A multiple sclerosis drug is manufactured at the Biogen Idec plant in Cambridge, Mass. Essdras M Suarez | The Boston Globe | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Biogen — A Morgan Stanley analyst upgraded the biopharma company to overweight from underweight and predicted a 30% rally in the stock over
Four Seasons It’s been hard for travelers to enjoy their summer with the outbreak of COVID-19, but for golf players, there’s a little respite. With the amount of natural distance between players and the outdoor nature of the game, it’s considered one of the safest sports and activities during this pandemic. But don’t think you’re
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During a #SaveDaredevilCon panel on Sunday, Daredevil actor Peter Shinkoda claimed that former head of Marvel TV Jeph Loeb told the series’ showrunners to scrap major storylines for Shinkoda’s character, Nobu, and another major villain, Madame Gao (Wai Ching Ho). Shinkoda also stated that Loeb used racist, anti-Asian comments to justify his demands. “Jeph Loeb told the writers’
Courtesy of Dior by Teresa Cioca While the rest of the fashion industry hit pause on IRL shows in favor of digital presentations, Dior stuck to the runway. Kind of. When it comes to resort season, designers typically produce its vacation-ready runways in historic cities like colorful Marrakesh, Cuba, (or, well, Calabasas), and Dior continued
A promising YouTube fan project that saw Grand Theft Auto San Andreas remade in Unreal Engine 4 to create trailers has been taken down by Rockstar Games’ parent company, Take-Two Interactive, according to reports and the status of that project’s YouTube channel. GTA San Andreas is one of the most popular entries in the franchise and has been
Pioneering Black Nova Scotian playwright and journalist George Elroy Boyd has died at age 68. Boyd, who was born in Halifax, passed away peacefully at a hospice in Montreal on July 7, according to an obituary in The Chronicle Herald this weekend. After working as a journalist and radio broadcaster, he became Canada’s first Black
In the latest episode of the Third Sector Podcast, editor Emily Burt and features and analysis writer Rebecca Cooney discuss the reader manifesto for the future. The reader manifesto featured in the most recent edition of Third Sector. As the world and the sector begins to think about recovery from the coronavirus crisis, we asked
We all want to get back to partying, shows, and festivals as quickly as possible, and that means not going to any right now. The more we expose ourselves and others to COVID-19, or even the risk of it, the longer it will take to get back to any semblance of normalcy. It’s a shame
U.S. President Donald Trump is seated prior to signing an executive order regarding social media companies in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 28, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump announced Friday he will sign four executive orders aimed at lowering the high cost of prescription drugs in the
Repeated to the point of absolute redundancy, it seems like almost everything the motoring industry has churned out over the past couple of years have been the ‘greatest of all time’, with a series of innumerable ‘first-ever’s – but believe me when I type it, the Aventador SVJ Roadster Xago Edition supercar may be the
Content Warning: This post contains foul language, as well as discussion of online harassment, depression, and suicide. I’m currently about a third of the way through The Name of the Wind, the first book in Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicle trilogy. It’s one of my partner’s favorites, and I’ve got plenty of time right now to
The alienist and his allies certainly didn’t lack for despicable suspects when searching for the kidnapper of Martha Napp’s and Isabella Linares’s infant daughters. Unfortunately, the unhinged abductor revealed was much closer to them than they realized on The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Season 1 Episode 3 and The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Season 1 Episode 4. Sara
We put these pairs to the test to find out which shorts are best when it comes to protecting your thighs Now that we’ve reached the peak of summer, we’re finally getting all the sunshine we deserve—and the unyielding heat that comes along with it. That means thigh-chafing is once again an uncomfortable issue for
On their first Friday back to operations, Chinese cinemas did roughly $2.92M worth of box office business — more than tripling Thursday’s figures and making a sizable jump from Monday when theaters opened to about $501K in low-risk areas across the country. There was growth throughout the midweeks which is encouraging since less than 40%
With 100 days until Election Day, new polling finds presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden ahead in three battleground states that swung Donald Trump’s way in 2016. According to CNN polls conducted from July 18 to 24, Biden leads by single-digit margins among registered voters in Florida (51% Biden to 46% Trump) and Arizona (49% to
Oxfam GB has appointed the chair of Channel 4 to lead its board of trustees. The charity said Charles Gurassa, who has been chair of Channel 4 since 2016, would succeed Caroline Thomson, who announced last year she would be stepping down because she had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In addition to chairing Channel
Exclusive Details Kanye West‘s last-ditch effort to make the presidential ballot in his home state worked … but it cost him a nice chunk of change. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Kanye’s campaign team hired a third-party vendor called Let The Voters Decide to collect the 2,500 signatures to make the ballot in
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, a growing number of U.S. colleges have said their campuses will remain closed through the fall semester. Still, students are heading back to school as soon as this weekend. For some, there is nowhere else to go. About 52% of high school and college students said going back to school
Voted Best Small City, Lausanne is for sure a town where it’s impossible to be bored. Discover the places absolutely not to be missed when you visit, with our tips to explore the town like a local! 1. Lausanne Cathedral You can’t miss it! Lausanne Cathedral is undoubtedly a must-see attraction of the Vaud
Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace has reportedly purchased a landmark villa in Northern Italy for an estimated US$5.3 million. The sprawling estate, once owned by Italian publisher Arnoldo Mondadori (founder of the biggest publishing house in the country), spans 15,000 square feet, housing 50 rooms, 20 staterooms, and 12 bathrooms in total. Affectionately known as
Pedestrians walk outside an E*Trade Financial office in New York, U.S. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images E-Trade’s trading activity and new accounts surged in the second quarter amid a boom in retail investing that started during the coronavirus market turmoil. The broker — slated to be acquired by Morgan Stanley in the second half
(CNN) — The summer before I turned 40 — with my fertility ebbing, as everyone with a vested interest in such things felt the need to remind me — I decided to set sail on the biggest adventure of my life. Together with four men aboard a small sailboat named Barba, we cast off from
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Regis Philbin has died … TMZ has learned. The iconic TV host, actor, singer and all-around media personality who was once dubbed “the hardest working man in showbiz” passed away this weekend — this according to a statement from his family. They told People, “His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we
It isn’t very often celebrities give home tours on their social media, especially when they aren’t trying to sell the property. But Gigi Hadid did just that on Saturday, sharing photos on her Instagram grid and Instagram Story of her apartment in New York City’s NoHo that she spent a year decorating and curating. According
And that’s because all the movies on this list are PG-13 and practically bloodless. What makes them scary then? Well, a number of things really, be it tone, atmosphere, storylines, you name it. But while I know a popular horror convention these days is jump scares, I’ve tried to steer away from movies that only
Olivia de Havilland, the last remaining star of Hollywood’s golden age, died at the age of 104 years old on July 25, 2020. As the Oscar winner is mourned by fans around the world, learn all about her incredible career. Olivia de Havilland, the star of the classic 1939 movie Gone with the Wind, died
The Small Charities Coalition has warned a review into the role of the voluntary sector in the coronavirus pandemic response is in danger of being rushed and becoming an attempt to “bring back big society through the back door”. Last month, the Prime Minister asked Danny Kruger MP to lead a review examining how the government
Fleetwood Mac founding guitarist Peter Green has died, as the BBC reports. A statement issued on behalf of his family reads, “It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green announce his death this weekend, peacefully in his sleep.” He was 73 years old. An influential musician, Green was a prominent figure in