President Trump’s re-election bid has had a rough few weeks, with challenges coming from both his stewardship of the presidency and past personal controversies that may be catching up with him. Coronavirus is worsening in much of the country, he’s down in the polls, his response to the pandemic has […]
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“The dead speak!” That phrase – the first words of the opening scrawl in JJ Abrams’s Episode IX, also known as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – has become, in certain circles, handy code for trashing this film. But I think it’s the perfect way to begin this fun […]
Dear Amy: Several years ago, my husband and I visited his brother and wife for a vacation. We stayed with them and relied on them for transportation. One night, we went out to dinner. His brother ordered some fried pickles as an appetizer. My husband told him he had never […]
Bad Robot Games was announced over two years and a half ago when JJ Abrams revealed a new partnership with Tencent and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to create the gaming division of his company. The Encino-based studio has been quiet to date (its website is still clearly a work-in-progress), but […]
Have you ever logged onto Instagram and felt like you were doing something wrong with your life? You went to college, landed in your career, worked extremely hard and handled all of your responsibilities, yet your life sucks in comparison to everybody you follow. Strangers and even some of your friends from […]
TipRanks 3 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ A new year, a new addition to the stock portfolio – what can make more sense than that? The right time to buy, of course, is when stocks are priced at the bottom. Buying low and selling high may be […]
Traffic fatalities in New Jersey are higher than they were this time last year and on a deadly trend to finish 2020 with more deaths than last year, despite a drop in traffic earlier in the year, due to the coronavirus. Safety experts said the death toll in New Jersey […]
NOTE: We post the newest livestreams in a new post every week. Make sure you’re reading the newest edition of our roundup – check the livestream tag HERE for the latest. LAST UPDATED: 12/6 at 12:01 AM ET HERE ARE THIS WEEK’S LIVESTREAMS (Sunday, 12/6 – Saturday, 12/12): Sunday, December […]
As if losing the presidential election wasn’t a big enough blow, Donald Trump was hit with more bad news Saturday: Actor Sacha Baron Cohen withdrew his spoof job offer. Cohen — who thoroughly embarrassed Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani in his latest film, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” — told the president in a […]
Text size Expedia said lodging revenue was down 52%, on a 58% decline in room nights stayed. Transversospinales/Dreamstime.com Expedia shares were higher after hours Wednesday after the online travel agency reported results that weren’t quite as bad as investors had feared. For the quarter ended in September, Expedia (ticker: EXPE) […]
Nathan Mayfield, Vice President of ResNexus: Elevating industries, one business at a time, through service, innovation and education. Getty No business likes a negative review. Not a single one. There is a tendency in likely all of us to get defensive and resist criticism, even if it is warranted. In fact, […]
In an election year packed with political ads, some TV bits will be hits, while others will miss their mark badly. And during the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Senator Cory Gardner and former Governor John Hickenlooper, there have been for fewer hits than misses. Case in point: the National […]
An obscure Japanese horror game from 1999 has been translated into English and made available to play online, just in time to introduce some new images to your nightmare Rolodex this Halloween. It’s called Garage: Bad Dream Adventure and, true to its name, seems to have sprung from the tortured […]
Some analysts are starting to make a case for Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE). Though many if not most investors will need convincing, SAVE stock initially appears attractive for speculation. Source: Markus Mainka / Shutterstock.com I’m not a big fan of the airline industry under present circumstances. As you know, when the […]
BANGKOK — He’s very, very sorry. But the hotel in Thailand that threatened an American guest with prison for his bad reviews may end up with bigger regrets. Wesley Barnes, the American guest, publicly apologized Friday for his blunt online reviews of the Sea View Koh Chang resort in Thailand. […]
BANGKOK — He’s very, very sorry. But the hotel in Thailand that threatened an American guest with prison for his bad reviews may end up with bigger regrets. Wesley Barnes, the American guest, publicly apologized on Friday for his blunt online reviews of the Sea View Koh Chang resort in […]
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images. The following article is a written adaptation of an episode of Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism, Slate’s new podcast about companies in the news and how they got there. Kelly Berger lives in Tucson, Arizona. Tucson is home to […]
“I have a number of patients who have gotten their periods since the pandemic started,” said Dr. Katherine Williamson, a pediatrician in Ladera Ranch, California. It can seem like one more thing at a stressful time. But Williamson said the pandemic might have a silver lining for kids going through […]
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – Travel restrictions and a shift to online learning has dramatically cut the number of international students expected to attend Canadian universities and colleges this fall, and the decline will ripple through Canada’s labor market. New study permits for foreign students issued by Canada fell […]
When the Venice Film Festival unveiled its official selection in late July, the unprecedented inclusion of eight female-directed titles within the 18-film roster was heralded as welcome progress for an event that has come under fire in recent years for scarce representation of female filmmakers. Cate Blanchett was selected to […]