Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Shares of Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Amazon remained down in premarket trading Friday after the companies released quarterly reports that failed to wow Wall Street. Here’s what’s
Month: November 2020
AMC Entertainment said revenue for the September quarter plunged 91% to $119 million. Losses widened to $905 million from $54 million as the financially strapped exhibitor struggles with the impact of the global pandemic. The financially struggling chain’s COVID trials have been high profile and heavy hitting because of its size — the biggest chain
Columbia Hillen Reading about the recent death of Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who helped launch his ‘James Bond 007 MI6 secret agent’ character to such worldwide popularity, I’m reminded of a sudden surprise that awaited me at The Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh. Columbia Hillen I and my companion had just entered our fourth-floor room,
Exclusive Actor Eddie Hassell — most famous from NBC’s “Surface” — has died after being shot … TMZ has learned. Eddie’s rep tells us he was killed early Sunday morning somewhere in Texas over what appears to be a carjacking. His team is working on getting more information, but they confirm he has, in fact,
Exclusive Cardi B wants the court to know what she’s already made clear to the world — she and Offset are good again, and she’s calling off the divorce … legally. Cardi’s filed docs in Georgia to officially dismiss the divorce she set in motion back in September. She should be getting used to this
The global governmental response to the coronavirus pandemic has been rife with shortcomings that have prolonged the acute phase of the health crisis, “Black Swan” author Nassim Taleb told CNBC on Monday. “I think this is a case study of government worldwide incompetence in dealing with a problem and denial,” said Taleb, whose best-selling 2007
It goes without saying that this year has been incredibly difficult for people who are used to working in an office environment, and the imminent return to lockdown over winter will feel even harder than it did the first time around (for the reasons, see my article from last month). It’s no surprise, then, that
Would you volunteer to lay on a bed of chemicals? You might be doing just that, literally. Believe it or not, most mattresses contain flame retardants, adhesives, vinyl, polyurethane foam, glues and a mess of other items considered poisons. But one company wouldn’t have any of it. In 2003 Naturepedic became trailblazers in the eco-friendly
Jessica Alba has lived at least three different lives: Teen TV star turned blockbuster action heroine; modern domestic goddess and mom of three; and clean beauty pioneer. The founder of Honest Beauty, the clean beauty brand now available in Canada exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart—is using these Unprecedented COVID Times to focus on the nucleus
Contrast that with the Colbert who tried to calm his audience’s nerves in 2016. “But now politics is everywhere, and that takes up precious brain space we could be using to remember all the things we actually have in common,” he said then, with an optimism that in hindsight reads as naïveté. “So whether your
If I could go all year without ever putting on real shoes, that would be my dream. But since I live where we get snow and ice, that’s not realistic. My thought is if I’m stuck in foot prisons, then I should at least be able to have a little fun with my socks. I’ve
Written and directed by actress Zoe Lister-Jones in her second feature-length effort behind the camera, The Craft: Legacy has some of the DNA of a direct sequel 24 years in the making, but really aims to tell a new story from the perspective a young woman (Caliee Spaeny) struggling to adjust under a new roof
Lamborghini 2020 EVO RWD Robert Frank | CNBC In the age of Zoom meetings, Grub Hub orders, Netflix movies and Amazon shopping, we’re all craving a little less virtual living and more real fun. Which is why the 2020 Lamborghini EVO RWD has arrived at the perfect moment. “EVO” stands for “evolution,” since it’s the
There isn’t a ton of new stuff to watch this week, and that might be because Netflix doesn’t want to compete with the news. There’s an election this week, you know? History is being made, and TV, like most of us, is mostly thinking about that this week. Election night coverage is pretty much the
Feist has shared a cover of Cat Stevens’ song “Trouble” to encourage voter turnout in Wisconsin, as Stereogum points out. The video was released via Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival voter initiative titled For Wisconsin. Check out Feist’s take on “Trouble,” as well as the original version, below. “Trouble” appears on Cat Stevens’ 1970 album
With a taste and smell that draws in people from all around the world, Japanese ramen ranks number 1 in all of the nation’s cuisine – or at least according to the 600 foreigners from 44 countries interviewed by Japan Times. Popular for a multitude of reasons, ramen noodles were originally introduced to Japan from
(CNN) — A global pandemic doesn’t feel like the natural time to travel like a celebrity. But thanks to Air Canada, passengers traveling over the holiday period will have the chance to experience travel the way top level athletes, musicians and the 1% do, if they’re flying to the sun. From December 12 to January
Claire Horton, the chief executive of the dogs and cats rescue and rehoming charity Battersea, will step down at the end of January, the charity has announced. Horton, who has led the charity since 2010, is leaving to take up the role of director-general of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In a statement, Battersea said
Kendall Jenner turns 25 years old on November 3, so, on Halloween, she threw a giant party in the middle of a pandemic that is currently experiencing a record surge in COVID-19 cases. The party, which was attended by Hailey Bieber, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, Scott Disick, Kylie Jenner, Travis Scott, Jaden Smith, Paris
Happy Halloween! It’s time for ghosts, goblins, creeps, candy, and some of your favorite stars dressing up! From Vanessa Hudgens to Kelly Ripa, check out all these celebrity Halloween costumes! Boo! It’s Halloween, the most wonderful time of the year for everyone whose heart bleeds black and orange. It’s the time of Hocus Pocus, of
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A man walks near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 31, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Sunday as the market tried to rebound from its worst week since March. The move came as England adopted
Refresh for latest…: Asia continues to power international box office with local titles atop the charts. This is a trend we can expect to carry on as the Hollywood studios have widely vacated the rest of 2020, and as Europe begins a re-closing process amid coronavirus spikes. In just the last week, France shuttered its
Head off for a cheeky weekend a deux at one of these small but beautifully formed English boutique hotels No.15 Great Pulteney, Bath Best for… vintage lovers Packed with elegantly arranged curios, ranging from vintage cameras to framed evening bags, the whole hotel has the feel of a gallery. Each room contains unique contemporary art
Tyler Hynes is one of Hallmark’s boyfriends, who tosses a little romance into our lives. He’s starring in On the 12th Date of Christmas tonight, and we had a chance to jump on the phone with him to chat about the movie and his opportunity to bring some joy into our lives. Check out the
David Lee Roth has unveiled a previously unreleased song called “Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill” in dedication to his late bandmate Eddie Van Halen. The track was recorded several years ago with guitarist John 5 as part of a full album’s worth of material that was shelved. The song features John 5 on
Time Square, New York, April 8, 2016, Times Square is a major landmark of New York, brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements. William Rodrigues dos Santos Had this been a normal year, the Tony Awards would have occurred in June and Broadway would be gearing up for its lucrative holiday season. Instead, the Great White
Last week, tier 3 restrictions came into force in Greater Manchester. In all 10 boroughs of the city and its surrounding areas, residents were forbidden from meeting with people outside of their households indoors or outdoors, and bars and pubs that do not serve substantial meals were forced to close. As negotiations between central and
Saturday Night Live delivered a politically-charged performance yet again in its final cold open before the U.S. presidential election. The skit, which featured Jim Carrey reprising his role as Joe Biden, had the presidential candidate reading a spooky bedtime story to the audience on Halloween night. Read more: ‘SNL’ cold open spoofs 2nd U.S. presidential
When I was a library worker, I was tasked with increasing circulation among a certain part of the library’s collection. So I did what was very on trend: I wrapped the books up and add a little mystery gift tag to them. They flew off the shelves. Everyone loves a gift. I had distilled each