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Wear my brand: Why branded merch is the next post-ironic trend
You’ve probably seen them: clutch purses designed to look like croissants, anime-inspired hot sauce gear, purposefully ketchup-stained…
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BJ’s Wholesale Club is opening 9 new stores in 2026. Here’s the full list of locations coming soon
BJ’s Wholesale Club is planning to open nine new U.S. stores in 2026, and already debuted a new location on December 17 in Casselberry,…
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Matthew Broderick Stars as the Titular Grifter in “Tartuffe”
Cross and Broderick here offer studies in otiose passivity. Each gets big laughs from portraying inertia: their performances abound in…
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Why fintech firm Bilt is funding its own original series 'Roomies'
At the Angelika Film Center in New York earlier this month, 115 people gathered around the theater’s big screen. But it wasn’t to watch a…
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Norman Podhoretz Was the Ultimate Neocon
Podhoretz eventually settled into neoconservatism, an intellectual movement that began as a liberal critique of the New Left…
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The Trump Judge Who Tried to Rewrite the Bill of Rights
A federal judge in Kentucky proposed in a judicial opinion this week that the Bill of Rights does not protect more than 50 million…
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Trump Seems to Be Trying His Best to Give Us All Cancer
How can the Make America Healthy Again crowd put up with all this? They can’t. Amid the hypocrites and toadies who make up much of Trump’s…
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The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Cassandras make their arguments in simple and straightforward ways. They’re earnest. They don’t bury their politics in 12 layers of…
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Can AI really help us discover new materials?
One of my favorite stories in that package comes from my colleague David Rotman, who took a hard look at AI for materials research. AI…
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William and Catherine release annual Christmas card portrait
The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a new family portrait which features on the couple's 2025 Christmas card. The image shows…
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Mike Johnson Visibly Rattled as ACA Infighting Boils Over: “Bullshit!”
In a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, four House Republicans joined Democrats to force a vote next year on an extension of Affordable…
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Singapore stocks track Wall Street declines; STI down 0.1%
Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 286 to 236, as 883.5 million securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands Singapore shares…
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BlueSG disposes old EVs ahead of relaunch in 2026
The LTA blocks the transfer of Bluecars to Tribecar due to EV Sharing Scheme restrictions Ahead of its planned relaunch in 2026,…
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French 'Doctor Death' who poisoned patients jailed for life
A former anaesthetist has been jailed for life for intentionally poisoning 30 patients, including 12 who died. A court in the city of…
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Deepfakes are no longer just a disinformation problem. They are your next supply chain risk
For years, deepfakes were treated as a political or social media oddity, a strange corner of the internet where celebrity faces (of women…
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Beta Film Clinches a Wide-Ranging Multi-Territory Sale to Canal+ Across Europe
Beta Film, one of Europe’s biggest independent production-distribution players, has clinched a wide-ranging multi-territory sale to Canal+…
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‘Sinners’ Actor Yao, Jodi Long Join Judy Lei’s Indie Comedy ‘Biz of Viz’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Filmmaker Judy Lei has assembled an ensemble cast for her comedy-driven drama “Biz of Viz.” Yao (“Sinners“) and Emmy winner Jodi Long…
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How to find community as a solopreneur
Running a solo business can feel like operating without a map at times. Sometimes you can stumble along the path, figuring things out as…
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November Swiss Watch’s 52 Percent Export Slump to the U.S. Reflects Tariff Rollercoaster
PARIS – It’s the darker months of the year, including for Swiss watch exports. Shipments from the country fell 7.3 percent to 2.2 billion…
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Nepal’s First Sci-Fi Feature ‘Eklo I,’ Starring Jamie Bacon and Pradeep Khadka, Sets January Release (EXCLUSIVE)
Nepal‘s inaugural science fiction feature film is headed to theaters, with “Eklo I” securing distribution in both its home country and…
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BP names new boss as current CEO leaves after less than two years
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter BP has appointed a new chief executive, making Meg O'Neill the first woman to run a major global oil…
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Elliott woos other Toyota Industries investors in buyout fight
Elliott Investment Management has been approaching asset managers and other institutional investors in Japan to build support for its…
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‘Demon Hunters’ Lands Sony Music Taiwan for Global Soundtrack Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony Music Taiwan has boarded India-Taiwan co-production “Demon Hunters” as global music distributor, marking a significant commercial…
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Parents of sextortion victim sue Instagram owner Meta
A Scottish couple whose teenage son took his own life after being blackmailed on Instagram are suing the platform's owner Meta, in what's…