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Their friendship was tested in 2017 when then President Trump supported a blockade of Qatar led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Before the Oct. 7 attack, the Saudis were in serious talks, led by the United States, to recognize Israel. 8 of 12 Israel has a major incentive to strengthen relations with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, for its part, would benefit from direct access to the Israeli military and technology sector. In March 2023, China brokered a breakthrough, re-establishing ties between two of the region’s heavyweights, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

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☆ Richard Lewis and Larry David, Best Frenemies Forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Maya Salam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If ever a Hollywood friendship was destined to be, it might have been the one between the comics Larry David and Richard Lewis, who died from a heart attack on Tuesday at 76. That would set the tone that would define their friendship — and their onscreen relationship — for the rest of their lives. “I disliked him intensely,” Lewis told The Spectator last year, calling the young David cocky and arrogant. “We became instant best friends,” David said of Lewis during that 2002 interview, at the Paley Center for Media. In 2010, talking with Howard Stern, Lewis said, “When I became a comic, he loved my work, and I loved his work.”

Persons: Larry David, Richard Lewis, —, “, ” Lewis, David, Larry, I’m, ” David, Lewis, Howard Stern, ” Organizations: Paley Center for Media Locations: Brooklyn, York

☆ ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 12 review: Larry David begins the end of his show for people who hate people
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Mostly, Larry David’s extended swan-song provides a final chance to watch him and his pals carry on like idiots, feeling a little more hit-miss in the execution. Larry David and J.B. Smoove in "Curb Your Enthusiasm." That unique dynamic alone has made “Curb” a fascinating experiment, which has lasted far longer than even David probably could have envisioned. Even with all that creative freedom, given David’s quirks, real and imagined, its longevity is frankly remarkable. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” begins its 12th and final season February 4 at 10 p.m.

Persons: ”, Larry David’s, Larry, “, Jeff, Jeff Garlin, David, Susie, Susie Essman, Leon, J.B, Richard Lewis, Ted Danson, Larry’s, Cheryl, Cheryl Hines, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Tracey Ullman, Larry doesn’t, he’s, Larry David, John Johnson, Siri, there’s, “ Seinfeld Organizations: CNN, HBO, Warner Bros .

☆ Murder on a Private Greek Island
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Sarah Lyall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Alex Michaelides, who is best known for his blockbuster first novel, “The Silent Patient,” has a devoted following and a knack for explosive, change-everything revelations. He sets THE FURY (Celadon, 298 pp., $28.99) on a private Greek island where Lana Farrar, a stunningly beautiful British movie star, has gathered a small party of relatives and frenemies. Naturally, the weather will render the island unreachable, and the author will render a character dead. “This is a tale of murder,” the narrator, an unpleasant playwright named Elliot Chase, intones in the first sentence. As he often reminds us, Elliot is unreliable.

Persons: Alex Michaelides, ”, Lana Farrar, Elliot Chase, intones, Elliot

☆ 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

☆ ‘What Have We Become?’ How Congress Came To Be So Boorish
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Kaia Hubbard | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

They’re members of Congress. “I mean, straighten up here.”Even before this week, a number of vulgar refrains, heated exchanges and a near physical altercation punctuated this Congress after festering in recent years. What have we become?’”Indeed, this Congress seemed to kick off with drama baked in. The picture of this Congress is a stark departure from expectations for lawmakers in recent history. “For a lot of members, Congress is not a legislature so much as it is a reality television show about a legislature,” C. Lawrence Evans, a professor of government at the College of William & Mary, says.

Persons: –, “, ” Sen, Mazie, Elizabeth Warren, There's, ” Dan Lamb, it's, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s, Hunter Biden, Lauren Boebert, Adam Schiff, Greene, Tim Burchett, McCarthy, Jared Moskowitz, James Comer, Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Barack Obama, Lindsey Williams Drath, ” Drath, ”, Drath, Lawrence Evans, College of William & Mary, “ It's, they’re, Mullin, ” Evans, Mike Johnson, Gaetz, Cynthia Lummis, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Donald Trump, Trump, ” Sanders, Charles Sumner Organizations: Hawaii Democrat, Cornell University, Georgia Republican, Colorado Republican, House Republicans, California Democrat, New, New York Democrat, South Carolina Republican, Forward Party, Republican Party, College of William &, Wyoming Republican, Trump, Capitol Locations: Mazie Hirono, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Colorado, California, New York, Wyoming, Vermont, America, legislating, Arizona

☆ Sam Altman says Satya Nadella and him are 'nowhere near the frenemy territory' — in fact, they text a lot
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella are "nowhere near the frenemy territory." AdvertisementAdvertisementOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that he isn't frenemies with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. "It's really good," Altman said about his relationship with Nadella, while adding that the pair have their squabbles. Microsoft is investing over $10 billion in OpenAI, granting Microsoft access to advanced AI systems while backing OpenAI's research. Representatives for Altman and Nadella did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Altman, —, Joanna Stern, Nadella, Stern, Microsoft's Bing, Microsoft's Bing chatbot, OpenAI, Elon Musk, ChatGPT Organizations: Microsoft, Service, WSJ Tech, Wall Street, Elon

☆ China and India are so far into frenemy zone that they may never join forces to topple the dollar
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The economist who coined the "BRIC" acronym said the currency idea seemed "crazy." The bloc is helmed by the major emerging nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It also appears that it's just Russia and Brazil that have really pushed for a BRICS common currency. But even if a BRICS currency comes to pass, its use could be limited. AdvertisementAdvertisementPrakash said a BRICS currency would be used in "very narrow and vertical settings, or for BRICS projects."

Persons: —, Washington, Joseph Sullivan —, There's, Jim O'Neill, Goldman Sachs, O'Neill, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, Xi, didn't, Li Qiang, Liu Pengyu, Modi, Liu, there's, Abishur Prakash, it's, China hasn't, Palit, Prakash Organizations: Service, White House, Indian, Monetary Fund, China's, UN, China, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Affairs Ministry Locations: China, India, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, South Africa, Europe, Africa, Beijing, New Delhi, Johannesburg, China's Washington, DC, BRICS

☆ 3 reasons countries around the world want to break up with the dollar
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US dollar has been the world's reserve currency for decades, but its dominance is fading. US monetary policies, the strong USD, and structural shift in the global oil trade also contribute. Here are three other reasons countries around the world are attempting to line up plans to possibly move away from a dollar-dominated world. The arrangement was formalized in 1945 when the oil-giant country Saudi Arabia and the US reached a historic deal wherein Saudi Arabia would sell its oil to America only using the greenback. In return, Saudi Arabia would reinvest excess dollar reserves into US treasuries and companies.

Persons: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, —, Narendra Modi's, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, It's, Donald Trump, wasn't, Joe Biden, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jamal Khashoggi, Sarah Miller Organizations: Service, International Monetary Fund, Wilson, Reserve Bank of, Indian, Reuters, Allianz, Global, US, Washington Post, Energy Intelligence Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Western, Ukraine, Washington, Brazil, Argentina, Bangladesh, India, France, Reserve Bank of India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, America, Saudi

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☆ How TikTok is shaking up the entertainment business and changing power dynamics, according to dozens of authors, comedians, dancers, music-industry professionals, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Dan Whateley | Shriya Bhattacharya | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

TikTok has become a de facto audition stage for musicians, dancers, comedians, and even authors. "TikTok has to find that balance with not pissing off the major labels," a music marketer told Insider. Launching a writing career via the app is real if an author can get enough attention on their videos, writers told Insider. Author Alex Aster used TikTok to post about her book idea and ultimately scored a publishing deal that ended up being worth $460,000. "That's the power of TikTok," she told Insider.

☆ TikTok is quietly moving in on record labels' territory and insiders say its ambitions could end up 'pissing off' music partners
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Its music ambitions could ruffle feathers at record labels and publishers — unless it pays out. TikTok's app regularly sparks trends that help songs go viral, making it a favorite of marketers at major labels and independents. TikTok works closely with record labels and artists on promotional efforts like livestreamed concerts, in-person performances, and private listening parties with TikTok stars. Spotify has maintained a tenuous relationship with the labels over the years as it's sought to balance profit margins while splitting revenue with artists, labels, and publishers. Still, even as record labels and publishers push TikTok to pay more to music rights holders, they're investing more in the app.

☆ TikTok is looking more and more like a record label. It’s annoyed many in the music industry.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Allbirds is one of the brands I'm looking at. TikTok is looking more and more like a record label. When TikTok launched SoundOn, a song-distribution and artist-services platform, some in the industry wondered whether it was trying to muscle its way into record labels' territory. TikTok is now looking to hire people who will "identify, sign, and develop new artists" as well as "design live show and merchandise strategies for artists globally." Get a front-row seat to TikTok's transformation into a record label here.

☆ How TikTok is trying to become the music industry's everything app, even if it risks 'pissing off' record labels
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

☆ Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Are Gone. The Brooklyn Nets Start Over Again.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kevin Durant is on his way to the Phoenix Suns, and there’s excitement within the basketball dorkosphere about how his arrival changes the balance of power within the NBA’s Western Conference, and what it will be like to see Durant in grape and orange versus former frenemies in Golden State—not to mention his departed-to-Dallas buddy, the point guard provocateur, Kyrie Irving. But I don’t want to talk about that stuff.

☆ When the Stock Market and Jay Powell Are Frenemies
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Jason Zweig | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Maybe bad news isn’t good news anymore. For the first couple of weeks of 2023, financial markets were partying as if New Year’s Eve had never ended. Traders took every message from the Federal Reserve that it would keep raising interest rates until inflation was snuffed out as another signal that the worst was over.

☆ 'Frenemies' Djokovic and Kyrgios to play practice match before Australian Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy after winning the Wimbledon men's singles final alongside runner up Australia's Nick Kyrgios, July 2022. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleJan 9 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will rekindle their bromance by playing a practice match before the Australian Open, giving the latter a chance to stretch his legs before the year's first Grand Slam. Australian Open organisers said "tennis' most famous frenemies" will play each other at Rod Laver Arena on Friday. Djokovic had said last week that he had discussed playing a practice match with Kyrgios, adding that the Australian wanted shorter sets. The pair were once at loggerheads and had a frosty relationship when Kyrgios labelled Djokovic "boneheaded" and a "tool".

☆ Wall Street finally has the leverage it's been wanting over Big Tech
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Matt Weinberger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Take one giant step back, and there's one group benefitting from all the tech carnage: Wall Street investors, who finally have leverage over Big Tech after years of having to swallow spending to excess. Wall Street is ready to slice and dice. The balance of power has shifted: With tech companies struggling on the public markets, Wall Street has more leverage than it's held in a long time. Read more about how Wall Street is taking the driver's seat in tech here. Their mutual interest is complicated by fights over licensing and costs, Insider reports here.

☆ How TikTok and the music industry are bound to each other as 'frenemies,' even as they battle over licensing
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

All of these promotional functions have benefited the music industry, boosting streams on platforms like Spotify or Apple Music and helping artists grow their fan bases. The company filed a US trademark application in May for a potential music-streaming product called "TikTok Music," Insider first reported. Licensing negotiations to either expand Resso or introduce TikTok Music into other markets are underway, a person with direct knowledge of the process told Insider. Licensing negotiations are nearly constant in the music industryByteDance and TikTok already have existing agreements in place with major record labels and publishers like Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, the National Music Publishers' Association, and ICE. Last quarter, YouTube's head of music wrote that the company paid out $6 billion to the music industry over a 12-month period.

☆ Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Colletti reunite to talk ‘Laguna Beach’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari have reunited on a podcast to talk all things “Laguna Beach.”The former reality show co-stars joined Stephen Colletti for Cavallari and Colletti’s “Back to the Beach” podcast, which recaps the series in current time. This week, Conrad was the guest, and admitted that while home sick with Covid, she rewatched the MTV series. “Watching it was so much worse than I imagined it would be,” Conrad said. “It was really cringey.”Cavallari and Conrad were frenemies on the series, and also had a mutual former boyfriend in Colletti. I’m so sorry,” Conrad said to Cavallari.

☆ Rising Rates Are Banks’ Frenemies
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Rochelle Toplensky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rising interest rates are good news for lenders, but they bring worries too. Third-quarter results on Tuesday from two of Europe’s largest banks offered contrasting cases in point. HSBC and UBS both reported improved net interest income, but they diverged on their outlook. Loan-loss provisions show that the Anglo-Chinese lender is preparing for tougher times, limiting its capacity for shareholder returns, and its shares fell nearly 6% in European morning trading. Meanwhile, UBS’s stock price rose almost 6% after it posted better-than-expected profits and nudged up cash returns.

Sept 22 (Reuters) - When audiences tune into HBO Max’s “Game of Thrones” spin-off “The House of the Dragon” on Sunday, there will be a few changes. Olivia Cooke will now take over the role of the Queen and Emma D’Arcy will be playing the Princess. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAlcock told Reuters, "There was no baton to pass on to. I have only met them a few times, which is why this whole experience has been so weird, being like 'Oh we play the same person, but I've never really met you'." It was almost essentially like we were playing two different characters, two very, very different people."

☆ YouTuber Tana Mongeau's new manager discusses his plan to take her from internet star to mainstream celebrity, among clients like Scott Disick and Ray J
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-26 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After parting ways with her longtime manager, YouTuber Tana Mongeau signed with David Weintraub. Tana Mongeau's new manager is ready to make millions. "Tana is still a 23-year-old young lady but she is extremely savvy," Weintraub told Insider. Tana Mongeau is "Cancelled" on her new podcast produced by David Weintraub Entertainment and the Paragon Collective. According to Weintraub, Mongeau was in a "dark place" before they met, in large part because of what Weintraub described as exploitative management.

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