Culture
Bistrot Ha Is the Right Kind of Restaurant Evolution
A little more than a year ago, after running a successful pop-up called Ha’s Đặc Biệt, the chefs Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha opened…
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Business
India central bank allows lenders to fund up to 75% in M&A deals
Financing can only take place when a firm ‘already holds control’ over the target company, says RBA A’s central bank will allow lenders to…
Business
GuocoLand chairman Quek Leng Chan builds interest
Over the five sessions spanning Feb 6 to 12, six primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$13.2 million…
Business
China’s stock bull run falters with earnings set to underwhelm
Investors are wary that the Chinese New Year holiday spending may not be enough to reignite a rally A WORSENING earnings picture is…
Business
Wall Street banks are paying their CEOs like it’s 2006 again
Chief executives all received annual compensation of at least US$40 million, with their total pay surpassing records set in 2006 and 2021…
Fashion
When the Arctic opens, what happens to Singapore?
IN JUST 21 days from September to October 2025, a Chinese container vessel called Istanbul Bridge arrived at Felixstowe, the UK’s largest…
Culture
“Love Story” Is a Forgettable Elegy for Gen X
Schlossberg was not by any means alone in shading the Murphy show while it was in production. C.B.K., as she is called, is the love object…
News
Trump Should End the FDA’s 25-Year Cover-Up on the Abortion Pill
Mifepristone has not gotten safer; the FDA has just gotten more political. Source link
Culture
New York’s Museum of Sex: Serious, Sly, Fun, and Funky
A collection on sex through the ages explores its power, delights — oh, and there’s plenty of paraphernalia. Source link
News
Gallup’s Presidential Approval Misstep
The polling industry seems increasingly uninterested in its own history. Source link
News
The Ugly Deportation Case of Rumeysa Öztürk
The administration may appeal the latest decision and might well win. But its conduct has conveyed weakness in several respects. Source link
Culture
Losing Faith in Atheism
If I was still in search of beliefs, many atheists would object, I hadn’t really gotten over my religious upbringing. A good atheist deals…
Culture
A Tour Through Central Park’s Cruising Grounds
Tress’s new book, “The Ramble, NYC 1969” (Stanley/Barker), and a related exhibition currently at the Clamp gallery, in Chelsea, makes me…
Business
Gold reclaims US$5,000 as cooling inflation lifts Fed easing bets
Gold advanced as traders raised bets on US Federal Reserve rate cuts after a tame inflation reading, with some investors taking advantage…
Business
Ford CEO, Trump officials discussed China-US carmaking JVs
These would be structured so that both the Chinese and US partners would share profits and technology, say sources Ford Motor’s top…
Business
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang falls out of world’s 10 richest ranking
Three members of Walmart’s founding Walton family overtake the tech billionaire A weeks-long hot streak for Walmart shares has vaulted…
Business
Singapore’s GIC pulls US$250 million from hedge fund Jain Global: sources
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has pulled cash from Jain Global, roughly 18 months after backing one of the biggest startups in…
Business
US: S&P 500 ends up slightly as tech dips, inflation cools
The S&P 500 closed barely higher on Friday (Feb 13), with technology and communications services down on nagging fears of artificial…
Business
Rivian finds a way to shine even as the EV market struggles in the dark
Rivian shocked the market with strong earnings results, proving itself an outlier in the electric vehicle market, which has been…
News
Parents who blame Snapchat for their children's deaths protest outside company's headquarters
Standing in front of Snap’s Santa Monica offices, parents clutched photos of their children who died from taking fentanyl-laced pills…
Business
“Crime 101” Is an Enjoyably Moody Exercise in Michael Mann Lite
Those qualities bind him, in a spiritual sense, to Lou, who can’t suppress a quiet admiration for the criminal he’s pursuing, and also to…
News
AI and Our Collapsing Creative Horizons
The real danger AI poses is to original thought itself. Source link
News
The Folly of Switzerland’s Proposed Population Cap
Swiss voters are being asked to decide on a referendum to limit the country’s population to 10 million people. Source link