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☆ I’m Suing Meta So Users of Facebook Can Control the Content They See - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ethan Zuckerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

While it’s become fashionable to dump on the aging social media platform Facebook, I quite enjoy using it. Many of my high school and college friends use it to celebrate birthdays and share news of their children and their travels. But like many people, I wish I had more control over how Facebook delivers my friends’ updates to me. Mr. Barclay’s tool — a piece of software known as an extension, which can be installed in a Chrome web browser — was simple. I could curate my feed by following only those friends and groups I really still want to see updates from.

Persons: it’s, Louis Barclay Organizations: Facebook Locations: British

☆ Why Scotland’s ‘ghost’ whisky distilleries are coming back to life
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Angus Mackinnon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Courtesy Port Ellen DistilleryAcross the courtyard, the new still room resembles a vast industrial greenhouse with four shiny new copper stills as its exotic plants. “It is important that we recreate that classic Port Ellen character that people love, but we also want to be doing things we’ve not done before,” says McDonald. Courtesy Port Ellen DistilleryA glimpse into that past comes in the musky surroundings of warehouse number two with a dram drawn straight from a cask filled in 1979. Port Ellen is hoping to attract upscale whisky fans to sample a by-appointment-only Atlas of Smoke Experience. “At the moment, Port Ellen is expensive because it is so old and so rare.

Persons: Carol Ann Duffy’s, ” “, Ellen, ”, attar, Port Ellen, Roy Duff, Dramface.com, Ardbeg, Hijiri, Alexander McDonald, McDonald, Port, Port Ellen Gemini, Ellens, There’s, Dramface’s Duff, ” Emily Burnham, “ Organizations: Scotland CNN, Port, Ellen, Diageo, North America —, Smoke Locations: Islay, Scotland, Isle of Islay, Wuyi, Port, Scottish, —, Highland, Brora, Falkirk, Scotland’s, Hong Kong, Kilnaughton Bay, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Mull, Kintyre, North, America, United States

☆ ‘Player Kings’ Review: Ian McKellen’s Juicy Assignment as Falstaff
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Matt Wolf | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The production offers a compressed version of the royal accession story that, in this version, runs nearly four hours. It is an opportunity to experience Ian McKellen’s unbridled love of performance. “Player Kings” — which runs at the Noël Coward Theater through June 22, before touring England — is the latest in a wave of recent high-profile Shakespeare productions in London. Uniquely among the other great British theater actors of his generation, McKellen still returns year after year to the stage, recently tackling Lear for a second time and playing an octogenarian Hamlet. In the “sweet creature of bombast” that is this play’s John Falstaff, McKellen has an especially juicy assignment — an outsized character whose appetite for life matches the actor’s own gusto.

Persons: Robert Icke, Shakespeare’s “ Henry IV, Ian, Coward, McKellen, Lear, John Falstaff, We’re, hasn’t Organizations: “ Player, “, Coward Theater, England — Locations: London, British

☆ Doughnuts, smoothies, pizza, MoonPie, eyewear — brands are going all out-of-this-world with solar eclipse-themed goodies
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

On Monday, April 8, millions of people will witness a rare total solar eclipse as it passes over Mexico, the United States and Canada. For starters, Pizza Hut will give customers a “Total Eclipse of the Hut” deal on eclipse day, offering any large-sized pizza for $12. This is the second time Krispy Kreme has created a new one pegged to a total solar eclipse. Back in 2017, during the last total solar eclipse in the US, the brand used chocolate to cover its original glazed doughnut. NASA recommends wearing a set of eclipse glasses that complies with the ISO 12312-2 international standard when viewing any solar eclipse.

Persons: New York CNN —, celestially, Kreme, Koen Pauwels, ”, ” Pauwels, “, Smoothie King, Burger, Parker, MoonPie, graham, Tory Johnston, MoonPie's, Johnston Organizations: New, New York CNN, Eclipse, Northeastern University, NASA, Chattanooga Bakery, Inc, Kroger Locations: New York, Mexico, United States, Canada, Chattanooga

☆ Why Americans drive on the right and the British on the left
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Conestoga wagons were developed by local carpenters and blacksmiths to carry goods, including farm produce and items bartered from Native Americans, to markets in Philadelphia. An original 19th century Conestoga wagon at the Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga, Pennsylvania in 2024. For just that reason, Conestoga wagons had the controls on the left side, close to the wagon driver’s right hand. Lay, was that all traffic had to stay to the right — just like the Conestoga wagons did. on September 3, 1967 when cars switched from left to right side driving.

Persons: I’ve, Cooper, Napoleon Bonaparte, Henry Ford, that’s, Tesla, John Stehman, Peter Valdes, ‘ Gee, ” Stehman, “, ”, M.G ., Ford, Maximilien Robespierre —, —, Napoleon, William Van, Yevgenia Organizations: Conestoga, CNN, Ford, Historical Society, M.G, Lions, Hulton, Getty, Ford Motor Co, Guildhall Library, Art, Britain, Avis, Avis Budget Group, ” Avis Budget Locations: England, London, United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Conestoga , Pennsylvania, Conestoga, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia . Philadelphia, Lancaster County , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Lancaster, New York, Britain, Paris, France, Stockholm, Sweden

☆ Review: In ‘Pericles,’ Taking the Cruise of a Lifetime
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Spanning decades and traversing the ancient Mediterranean like some deeply misbegotten Carnival Cruise, this Shakespeare play mingles comedy, tragedy and Christian allegory. There are two assassination plots, two shipwrecks, a brothel, a riddle, a tournament and some very convenient pirates. A devised theater ensemble founded by half a dozen Brown MFA graduates, Fiasco has a soft spot for Shakespeare’s less loved works. Rather than relying on the published text of “Pericles,” Fiasco has set much of the poetry to music — sometimes supplying original words — and interpolated passages from a prose version by George Wilkins, a pamphleteer and publican. Ben Steinfeld, a company member and the director, stages this revised text at Classic Stage Company using Fiasco’s poor-theater playbook — a mostly bare stage furnished with charisma, invention, spirit and song.

Persons: Pericles ”, Ben Jonson, Fiasco, ”, Verona, “ Pericles, ” Fiasco, George Wilkins, Wilkins, disbelieve, Shakespeare, Ben Steinfeld Organizations: Gentlemen Locations: ”

☆ ‘Sunset Baby’ Review: Don’t Let Nina Be Misunderstood
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Juan A. Ramírez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dominique Morisseau’s characters are, as the post-colonial thinker Frantz Fanon once described himself, often paralyzed “at the crossroads between nothingness and infinity.” Her plays craft realistic depictions of marginalized people inextricably caught in the tide of history. In her 2013 piece “Sunset Baby,” receiving a potent revival at Signature Theater, Morisseau lays bare both a romantic relationship and a father-daughter drama while also exploring the effects of revolution, the deferment of dreams and the bind of being a Black woman in America. The play’s complexities find their avatar in its hardened protagonist, Nina (Moses Ingram, making a strong New York stage debut). As a drug dealer and (as conjured by the costume designer Emilio Sosa’s tiny dress and thigh-high boots) a honey pot eking out a living in Brooklyn, Nina’s life is a far cry from the dreams envisioned by her Black revolutionary parents, who named her after the singer-activist Nina Simone. After the death of her mother, Ashanti X, from a slow, ugly slide into addiction, Nina’s estranged father, Kenyatta Shakur (Russell Hornsby), reappears to collect a stash of letters her mother had written to him while he was a political prisoner.

Persons: Dominique Morisseau’s, Frantz Fanon, “, ”, Morisseau, Moses Ingram, Emilio Sosa’s, Nina Simone, Nina’s, Kenyatta Shakur, Russell Hornsby Locations: America, New York, Brooklyn, Ashanti

☆ How Tom Sandoval Became the Most Hated Man in America
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Irina Aleksander | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Scandoval” is the nickname for Sandoval’s affair with another cast member, which he had behind the backs of the show’s producers and his girlfriend of nine years. After the season aired, Raquel Leviss, with whom Sandoval had the affair, entered a mental-health facility in Arizona and started going by a different name. Ariana Madix, Sandoval’s now-ex-girlfriend, garnered so much national sympathy that she has had the most prosperous year of her career. Sandoval, meanwhile, became the most reviled man in America and the butt of a million jokes. One of the hosts of “The View” called him “the Donald Trump of ex-boyfriends.” And Sandoval has just been here, in the Valley, trying to process it all.

Persons: “, “ Vanderpump ”, —, Scandoval, Raquel Leviss, Sandoval, Ariana Madix, Sandoval’s, ’, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Schumer, Donald Trump, ”, Danny Masterson, he’s Organizations: White Locations: Arizona, “ Chicago, America

☆ Coldplay has a request: They really, really want to play in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

He really, really wants to play in China. “I promise we’ll play in China one day,” Martin said to the screaming crowd when he invited two lucky fans up on stage. “You know, we can’t get the permission (to play in China),” he told concertgoers. Chris Martin and Coldplay aren’t alone in wanting to serenade mainland Chinese audiences. Chinese authorities have also been known to vet the content of shows, including setlists and lyrics.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Coldplay, Chris Martin, “, ” Martin, don’t, Coldplay, ”, Martin, concertgoers, “ Coldplay, China …, Paul Kane, Coldplay aren’t, Jon Bon Jovi, Jovi, Bon Jovi’s, Lama, Xi Jinping, –, Xi, Golshifteh Farahani, “ Young, Bjork, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry's, Sam Yeh, Katy Perry, Madonna, James Hetfield, we’re Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, Coldplay, Tourism Ministry, Oasis, Communist Party, China’s Communist Party, Tibet, Municipal, of Culture, Getty, Taiwan, Chinese Culture Ministry, South China Morning Locations: Hong Kong, Thailand, China, Guangzhou, British, Asia, Tokyo, –, Beijing, Shanghai, Macao, Covid, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Worth, Iranian, Buenos Aires, Iran, Taipei, AFP, Taiwan

☆ ‘Your Fat Friend:’ New documentary turns unflinching gaze towards anti-fatness
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Rusty could barely bring himself to say the word “fat” when filming for the documentary first began six years earlier. Under the pseudonym “Your Fat Friend,” she began blogging anonymously, spotlighting these ways in which the world makes life harder for fat people. “Just say fat,” Gordon says in an accompanying voiceover, reading aloud one of her essays. “Just say fat,” Gordon says in a voiceover in the film. There’s space for my parents to grow and change, there’s space for the audience to grow and change,” Gordon says.

Persons: Aubrey Gordon, Rusty, “, ”, ” Gordon, Jeanie Finlay, Gordon, Jeanie Finlay “ It’s, sidelong, —, Phil Sharp, ” Finlay, “ It’s, Aubrey, — Pam, Rusty —, Pam grapples, ” Jeanie Finlay “, Gordon’s, Finlay, “ I’ve, Darren Aronofsky’s, Hal ” —, I’m, Roxane Gay, Aidy Bryant, Annie Easton, Fatphobia, Kate Manne, Desiree Burch, Julie Murphy, Jennifer Aniston Organizations: CNN, SNL, Cornell University, Netflix Locations: Europe, Canada, Oregon, proofread, London, Fatness

PepsiCo got a bump to fourth quarter profits thanks in part to lower charges and continued price hikes, but higher prices have weakened consumer demand for the company's snacks and drinks. Volume for Frito-Lay North America fell 2% in the final quarter of the year, and beverages North America in North America slid 6%. Volume fell 8% in the Quaker Foods North America unit, as the division dealt with a recall. Pepsi has wrestled with higher prices and how to pass those costs along, raising prices by double-digit percentages for several quarters. Its profits are up, though higher prices have dragged down sales as people trade down to cheaper brands.

Persons: Quaker Oats Organizations: PepsiCo, New, Zacks Investment Research, Wall, Frito, Lay, Pepsi, Quaker Foods, Quaker Foods North America, Global, Carrefour, Quaker, Lipton, PepsiCo Inc Locations: New York, America, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, China, Quaker Foods North, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Purchase , New York

☆ Thanks to Taylor Swift, ads aimed at women are taking the Super Bowl by storm
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | Alexandra Peers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Women watch the Super Bowl, too, right? In a bigger shift, several longtime Super Bowl advertisers, like M&M’S, have spots featuring women who, for a change, aren’t just sipping soda in tight pants. So Cardi B plugs Duck Plump lip gloss for L’Oreal NYX Professional Makeup, the first time the brand has advertised on the Super Bowl. cosmetics, also a first-time Super Bowl advertiser, reunites (some of) the cast of “Suits” in its spot as the lawyers haul various celebrities into court. As for at least one of the potential stars of the show, despite performing in Japan the previous day, Swift will likely attend the Super Bowl.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, “ Taylor, Paul Hardart, New York University’s, “ Swift, Kelce, ”, it’s, Bud Light, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Kate McKinnon, “, Jenna Ortega, Swift Organizations: New, New York CNN, Super Bowl, Kansas City, New York, New York University’s Stern School of Business, CNN, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Super, CBS, Anheuser, Budweiser, “ Mayo, Embassy of Locations: New York, Kansas, Las Vegas, Hellman's, Japan, Embassy, Embassy of Japan

Here are some tips on staying safe, communicating and setting limits on social media — for kids as well as their parents. “There is not necessarily a magical age,” said Christine Elgersma, a social media expert at the nonprofit Common Sense Media. Some tech executives, celebrities such as Jennifer Garner and parents from all walks of life have resorted to banning their kids from social media altogether. Watch a documentary like “The Social Dilemma” that explores algorithms, dark patterns and dopamine feedback cycles of social media. Social media platforms that cater to children have added an ever-growing array of parental controls as they face increasing scrutiny over child safety.

Persons: it’s, —, ’, ”, Christine Elgersma, Elgersma, Jennifer Garner, Jean Rogers, “ That’s, ” Rogers, Rogers, “, Meta, Instagram, Vivek Murthy Organizations: Republican, Democratic, IF, LAW, Companies, “, Facebook, U.S

☆ Manila’s traffic is so bad Coldplay sang about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Online critics questioned why Marcos was spending public funds to attend a concert and criticized his lack of action in fixing mass transport. Liza Marcos/FacebookThe next night, Martin dedicated an impromptu song about it, singing, “There is only really one thing that remains. The traffic here in Manila is completely insane.”Manila topped the 2023 TomTom Traffic Index list of metro areas with the slowest travel time of almost 400 cities in 55 countries worldwide. The transport-focused tech company estimates that Manila’s average speed during rush hour is 19 kilometers per hour (11 miles per hour), and about 52% of its roads are congested. A 2-mile drive will take a week or two,” Martin added to the tune, as fans cheered in agreement.

Persons: CNN —, Chris Martin, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, –, Marcos ’, Coldplay, concertgoers, “ We’ve, Liza Araneta, Liza Marcos, Martin, ” Martin, Jaime Bautista Organizations: CNN, Philippine, Department of Transport, Philippine News Agency Locations: Philippines, Philippine, Bulacan, Manila

☆ In the Ozempic Age, Has ‘Craveable’ Lost Its Selling Power?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the decades that followed, Oreos and freezer waffles (“L’eggo my Eggo!”) were portrayed as so irresistible that people fought over them. A popular stoner movie, “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” chronicled two friends’ obsessions with fast-food sliders. Craveability became such a selling point that Kellogg’s went all in and named a chocolate-filled cereal Krave. High-end chefs weren’t immune. Christina Tosi, known for the hyper-sweet desserts at her Milk Bar shops, named one of them Crack Pie.

Persons: Bert Lahr, Lay’s, “ Harold, Kumar Go, ”, Craveability, Kellogg’s, Christina Tosi Organizations: Milk Locations: White

☆ Review: A Shady Documentary Becomes a Weapon of War in ‘Spain’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Jesse Green | More About Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In Silverman’s telling, the filmmaker, Joris Ivens, a Dutchman working in the United States, is already an undercover infiltrator for Soviet interests when the Spanish Civil War breaks out in 1936. Ivens was a real filmmaker, and his movie “The Spanish Earth,” released in 1937, was a real cause célèbre among leftists and artists. The frenemies Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos did write the screenplay, as Silverman relates. (He imagines shooting part of the documentary from an ant’s point-of-view, or a raindrop’s.) Nor, for all his faults, was Hemingway (Danny Wolohan) so complete a buffoon, given to shouting such hollow nonsense.

Persons: ”, Jen Silverman’s “, ” That’s, Joris Ivens, “, Rich, Franco, Ivens, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Silverman, Andrew Burnap, Hemingway, Danny Wolohan, Dos Passos, Erik Lochtefeld Organizations: Republican, Rich Fascist Locations: Jen Silverman’s “ Spain, United States, Spanish, Spain, Dos

☆ Opinion | The Witch Hunt Underway in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Vasilisa Kirilochkina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Justifying terrorism.”The plaintiffs have appealed being held in pretrial detention three times; each time, the court has denied it. The prosecution, on the other hand, has asked the court three times to postpone the trial “to interview important witnesses”; each time, the court has granted the request. But if Ms. Berkovich and Ms. Petriychuk are found guilty, that could change, lawyers say. Expressing feminist views in Russia has become an increasingly dangerous thing to do. The play at the heart of the case is based on the true stories of Russian women who were recruited by ISIS terrorists.

Persons: Svetlana Petriychuk, Zhenya Berkovich, “ Finist, ”, Berkovich, Petriychuk, Vladimir Putin’s, Maryushka Organizations: ISIS Locations: Russian, Russia, Syria

☆ ‘Manahatta,’ Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Play About the Lenape, Comes Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Alexis Soloski | More About Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mary Kathryn Nagle moved to Manhattan in 2010. These dueling histories, recent and long ago, inspired Nagle’s play “Manahatta.” Now in previews at the Public Theater, it will run through Dec. 23. Named for the Lenape word for Manhattan, which translates to “island of many hills,” the drama volleys between the 17th century and the early 21st, and between Manahatta and Manhattan and Anadarko. The seven actors in the cast each play a character in each period. This is the play’s third production, but the first on the island on which it is largely set.

Persons: Mary Kathryn Nagle, ”, Nagle, Quinn Emanuel Organizations: Cherokee, Delaware Indians, National Museum of, Public Locations: Manhattan, Oklahoma, Delaware, Anadarko, Bartlesville, New York, Manahatta

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Organizers of Wednesday's Coldplay concert in Malaysia can stop the show if the British rock band misbehaves, a minister said as the government rejected Muslim conservatives' calls to cancel the show. Led by the country's opposition bloc, Muslim conservatives have protested the concert over Coldplay’s support for the LGBTQ+ community. Communication and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he doesn't foresee any problem with Coldplay's first concert in Malaysia later in the night. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has justified allowing the Coldplay concert, telling Parliament on Tuesday that “Coldplay is actually among the bands that support Palestine." Anwar said pro-Palestinian groups also approached his office in support of the Coldplay concert.

Persons: Wednesday's, Fahmi Fadzil, Coldplay's, ” Fahmi, Anwar Ibrahim, Coldplay, Anwar, Ahmad Fadhli Shaari, ”, ” Coldplay, Chris Martin Organizations: —, Wednesday's Coldplay, Digital, Malaysia, British, Coldplay, Islamic, PAS, Live, Police, Coldplay's, Protesters Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, British, Israel, Kuala Lumpur, “, Palestine, Indonesia

☆ New York lawsuit blames PepsiCo for plastic litter – not people
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —New York’s water and parks are full of plastic waste. PepsiCo has downplayed the risks of its plastic packaging and created a public nuisance in the state, she alleged in a lawsuit filed against the company on Wednesday. Additionally, PepsiCo has failed to properly warn the public about where its plastic packaging ends up, according to the lawsuit, making it sound like recycling will effectively deal with plastic waste. Environmental advocates activists are hopeful that the complaint could help change the way lawmakers approach plastic pollution. Generally, lawsuits surrounding plastic pollution are brought by non-profits, not government officials, she said.

Persons: litterbugs, Letitia James, It’s, James, ”, “, Kirstie Pecci, Just, “ There’s, Judith Enck, James ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York, PepsiCo, Pepsi, Research, CNN, Environmental, Beyond Plastics Locations: New York, Buffalo, City, Lake Erie, ”, Niagara, Vermont, York State

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 200 conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday, calling for the cancellation of a Coldplay concert that night over the British band's support for the LGBTQ+ community. Coldplay is renowned for interlacing its values with its shows, such as the band’s push for environmental sustainability. The Asian leg of Coldplay’s “Music Of The Spheres World Tour” includes Wednesday's concert at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta. Jakarta is one of the band’s top streaming hubs, with 1.6 million fans in the city. ___Associated Press writer Niniek Karmini in Jakarta, Indonesia, contributed to this report.

Persons: Chris Martin, Lady Gaga, Niniek Karmini Organizations: Coldplay, British Embassy, ___ Associated Press Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesia, Indonesia's, Jakarta, British, Southeast Asia, Taipei, Malaysian, ___

☆ ‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ Review: Aubrey Plaza Steps Into the Ring
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Elisabeth Vincentelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

These two hopeless loners are the only people in the bar in this Off Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley’s “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,” at the Lucille Lortel Theater. Though modest in scale, the show is one of the fall’s hottest thanks to its stars, Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott. Shanley’s writing sometimes devolves into hard-boiled mannerisms, but it also has a sharp pugnaciousness. Similarly, Abbott and Plaza’s performances move beyond histrionics and gain confidence as their characters start letting themselves feel. When Danny and Roberta finally strike up a conversation, it immediately reveals their combustible approaches to life itself.

Persons: Danny, Roberta, Oates’s slinky, You’ve, John Patrick Shanley’s “ Danny, Lucille Lortel, Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Plaza, Emily, Abbott, Allison Williams’s Locations: Bronx, ”, histrionics

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Dozens of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, calling for the cancellation of Coldplay’s upcoming concert over the British band’s support for the LGBTQ+ community. Lead singer Chris Martin has been known to wear rainbow colors and wave gay pride flags during performances. The Asian leg of Coldplay's “Music Of The Spheres World Tour” includes a Nov. 15 concert at Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno stadium. Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno assured Coldplay fans there would be no disruptions to the concert. ___Associated Press writer Edna Tarigan in Jakarta, Indonesia, contributed to this report.

Persons: Chris Martin, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama —, Coldplay, ”, Hery Susanto, ” Bamukmin, ” Martin, Sandiaga Uno, ” Uno, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Justin Bieber, Peter Harjani, Lady Gaga, Edna Tarigan Organizations: Coldplay, Creative Economy, Indonesian Ulema Council, Entertainment, Boys, Associated Press Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesia, Indonesia’s, Jakarta, “, West Java’s, Bandung, Indonesian, British, Taipei, Malaysian

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president on Friday backpedaled after siding with a top appeals court that defied a Constitutional Court ruling calling for the release of an imprisoned opposition lawmaker. The court of appeals also took the unprecedented step of filing a criminal complaint against Constitutional Court justices, accusing them of violating the constitution. In remarks published Friday, Erdogan accused the Constitutional Court - Turkey’s highest court - of making “many mistakes one after the other” and reproached members of his own party who criticized the appeals court. On Friday, hundreds of members of the Turkish Bar Association marched to the Constitutional Court to protest the appeals court’s decision not to implement its ruling. The Constitutional Court, which reviewed his case last month, had ruled for Atalay’s release, saying his freedoms and rights to hold office were being violated.

Persons: —, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, ”, ” Erdogan, ” Atalay, Atalay Organizations: Constitutional, Turkish Bar Association, Republican People’s Party, EU Locations: ANKARA, Turkey

☆ Those Doritos Too Expensive? More Stores Offer Their Own Alternatives.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Julie Creswell | More About Julie Creswell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For years, customers stopping at Casey’s General Stores, a convenience store chain in the Midwest, hadn’t thought twice about snagging a soda and a bag of Lay’s or Doritos chips. But over the past year, as the price of a bag of chips soared and some customers felt squeezed by the high cost of gas and other expenses, they began picking up Casey’s less-expensive store brand. So Casey’s began stocking more of its own chips, in a variety of new flavors. With supply chain issues affecting what was on the shelves, people were buying basically whatever they could find. And they kept buying even as prices soared when the food and beverage brands raised prices to maintain their profit levels while still covering rising ingredient and labor costs.

Persons: hadn’t, Casey’s, ”, Darren Rebelez Organizations: Casey’s, PepsiCo, “

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