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☆ I've traveled over 10,000 miles on the open road — after technology failed me, I'll never make these 3 mistakes again
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Sheryl Stillman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Here are the backup solutions I now put in place before leaving home — and why you might want to try them if you're traveling anytime soon. AdvertisementBut when stopping for fuel 600 miles away from home, with 1,100 miles remaining, "Key battery low, replace soon" appeared on my car's display. I didn't bring my spare smart key fob, let alone a flathead screwdriver or a replacement battery. The smart lock wouldn't let us lock the door. If it's a smart lock, I ask for a contingency plan in case the tech isn't so bright.

Persons: —, I've, I'm Organizations: Service, Apple, Google Locations: —, Fort Myers , Florida, Minneapolis, fobs, Dallas

☆ Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar the Elephant’ author, dies aged 98
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Writer and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, who continued his father’s legacy by producing dozens of original books for his “Babar the Elephant” series, has died aged 98. De Brunhoff died at his home in Key West, Florida on Friday following a recent stroke, his wife, the critic and author Phyllis Rose, told CNN via email. “The start — (the) very start of Babar — was a bed(time) story from my mother,” de Brunhoff told CNN in an interview, aired in 2003. Children's author and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff working at his home during a BBC television interview in 1969. A later series, “Babar,” premiered in 1989 on CBC in Canada and HBO in the US (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros.

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☆ Should You Consider Buying Your Childhood Home?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Joanne Kaufman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Recalling those sounds makes Ms. Gorgano smile. So is Ms. Gorgano. She is in the process of buying the four-bedroom house in Commack, N.Y., from her mother, who now divides her time between Florida and her partner’s Long Island condo. “Financially it made sense,” said Ms. Gorgano, 25, a speech pathologist, who is buying the house for about $600,000 with her boyfriend and co-buyer Mike Stillman. It’s less than what she would get if she was selling it to a stranger,” Ms. Gorgano added.

Persons: Jen Gorgano’s, ”, Gorgano, Mike Stillman, “, Ms, She’s Locations: Commack, Florida

☆ Keith McNally’s Filmmaking Past Is Forgotten No More
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Alex Vadukul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Thursday night at the Roxy Cinema in Lower Manhattan, a throng of scarf-bundled cinephiles attended the sold-out screening of a black-and-white psychological thriller, “End of the Night,” that was being shown for the first time in more than 30 years. The film’s obscurity wasn’t what drew the crowd: They were there because of its unlikely writer and director, Keith McNally, the downtown restaurateur who runs Balthazar, Minetta Tavern, Pastis and Morandi. Before he shaped New York’s nightlife with his brasseries, Mr. McNally had serious filmmaking ambitions. His first full-length feature, “End of the Night,” premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight showcase during the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, appearing alongside Whit Stillman’s “Metropolitan.” It went on to be a minor hit in Europe before it became a cinematic footnote. In advance of the screenings at the Roxy, an 118-seat art house cinema located in a hotel in TriBeCa, Mr. McNally drummed up interest with a post on his popular Instagram account: “ANYONE WATCHING THIS FILM AT THE ROXY CAN EAT AT BALTHAZAR OR MINETTA TAVERN THAT SAME NIGHT FOR HALF-PRICE,” he wrote in his typical all-caps style.

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☆ For Migrating Birds, It’s the Flight of Their Lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Emily Anthes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Simone NoronhaFor Migrating Birds, It’s the Flight of Their Lives Leer en españolAmerica’s birds are in trouble. If migrating birds lose their winter refuges, the consequences will ripple across the hemisphere. MissouriMissouri provides breeding habitats for many grassland bird species, which have been faring especially poorly in recent decades. “This is a classic Pacific Northwest to west Mexico species,” Mr. Jiang said. The birds breed at marshes and wetlands across the Western United States and Canada.

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☆ The 'richcession' isn't happening. The ultra-wealthy have never been richer and they're still spending like crazy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Experts say the richest are actually even richer and spending more than they were before the pandemic. Most Americans now have "spent up" demand for goods, but still have pent up demand for services, Zandi says. In her experience, luxury spending is highly correlated with the stock market, and investors have enjoyed handsome returns so far this year as the S&P 500 rebounds from its 2022 lows. The luxury services sector was a particular hot spot. "If this is a richcession, the rich are probably saying, bring it on," Zandi said.

Persons: they've, Mark Zandi, Zandi, they're, Rather, pricey Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Patek Philippe, Claudia D'Arpizio, D'Arpizio, Scott Dunn, Bridget Lackie, Lackie, Jennifer Stillman, Douglas Elliman, we've, Stillman Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Rolex, Bain & Company Locations: YOLO, Wall, Silicon, New York

☆ 10 successful side hustlers share the books that helped them start making money
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Jessica Stillman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rising inflation is pushing people to look for creative, flexible ways to make money. These books offer actionable steps to transform your passion project into real cash. They also address mindset and motivation, which can also be obstacles to a lucrative side hustle. Back in June, USA Today reported on two surveys from early in the pandemic that found large numbers of adults seeking side gigs. Those who've successfully made the leap to working for themselves and now help others find lucrative ways to make money on the side, including coaches and authors, insist books can help.

☆ How to adapt Jane Austen -- and why it's so hard to get right
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-07 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Over the years, Austen adaptations have made millions, been nominated for more than a dozen Oscars and several Emmys, and convinced viewers the world over that Mr. Darcy is the gold standard of suitors. Pride vs. Miss Prejudice," two of several Austen adaptations starring Asian protagonists. "Austen is a way for today's readers to both romanticize about soul mates and also sustain their self-respect," said Brodey, who's published several papers on Austen. What the best Austen adaptations get rightA strong Austen adaptation doesn't need to parrot the original text or even take place in late 18th-century England. The Austenites CNN interviewed agreed -- for an Austen adaptation to succeed, it needs to maintain the spirit of her work, especially her incisive depth and incomparable wit.

☆ A former YMCA administrator left her job and now makes 7 figures running her own company. Here's how she went from solopreneur to CEO in just 3 years.
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-13 | by ( Jessica Stillman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Tasha Booth started a side hustle as a virtual assistant and now she's the CEO of her own company. Today Booth heads up a virtual assistant agency and coaching business that took in just over seven figures in revenue last year. So if you're saying yes to your clients' needs and never prioritizing your own, you are actually saying no to yourself," she said. "You're saying, 'I'm not important enough to make myself a priority.' I've had a coach for myself since month three of my business," Booth said.

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