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A few months ago I was helping my mom revisit her homeowners insurance to see if she should add an earthquake insurance policy. Dahl explains that homeowners insurance and earthquake insurance are two completely different policies. The California Earthquake Authority, which provides most of the earthquake insurance policies where I live, has deductibles starting at 5%. So if your home is insured for $500,000 under your earthquake insurance policy, it should also be insured for $500,000 for your homeowners insurance. Earthquake insurance includes some exceptionsWhile earthquake insurance technically includes most damage and destruction to your home in the case of a ground tremor, there are some exceptions, such as a fire.

Persons: Seok Dahl, Dahl, I'd Organizations: Business, FEMA, Farmers, California Earthquake Authority Locations: Los Angeles, California

☆ South Koreans are dealing with burnout and loneliness by getting pet rocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

South Korean millennials are turning to pet rocks to combat loneliness and burnout at work. Originally a 1970s joke gift, pet rocks can give a low-maintenance sense of companionship. AdvertisementAdults in South Korea are using pet rocks to help with loneliness and burnout at work. The Journal's Jiyoung Sohn spoke to millennials turning to pet rocks to help them through difficult periods in their careers. Related storiesThe coronavirus pandemic prompted a pet-rock boom in South Korea, according to a July 2023 report by Korea JoongAng Daily.

Persons: —, Gary Dahl, Bettmann, Jiyoung Sohn, Koo Ah, Sohn, Koo, Yoon Jeonghan, Gen Z Organizations: Service, Street, Business, South Korea's Ministry of Interior, Safety, The Korea Herald, South Korea's Ministry, CNN, Bloomberg, Companies Locations: South Korea, Asia, Seoul, Korea

☆ Timothée Chalamet already has audiences' hearts. The latest box-office numbers show he has their wallets, too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Timothée Chalamet's recent films, 'Wonka' and 'Dune: Part Two,' have both surpassed the $200 million mark at the domestic box office. No film had crossed $200 million domestically since "Oppenheimer" last August. Chalamet, whose global box office total is over $2.5 billion, is proving he'll be a box-office draw for years to come. And now Timothée Chalamet has the box-office coin to prove he's one of the biggest draws in the movie business. Both titles have also surpassed the $200 million milestone domestically, something no other titles released this year have done so far.

Persons: Timothée, Wonka, Oppenheimer, Chalamet, —, He's, Bird, Leonardo DiCaprio, Roald Dahl's, Charlie, Frank Herbert's, Tom Cruise, Luca Guadagnino, John Travolta, Paul Dergarabedian, Dergarabedian, Timothée Chalamet, Alberto E, Rodriguez, Bob Dylan Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros ., Business, Hollywood

☆ Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Kashmir Hill | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

So Mr. Dahl, 65, was surprised in 2022 when the cost of his car insurance jumped by 21 percent. One insurance agent told him his LexisNexis report was a factor. Upon Mr. Dahl’s request, LexisNexis sent him a 258-page “consumer disclosure report,” which it must provide per the Fair Credit Reporting Act. What it contained stunned him: more than 130 pages detailing each time he or his wife had driven the Bolt over the previous six months. The only thing it didn’t have is where they had driven the car.

Persons: Kenn Dahl, He’s, Dahl, Dahl’s Organizations: Chevrolet, LexisNexis Locations: Seattle, New York

☆ Memes about a disastrous Willy Wonka-themed event are taking over the internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementUnsuspecting children attended a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasglow, Scotland with high hopes, but found themselves in a world of pure horror. Paul Connell, an actor hired to play Willy Wonka at the event, told The Independent that the script supplied was "15 pages of AI-generated gibberish." Since photos and videos surfaced online, X (formerly known as Twitter) has become inundated with memes about the catastrophic event. AdvertisementThe interactive lab area drew comparisons to a meth lab“Is that the-”“The meth lab from the Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience? This photo from the Willy wonka experience is single handedly the photo of the year.

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☆ 28-year-old has lived in an old NYC laundromat for 5 years, pays $1900 in rent—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

When Sampson Dahl, 28, found a former laundromat in Maspeth, Queens on an online forum back in 2019, he had no idea how much the space would become his life. Early last year, CNBC Make It met Dahl after his former laundromat-turned-apartment went viral on TikTok. At the time, he was paying $1,850 a month — his rent has since increased to $1,900. "I've gotten to focus on the space a lot, so I've been throwing shows, events, and intimate gatherings almost weekly at this point," Dahl tells CNBC Make It. "It's been a great opportunity to kind of dive into the space more."

Persons: Sampson Dahl, Dahl, I've, It's Organizations: CNBC, Writers Guild of America Locations: Maspeth, Queens

☆ THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' over 52 years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Martha Sorren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Peter Ostrum was 12 when he played Charlie Bucket, and he stopped acting after the film. Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket (left) and in 2014 (right). Paramount Pictures; Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty ImagesPeter Ostrum was scouted for the role of Charlie at 12 while he was participating in a local children's theater. No script existed at that point, so his audition consisted of him reading from Roald Dahl's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Before retiring, he worked as a vet at New York's Countryside Veterinary Clinic, mainly working with dairy cows.

Persons: Peter Ostrum, Charlie Bucket, Steve Granitz, Charlie, Roald Dahl's, Willy Wonka Organizations: Paramount Pictures, American Veterinary Medical Association, Cornell University, Veterinary Clinic

But Greta Gerwig not being among the five best director nominees for this year’s Oscars is one of the biggest shocks in recent memory. Here are some other major “snubs” and “surprises” from Oscar nomination morning. Gerwig was previously nominated for best director for “Lady Bird,” and missing out for “Little Woman” was even a snub. “The Super Mario Bros.” movie, the second highest grossing film of the year was completely shut out from nominations including animation. ‘SALTBURN’ GOES DOWN THE DRAINListen, we didn’t really think that Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” would make a big splash nominations morning, but it had been trending that way based on its popularity on Prime Video over the holidays.

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She is one of this year's winners of an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, presented by the American Library Association. The fiction medal was awarded to Amanda Peters for her novel “The Berry Pickers,” a multi-generational story centered around the disappearance of a young Mi’kmaq girl from a blueberry field in Maine. “Amanda Peters’ stunning prose and evocative narrative enraptured us with the grief and longing of her characters. “I was 16 and sitting in the library and it changed the trajectory of my reading career," said Peters, who read the book at home. The Carnegie Medals were established in 2012 with the help of a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Persons: Roxanna Asgarian, ”, Andrew Carnegie, Roald Dahl's, Asgarian, Hart, Amanda Peters, “ Amanda Peters, Christina Wong’s, Daniel Innes ’, Jake Bittle’s “, Darrin Bell’s “, Peters, John Steinbeck's, “, ” Peters, ” Asgarian, Jennifer Egan, James McBride, Bryan Stevenson Organizations: —, Las Vegas, American Library Association, Carnegie, Dalhousie University, Acadia University, New York Public Library, History Research, Town, Carnegie Corporation of New Locations: Las, Dallas, America, Maine, San Diego, United States, Falmouth , Nova Scotia, Wolfville , Nova Scotia, New York City, New York, Carnegie Corporation of New York

☆ I was in a reading slump for years, but treating my phone like an e-reader changed the game
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

When travel circumstances forced me to buy a book on my phone, the game changed. AdvertisementApple Books tracks your reading streaks and lets you input a reading goal. Treating my phone like an e-reader has also made it less of a distractionReading on an iPhone isn't perfect by any means. For the first time in a long time, I'm reading books from front to back again. My phone is not just a phone anymore — it's a library.

Persons: I've, Roald Dahl, Harry Potter, —, Jacqueline Wilson, I'm, Sarah J Maas, Maria Noyen, it's Organizations: Service, Heathrow Airport, Apple Locations: Thornes

☆ Timothée Chalamet makes an otherwise middling 'Wonka' worth watching
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant are the best part of the Willy Wonka prequel. AdvertisementThe new "Wonka" movie is a mixed bag of sweets and duds. AdvertisementHugh Grant is an underutilized firecrackerTimothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka and Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in "Wonka." Throughout "Wonka," Chalamet oozes infectious optimism and childlike wonder as he takes us on a journey packed with magical moments and simple joys, including a heartwarming rendition of "Pure Imagination." It's almost enough to get us to believe in even the most ridiculous plotlines — but it's still no "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."

Persons: Wonka, Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Willy Wonka, —, Roald Dahl's, Charlie, He's, who's, Paul King, Dahl, Fox, Gene Wilder, Olivia Colman, it's, Miss Hannigan, Annie, Keegan, Michael Key, Barnum, Grant, King, Willy, Oompa Loompas Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Chocolate

☆ Hugh Grant says he 'hated' playing an Oompa-Loompa in the new 'Wonka' movie
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hugh Grant said he "hated" playing an Oompa-Loompa in the new movie, "Wonka." AdvertisementHugh Grant is opening up about playing an Oompa-Loompa in the new "Wonka" movie. AdvertisementTimothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka and Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in "Wonka." Advertisement"Wonka" is a prequel to Roald Dahl's children's book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which was previously adapted into the 1971 movie "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," and 2005's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Grant plays an ally of Willy Wonka, a sarcastic Oompa-Loompa named Lofty.

Persons: Hugh Grant, Wonka, Grant, —, what's, Willy Wonka, James Corden, Roald Dahl's children's, Charlie, Chalamet, Loompa, Lofty, Paul King, Hugh, King, Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson, Keegan, Michael Key Organizations: Service, Metro, Warner Bros Locations: Paddington

☆ Timothée Chalamet wore a shirtless suit to the 'Wonka' world premiere. Here are the 12 best photos from the red carpet.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Timothée Chalamet plays Roald Dahl's famous chocolate factory owner, Willy Wonka, in "Wonka." Chalamet and the rest of the cast walked the red carpet at the movie's premiere on Tuesday night. AdvertisementTimothée Chalamet stars as Willy Wonka in Warner Bros.' "Wonka" prequel, which looks at the titular chocolatier before he became world-famous for his sweets, and before he met Charlie Bucket. "Wonka" is helmed by "Paddington" director Paul King, and stars a number of beloved British stars, including Olivia Colman. The cast took to the red carpet for the world premiere in London on Tuesday night.

Persons: Timothée Chalamet, Roald Dahl's, Willy Wonka, Wonka, Charlie, —, Charlie Bucket, Paul King, Olivia Colman Organizations: Service, Warner Bros Locations: London

☆ Timothee Chalamet turned to vocal coach to the stars for ‘Wonka’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Timothee Chalamet took lessons from a top vocal coach as he prepared to follow in the footsteps of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp to play Willy Wonka in a new movie that tells the origin story of Roald Dahl's famed character. In "Wonka", a musical film, the "Dune" and "Call Me by Your Name" actor plays a younger version of the chocolate-loving inventor. I'm very happy with the film," Chalamet told Reuters at the “Wonka” world premiere at London's Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday. The 27-year-old said he worked with Eric Vetro, the vocal coach to singers including Ariana Grande, John Legend and Katy Perry. "We wanted to make a movie that would stand as a companion piece to the Gene Wilder movie, which obviously has these enduring classic songs,” said King.

Persons: Timothee Chalamet, Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp, Willy Wonka, Roald Dahl's, Wonka, I'm, Chalamet, Eric Vetro, Ariana Grande, John Legend, Katy Perry, Hugh Grant, Paul King, ”, Roald Dahl, Willy, Charlie, Simon Farnaby, King, Hanna Rantala, Stephen Coates Organizations: Reuters, London's Royal, Hall, Paddington, Thomson Locations: LA

(AP) — President Joe Biden is set to visit naval installations in Virginia on Sunday for an early kickoff to the Thanksgiving holiday week. He plans to host a screening of the movie “Wonka” and have a “friendsgiving” meal with service members and their relatives. Later, the Bidens plan to help serve dinner with service members from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS Gerald R. Ford at Norfolk Naval Station, the largest installation of its kind in the world, along with their families. In 2021, the Bidens visited the Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina for an early Thanksgiving meal in a hangar for about 250 service members and their families. The president and first lady plan to spend this Thanksgiving on Nantucket, a Massachusetts island.

Persons: Joe Biden, Wonka, Jill Biden, Roald Dahl’s, Willy Wonka, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Gerald R, Ford, There's, Donald Trump's, Trump, Biden, Beau, Joe Organizations: Norfolk Naval Station, Republican, National Guard, Republicans, Delaware National Guard, Troops Locations: WILMINGTON, Del, Virginia, Hampton Roads, Texas, Edinburg, U.S, Mexico, United States, Iraq, Cherry Point , North Carolina, Bragg, North Carolina, Nantucket, Massachusetts

☆ Wes Anderson Finally Found a Way Into His New Roald Dahl Film
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | More About Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There’s mischief in every Dahl story, and the voice of the writer is very strong. When I made “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and I was working on the script, we stayed at the house for some time. In those days, that writing hut was still filled with his things and left the way he had it. I remember there’s a portrait of Lucian Freud by Francis Bacon next to a portrait of Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud. It sounds like the kind of set I might expect to see in a Wes Anderson film, filled with these totems and details.

Persons: he’s, Ophelia, Lucy, Theo, Henry Sugar, Ralph Fiennes, Fox ”, Dahl, He’d, Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Wes Anderson

☆ One Day, Yiyun Li Might Get Around to Reading Roald Dahl
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

I don’t have a proper night stand and I don’t usually read before bedtime. However, my metaphorical night stand includes “Moby-Dick,” “Don Quixote,” three of Virginia Woolf’s lesser-known novels (“The Voyage Out,” “Night and Day” and “The Years”) and the complete work of Beatrix Potter. (Books written to be consumed at one sitting or in a day don’t interest me.) Rather, they read word by word, sentence by sentence, and they ponder over an unfamiliar word choice, a fleeting gesture, the shadow of an image, and the ripple of a sentence seen in the following sentence. It’s a testament to the art of reading with not only five senses but also with memory and imagination.

Persons: Moby, Dick, ” “ Don Quixote, ”, Virginia, Beatrix Potter, Hilary, It’s, Michael K, ” Edward P, Jones’s, ” William Trevor’s “, Fortune ”, Naipaul’s, Edmund White, Elizabeth Bowen’s “, Edmund, we’ve, Marilynne Organizations: Skype, Princeton Locations: ”, Paris

☆ Roald Dahl shouldn't be touched, director Wes Anderson tells Venice
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] The 80th Venice Film Festival - Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2023 Award - Venice, Italy, September 1, 2023 - Director Wes Anderson receives the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2023 Award. I would say, no," he told reporters at the Venice Film Festival. He's dead," said Anderson, who has had a busy year having just presented his last film "Asteroid City" at the Cannes Film Festival. "Henry Sugar" is the second Dahl book that Anderson has brought to the screen, following his hugely successful 2009 stop-motion animated movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox". It will show on the streamer Netflix, which bought the rights in 2021 to adapt Roald Dahl stories.

Persons: Wes Anderson, Yara, Roald Dahl, Henry Sugar, Puffin, Anderson, I'm, Renoir, Dahl, Fox, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Friend, Hanna Rantala, Crispian Balmer, Alison Williams Organizations: Cartier, REUTERS, Venice Film, Cannes Film, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, U.S, British

☆ How Merve Emre became the hottest — and most reviled — name in literary criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Last winter, the 37-year-old literary critic and Wesleyan professor Merve Emre stood in front of a microphone in Rachel Comey's Soho boutique. While the others had largely opted to pull boldfaced names from the Review's archives — like a 1985 Gore Vidal piece about Tennessee Williams — Merve Emre would be reading Merve Emre. Emre has penned so many introductions for new anthologies and reissues that one fan joked on Twitter: "every new baby in 2024 comes with an introduction by merve emre." Courtesy of Merve Emre. Over her cocktail, Merve Emre told me what my profile on Merve Emre should be about.

Persons: Merve Emre, Rachel Comey's, Emily Greenhouse, Gore Vidal, Tennessee Williams — Merve Emre, Emre, Diane Williams, who's, Everyone's, Elena Ferrante, Jonathan Franzen, Rachel Cusk, Susan Sontag, Michael Roth, Reading Emre, merve emre, John Guillory, Dorothy Parker, Christopher Hitchens, Jon Fosse, Stephanie LaCava, Batuman, Lawrence, Alison Roman, Frank Gehry, Jason Stanley, someone's, they're, Anna Shechtman, Anne, Maggie Doherty, doesn't, Emre Emre, Roald Dahl's, Matilda, Myers, Briggs, you've, I've, Bain, Chris Bierly, I'd, Amy Lombard, Ferrante, She's, Christian Nakarado, Leo Carey, Jason, Nakarado, hasn't, Emre's, Altan, Emre lasered, Ara Osterweil, McGill, Beyoncé, Osterweil, Al Jazeera, sensitively, Ivy pricks, she's, Michael Berube, He'd, he'd, James Joyce, Simone de Beauvoir, Merve, Sarah Chihaya, —, Mary Butts, Leonora Carrington, Susan Taubes, Taubes, Durga Chew, Christian Lorentzen, Orhan Pamuk, Lena Dunham, Chew, Bose, Yale's, it's, she'd, Taylor Swift, Elif Batuman, Swift, Janet Malcolm, Charlie Kaufman, Roth, we're, What's, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, It's, Elizabeth Morache, Rebecca Zisser, David Bergman Organizations: The New York, McGill, Times, New York Magazine, The, Yorker, Wesleyan University, Reading, Twitter, McGill ,, Wesleyan, Ivy League, Yale, Shapiro Center, Creative, NBA, Harvard, Bain & Company, Insider Yale, HBO, Congress, NPR, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, New York, Yahoo, Oxford, Oxford . McGill, University of Oxford, Penn State, Fordham University, Boston, Intelligence Squared, Yale Science, University, Whitney Museum, Netflix Locations: Rachel Comey's Soho, McGill , Oxford, Columbia, Norwegian, New Haven , Connecticut, New Haven, Adana, Turkey, New York, Cambridge, Montreal, United States, chiseling, Turkish

☆ How Merve Emre became the hottest — and most divisive — name in literary criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

☆ Opinion: Bradley Cooper’s fake nose in ‘Maestro’ was a poor choice
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Jane Carr | Opinion David M. Perry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Arguably the least interesting thing about Leonard Bernstein — the legendary conductor and composer now being played by Bradley Cooper in an upcoming Netflix biopic called “Maestro”— was his nose. However, any non-Jewish person putting on a fake nose in order to portray a Jew is colliding with a grim history. I think we can and must discern between Cooper’s nose prosthesis and, for example, the virulent antisemitism embedded in the works of beloved children’s author Roald Dahl. I don’t want to watch “Maestro.” I don’t really care whether you do, so long as you respect my feelings. You cannot have a non-Jewish actor putting on a fake nose in order to play a Jew and not at least pause for a moment to consider the history.

Persons: David M, Perry, “, Leonard Bernstein —, Bradley Cooper, ” —, Perry David Perry Bernstein, Felicia Montealegre, Carey Mulligan, It’s, Cooper, Bernstein, Sara Lipton, ”, I’ve, Maisel, it’s, Mulligan, “ Maestro, I’m, Roald Dahl, Dahl, Lipton Organizations: University of Minnesota, CNN, Netflix, Rican, Amazon, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Europe, Costa, Rican American, Greenwich

☆ Venice film fest attracts top names despite Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Although many stars will miss the traditional red carpet openings for big studio productions, Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera still managed to attract a slew of top movies to the Lido. The world's oldest film festival, regarded as a launchpad for Oscar contenders as awards season approaches, features movies from 55 countries, including 23 titles running for the prestigious Golden Lion award. The SAG-AFTRA guild called the strike this month after failing to reach an agreement with studios on a new three-year contract. Barbera said he hoped stars of smaller independent movies would be able to publicise their work in person regardless of the stoppage. Both Allen, with his French language picture "Coup De Chance", and Polanski, with "The Palace" will show out of competition.

Persons: Bradley Cooper, Karl Lagerfeld, Andrew Kelly, Alberto Barbera, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, Michael Mann, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Luc Besson, MeToo, Besson, Oscar, Barbera, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Maestro, Leonard Bernstein, Cooper, Priscilla, Elvis Presley's, Cailee Spaeny, Ferrari, Mann, Adam Driver, Enzo Ferrari, Penelope Cruz, Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Allen, Chance, Polanski, Anderson, Henry Sugar, Roald Dahl, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Crispian Balmer, Alison Williams Organizations: Metropolitan Museum, Art's, REUTERS, Hollywood, Golden Lion, SAG, Netflix, Lion, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Venice, ., Italian, American, United States

☆ Europe heat wave: Struggling outdoor workers threaten strikes and walkouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —As swaths of southern Europe continue to swelter under a deadly heat wave, for many outdoor workers, it’s turning into a brutal endurance test. “When it comes to protecting the health of outdoor workers during extreme heat events, there are really just three fundamental pieces — water, shade and rest,” Dahl told CNN last week. Yet some experts say many countries are far from prepared for dealing with extreme heat. Extreme heat also reveals a deep divide in the labor market, between those forced to be outside and those able to retreat to air-conditioned offices, the report added. Many workers in the global supply chain will be highly vulnerable to climate change impacts like heat, Parsons said.

Persons: Marina Calderone, Simona Granati, “, Stelios Misinas, ”, Laurie Parsons, Kristina Dahl, ” Dahl, Parsons Organizations: CNN, Acropolis, Reuters, Royal Holloway, University of London, “, Union of Concerned, European Trade Union Institute, European Union, Nature Medicine Locations: Europe, Rome, Naples, Italy, Greece, Athens, Saronida, Italian, Lodi, Royal

CNN —The Roald Dahl Museum in England, founded by the widow of the children’s author, has acknowledged his racism was “undeniable and indelible.”Dahl, who died in 1990, was the creator of characters such as Matilda, the BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Willy Wonka and the Twits. Now the museum, based in the village of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire where Dahl lived, has posted a statement on its website to say that it “fully” supports an apology released by the Dahl family and Roald Dahl Story Company in 2020 for the author’s antisemitic views. The museum adds that it “condemns all racism directed at any group or individual.”Based in Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, where Dahl lived, the museum has condemned the author's racism. Greg Balfour Evans/AlamyIn the 2020 apology, the Dahl groups said they “deeply apologise for the lasting and understandable hurt” caused by his statements. ‘Providing the full story’The Roald Dahl Museum confirmed to CNN Thursday that the online statement issued this week is also on display in its entrance gallery.

Persons: Roald Dahl, ” Dahl, Matilda, Mr, Fox, Willy Wonka, Dahl, “, Greg Balfour Evans, Alamy, Hitler, ” “ Roald, Dahl’s, Marie van der Zyl, ” Organizations: CNN, Roald Dahl Museum, Roald Dahl Story Company, New Statesman, Jewish Leadership Council, Community Security Trust, ‘ Locations: England, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, Missenden

☆ Roald Dahl Museum Calls Author’s Racism ‘Undeniable and Indelible’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The organization said it was working to become more welcoming by conducting accessible and inclusive recruitment campaigns for staff and trustee positions. “We are working hard to do better and know we have more to do,” the museum said. Since 2021, the museum said, it had been working with multiple Jewish organizations and staff and trustees had received training from the Antisemitism Policy Trust. It was reported that hundreds of words, including descriptions of characters’ appearances, races and genders, had been removed from some of his books. A spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain, referencing a work by Dahl, told the BBC at the time, “When it comes to our rich and varied literary heritage, the prime minister agrees with the BFG that we shouldn’t gobblefunk around with words.”

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Dahl, ” Organizations: Trust, BBC Locations: Britain

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