Month: August 2020

Travelers order food in automated self-ordering kiosk at fast-food Burger King restaurant chain. Bundrul Chukrut | LightRocket | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported that its quarterly revenue plunged 25% as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on same-store sales at Burger King and Tim Hortons. But Popeyes, powered by its popular chicken sandwich, reported same-store
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater for $2.99 Vox by Christina Dalcher for $1.99 The Dragon Republic by R.F. Huang for $2.99 Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner for $2.99 Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner for $4.99 Godshot by Chelsea Bieker
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China’s third Friday back to the movies scored a slight increase on last week’s comparable day at $4.38M. It’s short of the $7.6M generated last Sunday which was boosted by Warner Bros’ reissue of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, but still a jump on last Friday, while midweeks were solid. Play today was led by DreamWorks/Amblin/Universal’s 1917
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Spencer Platt | Getty Images As earnings season wraps up, analysts are reviewing their short-term and long-term take on the stocks they cover. While some companies delivered blowout quarters (see below), other stocks are suffering as global restrictions continue. And while government-backed stimulus programs can provide some relief, the truth remains that the pandemic- and
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Featuring a massive collection of photographic work, Banksy’s latest book, ‘You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat and if You Were Not You Would Know About It’, highlights the England-based street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director’s most iconic masterpieces. Revered for his satirical street art and subversive epigrams which combine dark humour with
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Light fantasy novels are the perfect form of escapism. Sometimes you need a break from Planet Earth, but worlds that are grim and gritty aren’t exactly appealing either. There’s no official consensus on what qualifies as a light fantasy. Now, I love a rigorous definition as much as the next word nerd. The best approach
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Style Points is a new weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. In the early evenings, Esther Povitsky heads outside to begin her meditation. This being Los Angeles, you might think that involves crystals or ashwaganda, but, she says, “‘Sit down, hold your back up, close your eyes and think about nothing’—that’s
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Delta Air Lines passenger planes are seen parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama, March 25, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Delta Air Lines will have more flight attendants than needed into next summer and have asked cabin crews to take as
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filadendron | E+ | Getty Images Financial upheaval and uncertainty has become the norm for many Americans, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Millions are unemployed, and scores of companies have been impacted by the economic slowdown. With so much uncertainty, it can be difficult and even scary to think about your money, much less make
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Alexander McQueen RTW Fall 2018 Fashion has always been there to unite a generation among diversity, taking inspirations from everything and anything, creating crafts imagined from the simple and mundane to the complex and avant-garde. Whether these are womens straight leg jeans or loose dresses, it’s your choice how to represent yourself to this world.
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner for $2.99 Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner for $4.99 Godshot by Chelsea Bieker for $2.99 Antigone Rising by Helen Morales for $3.99 When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams for $2.99 Anger Is a
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St John Ambulance has announced plans to close 117 of its 352 buildings with immediate effect, as the charity grapples with a financial deficit of £20 million caused by the coronavirus pandemic.  The measure, announced on Wednesday, comes alongside additional measures including furloughing almost half of the charity’s employed workforce, stopping pay increases, pausing projects,
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Accompanied by a thorough history file containing letters, dyno test sheets, a copy of race results, a copy of the racing logbook, and photographs, RM Sotheby’s presented a unique post-war racing car conceived by esteemed engineer John Tojeiro, in its Open Roads, North America Auction, earlier this year. The event which took place from 23rd to
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