Month: September 2020

A Temasek Holdings signage at their office in Singapore. Munshi Ahmed | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore’s state investment company Temasek said Tuesday the net value of its portfolio fell for the first time since 2016 as the coronavirus pandemic hit global markets. The size of Temasek’s portfolio fell to 306 billion Singapore dollars
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Ushering in the colder seasons ahead, Saint Laurent unveils a bold new look this Fall/Winter 2020, with an abundance of monotonous palettes, contrasting accents, and regal designs. Set against a neutral landscape of desolate architecture, the French luxury fashion house pays homage to the functional and minimalist apparel apparent throughout the late 1950’s and 60’s.
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Refresh for updates: Warner Bros. long-awaited Christopher Nolan movie Tenet finally opened in the U.S., and together with its Canadian run, which began last weekend rang up $20.2M to date at 2,810 theaters. All in, the time travel, 2 1/2 hour spy thriller has clocked almost $150M to date. Since movie theaters closed down nationwide due to
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The Royal Free Charity has appointed the former head of the autism charity Autistica as its new chief executive.  The charity, which raises funds for projects and facilities to support patients and staff at three north London hospitals, said Jon Spiers had taken up the role from today.  Spiers spent five years in the top
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John David Washington stars in the upcoming spy-thriller “Tenet” from director Christopher Nolan. Warner Bros. After months of delays Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” finally landed in U.S. theaters over the weekend, cashing in more than $20 million in ticket sales. The spy thriller, distributed by Warner Bros., inched closer to $150 million globally, the company reported,
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Expert guide to Kitzbühel Overview Hotels Restaurants Après ski Snow reports Old coaching inns converted into four- and five-star hotels vie for space in Kitzbühel’s ancient streets alongside smart fashion boutiques and wickedly expensive cafés. But despite the resort’s diamond-studded image, the cost of a stay here can be a pleasantly reasonable surprise. Staying in
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Deemed Porsche’s first production automobile, the 356 is a lightweight and nimble-handling, rear-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door available both in hardtop coupé and open configurations. With immense success and popularity, the Porsche 356 will forever be remembered as the build which put the Austrian brand on the map. Revered for its combination of a flyweight chassis
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The Book Riot staff is taking the day off for Labor Day in the U.S.! We’ll be back tomorrow with your regularly scheduled posts, newsletters, and podcasts. Meanwhile, check out these books about the U.S. Labor Movement and these books to read on Labor Day. Have a great day and happy reading.
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Kendall Jenner, Devin Booker, and Justin and Hailey Bieber spent a few days at a lakefront home in Idaho, where they reportedly enjoyed some end-of-summer lake time together. Although there wasn’t any Instagram-grid record of the four sharing time on their trip, Kendall took plenty of photos. In the first photo she shared, she’s wearing
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Matthew Stewart first became enamored with the Academy Awards while watching the infamous 2006 ceremony, as Crash beat Brokeback Mountain in one of the most controversial best-picture results in Oscars history. But it wasn’t the final award that drew Stewart’s attention so much as something that happened much earlier in the broadcast: Brokeback Mountain star
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The Tulum, Mexico, location of Outsite, a co-living and co-working start-up that has become popular with digital nomads, and is betting that work-life balance will become work-tourism-life balance amid the massive shift to remote work caused by Covid-19. Outsite With much of the professional world shifting to remote work and widespread acceptance of the concept among
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Pedestrians are reflected in the window of an Abercrombie & Fitch store in New York. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Abercrombie & Fitch shares are soaring after the apparel retailer reported a surprise quarterly profit Thursday morning and impressive online revenue growth of 56% during the coronavirus pandemic.  Its stock was recently trading up
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As temperatures in most parts of the world drop to their annual low, we reminisce warmer days and dream of the ideal summer home escape. Designed by an array of renowned architects, these homes are characterized by their luxurious outdoor swimming pools, private lagoons, hillside infinity pools, and bath-like aesthetic. Los Vilos House, Chile by
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Refresh for latest…: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet added a further estimated $58.1M at the international box office this weekend, taking the overseas cume on the Warner Bros title to $126M after two sessions. With the time-bending film debuting in the U.S. this frame, the estimated worldwide total is $146.2M. The global weekend figure of $78.3M includes
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Bilal has released a new album that he recorded in partnership with Brooklyn-based recording studio and music channel HighBreedMusic. The album, VOYAGE-19, was written and recorded over the span of three days in August, with the musicians contributing remotely from their home studios. For the album, Bilal recruited Erykah Badu, Cory Henry, Madison McFerrin, Robert
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Cardi B replied to Candace Owens’ comments that Joe Biden was ‘pandering’ by allowing Cardi to interview him, blasting the conservative for calling her ‘dumb’ & ‘illiterate.’ Cardi B, 27, just clapped back at Candace Owens, 31, in a major way. The Invasion of Privacy rapper and conservative political activist exchanged a series of heated messages on
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Five Citizens Advice bureaux in Glasgow face closure with the loss of 66 jobs because they are set to miss out on funding from the local council, Citizens Advice Scotland has warned. Members of Glasgow City Council are due to vote today on funding proposals that would result in the Bridgeton, Castlemilk, Easterhouse, Parkhead and
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