Bloomberg — Air traffic for the Thanksgiving holiday is expected to approach pre-pandemic levels and travelers are likely considering their plans with some dread, given fresh memories about thousands of canceled flights.“The process of getting there is going to be difficult,” said Stephen Beck, founder of management consulting firm Cg42. “We’re going to have to pre…
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The Rolling Stones have always had a flair for the dramatic, and the announcement of their 24th studio album—the first original release in 18 years—was no exception. The steadfast rock band left no stone unturned for Wednesday’s event, which had undeniable youth appeal for a band that formed in 1962.
Media and selected guests assembled at the Hackney Empire, a theater in the trendy…
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Want a quick summary of the daily news? Inflation. Labor shortages. Supply-chain issues. Omicron. Partisanship. Gridlock. Biden stalled. Trump ranting.
Given that, it’s hardly surprising that many Americans are feeling not so good about the country in general and, more specifically, about this thing we call the economy. Yet, the actual data about our economy point in a radically dif…
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Things aren’t looking good for Donald Trump’s social media platform TRUTH Social—despite the former president’s own bouts of rampant posting.
The fate of the social network is hanging in the balance, as delays continue to plague a $1.3-billion merger that would potentially secure its future. The latest delay came on Monday as a key vote was postponed to November, a…
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As the season comes to a close and we wrap up the discourse over whether or not the song of the summer still exists, audiences can now look forward to a new season of fresh albums from artists across various genres. There are several exciting releases slated for the fall, including Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore LP GUTS, Troye Sivan’s first album in five years, and Dolly Parton’s fir…
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Fans of Netflix’s hit reality dating show Love is Blind will soon have a new series to binge watch as the streaming giant has announced Love is Blind, Habibi, a UAE-based edition.
Dubbed as a social experiment, the show’s premise follows single men and women as they blind date in “pods” where they can only hear their date’s voice. The couples only meet if…
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M&M’s says it is abandoning its colorful candy mascots because they are too “polarizing” for Americans to handle these days.
The ubiquitous chocolate characters—which have been the face of M&M’s for years—didn’t say anything controversial. But they became the focus of a partisan backlash after the brand, owned by Mars Inc., made a number o…
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“I didn’t know that men could be doctors,” my son said to me when he was about six. We were driving home from a visit to the pediatrician. I was perplexed. But then I realized that the doctor we’d just seen was the first male physician he’d encountered.
I reassured him that men could indeed be doctors. But I was careful to add, “and nurses, of course.&r…
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In the 25 years since Don Katz launched Audible as a pioneering audiobooks service, the audio space has become flooded with content. It’s easier than ever to record a podcast in your bedroom and reach a large number of listeners over social media.
Rather than try to chase the widest possible audience, Audible—which was acquired by Amazon for $300 million in 2008 and now reach…
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Grotesque murders. Jaded yet obsessive cops. A vast, majestic, but terrifyingly extreme rural landscape. The suggestion of a malevolent occult or supernatural presence. Dialogue that is both cryptically philosophical and profane: “It’s a long f-ckin’ night. Even the dead get bored.”
Yes, it’s another season of HBO’s True Detective—one that, in many ways, feels…
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