A muse in the world of classic cars, the 1948 Buick Streamliner is a breathtaking sculpture with hand-crafted curves that’ll inspire poetry. Designed and manufactured in the 1940s by mechanical engineer Norman E. Timbs, the Buick features a custom $8,000 aluminum body and steel chassis. Mimicking an aeronautical practice, the Buick Streamliner body closely resembles
Dong Wenjie | Moment | Getty Images Box raised its full-year revenue forecast on Tuesday after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter sales, as the cloud management platform benefited from higher customer addition. Shares of the Redwood City, California-based company rose about 4% in extended trading. Box raised full-year revenue forecast to a range of $693.7 million to
In 1866, US President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Land Grant bill to protect Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley – marking the first time in its history the US government preserved a space for public use. Since then, it’s played host to countless visitors and is known as one of the must-visit places in the
The Charity Commission has disqualified three former trustees of a north London Christian charity after they paid themselves more than £450,000 of unauthorised sums and the regulator found cash worth more than £700,000 had been withdrawn from the charity’s bank account without proper paperwork. The commission opened a statutory inquiry into Kingdom Life Ministries in June
MAPUTO (November 12, 2019) – At least 1.6 million people in the central and southern parts of Mozambique are presently in need of assistance due to the devastating effects of the ongoing drought and increasingly severe weather events. Mozambique is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to natural disasters and climate change. The severe food shortage is
(CNN) — Simply finding the Seven Summits — the highest mountains on each continent — is a tall order. Let alone measuring them all to within a few frustratingly ever-evolving feet, naming them after rock star 19th-century British colonial land surveyors and Polish-Lithuanian generals — and, get this, risking limb and life-savings to climb them
Warren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBC Despite having $128 billion to burn, Warren Buffett just backed out of a bidding war after a slightly higher offer topped Berkshire Hathaway’s. If the Oracle of Omaha is that shy to just spend a tad more of his giant cash pile, could that be saying something about the
Ah, Black Friday. No, not the ill-received Lil’ Kim mixtape, but that magical time of year when people are prepared to tread on their own grandmas for a slightly discounted TV. As your high street devolves into a scene from Saving Private Ryan, why not bag a bargain from the comfort of your own home?
For one night only, Riverdale is going to put aside some of the teen angst and gangster warfare. Wednesday’s episode is an evening of music and fun, and we can only cross our fingers that this year’s musical has a much happier ending than last year’s murderous event (RIP Midge). To get you in the
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums and EPs from Kacey Musgraves, Croatian Amor & Varg2TM, Doon Kanda, Ducks Unlimited, Blac
As indie darlings and awards season contenders like Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, The Lighthouse, Waves and Dark Waters continue to impress, the Thanksgiving weekend has a handful of offerings at the Specialty box office. 63 Up This week will see the premiere of Michael Apted’s (Coal Miner’s Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist) 63 Up, the latest installment of
Mohamed Hadid, father of supermodels Bella and Gigi Hadid, has filed for bankruptcy on behalf of his company, 901 Strada LLC. According to court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight, the real estate developer declared the company is between $10 million and $50 million in debt. Hadid’s company was accused of illegally building a mega-mansion in
Cover reveal: ‘Words on Fire’ Posted by Hilli, Assistant Editor on January 30, 2019 We couldn’t be more excited to reveal the cover for bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen’s upcoming middle grade historical, Words on Fire, which will be published by Scholastic on September 24, 2019! In a story that sounds perfect for fans of The
The platform has seen a 116% increase in new user registrations, while the number of projects achieving full funding via the platform has jumped by 70% in the last year Newbury, 18th September 2019 – Not-for-profit, charity owned online charitable giving platform The Good Exchange has revealed significant growth figures as it celebrates its third
Prefabricated houses are dynamic eco-friendly homes, pre-built in various forms such that time, manpower, money and other resources are effectively used without accumulating waste, while maximizing space. Its transferable yet stable structure, can withstand the harshest of climates. Stilt Studios, developed by Bali-based architect, Alexis Dornier, are an innovative variation of the atypical prefab house.
The winning categories include ‘Most Innovative Recruitment Strategy’, ‘Professional Trainer of the Year’ and ‘Best Managed Training Programme: Under 50’. In addition to a team-led hat-trick, CEO, Kris Gumbrell picked up the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’. The NITA awards are held to celebrate the people and companies propelling the hospitality industry to ever higher standards. Since
Negotiations between the RSPCA and union officials over staff pay and conditions have officially broken down, with the charity saying the sides are in “formal dispute”. Third Sector revealed in October that the charity was planning to dismiss staff who do not agree to a new performance-related pay scheme, prompting a furious backlash from Unite,
Extreme weather from the most severe El Niño on record already has affected millions of people around the world. From drought and cyclones to flooding and forest fires, its effects destroy crops and livelihoods, threaten water supplies and levy lasting hardships on millions of people, particularly the poorest households, which are vulnerable even in normal
After a stellar interview in The Hype Magazine, indie hip-hop artist Twizm Whyte Piece has just released his highly anticipated new music video “Ice Cream,” which had it’s debut on The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell, the #1Webshow in the world. Twizm Whyte Piece, born Alexander Sanders In Page, Arizona, also known as
Wonderings: rambles through and reflections on travel… this month, James Kay considers tourism’s final frontier: space © Joe Davis / Lonely Planet Aside from a few forays to France, the furthest my maternal grandparents travelled was Pembrokeshire, Wales (repeat visits to a wind-buffeted static caravan in Croes-goch, if you must know). Just a generation later,
A pedestrian passes in front of a Charles Schwab Corp. office building in New York. Gabriella Angotti-Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Charles Schwab’s proposed acquisition of TD Ameritrade is stirring up worry among financial advisors. Schwab on Monday announced it would acquire TD in a $26 billion all-stock transaction. Together, the firms will serve
Pop quiz: name one high-end designer brand that hasn’t recently added some sort of fleece jacket to their menswear roster. Struggling? That’s probably because there isn’t one. A few years back, the only way fleece would be inescapable was if you had somehow become trapped at an ornithological convention. Now it’s everywhere. In just a
Gabrielle Union posted a heartfelt Twitter message on Thursday thanking her fans for their support after she was reportedly fired as a judge on NBC’s hit competition series America’s Got Talent. “So many tears, so much gratitude. THANK YOU!” the actress wrote in a tweet. “Just when you feel lost, adrift, alone… you got me
The Prince Estate and Warner Bros. Records have released a deluxe reissue of 1999, The Purple One’s legendary 1982 record. Stream it below via Apple Music or Spotify. Today’s reissue features the first-ever remastering of the original 1999. It’s also highlighted by 35 previously unreleased tracks, like the preview track “Don’t Let Him Fool Ya” from
36 seconds ago Ever since they first worked together on 2015’s Central Intelligence, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart have slowly been turning into a Hollywood performing duo powerhouse (and are having plenty of fun in the process). Their professional collaboration shows no sign of slowing down, but what are the chances that Hart
Will 2020 be “the Battle of the Mayors,” in which former mayor Mike Bloomberg takes on Mayor Pete Buttigieg to be the 2020 Democratic nominee? Senior Hive correspondent Emily Jane Fox joins Nick Bilton to talk about why the Democrats hate each other, if impeachment will hurt or hinder Trump’s reelection bid, and if the
We’re off for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, but we’ll be back tomorrow with our regularly scheduled programming. In the meantime, we encourage you to get cozy and surround yourself with great reads (how about books by Native American authors). Enjoy this #BTS look at our day: via GIPHY Enter to win $250 to spend at
Digital fundraising platform Donr streamlined the fundraising process, helping the global car rental company to achieve over half a million pounds in donations Newcastle, 28th November, 2019: Employees from over 450 Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK branches have raised almost six hundred thousand pounds for Children In Need this year, thanks in part to the bespoke solution
(Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images) Built across over 100 small islands in the Adriatic Sea’s lagoon, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region drowns in an exceptional tide for the third time this week. Enduring rapid wind and rainstorms, the city of Venice was engulfed in the second-highest water levels ever recorded at
Portico estate agents have commented on some key party policies and how they could affect landlords and the property market. Introducing open-ended tenancies (pledged by Labour)Robert Nichols, CEO of Portico, said: “The Labour party’s manifesto pledges radical reforms of the PRS, from creating open-ended tenancies and ending no-fault evictions, to limiting rent increases in line