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☆ 'Anyone but You' was a sleeper hit at the box office. Its success proves Hollywood needs to reinvest in romantic comedies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It has made over $80 million worldwide and proven big studio rom-coms can still find audiences. In December, he welcomed the audience at the New York City premiere to "the last romantic comedy to be made by a Hollywood studio." Its remarkable performance proves the studio rom-com is built for a comeback. SonyThe rom-com should make its move now in the wake of superhero burnout"Anyone but You" certainly isn't the first studio rom-com to find box-office glory in the last few years. So, for now, fans of the genre must wait and see if Hollywood will move forward with more romantic comedies.

Persons: —, Will Gluck, Glen Powell, Sydney Sweeney, Singer, coms, Powell, Zoey Deutch, Scott Meslow, Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum's, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence's, Marvel, John Fithian, Sweeney Organizations: Service, Sony, New, New York City, Hollywood, Marvel, Netflix, Sydney Opera House, Nielson, National Association of Theatre Owners, Audiences Locations: New York, Australia, Seattle, Sydney, Hollywood

Doreen and Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez had a zero-dollar net worth in 2017. In 2017, Doreen and Lawrence had a net worth of zero dollars. Four years later, the couple had built a net worth of around $500,000, according to records viewed by Insider. "I think the first step is to use a tool like Personal Capital to pull up your net worth and acknowledge where you are," Lawrence said. "People should work on their soft skills because that's going to position them to interview better, so they can make more money," Lawrence said.

Persons: Doreen, Lawrence Delva, Gonzalez, —, Lawrence, They've, Gonzalezes, Read, Roth IRAs, lef, Lawrence's, Lawrence siad Organizations: Service Locations: Upper Marlboro , Maryland, Haiti, Marlboro , Maryland, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ Sarah Lawrence College takes swipe at the Supreme Court, inviting students to write their application essay about the court's ruling that tossed affirmative action
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sarah Lawrence College is inviting undergrad applicants to write about how the Supreme Court's decision to overturn affirmative action is impacting their lives. In June, the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to consider race in college applications. But Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that students can still, in essays, write about how race has affected their lives. An exterior view of Sarah Lawrence College is seen on February 12, 2020 in Bronxville, New York. The Supreme Court's decision led by the conservative justices found that affirmative action policies, which allowed schools to account for a student's race in order to accept more diverse applicants, were discriminatory.

Persons: Sarah Lawrence, John Roberts, Sarah Lawrence's, Stephanie Keith, Roberts Organizations: Service, Supreme Locations: Wall, Silicon, Yonkers , New York, United States, Bronxville , New York

☆ Glenda Jackson, British actor turned politician, dies aged 87
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Elizabeth Piper | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Raw-boned, pallid and angular, with striking, sharp eyes, she had starred on stage, television and film before quitting to take up politics, declaring: "An actor's life is not interesting". Jackson also won two Emmy awards for her portrayal of England's Queen Elizabeth I in the BBC's 1971 television series "Elizabeth R". After more than three decades on stage and film, Jackson quit acting and took her no-nonsense, straight-talking style into politics. In 1992, at the age of 55, Jackson won a seat in parliament representing the left-of-centre Labour Party in a constituency in north London. In parliament, Jackson was vociferous in her condemnation of the Conservative Party which she accused of instilling a "dreadful, dreadful moral malaise" in Britain.

☆ Jennifer Lawrence says comedy 'No Hard Feelings' lured her back to acting
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Producer Jennifer Lawrence poses. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File PhotoLONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence credits her new R-rated comedy "No Hard Feelings" for making her want to get back to work. Lawrence, 32, who took a two-year break from acting between 2019 and 2021 and had a son in early 2022, found the script too good to pass up. "So, I quickly changed my tune and we were on set four months later," Lawrence, who also produced the movie, saidIn "No Hard Feelings" Lawrence plays Maddie, an Uber driver who finds herself car-less and at risk of losing her home. "No Hard Feelings" will be in cinemas globally from mid-June.

Persons: Jennifer Lawrence, Sarah Meyssonnier, Lawrence, Maddie, Uber, Percy, Gene Stupnitsky, Maddy, Andrew Feldman, Jen, Andrew, Hanna Rantala, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Cannes, Harvard, Thomson Locations: Cannes, France, London

☆ 37-year-old owed $5,000 in tickets—now he's sold more than $1 billion worth of parking reservations
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

If he hadn't been laid off or racked up $5,000 in parking tickets, Mark Lawrence might have never launched his digital parking company. SpotHero declined to provide revenue figures, but its website notes that it takes a 35% cut of each reservation. The company has other revenue streams, too — like selling price data analysis to parking sellers, for example. "The whole idea was that there's not enough parking, [and] how do we make it easy to park?" Turns out, there was actually plenty of parking, he says: "You just don't know where it is."

☆ 'Ted Lasso' co-creator Bill Lawrence's No. 1 rule on set: 'Don't be an ass----'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

"Ted Lasso" became a global sensation in 2020 partly because of the kindness of its main character. But behind the scenes, being nice wasn't just a suggestion — it was a rule. In his commencement address to Sarah Lawrence College graduates on Friday, "Ted Lasso" co-creator Bill Lawrence broke down the No. 1 rule he gives every new actor and writer he hires: "Don't be an ass----." Lawrence, who also created "Scrubs," told the class of 2023 that he is blunt with his employees about the expectations he has for the way they treat each other, as well as other people, on set.

☆ Sony teases 2023 film slate, including R-rated 'Kraven The Hunter'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tom Holland is Spider-Man in the Sony-Marvel film "Spider-Man: No Way Home." LAS VEGAS — CinemaCon kicked off Monday with a major announcement from Sony Pictures — its upcoming "Kraven the Hunter" would mark the first R-rated Marvel film produced by the studio. "F--- yes, it's rated R," said Kraven himself Aaron Taylor-Johnson in a pretaped teaser for the film before Sony showed the first trailer for the profane and bloody action flick. Sony showed 14 minutes of the film — due out June 2 — to CinemaCon audiences, who laughed and cheered for the uniquely animated feature. Sony also showcased a clip from Jennifer Lawrence's upcoming R-rated drama "No Hard Feelings" to raucous applause.

☆ A Black teen’s murder sparked a crisis over racism in British policing. Thirty years on, little has changed
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Katie Polglase Sarah El Sirgany Ivana Kottasová Martin Bourke Oscar Featherstone | Katie Polglase | Sarah El Sirgany | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

His killing and the subsequent failure of the London Metropolitan Police Service to properly investigate the crime sparked a national outcry. Within days of his killing at a bus stop in southeast London, five White teens were identified as being involved. It took years of campaigning by the Lawrence family — and public support from the likes of Nelson Mandela and the national press — to get the investigation moving. While an initial investigation by then-police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission cleared the police of any wrongdoing, the Rigg family kept fighting. Matthew Brealey/CNNFinding peaceAs the Lawrence family and their supporters mark the 30th anniversary of Stephen’s killing, they are still fighting for his killers to face justice.

☆ 18 movies with valuable entrepreneurial lessons: From 'Startup.com' to 'Becoming Warren Buffett'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Vikas Jha | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Takeaway: This movie shows the effect money, greed and power can have on relationships. "The Social Network" (2010)"The Social Network" shows us that business success requires more than just a great idea. "Becoming Warren Buffett" (2017)In this documentary, Warren Buffett reveals his day-to-day, and his two most important investing rules. Takeaway: This movie shows how two young men were pitted against each other, striving to grow in a cut-throat business. I've found myself feeling motivated after watching a great film with lessons I can transpose to my entrepreneurial journey.

☆ Jennifer Lawrence sparks backlash by falsely claiming to be the first woman in the lead of an action movie
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Jennifer Lawrence is sparking backlash after falsely claiming to be the first woman in the lead of an action movie. Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games." Others said while Lawrence's comment was technically incorrect, she accurately pointed to a larger issue of gender bias in Hollywood. "It is untrue that no one had ever put a woman in an action movie before Jennifer Lawrence in Hunger Games," Franklin Leonard, producer and founder of "The Black List," a platform for film and TV writers, said in a tweet. "It is absolutely true that Hollywood had and has a real bias against women driven action movies because of this ridiculous belief about who identifies with whom."

☆ BBC journalist was 'beaten and kicked by police' in Shanghai while covering zero-COVID protests
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Edward Lawrence, a BBC journalist, was arrested while covering zero-COVID policies in Shanghai. A BBC spokesperson said he was "beaten and kicked by police" during the arrest. Protests have been ongoing in Shanghai, Beijing, and Nanjing regarding the strict lockdowns. Prior to his arrest, Lawrence was posting on social media about ongoing protests in Shanghai, where citizens have gathered to object to stringent zero-COVID policies. "The BBC is extremely concerned about the treatment of our journalist Ed Lawrence, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering the protests in Shanghai," The Guardian reported a spokesperson for the British public service broadcaster said.

☆ BBC says Chinese police assaulted one of its journalists at Shanghai protest
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The BBC said on Sunday that Chinese police assaulted and detained one of its journalists covering a protest in Shanghai, before later releasing him after several hours. "The BBC is extremely concerned about the treatment of our journalist Ed Lawrence, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering the protests in Shanghai," a spokesperson for the British public service broadcaster said in a statement. Shanghai is one of a number of Chinese cities that has seen protests over stringent COVID restrictions, which flared in recent days following a deadly fire in the country's far west. Footage on social media showed a man whom other journalists identified as Lawrence being arrested by men in police uniforms. loadingThe BBC said it had not been given a credible explanation for Lawrence's detention.

☆ I used Twitter's $8 'verification' to impersonate a famous YouTuber and trick their fans. It only took 25 minutes to set up and showed me how dangerous this new feature will be.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since Elon Musk took over, Twitter has rolled out "verification" for accounts with Twitter Blue. The Twitter Blue check mark has no identity verification, letting users impersonate famous people. It took me 25 minutes to set up a "verified" Twitter account under the name of a Youtuber with more than 1.3 million subscribers. Through a fake Apple ID, a VPN, a disposable email, and a masked debit card, I used Twitter's new Twitter Blue program to launch the account. Thanks to Elon Musk, Twitter's blue check mark can now be boughtWith Musk's takeover of Twitter, the website's Twitter Blue program is billed as a premium subscription service that goes for $8 per month.

☆ Jennifer Lawrence returns to indie roots with post-hiatus 'Causeway'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence plays a soldier struggling with PTSD and past trauma in "Causeway", an indie drama which also marks the Hollywood star’s debut as a producer. The film sees Lawrence's character, Lynsey, returning from Afghanistan with a debilitating brain injury sustained in an attack. Cast member Jennifer Lawrence attends the world premiere of "Causeway" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 10, 2022. REUTERS/Mark Blinch"So I felt adamant that I really, really want to make this. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A VC associate breaks down what it's like to work in venture capital: 'Our business model is to make piles of money into bigger piles of money'
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-11 | by ( Nina Anika Klotz | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Generation Z has already produced many founders, but it's still underrepresented in venture capital, Lawrence said in an interview with Insider. "Our business model is to make piles of money into bigger piles of money," Lawrence said. Lawrence said she got into venture capital because she wanted to help founders with visions she believes in. Her LinkedIn profile said she started in the operations team and then moved to the funds team. In Berlin, everyone is looking, and some funds work together, leading to everything becoming overpriced, she added.

☆ See inside the $3.6 million Gilded Age Newport mansion Jennifer Lawrence just got married in
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-21 | by ( Irene Jiang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jennifer Lawrence married art dealer Cooke Maroney at the historical Belcourt Mansion on Saturday. Belcourt Mansion is a Gilded-Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island that was modeled after 17th-century French King Louis XIII's hunting lodge at Versailles. Before the Lawrence-Maroney wedding, the mansion already had a star-studded history full of Vanderbilts, ghosts, and women's suffrage. AdvertisementJennifer Lawrence married art dealer Cooke Maroney at the Belcourt Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday. Built by Gilded Age architect Richard Morris Hunt for socialite Oliver Belmont, the Belcourt Mansion was modeled after Louis XIII's hunting lodge at Versailles and is now owned by Alex and Ani founder Carolyn Rafaelian.

Persons: Jennifer Lawrence, Cooke Maroney, Belcourt, King Louis XIII's, Carolyn Rafaelian, Lawrence, Maroney, —, Richard Morris Hunt, Oliver Belmont, Louis XIII's, Alex, Ani, Katniss Everdeen, Read, Jennifer Lawrence's Organizations: Service, Gilded Locations: Newport , Rhode Island, Versailles

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