Month: October 2024

May 2, 2024; Washington, D.C.: Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifies at the Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Photo: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Out Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has refused to let conservative billionaire X owner Elon Musk spread lies about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene. The
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Pike-y perfection. After closing out September with a re-do of Jennifer’s Body (listen), a film we covered in one of our earliest episodes, and a discussion of Jonathan Glazer’s controversial Birth (listen), we’re continuing our theme of Anniversary/Diva Worship with a look at David Fincher‘s Gone Girl (2014). Gone Girl sees Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike), the inspiration
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With the spirit of fall and the countdown to Halloween in mind, I decided to roundup some books that, while all different from each other, can fit an October reading vibe. Let’s call them different fall reading flavors! It’s been horrible to watch the devastation left behind in Hurricane Helene’s wake in the Southeast. I
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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. How prizes and incubator programs actually benefit designersWhile prizes and incubator programs provide opportunities for independent designers, they produce many more finalists and winners than stable businesses. The often short-lived … Continue reading View Original Source Here
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Louise Erdrich is adept at creating all-consuming domestic plots that adroitly reveal broader insights about society, power, economics and our natural world. She’s done so again, to great effect, in The Mighty Red. The Mighty Red encompasses so much—a community of wonderful characters and a riveting plot, plus a profound look at our
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Ruffini Partecipazioni Holding, Remo Ruffini’s holding company, and LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton announce that LVMH, through a special purpose vehicle, purchased a 10% stake in Double R (the investment vehicle controlled by Ruffini Partecipazioni Holding) that owns a direct stake in Moncler equal to approximately 15.8%. Under the terms of the transaction, Double
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On Friday night (October 4), R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe and Jason Isbell played a Pittsburgh rally in support of Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. After being introduced by the vice president’s husband, Doug Emhoff, they played R.E.M.’s “The One I Love” and “Driver 8” and Isbell’s “Traveling Alone” and “Hope the High Road.” Watch
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Nate Douglas, a candidate for the Florida House from Orlando who’s still in school pursuing a graduate degree in data science, says the numbers he’s seeing point to two things: monumental challenges around the climate crisis and a win for Democrats in November looking to address them. The 23-year-old was born and raised in the
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This is a mix of September and October releases, and I’m going to be honest with you, I’m not sure why the Indie Next List is organized this way. Maybe the publication dates shifted since they were nominated, or maybe indie booksellers are just mysterious that way. More good news! California joins Illinois and Maryland in
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Childish Gambino is officially canceling his New World Tour, which he had paused last month “to focus on [his] physical health.” In a new post today, on X, the musician shared, “After my show in New Orleans, I went to the hospital in Houston to make sure of an ailment that had become apparent.” He
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A much-needed affordable housing project for LGBTQ+ seniors in San Francisco’s Castro District has hit a setback, as state agency funding was denied, even though the proposal was described as “a great project,” The Bay Area Reporter wrote. Mercy Housing California, a senior living facility for elderly LGBTQ+ people, had applied for nearly $39 million
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As the Wicked release date draws closer, we can’t wait to see the story of how Glinda the Good Witch and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, became who they are. Despite the storyline behind one of the most highly-anticipated 2024 movies being about a rivalry between two women, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo,
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My first novel, When Angels Left the Old Country, takes a historical story that’s familiar to many Americans—immigration through Ellis Island around the turn of the 20th century—and casts it as a fairy tale inspired by Jewish folklore. I knew I couldn’t repeat the same setting for my next work. A second book is always
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