Month: March 2021

The 2021 Grammy Awards take place on Sunday night, featuring performances from BTS, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, HAIM, and the live debut of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic. Also slated to perform are Harry Styles, Post Malone, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Miranda Lambert, Brittany Howard, Chris
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Courtesy of Louis Vuitton Scientific research claims that the act of planning a trip, one you don’t even intend on taking, boosts dopamine levels the same way actually traveling can. With flight restrictions in play and the population still largely unvaccinated, the very thought of venturing outside of your country—hell, out of your borough—can induce
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Image Credit: Image Courtesy of Dylan Sauerwein on Unsplash As mentioned, cognacs have been losing favour particularly with the younger generation who prefer a glass of bubbly. This could be due to the prevalence of champagne in the media and its association with the glamorous lifestyles of the rich and famous. Meanwhile, cognacs have gained
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Books and dragons: they just go together. For one thing, many of us were first drawn into the world of books through fairytales or fantasy stories with dragons lurking at the edges of the pages. They symbolize an epic story, one completely unlike our world, where fire can rain down on you if you displease
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Large-scale giving by the super-rich has done almost nothing to redistribute wealth from rich to poor and could be perpetuating social inequalities, according to new research. Researchers at the University of Bath School of Management and Newcastle University Business School found that giving by the super-wealthy had failed to significantly benefit poor countries in the
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Scott Flanders, CEO of eHealth Adam Jeffery | CNBC Company: eHealth Inc. (EHTH) eHealth provides private health insurance exchange services to individuals, families, and small businesses in the United States and China. Its e-commerce platforms organize and present health insurance information in various formats that enable individuals, families, and small businesses to research, analyze, compare,
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Accountants to receipts: I see you. By Jordan Hoffman March 13, 2021 A non-franchise superhero picture as worldwide box office champ may seem like unobtanium, but never tell that to filmmaker, undersea explorer, and literal soy boy James Cameron. With a re-release in China of Cameron’s 2009 blue movie Avatar, the film’s worldwide grosses have
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Bill Maher delivered again Friday night, with a blistering review of America … a “silly country” he says, especially when compared to China. The ‘Real Time’ host dissected the American psyche … a country that is now obsessed with Dr. Suess’ books. By contrast, he notes China couldn’t give “a crouching tiger, flying f***,” because
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As has been expected over the past few days, James Cameron’s Avatar has swapped places with Avengers: Endgame, reclaiming the title of highest-grossing movie ever worldwide. The China reissue of the 2009 3D sci-fi phenomenon had taken an estimated RMB 58M ($8.9M) through 5PM local time on Saturday after re-releasing on Friday in the market.
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More details have come out about why Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez ended their four-year relationship and two-year engagement on multiple outlets, including who ended it. While the decision was ultimately mutual, Lopez was the one with serious doubts, according to Page Six and Entertainment Tonight. A source told Entertainment Tonight, the two “decided their
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Fabio Lanzoni (yes, he has a last name) looms large in U.S. pop culture. With his comically outsized masculinity, he shills products like I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter and Old Spice. He makes cameo appearances in such cinematic classics as Dude, Where’s My Car? and Zoolander. And every one of those gigs arose from
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More insider guides for planning a trip to Dubai 48 hours Attractions Restaurants Nightlife Shopping Hotels These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Prepare to be overwhelmed with superlatives and to repeatedly hear ‘the
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A fundraising consultant has resigned from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Standards Advisory Board over claims that the membership body failed to act on an allegation of sexual assault at one of its events.  Claire Warner made her resignation publicly in a tweet in which she also stepped down from the CIoF’s Yorkshire Regional Committee. Her
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