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“Your Friends and Neighbors” and the Perils of the Rich-People-Suck Genre
The first episode of the new Apple TV+ drama “Your Friends and Neighbors” takes pains to explain how one can rake in…
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Culture
Returning to the Scene of My Brutal Rape
A woman is running. In the path, a man appears as if from nowhere. He is masked and he holds a knife. What are her choices? On one side is…
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Culture
Torture and Tres Leches in Iran’s Most Notorious Prison
The Evin House of Detention, in Tehran, is among the world’s most infamous prisons. It was built by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah…
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William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Invention of American Conservatism
National Review embraced Goldwater. Bozell ghostwrote his campaign book, “The Conscience of a Conservative,” a hit with college students.…
Culture
Kadir Nelson’s “Major Taylor, a Champion Who Led the Way”
For the cover of the June 2, 2025, issue, the artist Kadir Nelson features Marshall W. (Major) Taylor leading a parade of bicyclists from…
Culture
The Self-Taught Cook Who Mastered the Flour Tortilla
As a kid growing up in Hermosillo, the biggest city in the arid northern Mexican state of Sonora, Ruben Leal took the region’s signature…
Business
Chinese food delivery giant Meituan net profit up 46.2% in first quarter
The company controls nearly 70% of China’s delivery market, but rising competition could drive up costs and squeeze margins, analysts say…
Business
Hong Leong Bank forms private banking alliance with Lombard Odier
Bursa-listed Hong Leong Bank (HLB) – a subsidiary of Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan’s Hong Leong Financial Group (HLFG) – on Monday (May…
Business
India’s central bank seeks approval for overseas rupee lending: sources
India’s central bank is taking another step to internationalise the rupee, seeking approval to allow domestic banks to lend the currency…
Business
Malaysia’s Petronas aims for China, Vietnam expansion while seeking long-term LNG supply
Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional, or Petronas, aims to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales into markets such as China and Vietnam…
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China’s ambassador warns Australia over Port of Darwin lease
The decision to lease the port to Landbridge has been criticised in the decade since the deal was announced, including by former US…
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France, Vietnam sign Airbus, defence deals as Macron visits Hanoi
France and Vietnam signed a deal on Monday (May 26) for 20 Airbus planes, as well as defence and space pacts, as President Emmanuel Macron…
Business
Asia’s rich trim US exposure, head to Europe amid tariff turmoil
Asian private banking clients sprung into action over the past month, refusing to sit idle despite the whiplash in global financial…
Business
Goldman Sachs expects stronger yuan to boost Chinese stocks
The onshore yuan has gained around 1.4 per cent versus the greenback in May, and reached 7.1674 on Monday, its strongest level since…
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Asia: Markets mixed as Trump dials down after EU tariff threat
Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after Donald Trump thrust his trade war back into the spotlight by threatening the European Union with…
Business
Chinese steel exports to drop as barriers mount: Goldman
Domestic consumption is forecast to fall 2% in 2025 to 839 million tonnes, the fifth straight year of decline blowout in Chinese steel…
Business
The Finale of “The Rehearsal” Is Outlandish and Sublime
Nathan Fielder, like Andy Kaufman before him, makes performance-art comedy that does not only poke fun at the world but experimentally…
Business
After briefest of respites, global trade war fears return with a vengeance
THE trade war is far from over, and neither is the associated rout in the stock market. The broad S&P 500 had turned positive for the year…
Business
Saudi Aramco considers asset sales to free up funds: sources
Saudi state oil giant Aramco is exploring potential asset sales to free up funds, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as it…
News
Gold retreats from two-week high as Trump extends EU tariff deadline
Gold prices slipped from a two-week high on Monday (May 26) after US President Donald Trump set a Jul 9 deadline for a trade deal with the…
Business
Stocks to watch: Sats, The Hour Glass, Japan Foods, Manulife US Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (May 26). Sats: The in-flight caterer…
Culture
All the Films in Competition at Cannes 2025, Ranked from Best to Worst
When the competition program of the seventy-eighth Cannes Film Festival was announced several weeks ago, I wasn’t alone in predicting that…
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Trump agrees to delay 50% tariff on EU goods by more than a month
President Trump has delayed the 50% tariff he recently vowed to impose on European goods. Source link
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Shipping bottlenecks in Europe send a warning signal to US, Asia
Port congestion is worsening at key gateways in northern Europe and other hubs, according to a new report which suggests trade wars could…