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Paramount CEO threatens to relocate company from California
Last month, Paramount Skydance CEO and Trump ally David Ellison threatened to relocate the company out of California in response to his ongoing legal battle with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is suing, along with 12 other states, aiming…
Should Brad Pitt really win an Oscar for acting?
In an Oscars season rife with controversies, shutouts and disappointments, the one seemingly surefire, feel-good figure this year has been Brad Pitt. Nearly 30 years into his Hollywood career, the hardworking leading man has created some of our most iconic movie…
Brad Pitt’s sobriety story deserves more scrutiny
Just personally speaking, if it were alleged in court documents that I abused my family in an alcohol-fueled tirade that culminated in my children seeing me pour a drink all over their mother’s head, I would not be so cavalier…
Helaena was too good for “House of the Dragon”
Since the first season of HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” we’ve watched Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) grow from an eccentric child preoccupied with insects and murmurings of dreams — shrugged off as nothing more than oddities by the adults who…
In Spain, summer begins with fire and feasts
Our table at Cuatrolatas never stood a chance. My glass of vermút sweats down to the turquoise tabletop. Standing room only among wine glasses, water glasses, sunglasses, juice glasses. A platter of summer tomatoes, tuna-belly conserva, shaved onion, and punchy…
Rising US life expectancy isn’t what it seems
There’s some good news for American lifespans: In July, preliminary CDC data suggested that life expectancy in the U.S. is on track to reach a record high while death rates hit a historic low. According to the report, there were…
50 years later, the Ramones’ debut still defines punk
50 years ago, the Ramones released their self-titled debut LP. Adorned with a black-and-white photo of the faux brotherhood against a brick wall at the back of CBGB (taken by photographer and CB’s door person, Roberta Bayley), Johnny, Tommy, Joey…
“Fecal Matter” mocked luxury fashion. Then luxury fashion bought it
A fashion label called Fecal Matter is having a moment. Matières Fécales — literally French for “fecal matter” — has gone from an intentionally provocative outsider project to dressing some of the world’s biggest celebrities, including Zendaya, Lady Gaga, Demi…
Hong Kong street food moved indoors
The smell hits first, garlic and char on skewered meat, chiles brushed over buns, oyster sauce mingling with the syrupy edge of black vinegar on sizzling noodles. Then comes the sound, clams tossed in hot pans, cleavers pounding roast pork,…
Cornell has a new dorm rule: Don’t butcher bears
Cornell University has clarified that its dorm kitchens are for cooking food — not butchering bears. The upstate New York university has now banned students from processing wild animals in shared residential kitchens after two students brought a legally hunted…