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☆ Cressida Cowper is getting a redemption arc in 'Bridgerton' season 3. Here's how it differs from the books.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Bridgerton" season three is making a big change to the former villain Cressida Cowper. AdvertisementIn the books, Cressida marries before Penelope and Colin's love storyJessica Madsen as Cressida Cowper and Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton in "Bridgerton" season three. Liam Daniel / NetflixCressida appears in two "Bridgerton" books: "The Viscount Who Loved Me," which was source material for season two, and in "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton," which underpins season three. In "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton," Cressida is a vain, mean bully of London society. Cressida pretends to be Lady Whistledown and later blackmails PenelopeJoanna Bobin as Lady Cowper and Jessica Madsen as Cressida Cowper in "Bridgerton" season 3.

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☆ The 9 types of unhealthy friendships — and when to leave each one
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Author Danielle Bayard Jackson shared 9 types of "bad" friends — and how to deal with each one. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIn her forthcoming book "Fighting for Our Friendships" (out on May 7), Jackson discusses nine types of "bad" female friends she's heard her coaching clients complain about. The non-reciprocal friendThis friend makes you feel like you're in a one-sided relationship. Jackson said it's a good idea to leave if the friend consistently makes you feel like a social placeholder during their single seasons.

Persons: Danielle Bayard Jackson, —, it's, Jackson, she's, you've, they're Organizations: Service

☆ Taylor Swift mentions singer Charlie Puth on 'The Tortured Poets Department,' and it's one of the album's biggest mysteries
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Taylor Swift namedrops singer Charlie Puth on her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTaylor Swift namedropped singer Charlie Puth in her new album "The Tortured Poets Department" — and fans are confused. AdvertisementSo why would Swift mention her friend's ex on "The Tortured Poets Department"? So, it's possible that when Healy and Swift were together, they talked about Puth, which is why he gets a mention on "The Tortured Poets Department."

Persons: Taylor Swift, Charlie Puth, Puth, Selena Gomez, —, hasn't, Swift, Gomez, I'm, Matty Healy, Healy, Puth's Organizations: Poets Department, Service, Department, Billboard, Golden Globes

☆ But I’m All Grown Up With a Job of My Own
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Roxane Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

You ProblemsI work in a wonderful environment where everyone cares about everyone … a little too much. Most colleagues are worried I’m going to burn out, which is fair, but I have the energy and capacity they don’t have anymore. You’re simply interested in developing a more robust skill set. This man is no longer your co-worker, so there is little downside to politely telling him you simply don’t have time to socialize when he comes in. Tell him you hope he is enjoying his retirement and wish him the very best in this new chapter of his life.

Persons: …, You’re, it’s, — Locations: eggshells

☆ 7 signs someone just isn't a good friend, no matter your history
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But if you consistently don't feel good around a friend, it can be a sign that they're a bad one. A psychologist shared signs a friend isn't treating you right, even if you've known them forever. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But being honest about how a friend makes you feel is easier said than done. She shared some signs a friend is just not treating you right, even if you have a long history or empathize with them.

Persons: —, Miriam Kirmayer, Kirmayer, they're, they've, it's, There's, They're, you've Organizations: Service

☆ I never expected to meet my husband while working at a restaurant together post-college. It was surprisingly romantic.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Saba Khonsari | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The last thing I expected after graduating from college and moving back home with my parents was to find my soulmate. I took a job waiting tables at a local Tex-Mex restaurant while I killed time applying to the Peace Corps. At my first mandatory all-staff meeting, the general manager commented how many people meet their future spouses working at that very restaurant. AdvertisementBen and I have now built a happy life togetherLess than two years after we started working together, we married. Our eldest took her first step before her aunt's rehearsal dinner —held at the same restaurant where Ben and I met.

Persons: Noble, Benjamin, he'd, margarita, Keanu Reeves, Ben Organizations: Service, Peace Corps, Barnes, Business, San, Ben, Corps Locations: Mex, San Juan, Luis, upsell, guacamole, expats, Europe

☆ J.Lo's director breaks down the wildest details in 'This Is Me...Now,' from casting actors as her exes to that cameo-laden 'zodiac council'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

For Meyers, Lopez's "emotional journey" is the connective thread, transforming a series of eclectic events into a complete story arc. Later, Jane Fonda (Sagittarius) compares Lopez's love life to a 4 a.m. "Vanderpump Rules" marathon. AdvertisementIn this scene, Lopez ties the knot with three different men at identical wedding ceremonies. In fact, Meyers said he and Lopez were careful to cast actors who didn't "accidentally depict" a real person from Lopez's life. She's unapologetic about what she's been through, and she's very happy where she is now."

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☆ Taylor Swift is using a folding fan at the Grammys to hide her mouth from the cameras (and lip readers)
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

She was spotted using a folding fan to cover her mouth while speaking to Jack Antonoff. Swift recently made headlines after she was filmed gossiping with Selena Gomez at the Golden Globes. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . After she found her seat, Swift was spotted using a folding fan to cover her mouth while speaking with her tablemate, Jack Antonoff, who coproduced her album of the year-nominated "Midnights."

Persons: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Swift, Selena Gomez, —, hiccups, Trevor Noah Organizations: Golden Globes, Service

☆ Selena Gomez and Emily Blunt cover their mouths as they pose together at the AFI Awards after viral lip-reading rumors
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Selena Gomez and Emily Blunt poked fun at internet sleuths at the AFI Awards. "We shall not speak lol," Selena captioned a photo of her and Blunt on Instagram. AdvertisementSelena Gomez and Emily Blunt weren't taking any risks at the American Film Institute Awards on Friday. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez)/InstagramRepresentatives for Gomez and Blunt did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours. Others in the 900-strong comments argued it was "can't wait to get indoors," while others suggested he said "can't wait for hors d'oeuvres."

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☆ Palazzo Vilòn: Incredible historical mansion opens to overnight guests in Rome
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Featuring multiple suites, all filled with artistic masterpieces, Rome’s 17th-century Palazzo Vilòn is sheer luxury. And now, Palazzo Vilòn can be all yours for 25,000 euros ($26,665) per night if you opt for the “buy-out” offer. Palazzo Vilòn offers a rare chance to travel back to a time when noble families ruled the Eternal City. Today, Palazzo Vilòn is believed to be Italy’s most expensive historical retreat. Despite all the grandeur, Florio stresses that Palazzo Vilòn is not a museum brought back to life.

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☆ UK government under pressure to take tougher line on China amid spying allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Sunak’s predecessor Liz Truss called for the government to formally designate China as a threat to the UK. Florence Lo/APUnder the radarBut back to the question at hand: should the events of the past few days affect the UK’s official policy? Despite the arrests, observers believe it is unlikely there will be a sea-change in the UK government’s policy on China. The allegations that China is spying on the UK, in the very heart of Britain’s democracy, is of course a very real concern. But it will not be a surprise to the government, which has baked it into British foreign policy.

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☆ 16 Adults on the Virtues and Pleasures of Being Bad - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

They’re almost enough to make you forget the pleasures of being a little bit bad. We asked 16 writers — most of them respectable adults — about the irresponsible, immoral, indulgent things they do. Years later, we bumped into each other in public, resulting in a humiliating exposition that left everyone questioning my sanity. Can’t stop won’t stop ShopliftingWhenever I’m at the airport, I like to do a little shopping at the Free Store. Yes yes yes.

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☆ People would rather work anywhere but the office — including their gyms
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It shows how remote workers, or hybrid workers, crave a third space that isn't work or home. As the Wall Street Journal reports, gyms are the latest venture to break into offering coworking space. Its website touts that the gym's members lounge "offers communal work tables and social lounge spaces available from open until close for all club members," where members can "catch up on some work" or "just relax after your workout." As research on remote workers' time use shows, more are using their breaks to work out or participate in other leisure activities. That could explain why a gym-based coworking space is so appealing: You get the ability to socialize, work out, and still get your work done.

Persons: crave, Chelsea, Chelsea Piers, Nick Bloom, Bloom Organizations: Service, Wall Street Journal, Chelsea, Stanford Locations: Wall, Silicon, Brooklyn

☆ Russian officials are fuming after Ukraine isolated it in peace talks that even China attended: 'They're gossiping without us'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kremlin officials are concerned Kyiv is outflanking them diplomatically, The Moscow Times said. In comments to The Moscow Times, four former and current Kremlin officials familiar with Russia's diplomacy were troubled. A former high-ranking Russian diplomat also expressed concern to The Moscow Times about Russia's isolation, but added that Moscow's participation in discussions was necessary for ending the conflict. In recent months, Russia and Ukraine have intensified their struggle to for diplomatic support for their versions of ending the war. Ukraine hopes to persuade nations by pointing to the devastating effect of Russia's war of the grain exports many countries depend on.

Persons: Kremlin wasn't, Moscow —, Stefan Wolf Organizations: Kremlin, Moscow Times, Service, Birmingham University Locations: Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, China, Kyiv, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Jeddah, Beijing, Moscow, Russian, West, Brazil, India, South Africa, Denmark

☆ No one knows how much they should care about work right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

If you're not sure how much to care about work, or what it means to you, you're not alone. Work blurred into life, and life blurred into work, suddenly making my personal errands the same as work. In the wake of our existential reckoning with work, some office workers flipped the script, making life their full-time job and work a part-time pursuit. Lazy girl jobs and a window of opportunityRight now, we're in the "uncomfortable" middle of work, as Klotz calls it. The opportunity to job hop may be dwindling, but that doesn't mean work has to settle into 2019 norms.

Persons: Anthony Klotz, It's, Klotz, " Klotz, Chris Bailey, Bailey, Nick Bloom, Bloom, it's, stayers Organizations: Service, University College London School of Management, Workers, Stanford Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ I teach people how to swim in the Hamptons. Many of my clients are incredibly high-profile people who value their privacy and appreciate my high standards.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Azul Cibils Blaquier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elizabeth Parry runs her own company, Hamptons Swim, which provides swimming lessons. I grew up in the Hamptons in a town called Water Mill, and I've been teaching swimming for 22 years. Today, I run my own company, Hamptons Swim, where we provide swimming lessons for all ages and levels. My clients own multi-million dollar homes in the Hamptons and are incredibly high profile. Although 95% of my clients are high-profile, the Hamptons is not just rich people.

Persons: Elizabeth Parry, Parry, It's, I've, didn't, We're, I'm, aren't, you'll, they've Organizations: Hamptons, Service, Hamptons Swim, YMCA Locations: Switzerland, Wall, Silicon, New, Europe

☆ A management professor shares how to resolve time-wasting conflicts between coworkers — without punishment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Susie Allen | Kellogg Insight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Measuring Office MisconductHow do you go about studying negative workplace behavior? Analyzing these dimensions separately allowed the researchers to develop a nuanced portrait of negative workplace behavior and its aftermath. When it comes to engaging in negative workplace behavior, everyone appears to be on equal footing. Since negative workplace behavior is relational, meting out punishment to individuals may not break the cycle. And because negative workplace behavior breeds further negative workplace behavior, the most important thing leaders can do is prevent people from becoming instigators in the first place.

Persons: Cynthia Wang, Wang, —, there's, Lindsey M, Ernest H, O'Boyle, Joongseo Kim, Jennifer A, Whitson, What's, Joe mistreats Bob, Joe, Wang —, they're, Susie Allen Organizations: Kellogg School, Service, Oklahoma State University, Indiana University, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, University of California Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago

☆ John Blake: The story about race I didn't know how to tell
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

John Blake, seen here in a second-grade photo, grew up as the son of a White mother and Black father. What I didn’t know was that my community had died long before the Freddie Gray protests. That’s the story I wanted to tell, but I didn’t know how. I didn’t know how to tell Harlow any of that because my story doesn’t fit traditional narratives about race or identity. My white family members didn’t change because I shamed them with an impressive lecture on systemic racism.

☆ AI and the future of work: Everything is about to change
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Suddenly, AI tools, which have long operated in the background of many services, are now more powerful and more visible across a wide and growing range of workplace tools. Google’s new features, for example, promise to help “brainstorm” and “proofread” written work in Docs. A long list of startups are also developing AI writing assistants and image generators. The pitch from tech companies is clear: AI can make you more productive and eliminate the grunt work. Curran said just how much these AI-powered tools will change work depends on the application.

☆ Hunter Biden warns Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani, Roger Stone, and 11 others to preserve records for potential litigation following laptop scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hunter Biden's attorney sent notices to 14 people at the center of the laptop scandal. Rudy Giuliani's attorney told Insider that Biden's counsel is "acting out of desperation." The personal life and business dealings of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's middle child, have been the center of Republican criticism. Twenty days before the 2020 election, the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop became a controversial and confusing political scandal, New York Magazine reported. Rocca, Lowell, Wengui's attorneys, and an attorney for Stone, Bruce S. Rogow, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Sarcasm, the silent treatment, and gossiping are all passive-aggressive work behaviors. Here's how to keep them out of your office culture.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Marc Havercroft | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Workplace passive aggression can appear as sarcasm, the silent treatment, or spreading gossip. However, the sudden shift from in-person interactions to online communication has led to numerous issues, including an increase in passive aggression. "Quiet Quitting" has been gaining popularity and can be linked to the rise of passive aggression in the workplace. Identify the causeWorkplace passive aggression can manifest itself through a number of different behaviors, such as sarcasm, giving someone the silent treatment, or spreading gossip. Educating your workplace on how to improve their communication, time management, and problem-solving skills is the key to preventing passive-aggressive behaviors before they happen.

☆ A PE firm that's built its brand on high-profile sports deals is broadening its scope
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But one firm that's already well established in the space is looking to quietly diversify itself beyond the pitch. With seemingly everyone interested in sports these days, Cardinale is smart to want to hedge his firm. The crypto exchange also agreed to pay $50 million to improve how it vets customers and transactions. Mala Gaonkar's hedge fund just made its long-awaited debut. SurgoCap Partners entered the fray this week with $1.8 billion in capital, making it the biggest launch of a women-led hedge fund, Bloomberg reports.

Once this break is over and it's time to return to work, it can be difficult. Therefore, getting your career back on track after a break depends to a large extent on tackling these problems. Here are some keys to be able to start this new working stage in the best possible way, according to the experts. How to tackle an interview after a career gap — explain the break if you want to, but put it in a positive lightExperience shows that explaining the reason for a career break can help in the job interview. Few things help you find a job as well as networking, so don't be shy about indicating that you're looking for one.

☆ We spoke with 21 of Matt Gaetz's high-school classmates. Some say they could have predicted the congressman's sex scandal.
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Robin Bravender | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

His high-school classmates are gossiping about him on their Facebook alumni group. Insider interviewed 21 of Gaetz's former classmates this month, including alumni from his Niceville High School graduating class of 2000 and members of Gaetz's high-school debate team. Gaetz's high-school classmates have been gossiping about him in a Facebook alumni group. Defining 'archipelago'Some of Gaetz's high-school classmates also knew him from his days in middle school. In high school, Gaetz "thought he was smarter than the teacher," Donahoo said.

☆ Matt Gaetz's Florida sex game included a 'Harry Potter' challenge and 'extra points' for sleeping in sorority houses, a female Republican tells Insider
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-02 | by ( Robin Bravender | Kayla Epstein | Tina Sfondeles | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rep. Matt Gaetz is accused of playing a sex "game" with a "Harry Potter" theme. People got points if they had sex with married colleagues or did sorority overnights, a source said. The sex competition even involved the "Harry Potter" book series, the GOP source told Insider. Anyone who had sex with a certain conservative woman "won the whole game regardless of points," she said. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images'I'm not a monk'During Gaetz's Tallahassee days, about two dozen male lawmakers participated in the sex competition, the GOP insider said.

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