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☆ Homeowners are suing for the right to demolish the house Marilyn Monroe died in, angering fans who say it's part of Hollywood history
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe owners of the Brentwood home where Marilyn Monroe lived and later died are suing the City of Los Angeles for the right to demolish the property. According to the Los Angeles Times, they purchased the home for $8.35 million. Last September, the Los Angeles City Council intervened to temporarily halt the demolition of the home, which KCAL News reported was welcomed by fans and historians. Marilyn Monroe waves from Arthur Miller's convertible as the newlyweds leave their Connecticut home for a picnic in June 1956. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Milstein, Bank, and the City of Los Angeles did not immediately respond to Business Insider's requests for comment.

Persons: —, Marilyn Monroe, Brinah Milstein, Roy, Monroe, Scott Fortner, Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller's, Bettmann, Fortner, Milstein, Betty White, Joan Crawford, Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Craig Ellwood, Liz Waytkus, Dezeen Organizations: Service, Brentwood, Roy Bank, Los Angeles Superior, Business, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles City Council, Monroe, Connecticut, City, Bank, Milstein , Bank Locations: Los Angeles, Brentwood, memorializing Monroe

☆ How do celebrities get their hands on museum-quality gowns?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But today, as more and more celebrities choose to wear vintage, the all-important stretch of red carpet has started to look more like a museum hallway. Kendall Jenner's vintage dress for the 2024 Met Gala. Mugler — the luxury French fashion house responsible for dressing Zendaya in a 30 kilogram full metal robot suit from 1995. Although interest in vintage fashion is rising amongst celebrity clients, not everyone is qualified to physically handle these pieces. John Shearer/WireImage/Getty ImagesFashion’s rat raceBut if these one-of-a-kind pieces are so fragile, and the method of their conservation so exact, how do celebrities even get their hands on them?

Persons: CNN —, Miley Cyrus, Laverne Cox, Olivia Rodrigo, Bob Mackie, ”, Vanessa Friedman, Cardi, Margot Robbie, Jennifer Lawrence, Mugler, Givenchy —, That’s, Kim Kardashian, Marilyn Monroe’s, Emily Ratajkowski, Versace, Zendaya, Givenchy, Kendall Jenner, Kendall Jenner's, Jamie McCarthy, Renée Zellweger, Jean Dessès, Julia Roberts, “ Erin Brockovich, Erin Walsh, Anne Hathaway, Selena Gomez, Sarah Jessica Parker, WWD, Wiktor, ” Adrian Corsin, Law Roach, Jean, Jacques Urcun, Marion Bourdée, Adrian, Julie Ann Clauss, Tom Ford, Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, Carolina Herrera, “, John Shearer, Kylie, ” Jenner, Thierry Mugler, Couturissime, ” Bourdée, Kylie Jenner, Ripley’s, ” Mugler, won’t, Walsh, ” Erin Walsh, Valentino, Karwai Tang, We’re, Kendall, ” Corsin, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Givenchy, London, Publishing, Brooklyn, International Council of Museums, , New York, Hollywood, SAG, Vogue Locations: Zendaya, London, France, LA, Mugler, New York, “, , New

☆ Kim Kardashian doesn't care what you think. She'll keep wearing extreme corsets to the Met Gala.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kim Kardashian returned to the Met Gala on Monday night in another extreme corset. In 2019, Kardashian wore a corset that was so tight she had to take special breathing lessons. AdvertisementSome people have extreme sports, Kim Kardashian has the Met Gala. Kardashian wore a custom John Galliano ensemble to the Met Gala on Monday night. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesKardashian is known for taking extreme measures to pull off her big Met Gala moments.

Persons: Kim Kardashian, John Galliano, Kardashian, —, Dimitrios Kambouris, Gilbert Flores, Thierry Mugler, Kevin Mazur, I'm, Marilyn Monroe's, Monroe, John F, Kennedy, Angela Weiss, Bob Mackie Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Museum, Variety, Getty, Vogue

☆ Kim Kardashian's Met Gala looks, ranked from least to most iconic
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Samantha Grindell | Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Of course, Kardashian's most iconic Met Gala look was her 2022 dress that belonged to Marilyn Monroe. Kim Kardashian attends the 2022 Met Gala. Kardashian wore the gown on the red carpet before changing into a replica because it was so fragile. The conversation around the dress continued for weeks after the Met Gala, as people accused Kardashian of damaging the gown when she wore it. Kardashian solidified her status as the Met Gala it-girl with her Marilyn Monroe look, as it really was a once-in-a-lifetime fashion moment.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, Kim Kardashian, John Shearer, Kardashian, John F, Kennedy, Jean Louis, Ripley's, Kim, Amanda Joiner Organizations: Vogue Locations: Orlando

☆ Princess Diana's lingerie-inspired Met Gala look was the ultimate 'revenge' dress
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Princess Diana made her only Met Gala appearance in 1996, shortly after divorcing then-Prince Charles. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementFashion's biggest night is here, which means it's the perfect time to dive into the Met Gala archives. Princess Diana made a splash at her only Met Gala in 1996. Diana wore a lingerie-inspired silk navy-blue slip dress with black lace and paired the ensemble with a matching silk robe.

Persons: Diana, Prince Charles, John Galliano, Prince William, —, Princess Diana, Patrick McMullan, Diana wasn't, Christian Dior, Anwar Hussein, Eloise Moran, Di, Charles, Moran, Marilyn Monroe, Katie Nicholl, William, Harry Organizations: Service, Getty, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yahoo, Victoria, Albert Museum Locations: New York City, London

☆ The Best Headwear at the Central Park Hat Lunch
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Sandra E. Garcia | Amir Hamja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

They waltzed down the steps of Central Park’s Vanderbilt Gate on Fifth Avenue on Wednesday morning like Marilyn Monroe in her bejeweled performance of the song “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend.”But here, there were many more women, each of them escorted by a waiter in a white coat, seemingly floating down the staircase and into the Conservatory Garden. And instead of diamonds, they wore hats or fascinators or headbands made of feathers, Legos and artificial flowers. One was even fashioned as a swan. The procession that entered the 42nd annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon at the Conservatory Garden — or the hat luncheon, as it is colloquially known — donned frocks in shades of pink, orange, lavender, ice blue and Kelly green — enough colors to rival the eggs in an Easter basket.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, Frederick, Frederick Law Olmsted Organizations: Central, Vanderbilt, Conservatory, Frederick Law

☆ Stormy Daniels' lawyer says 'extremely strict reading' of her earlier Trump affair denial was true because the relationship wasn't 'romantic'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Davidson testified on Thursday that "an extremely strict reading of this statement would technically be true" based on how he would parse "affair," "romantic," and "and/or." Asked by Steinglass whether "there was a sexual encounter" between Daniels and Trump, Davidson said he believed there was. Related storiesDavidson also said the statement's denial of rumors that Daniels "received hush money" from Trump was also true, because he "would never use that word." Advertisement"There wasn't hush money. Cohen worked at all hours trying to keep the narrative under control, sending text messages "with little regard for my schedule," Davidson testified.

Persons: —, Keith Davidson, Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump —, Joshua Steinglass, Davidson, Daniels, Michael Cohen, Davison, Donald Trump, Trump, reimbursements, Cohen, MARK PETERSON, Dylan Howard, Jimmy Kimmel, Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood Roosevelt Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Manhattan, Attorney's, Manhattan Criminal, Getty, National Locations: New York City, Hollywood

☆ A D.A. Was Caught Speeding. Her Outburst Earned Her More Than a Ticket.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

being driven 20 miles per hour over the speed limit on Phillips Road. Officer Crisafulli put on his lights and sirens, signaling to the driver to pull over. I was going 55 coming home from work,” Ms. Doorley said angrily, getting out of the car as Officer Crisafulli approached her garage. He reminded her that the speed limit on Phillips Road was 35 m.p.h. In the footage, Ms. Doorley can be heard using expletives, calling the officer vulgar names and repeatedly escalating the situation.

Persons: Cameron Crisafulli, Crisafulli, Sandra Doorley, “, ” Ms, Doorley, ” Organizations: Police, Webster Police Department Locations: Webster, N.Y, Rochester, Monroe County

☆ Why auction houses are embracing luxury — and celebrity — fashion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Joan Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(CNN) — There’s a lot of talk about luxury’s rising prices, but it’s at auction that fashion is selling for the most eye-popping of sums. Fashion items from the sets of TV, film and even commercials can also garner high prices. Frank Augstein/APWhile selling prices are widely publicized, auction houses maintain something akin to attorney-client privilege when it comes to the identities of their bidders. In fact, much of the archival fashion seen on stars today has passed through auction. “That dress would now sell for $10 million because of that double whammy connection of a celebrity,” said Nolan.

Persons: —, Celine, Joan Didion, Levi’s, Kurt Cobain, Elton, Burberry, ”, Nicole Kidman, Lucy Bishop, Frank Augstein, Bishop, Audrey Hepburn, Diana —, Victoria, they’re, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Michael Jackson’s, Laverne Cox, Jordan Strauss, ’, Shannon Hoey, Hoey, Dior, Elizabeth Debicki, Diana, “, Meg Randell, Leigh Anne Clark —, Valentino, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Andre Leon Talley’s Birkin, Christie’s, Anna Wintour, Clark, Talley, would’ve, Andre Leon Talley's, Meghan McCarthy, Renae Plant, Diana’s, It’s, Carrie Bradshaw, Martin Nolan, Carrie Bradshaw's, Craig Blankenhorn, Barbie, Marilyn Monroe, John F, Kennedy, Nolan, Read Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, AMC, Albert Museum, York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, USA, Plant, City, Julien’s, HBO Locations: London, Dallas, Palm Beach , Florida, California, Paris, Australia

☆ Woman Charged With Murder After Driving Into a Party, Killing 2 Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Christine Hauser | More About Christine Hauser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A woman in Michigan was charged with second-degree murder after driving her vehicle into a building where a birthday party was taking place on Saturday, killing two children and injuring 15 other people, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The woman, Marshella Marie Chidester, 66, was also charged with two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, causing death, and four counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, causing serious injury, Jeffery A. Yorkey, the Monroe County prosecuting attorney, said. She was given a $1.5 million bond. Bill Colovos, an attorney for Ms. Chidester, who appeared before District Court Judge Christian J. Horkey, said in court that Ms. Chidester did not have any previous traffic citations and that she had a history of seizures since November, saying that she experienced an “epileptic-type seizure in her legs.” The court entered a plea of not guilty for Ms. Chidester. Prosecutors said Ms. Chidester was intoxicated on Saturday when she drove her vehicle into a wall of the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township, Mich., where the birthday party was taking place, killing the children and injuring 15 other people.

Persons: Marshella Marie Chidester, Jeffery A, Bill Colovos, Chidester, Christian J, Horkey, Prosecutors Organizations: Swan Boat Locations: Michigan, Monroe County, Berlin Township, Mich

☆ Salvador Dalí will take your call via lobster phone
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewSalvador Dalí is now a lobster phone call away. The bot speaks with grandiose, flowery language, often injecting references to surrealism, dreams, life, and death — subjects the real Dalí explored on the canvas. Because of its guardrails, it tends to be more upbeat than the real Dalí may have been in certain situations, Ludvigsen said. As for whether Dalí would approve of his likeness being used, AI Dalí told BI that becoming digitized is a "splendid metamorphosis." And Dalí scholar Elliott King told NPR he believes the late artist may enjoy knowing his voice will live on through his lobster phone.

Persons: —, Dalí, Salvador Dalí, Goodby Silverstein, Martin Pagh Ludvigsen, Silverstein, Ludvigsen, There's, Marilyn Monroe, we'll, Monroe, Drake, Tupac Shakur, Kendrick Lamar, Elliott King, King Organizations: Service, Business, Partners, Southwest, NPR Locations: Florida, South, Texas

☆ Driver Plows Into Michigan Birthday Party, Killing 2 Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Yan Zhuang | More About Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A drunken driver plowed into a building where a children’s birthday party was being held in Michigan on Saturday afternoon, killing two young siblings and injuring at least 15 other people, the police said. Fifteen people were injured, including three children and six adults who sustained life-threatening injuries and were driven or airlifted to local hospitals, Sheriff Goodnough said. The driver has been taken into police custody and is currently at the Monroe County jail, Sheriff Goodnough said. She has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, and is likely to face additional criminal charges, he said. In Michigan, the penalty for such an offense could be as much as $10,000 in fines and 15 years in prison.

Persons: Troy Goodnough, Sheriff Goodnough Organizations: Swan Boat, Sheriff Locations: Michigan, Monroe County, Berlin Township, Detroit, Newport, Monroe

☆ Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' ends with an ode to Clara Bow. The silent film star's family thinks it's a 'hauntingly beautiful' homage.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read preview"You look like Clara Bow in this light" is how Taylor Swift begins the closing track of the standard edition of her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," which was released on Friday. But beyond what she's been told by others, by naming the song "Clara Bow," Swift appears to be signaling an affinity with the original "It" girl whose career reached its apex almost a century ago. Ultimately, for Sisneros and Bell, Swift's immortalization of their great-grandmother in "Clara Bow" is a gift they can hand down to future generations. A sex symbol is a heavy load to carry when one is tired, hurt, and bewildered," Bow is quoted as saying in Stenn's biography, "Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild." Advertisement"I feel like she would say the same thing about Taylor," Bell concluded.

Persons: —, Clara Bow, Taylor Swift, Swift, Bow, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac frontwoman, It's, she's, unapologetically, Taylor, Brittany Grace Bell, Clara, They're, Nicole Sisneros, Eugene Robert Richee, Sisneros, Bell, Bow's, Rex Bell Jr, David Stenn, Rex Bell, Brittany Grace Bell's, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rebekah Harkness, Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, Taylor's, Beth Garrabrant Sisneros, Swift's, Marilyn Monroe Organizations: Service, Poets Department, Business, BI, B.P, Golden, Hollywood, Department Locations: Hollywood, Nevada, Swift's Rhode, Clara Bow, Las Vegas, Sisneros

☆ Opinion: Conservatives game the system to drag Supreme Court further into culture war
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Steve Vladeck | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

He is the author of the “One First” Supreme Court newsletter. Both cases were filed in federal district courts in which the plaintiffs could literally hand-pick the specific federal judge who would be assigned to hear the dispute. Indeed, the Supreme Court granted emergency relief in both the social media and mifepristone cases. But the Supreme Court is another matter. For once, the Supreme Court is the victim of right-wing litigation behavior, not the culprit.

Persons: Steve Vladeck, Stephen I, Biden, they’ve, Terry Doughty, Donald Trump, Matthew Kacsmaryk, Trump, —, Neil Gorsuch, Gorsuch Organizations: CNN, University of Texas School of Law, Monroe Division, Court, Western, Western District of, Amarillo Division, Northern, Northern District of, Appeals, Fifth, Fifth Circuit, Democratic, Ninth Circuit, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Securities, Exchange, Conference, United, Northern District of Texas, Judicial, Federal, FDA Locations: Murthy v . Missouri, Monroe, Western District, Western District of Louisiana, Amarillo, Northern District, Northern District of Texas, Orleans, Texas, Austin, West Coast, United States

☆ Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries "Roots," has died. Gossett became the third Black Oscar nominee in the supporting actor category in 1983. "More than anything, it was a huge affirmation of my position as a Black actor," he wrote in his 2010 memoir, "An Actor and a Gentleman." "I knew too little to be nervous," Gossett wrote. Gossett went to Hollywood for the first time in 1961 to make the film version of "A Raisin in the Sun."

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☆ Crypt near Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner could fetch $400,000 at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A one-space mausoleum crypt in the vicinity of Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner will go on auction Saturday, when it is expected to reach between $200,000 and $400,000. The crypt up for auction is one row above and four spaces to the left of Monroe's spot. Julien's AuctionsAfter Monroe’s death in 1962, her ex-husband Joe DiMaggio held a private funeral for her at Westwood Village. Playboy founder Hefner later arranged to be laid to rest in a crypt next to the actor. Other notable figures laid to rest at the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary include author Truman Capote and “Charlie’s Angels” star Farrah Fawcett.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner, Hefner, Elizabeth Arden, Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn, ”, Monroe, Truman Capote, “, Farrah Fawcett Organizations: CNN, Pierce, Westwood, Julien’s, Westwood Village, Playboy, Los Angeles Times, Playboy Enterprises Locations: LA, Monroe

☆ Banks are in limbo without a crucial lifeline. Here's where cracks may appear next
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Most of the banks deemed to be potentially challenged are community lenders with less than $10 billion in assets. These banks need to either raise capital, likely from private equity sources as NYCB did, or merge with stronger banks, Graham said. There are other signs of mounting stress among smaller banks. They ranged in size from $90 billion in assets to under $1 billion, according to Fitch. He predicts a surge in merger activity from lenders between $3 billion and $20 billion in assets as smaller firms look to scale up.

Persons: Klaros, Steven Mnuchin, Brian Graham, Graham, you've, PacWest, Banks, Jerome Powell, Powell, Fitch, Brendan Mcdermid, I've, Chris Caulfield, West, Spencer Stuart, You've, Frank Sorrentino, Stephens, It's, that's, Sorrentino Organizations: Silicon Valley Bank, Federal Reserve, Klaros Group, York Community Bank, ex, Fitch, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, U.S, First Republic, Mercer Capital, Bank, Dominion Bank, Capital, Regulators Locations: Silicon, California, New York City, U.S, Toronto, West Monroe, FirstSun, Seattle

☆ A New Chapter for Sports Illustrated, With Plans to Keep Print
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | More About Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The owner of Sports Illustrated said it had chosen a new company to publish the magazine, a deal that could settle some of the recent friction at the storied publication and continue the print edition. Authentic Brands Group, which owns the intellectual property rights to Sports Illustrated as well as to celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and Muhammad Ali, said it had struck a long-term deal to license Sports Illustrated’s publishing rights to Minute Media, a digital-media company focused on sports. Minute Media’s license with Sports Illustrated will stretch for 10 years with an option to extend for up to 30 years total, into the magazine’s centenary. The companies declined to disclose financial terms but said that Authentic Brands Group was taking a stake in Minute Media as part of the deal. The deal is a significant expansion for Minute Media, a New York-based company founded in 2011 whose holdings — which include the sports websites The Players’ Tribune and Fansided — generate more than $400 million in revenue annually.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali Organizations: Sports Illustrated, Authentic Brands, Sports, Minute Media, Authentic, Media, ’ Tribune, Fansided Locations: New York

Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products. Minute Media took over on Monday after reaching a licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Group. Authentic had been in negotiations with Arena, Minute Media and other publishing entities over the past two months. Authentic will acquire an equity stake in Minute Media, which also publishes the online sites The Players’ Tribune, FanSided and 90min. “In Minute Media, we have found a partner that will honor SI’s lauded legacy and exceed fan expectations for the future.

Persons: Asaf Peled, Stephen Cannella, ”, Emma Baccellieri, Ross Levinsohn, Meredith, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, “, SI’s, ” Daniel W, David Bauder, ___ Organizations: Media, Authentic Brands, Minute Media, Players ’ Tribune, FanSided, “, SI, Associated Press, Sports, Group, Meredith Publishing, Time Inc, Reebok, Sports Illustrated, Associated Press Media

☆ People are using AI to talk to dead celebrities like Marilyn Monroe. Not everyone is excited about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

South By Southwest attendees got to speak with a Marilyn Monroe AI chatbot. But critics say celebrities who can't consent should not be used in AI recreations. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said previously that he thinks AI celebrities will become popular. AdvertisementLast year, Robin Williams's daughter, Zelda, said that she found AI recreations of her father's voice to be "personally disturbing." AdvertisementSoul Machines partnered with Authentic Brands Group — which acquired the rights to Marilyn Monroe's intellectual property in 2018 — to create the AI Marilyn, according to Deadline.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, —, Kim Kardashian, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Tom Brady, Kendall Jenner, Naomi Osaka, Chris Paul, Charli D'Amelio, Israel Adesanya, Roy Choi, Dwayne Wade, Zuckerberg, Marilyn, Marilyn chatbot, Maureen Lee Lenker, Robin Williams's, Zelda, Williams, Marva Bailer, Bailer, Marilyn Monroe's, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, Shaquille O'Neal, David Beckham Organizations: Southwest, Service, Kanye West, SXSW, Federal Trade Commission, Machine, Machines, Fox News, Authentic, Brands, Fox Locations: United States

☆ I moved to Finland for the music scene, and now see why it's the happiest country in the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Seraphine Meschberger loved concerts in Finland so much she'd fly there from Switzerland to attend. In November 2022, I decided to move to Finland for concerts and music after graduating from university. I decided to move when flights to Finland got more expensive after the pandemicWhen I visited Finland for concerts, I stayed in Airbnbs and hostels. AdvertisementI think Finland is one of the 'happiest' countries in the world and I prefer it to SwitzerlandSince moving to Finland eight months ago, I've been to 16 concerts and two music festivals. AdvertisementIn this regard, Finland is very similar to Switzerland, but I still prefer Finland.

Persons: Seraphine Meschberger, —, she'd, Michael Monroe, I've, I'd, Meschberger, I'm, hasn't Organizations: Service, McDonald's, didn't Locations: Finland, Switzerland, Helsinki, Finnish, Zurich, Airbnbs, Ruisrock, Meschberger

From 1985 to 2002, he worked at Goldman Sachs, one of the most storied — and criticized — investment banks on Wall Street. He famously swooped in to turn around the struggling IndyMac bank after its failure in the financial crisis of 2008. Earlier this month, Mnuchin jumped back into the headlines when his PE firm led a roughly $1 billion investment in embattled New York Community Bancorp. In 2009, OneWest Bank Group, where Mnuchin was chairman and CEO, bought the troubled IndyMac after federal regulators took over the bank. Mnuchin was Treasury secretary in 2020, when the Trump administration brokered a deal where Oracle and Walmart would take a large stake in TikTok.

Persons: Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump’s, Goldman Sachs, Mnuchin, Max, Mnuchin's dealmaking, Robert Weissman, ” Weissman, Robert Rubin, Clinton, Weissman, couldn’t, NYCB, George Soros, John Paulson, OneWest, Kevin Kaiser, “, ” Kaiser, Maxine Waters, ”, Trump, doesn't, Chris Caulfield, ” Caulfield, ” ___ Rugaber Organizations: Trump, Public Citizen, Treasury, Treasury Department, Liberty Strategic Capital, Citizens, New York Community Bancorp, OneWest Bank Group, Federal, of Insurance Corp, FDIC, Wharton School, Oracle, Walmart, CNBC Locations: Wall, TikTok, Saudi Arabia, East, Washington, Congress, U.S, China, West Monroe, “

☆ 5-Year-Old Twins Found Dead in the Bronx Were Smothered, Official Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The 5-year-old twins who were found lifeless in their mother’s bed in the family’s Bronx apartment last December were smothered to death, according to the city’s medical examiner. The deaths of the children, a boy and a girl, have been ruled homicides, said Julie Bolcer, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office. So far, no arrests have been made, a police spokeswoman said on Thursday. The twins’ deaths had puzzled the authorities for nearly three months. Initial autopsies were performed, but they required further study, according to Ms. Bolcer.

Persons: Julie Bolcer, Bolcer Locations: Bronx, Monroe, Mount Hope

☆ Was Sydney Sweeney’s Oscars after-party look a subversive nod to Marilyn Monroe?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —There was something uncanny about Sydney Sweeney’s look at the Vanity Fair Oscars party last night. Last week, Sweeney made her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut with a string of jokes centered around her sexualized typecasting, rumors of affairs with co-stars and the size of her chest. Were Sweeney’s breasts, as one writer for Canada’s National Post put it, “double-D harbingers of the death of woke”? “(But) with Sweeney, what it really comes down to is this: Sex sells.”Since then, it’s been open season for Sydney Sweeney boob jokes, especially in comments under the actor’s Instagram posts. “Leave Sydney Sweeney’s boobs out of this,” wrote The Cut.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, Sweeney isn’t, — Anna Nicole Smith, Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, James Franco, Sweeney, Danny Moloshok, ”, “ We’ve, Amy Hamm, it’s, Sydney Sweeney boob, Sweeney’s, Sydney Sweeney, Barbie, Marc Bouwer, Angelina Jolie, Carlo Allegri, —, biopics, Monroe, Billy Wilder's, Emily Ratajkowski, I’ve, she’s Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Canada’s, SNL, Sydney, United, “ Locations: ogling, “

☆ Biden says he'll ban TikTok if Congress passes bill, but he's campaigning on it until then
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Nathan Howard | ReutersSince Biden's playful intro post, his campaign's TikTok account has notched over 222,000 followers and over 2.4 million likes. The Biden campaign didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. On the app, users were greeted with a screenshot warning them that Congress was "planning a total ban of TikTok." TikTok goes to WashingtonU.S. political campaigns more broadly are trying to figure out how best to utilize TikTok. Last April, for instance, the White House said it was enlisting a squad of volunteer TikTok and Instagram influencers to help spread awareness of the Biden campaign.

Persons: Jaap Arriens, Joe Biden, TikTok, Maggie Macdonald, Biden, Kansas City Chiefs —, Macdonald, China's ByteDance, Troy Balderson, Shou Zi Chew, Nathan Howard, Donald Trump, Aaron Earls, Biden's, Karine Jean, Pierre, didn't, influencers, it's, Kennedy, Earls, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, Anupam Chander, —, Vivek Ramaswamy, wouldn't, We've, we'll, Anish Mohanty, Mohanty, that's Organizations: Nurphoto, Kansas City Chiefs, University of Kentucky, Washington , D.C, U.S, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, CNBC, U.S . Capitol, Reuters, Republican, Democratic, Senate, White, Biden, Washington U.S, Facebook, Democratic National Committee, Climate Power, Georgetown University Law Center, Congress, Trump, TikTok, Republican Party Locations: Australia, Singapore, Mexico, Washington ,, U.S, Ohio, Washington , U.S, Washington, China, Gaza

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