxury property, part of the sbe group, is right in the middle of all the action. Photo Credit: Hyde Midtown Miami Photo by Michael Reiss This boutique
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As the energy industry faces a time of reckoning — pressured by consistently low oil prices, high operating costs and a growing sustainable investing movement — oil and gas companies are increasingly turning to Silicon Valley for help streamlining operations and boosting efficiencies. By some estimates, the addressable market for digital oil and gas solutions
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Cardigans don’t have to be stuffy. (Photo: Zara) The humble cardigan is having its moment in the spotlight—remember Katie Holmes’ viral cashmere moment? Far from stuffy, the timeless knit is a flattering and practical wardrobe staple that’s perfect for layering. Opt for a style that’s cinched at the waist for a polished look, or go cool
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Disney/20th Century Studios feature adaptation of Jack London’s Call of the Wild drew $1M last night from 6PM previews while STX’s horror sequel Brahms: The Boy II saw $375K at roughly 1,800 theaters last night. They’re the two wide entries in a post Presidents Day weekend which will see Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog the winner with $29M-$40M in weekend 2.
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Domino’s has been around for a long time. But over the last few years, they’ve taken huge steps in using technology to make their company more accessible – to the point where their senior leadership often refers to Domino’s as a tech company rather than just a pizza company. What do you think?
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Seizing the opportunity to shed its reputation of producing conservatively designed automobiles, Japanese manufacturer, Toyota took a chance on the Yamaha Motor Company’s first-ever sports car. Dubbed the “best sports car you’ve never heard of”, the 1967 Toyota 2000GT is a sleek two-passenger coupe, incorporates a two-liter inline six-cylinder engine with a cast iron block
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Brandi Carlile has been named the Record Store Day 2020 Ambassador. She’s the latest in a line of artists selected by RSD organizers to represent the annual event, which falls on April 18 this year. Past artists to be named ambassador include Pearl Jam (2019), Run the Jewels (2018), St. Vincent (2017), and Metallica (2016).
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Weather, written from the perspective of a librarian living in Brooklyn with her husband and son (and, occasionally, her struggling brother), is a quick sprint of a novel. Author Jenny Offill’s agent has said of her previous book, Dept. of Speculation, a New York Times Notable Book, “If your average book is a body, this
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French writer/director Claire Denis co-wrote and directed the acclaimed but under-seen sci-fi movie High Life, which starred Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche. The Stars at Noon definitely sounds like a departure from The Batman but it does seem to be Pattinson’s pattern to balance big movies like Twilight, Tenet, and The Batman with smaller independent
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Sponsored by Crooked River, the new Agent Pendergast novel from Preston & Child. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin for $2.99. Get it here, or just click on the cover image below. The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty for
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The Charity Retail Association has launched a new safeguarding scheme for charity shops that will allow them to display licences showing customers they conform to a minimum set of requirements. The CRA, which is a membership organisation for UK charity shops, developed the Charity Retail Safeguarding Scheme in conjunction with the children’s charity Barnardo’s. Charities
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The Routeburn Track is nearly as famous as the Milford Track, but many people think that it’s the nicer one of both. The countryside got more changes and something which is very important is that there are less sand flies, as most parts of the track are above the tree line. The distances between the
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Back in the 1960s and 70s marijuana use had become an important symbol of the counterculture, so it was no surprise to find high profile celebrities like John Lennon openly using it, even when being filmed. But more recently, as legalization of the drug for medicinal use has started to be seriously debated, the support
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