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☆ Rebel Wilson says it's 'total nonsense' that only gay actors should portray gay characters
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Rebel Wilson criticizes limiting actors to roles based on their sexuality. Wilson discussed the topic on BBC's Desert Island Discs, calling such views "total nonsense." Wilson also addressed alleged mistreatment by Sacha Baron Cohen on the set of "The Brothers Grimsby." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In the latest episode of BBC's Desert Island Discs, she said it was "total nonsense" to think that gay actors can only play gay characters.

Persons: Rebel Wilson, Wilson, Sacha Baron Cohen, —, Lauren Laverne Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Grimsby

☆ MrBeast says his copycats won't succeed, and experts agree
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMrBeast is the most successful YouTuber of all time, but copying him isn't likely to yield the same results. Some have the same type of thumbnail, same overlay text, and even visit the same places Donaldson does. "His content doesn't succeed because of what you can see on the surface or flash-in-the-pan trends. Copying Donaldson will also not work because he has such vast resources that almost nobody else has access to, so any copycats are likely to be underwhelming.

Persons: —, YouTuber Jon Youshaei, Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson, Youshaei, Ryan Trahan, Ryan, Gilbert Flores, Xavier English, Supermix, he'd, Katya Varbanova, copycats, aren't, Varbanova, you'll, It's, Kaye Putnam, Putnam Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business, Getty, Xavier

☆ MrBeast loves pushing himself to the point of misery — and thinks it will be 10 years before he takes a break
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a recent interview, he spoke about the situations he finds particularly difficult. But, in a recent interview, he said he even enjoys pushing himself to the extreme. Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is the biggest YouTube creator in the world with 262 million subscribers. "Weirdly, I get enjoyment out of going to the point of misery and then pushing through it and finishing," he said. '"Most people can't do that because I think we had petabytes worth of footage," Donaldson said.

Persons: doesn't, —, he's, Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson, Youshaei, I've Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business

☆ Opinion | From ‘Dune’ to Decadence (and Back)
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There are three great novels that I read as an early adolescent that I would take to a desert island if I ever needed to be set up for decades of rereading: The “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “Watership Down” and “Dune.” I’ve written more in the past on J.R.R. Tolkien’s work and even on Richard Adams’s great rabbit epic than on Frank Herbert’s magnum opus. So I can’t let the occasion of “Dune: Part Two” and its imperial command of the box office pass without some kind of comment. The first is about the story’s contemporary resonance. What’s getting less attention, and what I want to highlight, is the larger civilizational dynamic that the book sets up, and how it speaks to our own moment.

Persons: Richard Adams’s, Frank Herbert’s, Denis Villeneuve’s, What’s

☆ $950,000 Homes in Maine, Florida and Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Southwest Harbor, Maine | $949,000A circa 1900 cottage with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lotThis house is in Southwest Harbor, a small town on Mount Desert Island. Bangor, the nearest city, is a little more than an hour away. Portland is three hours away, and Boston is within a five-hour drive. Size: 1,200 square feetPrice per square foot: $791Indoors: A paved path runs through the yard, stepping up to the small covered porch and the bright green front door. The living space is open to a dining area surrounded by windows, with a high ceiling and a built-in bench.

Organizations: Claremont Locations: Harbor , Maine, Southwest Harbor, Desert, Acadia, Bangor, Augusta, Portland, Boston

☆ Kate Moss' Gen Z sister Lottie Moss just got real about the struggles of life as a 20-something model
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewKate Moss' sister, Lottie Moss, posted a tearful video on TikTok on Monday, saying she's struggled with her mental health for years and doesn't like the person she is. Lottie has previously spoken out about her drug and alcohol use and her negative experiences in the modeling industry . AdvertisementShe also addressed some of her privileges as a model and younger sister to Kate Moss, saying, "You can be grateful and still struggle." She previously said the two weren't particularly close, although in her TikTok video she said her sister had "got me a lot of things."

Persons: —, Kate Moss, Lottie Moss, she's, Lottie, it's, Calvin Klein Organizations: Service, Business, Glamour UK, BBC Locations: tiktok

☆ Your favorite sad songs could help you feel less pain, new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Jocelyn Solis-Moreira | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Listening to favorite songs could reduce people’s perception of pain, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Frontiers in Pain Research. And the most effective pain relievers were found to be sad songs detailing bittersweet and emotional experiences. He was not involved in the latest study but has conducted his own research on the relationship between pain and music. With millions of songs available, one person’s favorite song is likely not the same as another. While he didn’t research chills in this study, Valevicius hypothesized that these sensations might be signs of sensory gating.

Persons: CNN —, Adele, ”, Patrick Stroman, “ Cotton, “, Darius Valevicius, shivers, Valevicius, Stroman, ” Jocelyn Solis, Moreira Organizations: CNN, Pain, Queen’s University, Sega, neurosciences, University of Montreal Locations: Kingston , Ontario, New York

☆ America is in a 'cardboard-box recession,' demand for services is cooling, and inflation could surge again, Charles Schwab's top global strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jeffrey Kleintop warned of a "cardboard-box recession" and a credit crunch for small businesses. Charles Schwab's top global strategist flagged a services slowdown and predicted stubborn inflation. (Kleintop warned that inflation has rarely plunged and stayed flat and low in past cycles, and suggested a period of higher, more volatile price growth was likely.) "We don't know how deep and how broad this is. It's one of those things where you just don't know how many things could get broken when it starts to move."

Persons: Jeffrey Kleintop, Charles Schwab's, Taylor Swift, —, Kleintop, Walt, Banks, It's, We've, it's Organizations: Service, Walt Disney, Bloomberg, PMI Locations: —, Florida, Japan

Like most lobstermen, the Maine House Republican leader scrambled to complete his work ahead of the remnants of Hurricane Lee. Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham was rushing home from sea when a giant wave rose up, seemingly from nowhere, and towered over his boat. Suffering a black eye, facial fracture and stitched lip, Faulkingham counted Polk and himself lucky to be alive Monday. In the meantime, the Coast Guard, responding to the beacon, alerted Faulkingham's wife at 12:20 p.m. and the search was on. He hauled them onto his lobster boat and rush to shore, where an ambulance took them to the hospital.

Persons: Hurricane Lee, Rep, Billy Bob Faulkingham, Alex Polk, ” Faulkingham, Faulkingham, Polk, It’s, ”, Faulkingham's, Mikie Faulkingham, Lee, Diolanda Caballero, “, — it’s, ” Caballero Organizations: Maine House Republican, Atmospheric Administration, . Coast Guard, lobstermen, Coast Guard, Associated Press, National Weather Service Locations: Hurricane, Winter, Desert Island, Acadia, Gulf of Maine

☆ I work remotely from a Caribbean island. Here's how I relocated from Oregon, found love, and started a family, without comprising my career.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Ashley Couto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Shelby Smith took a six-month career break and traveled to Curaçao, a Dutch Caribbean island. Smith fell in love and moved from Portland, Oregon, to Curaçao permanently to start her family. I visited Curaçao on vacation and knew I'd be backI visited Curaçao, a Dutch Caribbean island, on vacation in 2019. Three days before I landed, the whole island went on lockdown. If you think living on a remote island would be much cheaper, think againSome living costs on the island are cheaper, but others are more expensive.

Persons: Shelby Smith, Smith, I'd, Curaçao Organizations: Service, Facebook Locations: Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean, Portland , Oregon, Wall, Silicon, Aitutaki, Cook, Portland, Reveri, Netherlands, United States, American

☆ Camping 101: Things to know before you set out on the road
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The downside of car camping is the fact that these campgrounds are often packed to the rafters with other campers. While RV camping may seem like a recent phenomenon, it’s actually been around for more than 100 years. Among the websites that list RV campgrounds and post very useful user ratings are RVshare/Hipcamp, RV Life and Good Sam. Other than maybe car camping, it requires the least expense and equipment. The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management has set aside areas for free camping in national forests, national grasslands and BLM-managed lands.

Persons: Millennials, It’s, Pierce, Arrow, Marchi, that’s, Sam, Hemingway, glamping, Joe Yogerst, ” Organizations: CNN, Kampgrounds, Financial, Great Britain Tourism Survey, Goods, Marchi Mobile, Trail, Hollywood, Autocamp, California redwoods, Getty, U.S . Forest Service, Land Management Locations: U.S, Canada, American, Great Britain, Cavan, Germany, Patagonia, Himalayas, South Africa, New Zealand, Europe, Cape Cod, Desert, Glamping, Northumberland, England, Elena, Rio, Big Bend, McCarty, Kenai, Parks

☆ Incredible US national park campgrounds you can’t drive to
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Even though most national park campgrounds are easily accessible by motorized vehicles, some of the coolest digs are in places that you can’t drive to. Below are eight incredible national park campgrounds that you can’t drive to. Bright Angel Campground (Grand Canyon National Park)The Bright Angel campground is located next to a creek at the end of the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. Washington Creek (Isle Royale National Park)Washington Creek, part of Michigan's Isle Royale National Park, has 10 camp sites. Sea Camp Beach (Cumberland Island National Seashore)The Cumberland Island National Seashore sits off the coast of Georgia.

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☆ Stanley Tucci says he thinks straight actors should be able to play gay characters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Stanley Tucci weighed in on the debate about straight actors portraying gay characters in a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs on Saturday. Tucci, who is married to literary agent Felicity Blunt, said he believes that as an actor, “you’re supposed to play different people.”“You just are. Tucci has portrayed gay characters in 2006’s “The Devil Wears Prada” and in the 2020 film “Supernova” alongside Oscar-winner Colin Firth. “Because often, it’s not done the right way.”For decades, Hollywood has cast actors in heterosexual relationships for gay roles. Conversations around inclusivity in casting transgender actors in transgender roles have also become pertinent, and casting cisgender actors for those roles has recently fallen out of popular practice.

Persons: CNN — Stanley Tucci, Tucci, Felicity Blunt, “ you’re, ”, Oscar, Colin Firth, ’ ”, Heath, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cate Blanchett, “ Carol, ” Benedict Cumberbatch, “, Alan Turing, Gyllenhaal, Blanchett, Cumberbatch, James Corden, isn’t, it’s, Guy Lodge, Firth, Felicity Organizations: CNN, BBC Radio, Hollywood, Awards, GLAAD, Guardian Locations: ”, “, Hollywood, Felicity Blunt's

☆ I’ve lived in Paris for 12 years—here are 15 questions French people ask to make small talk more interesting
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Ajiri Aki | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But adapting to a different way of life in France has changed me in infinite ways, especially when it comes to relationships and meaningful conversations . In 2011, I moved to Paris as a career-obsessed New Yorker who was never satisfied. So how do French people start and maintain the meaningful conversations that they are so famous for? They don't ask questions about work, which can seem invasive or unimportant. The Parisians I know use these open-ended questions to charm everyone they meet:Questions to start the conversation1.

Persons: there's Organizations: Yorker Locations: France, Paris

☆ These US port cities are fighting to restrict cruise ships. It's easier said than done.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The pandemic offered coastal communities across the US a taste of life without cruise ships. Now, port cities in Florida, Maine, Alaska, and California are fighting to limit or ban the vessels. A few weeks prior, Juneau, Alaska's city assembly voted to cap the number of cruise ships visiting the capital's downtown port at five per day. According to one study commissioned by Stand.earth, an environmental organization, found that cruise passengers visiting Victoria, a major Canadian cruise port, were responsible for less than 2% of tourism spending. Do you live or work near a US cruise port?

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☆ The forest growing in the world’s hottest sea
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-04 | by ( Barry Neild | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Jubail Mangrove Park is a green expanse of gray mangrove trees on the northeastern edge of Abu Dhabi’s Al Jubail island, where shallow tidal waterways spill out into the clear blue Arabian Sea. It’s a tranquil world away from the shimmering skyscrapers and heat-hazed hustle of downtown Abu Dhabi, albeit just a short drive away. Dreamlike destinationThe Jubail Mangrove Park is an unexpected green escape from the deserts of Abu Dhabi. And observing those genes in action in Abu Dhabi could be a good sign. “It is the only place in Abu Dhabi where you can see so much green.”

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