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The cultural shift has spawned a booming business in divorce photography not only for Tan, but also for other photographers hoping to profit. Photos shared on Chinese social media Xiaohongshu show some couples signing their divorce papers, while others pose with their divorce certificate. Happy divorce,” one user wrote alongside a photo of her marriage and divorce certificates side by side. “It is not shameful to be brave enough to divorce,” Tan said. Faces on old wedding photos are spray-painted, to ensure privacy is respected, before being tossed into a crusher along with other tokens of memories.

Persons: Tan, ” Tan, “, Peng Xiujian, ‘, Peng, it’s, Liu Wei, Liu, Justin Robertson, ” Liu, he’s, Gary Ng, “ I’ll, ” Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China’s National Bureau of Statistics, Companies, Victoria University, CNN Locations: Beijing, Hong Kong, Henan, China, Australia

☆ Fans of the Bachelor Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Andy Kiersz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Ben Higgins tried to parlay his Bachelor success into a political career, but the campaign didn't last long. The focus on Bachelor Nation also makes sense given the franchise's viewership is dominated by one of the most crucial swing votes of recent elections: white women. In the past two presidential elections, white women were the most closely split demographic subgroup tracked by major exit polls. In 2016, Donald Trump won over 52% of white women against Hillary Clinton's 43%, exit polls found, while Trump bested Joe Biden in 2020 among white women 55% to 44%. The overlap between the swingiest demographic and the "Bachelor" audience suggests Bachelor Nation has value to those who seek to lead our nation.

Persons: Ben Higgins, Charming, Higgins, He's, that's, Acierto, Young Sheldon, Joey Graziadei's, Graziadei, Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris, Chad Kultgen, Lizzy Pace, Pace, Harris, Kultgen, Joey Graziadei, John Fleenor, Walz, Big, YouGov, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton's, Trump, Joe Biden, Hulu —, they're, Natasha Scott, Reichel, Rose, Scott, Claire Fallon —, —, Becca Kufrin's, Fallon, Emma Gray, Garrett Yrigoyen, Kufrin, Yrigoyen, — Colton Underwood, — Fallon, Matt James, Rachael Kirkconnell, James ', Chris Harrison, it's, Justine Kay, Charity Lawson —, Joe Biden's, he's, Juliana Kaplan, Andy Kiersz Organizations: Disney, ABC, NFL, Valentine's, White, Daily, Nation, Pew Research, Trump, Hulu, Girls, Bachelor Nation Locations: American, Colorado, America, Atlanta, Quinnipiac, Georgia, North Carolina, Hulu, Washington

☆ I built up a 6-figure business but didn't spend enough time with my kids. Now, I work 30% less and feel much happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Melissa Noble | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'd been working as a print journalist up until that point and was ready for a new challenge. So, when my son was about 10 months old, I launched my own copywriting and content business. My business became grew, and eventually, I made six figuresIt was hard work getting it off the ground. Melissa Noble took time off work to spend more time with her kids. I feel happier than ever, knowing that I'm making memories with my kids, rather than more money in the bank.

Persons: I'd, Melissa Noble Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Melbourne

☆ She met a man on a rooftop bar on her first night in Paris. Her life changed forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

A series of fortuitous eventsWhen the train arrived in Paris, Erin and her seat neighbor went their separate ways, and Erin figured she’d never see him again. It’s called the Generator, and it has a great rooftop bar.’ And I love rooftop bars, so I remembered that.”Erin returned to the US, and she quickly lost touch with her train friend. Jordan figured the reviews were decent, the prices OK – and the rooftop bar looked appealing. “Then, that night, there was a party, an organized event on the rooftop,” Erin recalls. By then, fall had arrived, and Jordan’s summer stint at the rooftop bar was ending.

Persons: Erin Tridle, Erin, She’d, “ I’m, ”, she’d, “, we’ve, ‘ I’m, It’s, ” Erin, ’ ” Erin, Jordan, Frenchman who’d, ’ ”, Erin didn’t, ‘, ” Jordan, ‘ Let’s, ’ ” Jordan, he’d, – he’d, you’re, hesitating, we’ll, it’s, Jordan couldn’t, let’s, – Jordan wasn’t, Erin couldn’t, “ He’d, “ Jordan, Milian, hadn’t, Jordan –, ’, Anthony Bourdain’s, Anthony Bourdain, ’ Erin Tridle, She’ll, Jordan’s Covid, Erin’s, I’d, Nika Gunchak Erin, Jordan’s, – she’d, Paris, He’s, he’s, Frenchman, Jordan upended, Erin “, Jordan “, Sebastián, “ There’s, I’m Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Jordan, Omicron, Eiffel Locations: Paris, of Versailles, Europe, Los Angeles, Sacre, America, France, Caribbean, Australia, Paris ”, “, ”, Seine, Milan, French, Nice, Sebastián, Spain’s Basque, United States, Erin, LA, ‘, 8th, ’, American, TikTok

☆ Sick of the grind, he ditched the city to live in a tiny house in the woods. Now, he estimates he gets by on $750 a month.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Anders Boisen. Anders Boisen. AdvertisementDuring the pandemic, he quit his job in order to focus on building his tiny house. Anders Boisen. He had already been building a tiny house on the side, and he decided to focus on the project full-time.

Persons: —, Anders Boisen, he's, Boisen, It's, I'm, isn't, I've Organizations: Service, Business Communication, Business Locations: Denmark, Danish, English, Aarhus, There's, homeownership, Boisen

☆ Jessica Fern's 'Polysecure' promised a world beyond monogamy. She didn't say it would be easy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

The psychotherapist's 2020 book, "Polysecure," has become the poly bible for an increasingly queer and fluid generation. As consensual nonmonogamy went mainstream, searches for Fern's "Polysecure" spiked. "I've heard authors joke they get a cup of coffee from their book," Fern said. When Jessica Fern and Dave Cooley opened up their relationship, Cooley was surprised at the "searing anguish" he felt about his wife seeing other men. Fern, Cooley, and Fern's partner bought the property together and settled in, planning to live there long term.

Persons: Jessica Fern, Feeld, Lionel Messi, Fern, John, nonmonogamy, Molly Roden Winter's, Miranda July's, I've, Nielsen BookScan, you've, we're, Hannah, Dave Cooley, Cooley, Esther Perel, Dan Savage, Guralnik —, Ross Geller, it's, butch barista, deblasio, Chirlane McCray, Suki Waterhouse, Allison P, Davis, Clinton, isn't, Gilmore, Diego, — they're, Fern disentangled, polyamory, Julia, Apryl, Jessica, John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, Fern's polyamorous, she's, It's, Mike Belleme, Tobias, Lindsay, Molly Roden Winter, compersion, Fern's, —, Abby, she'd, Axios they'd, Christopher Gleason, they'd, Gleason, We've, curt, Escher, Franklin Veaux, Eve Rickert's, Rickert, aren't, I'm, Daniel Lavery, " Lavery, polysecurity hasn't, She's, pats, hasn't, polysecurity, Fern isn't, We're, Myers, Briggs, there's Organizations: New York Times, New York Magazine, SUNY, Kinsey Institute, George Mason University Locations: Costa Rica, North Carolina, Russian, Manhattan, Asheville, patrick, Fort Greene, San Francisco, Cooley, Sheepshead Bay , Brooklyn, British, polyworld, Boulder , Colorado, Vancouver, Brooklyn, COVID, Bahamas, Feeld, Fern

☆ Kamala Harris Has Shed Biden's Economic Record, Could Beat Out Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

When people say they're concerned about "the economy," it can mean a lot of things — grocery prices, gas prices, housing prices, healthcare. For one thing, it's not clear that voters think Harris, as vice president, has had much involvement in Biden's economic policies. People remember the Trump economy as a better time — interest rates were lower, prices were lower, houses seemed more affordable. AdvertisementThe task for Harris now is to lay out an economic identity and agenda before others beat her to it. The Trump campaign and the GOP are trying to tie her to the negative feelings around the Biden economy, to affordability and inflation.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's, Harris, Kamala, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton's, Jim Carville, —, it's, Biden, Trump, Harris — Trump, Evan Roth Smith, Smith, Eli Yokley, Mark Zandi, Tim Walz, Minnesota, Yokley, Whit Ayres, Donald Trump's, she's, He's, Bharat Ramamurti, Emily Stewart Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Financial Times, University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, Trump, Biden, Lake Research Partners, Democrat, Voters, Morning, Federal, Moody's, House, Democrats, National Economic, GOP, Business Locations: China, California, Las Vegas

☆ ‘The fire moved faster than the cars:’ Residents in Athens suburbs describe destruction wrought by deadly wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Eleni Giokos | Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Athens, Greece CNN —Where just hours ago there were thick rows of trees, now stumps protrude and smoke still rises from scorched soil. “At some point, the fire went faster than the cars,” Vasilis Xypolitas, mayor of Kifisia municipality on the outskirts of Athens, told CNN. Her car, like scores of others lining the roads that climb out of Athens, was burned. More than 700 firefighters, nearly 200 vehicles and 35 water-bombing aircraft were deployed to battle the blaze, Greek public broadcaster ERT reported. Once the winds and the worst of the blaze abated, residents in Chalandri returned to inspect the damage.

Persons: Greece CNN —, bedsheets –, Vasilis Xypolitas, ”, Sophia, Alexandros Avramidis, Xypolitas Organizations: Greece CNN, CNN, “, ERT, Ministry, Protection Locations: Athens, Greece, Chalandri, Attica, “, Kifisia, Penteli, Varnavas, Grammatiko

☆ China economy: Young people in China aren’t spending on romance. That’s a problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Chris Lau | Hassan Tayir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“The Qixi Festival is not as robust as previous years. Couples attend a kissing contest during the traditional Qixi festival in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province, on August 13, 2013. “The only part of the world where consumer confidence remains very low is China,” L’Oreal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus told analysts on an earnings call late last month. Lower-than-expected growth in the global beauty sector this year is largely a consequence of low consumer confidence in China, he added. People take photos at a bus stop decorated with flowers during Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, on August 22, 2023 in Chongqing, China.

Persons: China’s, Louis Vuitton, ”, forlornly, Huang Jinkun, Alfred Wu, Lee, “, Yeap Jun Rong, Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan, Stringer, De Beers, That’s, Niulang, Nicolas Hieronimus, Joanne Wilson, didn’t, ” Mercedes, Ola Kaellenius Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Weibo, CNN, Qixi, Lee Kuan Yew, of Public, National University of Singapore, Volkswagen, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Getty, Diamond, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Global, WPP, China News Service, Mercedes, ” Mercedes Benz Locations: China, Hong Kong, Shenyang, Liaoning province, Beijing, China's Liaoning province, AFP, Chongqing

☆ I have written 10 books on happiness: The simple, 2-minute habit I do every day to feel happier
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Neil Pasricha | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Today, I've written 10 books and journals about happiness, gratitude, habits and resilience. I have a two minute, science-backed, ruthlessly simple system that helps me get on track whenever I start to feel my anxiety spike. DON'T MISS: How to be more successful with your money This practice is called Rose, Rose, Thorn, Bud. I do it solo, or with friends and with my family, and it makes me feel happier, and more at peace, every single day. When you are coping with trauma, sharing negative emotions can help the healing process, research shows.

Persons: I've, Rose, Thorn, Bud, Robert Emmons, Michael McCullough, didn't

☆ A widely followed recession signal just flashed, but its inventor says a downturn isn't guaranteed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"The US economy is still growing," said Claudia Sahm, the chief economist at New Century Advisors, a former Federal Reserve economist, and the creator of the Sahm rule. Despite rebuking the idea that the US is in a recession, Sahm does have concerns about the labor market and high interest rates. Advertisement"The most important lever to pull is to normalize interest rates," Sahm said, joining a chorus of economists who say the Federal Reserve has waited too long to cut interest rates. The Fed decided to hold interest rates steady in its July meeting at the end of the month. It's not surprising that the labor market has cooled after the booming post-pandemic recovery.

Persons: —, Claudia Sahm, Sahm, It's, it's Organizations: Service, New Century Advisors, Federal Reserve, Business, Fed

☆ Scientists digitally dissect ancient Egyptian ‘screaming’ mummy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Ancient Egypt’s pyramids, pharaohs and artifacts delight the imagination, reigniting wonder of the distant past in every generation. Experts are also using the latest techniques to spill secrets hidden within discoveries made decades ago, with new research this week “digitally dissecting” an unusual mummy found in 1935. The "screaming woman" whose mummified remains were discovered in 1935 may have died violently, a new study suggests. — To keep swimmers and beachgoers safe, scientists are using artificial intelligence to detect juvenile sharks, which like to hang out near the shore. They find wonder in planets beyond our solar system and discoveries from the ancient world.

Persons: Sahar Saleem, Saleem, Saleem couldn’t, Venus, Guillermo Legaria, Lonely Guy, —, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kasr Al, Cairo University, Mercury, European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA, JPL, Caltech Venus, Lonely, —, CNN Space, Science Locations: ., Damietta, Egypt, Luxor, New York City, Kasr Al Ainy, Europe, Asia, Thailand, Southeast Asia

☆ How did a rose get its prickles? A new study has answers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Prickles have been around for at least 400 million years, dating back to when ferns and their relatives emerged with some bearing prickles on their stems. Lonely Guy genesBy removing prickles from various species, including roses and eggplants, the authors found that a LOG gene was responsible for the prickles in about 20 types of plants studied. LOG-related genes are found in all plants, even dating back to mosses, which are regarded as the first dry-land plant, Lippman said. “(LOG genes) have been repeatedly co-opted (a biological shift in a trait’s function) in different plant species for the formation of prickles, and also repeatedly lost in lineages where prickles are lost. For agricultural purposes, removing prickles could make harvesting easier and pave the way to get lesser-known produce into grocery stores.

Persons: munch, Zachary Lippman, —, Lippman, Guy, It’s, ” Lippman, “, Tyler Coverdale, ” Coverdale, Coverdale, ”, Vivian Irish Organizations: CNN, Laboratory, University of Utah, Wings, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Notre Dame, Yale Locations: Long, , New York, Yale University’s, Australia

☆ Elon Musk's Favorite Dating App Is Run by the Tokyo Government
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Grace, a 29-year-old publicist in New York, has regularly used a slew of dating apps for more than four years, with little luck. Among millions, a consensus is forming: Dating apps suck so bad that they might even be deliberately keeping us from finding love. In Tokyo, the city government is even releasing its own dating app, part of a campaign called Tokyo Futari Story ("futari" means couple). Bouke de Vries, an associate professor of philosophy at Ghent University in Belgium who's studied dating apps, argues that state-run dating apps are at least in theory better positioned to help people find partners without spending too much money or time in the process. Last year, Japan's most popular dating app, the Match Group-owned Pairs, began collaborating with several prefectures and cities.

Persons: Grace, She's, it's, who'd, Tinder, Damona Hoffman, Bianca Stelian, Ryan Clarkson, —, They've, Ali Jackson, Bouke de, cupid, Bouke de Vries, Belgium who's, de Vries, Omar Minami, Cheryl Drury, They're, Francesca Katayama, Junko Yamada, Yamada, Elon Musk, I'm, Justin Garcia, Garcia, what's, there's, Eric Adams, Adams, Eve Organizations: Raya, Forbes, League, Match, Children, Families Agency, Ghent University, Government, National, Insurance, Rissho University, Department of Health, Human Services, Conservatives, Trump, PAC, Indiana University, Kinsey Institute, Match Group, Republican, Kinsey, New, New York City — Locations: New York, New York City, Japan, Australia, America, Saitama, Tokyo, Bouke de Vries, Belgium, Singapore

☆ Duolingo Is the Meanest App in the App Store. Gen Z Loves It.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

After all, I knew perfectly well what I'd signed up for: learning Portuguese from the biggest asshole on the App Store. It might be an overstatement to call tough love the secret sauce for engaging Gen Z customers. It followed that in 2023 with a send-up of personal-injury-attorney TV ads: "Lawyer Fights Duolingo Owl for $2,700,000." Despite the research, Duolingo insists its guilt-tripping notifications do the trick of enticing people to drop whatever they're doing to log on to the app. When Duolingo's head of product, Cem Kansu, posted a thread in 2020 about the success of "the passive aggressive reminder," several unhappy Duolingo users chimed in.

Persons: I'd, — Locations: Lisbon

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Persons: Lobna, Hemid’s, Bouthaer el Banaisati, Hemid, —, VioGén, el Banaisati, Ana Maria Arevalo Gosen, Alice Fang Spanish, ”, Susana Pavlou, Juan José López, Jesús Melguizo, Antonio Pueyo, Pueyo, “, Mr, Juanjo Medina, “ We’re, Francisco Javier Curto, ” Francisco Javier Curto, The New York Times José, Sindicato, Serafín Giraldo, Escarraman, Stefany González Escarraman, Williams Escarraman, Escarraman’s, Eva Jaular, Jaular, Elisabeth, Ana María Arévalo, Luz, ” Luz, you’ve, María, it’s, Agudo, Ossorio, Fernando Grande, Amelia Franas, Police haven’t, Melguizo Organizations: Jan, The New York Times, VioGén, Interior Ministry, New York Times, Spanish, Council of, Mediterranean, of Gender Studies, The Times, University of Barcelona, Police, Basque Country, Times, University of Seville, United Association of Civil Guards, “, The New York Locations: Spain, Madrid, The New York Times Spain, United States, Netherlands, Britain, Canada, Germany, Catalonia, Basque, Seville, VioGén, Alicante, Liaño, Spanish, Southern Spain, Granada, Morocco

☆ Joe Arden's voice made him the hottest narrator in romance. Then, a sexting scandal turned BookTok against him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Anna Merlan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

But there's no denying that a large number of people, mostly women, found Joe Arden's voice to be exceedingly hot: smooth, insistent, husky, occasionally dropping to a seductive growl. Arden's voice made him one of the most popular romance audiobook narrators of his generation. Last year, a promising new romance author reached out to Blue Nose Audio and received a reply from Joe Arden. "My working name of 'Joe Arden,' has always been just that, a professional persona that labeled my career," he added. For good measure, they dug up Cronin's abandoned trademark application for the Joe Arden moniker, first filed in 2020.

Persons: Joe Arden's, Men's, I've, Joe Arden, Joey, Arden, He's, Lauren Blakely, Vi Keeland, Meghan March, Blakely, BookTok, TikTok, Joe, Ardenmania, —, BookTok influencers, who'd, Brynne Weaver, they'd, wasn't, quizzing, Arden she'd, didn't, she'd, Arden's, sexting, he'd, Angela, Aiden Snow, Julie McKay, Blue, James Patrick Cronin, Rice, Cronin, Beatrice Colen, Patrick Cronin, manny, Max Thomas, McKay, Maxine Mitchell, Sean Zanni, Patrick McMullan, Sarah J, Brittanée Nicole, Nicole, Teddy Hamilton, Hamilton, Brynne Weaver's, it's, Brittany Lowry, Kate Stewart's, Arden isn't, pant, Shane East, Paige Reisenfeld, he's, Tor, influencer, you'd, Sean Crisden, Crisden, Maas, Craig Barritt, Arden blowup, voEROS, Arden —, who've, Kathy Haan, Patreon Organizations: Men's Health, Audio Publishers Association, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences, Arden, BI, East Tennessee State University, University of Louisville, Getty, SAG, Texas, GQ, Wired, Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Times, Publishers, TikTok, Tantor Media, The New York Times, New York Comic Con, Communications Locations: Arden, sexting, gaslighting, TikTok, Los Angeles, East, New York City, York, LA, Audm, Ghostface Gulf, masturbate, Romanceland

☆ Scaled-Back but Determined Protests in Kenya Call for President to Resign
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Abdi Latif Dahir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Protesters returned to the streets of Kenya on Thursday, some of them demanding the resignation of President William Ruto, despite his announcement a day earlier that he was abandoning a tax bill that drew large-scale demonstrations in which nearly two dozen people were killed. On Thursday, a heavy police and military presence was visible across the capital, with officers in cars and trucks and on horseback guarding the roads leading to Parliament, the president’s official residence and several downtown streets. Much of the central business district remained closed as police officers chased and tear-gassed smaller crowds waving white roses. Some activists and opposition political leaders had urged demonstrators not to march toward the president’s official residence in Nairobi on Thursday for fear of more bloodshed. But others said the killings, shootings and abductions of those opposing the tax increases in recent days — which activists said were some of the bloodiest days in Kenya’s recent history — would not deter them from pushing Mr. Ruto to resign.

Persons: William Ruto, Ruto Locations: Kenya, Nairobi

☆ Read the letter that landed Donald Sutherland his role in 'The Hunger Games'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Many younger fans might know him best as President Coriolanus Snow in "The Hunger Games" franchise, but not everyone might know he campaigned to get the role. But they showed my letter to the director, Gary Ross, and he thought it'd be a good idea if I did it. AdvertisementIt included a discussion of power, Ted Bundy, and the elements of Snow that Sutherland considered most vital to the film. Donald Sutherland in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part I." Murray Close/LionsgateRoss's response to the letter inspired three scenes of Snow in his rose gardens during the games.

Persons: Donald Sutherland, Coriolanus Snow, Lionsgate's, Suzanne Collins's, Katniss Everdeen, Jennifer Lawrence, Snow, Sutherland, GQ, Gary Ross, it'd, Ted Bundy, Katniss's, Ross, Murray, …, Clinton, Chirac, Mao, Mitterrand, Sterling, They've, I'd, Katniss, who's, Joan of Arc, isn't, we've, Bundy Organizations: Service, Sutherland's, GQ, Capitol, Lionsgate Locations: Texas, There's, Snow, Colorado, Brentwood, Florida

☆ Maleah Joi Moon Wins a Tony for Her First Professional Role
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Maleah Joi Moon won the Tony Award for best leading actress in a musical on Sunday night for her Broadway debut in “Hell’s Kitchen,” a fictionalized remix of Alicia Keys’s childhood. Moon recently spoke with The New York Times about earning a Tony nomination for her first professional role, a 17-year-old girl who discovered a gift for piano while chafing under her mother’s vigilance. “It’s surreal and it’s ridiculous and crazy and insane and all the things,” said Moon, 21. “But my inner child — the one that wanted to be Nala on Broadway — is like, this is aligned. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t meant.”The other nominees in the best leading actress category were Eden Espinosa (“Lempicka”), Maryann Plunkett (“The Notebook”), Kelli O’Hara (“Days of Wine and Roses”) and Gayle Rankin (“Cabaret”).

Persons: Maleah Joi Moon, Alicia Keys’s, Moon, chafing, ”, Nala, Eden Espinosa, “, Maryann Plunkett, Kelli O’Hara, Gayle Rankin Organizations: Broadway, New York Times

☆ Tony Awards 2024: See the full list of winners (Updating live)
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The 2024 Tony Awards are underway at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Heading into the ceremony, Alicia Keys’ ambitious musical “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Stereophonic,” a play set in the ’70s about fictional band, led with 13 nominations each. Cast members from productions including “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club,” “The Who’s Tommy,” “Water for Elephants” and the Hillary Clinton-produced “Suffs,” among others, are slated to perform. The Tony Awards are airing on CBS at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT and will stream on Paramount+ in the US. Here is a look at the full list of nominees, with winners indicated in bold, including those that were announced prior to the telecast.

Persons: Tony, David H, Oscar, Ariana DeBose, Billy Porter, Isabelle Stevenson Tony, Alicia Keys, ”, Kat, Tommy, Hillary Clinton, “ Mary Jane ”, “, Tommy ”, William Jackson Harper, “ Uncle Vanya ” Leslie Odom, Jr, Liev Schreiber, Jeremy Strong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Betsy Aidem, Republic ” Jessica Lange, ” Rachel McAdams, “ Mary Jane ” Sarah Paulson, Amy Ryan, Brody Grant, Jonathan Groff, Dorian Harewood, Brian d’Arcy James, Eddie Redmayne, Eden Espinosa, Maleah Joi Moon, Kelli O’Hara, ” Maryann Plunkett, ” Gayle Rankin, Will Brill, Eli Gelb, Jim Parsons, Tom Pecinka, Corey Stoll, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Juliana Canfield, Celia Keenan, Bolger, Sarah Pidgeon, Kara Young, Roger Bart, Joshua Boone, Brandon Victor Dixon, Lynch, Daniel Radcliffe, Steven Skybell, Bean, Amber Iman, “ Lempicka, Nikki M, James, “ Suffs ” Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, “ Monty Python’s, Kecia Lewis, ” Lindsay Mendez, Bebe Neuwirth, ” Kristoffer Diaz, ” Adam Rapp, Justin Levine “ Suffs, ” Shaina Taub, ” Rick Elice, Adam Guettel, David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, David Byrne “, Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance, Justin Levine, Will Butler “ Suffs, Shaina Taub, Derek McLane, ” David Zinn, Tatiana Kahvegian, Robert Brill, Peter Nigrini, Takeshi Kata, David Korins, Riccardo Hernández, Lempicka, Tim Hatley, Finn Ross, Tom Scutt, Dede Ayite, Enver Chakartash, Emilio Sosa, Linda Cho, David Israel Reynoso, Paul Tazewell, “ Suffs, Isabella Byrd, Amith, Republic ” Jiyoun Chang, Jane Cox, Natasha Katz, Brandon Stirling Baker, “ Illinoise, ” Natasha Katz, ” Bradley King, David Bengali, Brian MacDevitt, Hana S, Kim, Justin Ellington, Stefania Bulbarella, Leah Gelpe, “ Mary Jane ” Tom Gibbons, ” Bray, Will Pickens, Ryan Rumery, Cody Spencer, Kai Harada, Nick Lidster, Gareth Owen, Daniel Aukin, Anne Kauffman, “ Mary Jane ” Kenny Leon, Lila Neugebauer, Whitney White, Maria Friedman, Michael Greif, ” Leigh Silverman, Jessica Stone, Annie, Parson, Camille A . Brown, Rick Kuperman, Jeff Kuperman, Justin Peck, Jesse Robb, Shana Carroll, Timo Andres, ” Will Butler, Justin Craig, Matt Hinkley, Tom Kitt, Adam Blackstone, Jonathan Tunick Organizations: CNN, Koch, Lincoln Center, Performing Arts, CBS, Paramount, “ Patriots, Lakota, Jamestown, ” Bray Poor Locations: New York City, Hinton, Republic, “

☆ Come inside star-studded King’s Foundation awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Max Foster | Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —King Charles III was in his element this week as he celebrated a very special moment for his foundation at St. James’s Palace in London. On Tuesday, the 75-year-old monarch attended the inaugural awards of his King’s Foundation, so we thought, why not take our Royal News readers along with us? Now, to rewind for just a moment – King Charles set up the charity back in 1990 when he was still the Prince of Wales. King’s Foundation chief executive Kristina Murrin told CNN that the charity is underpinned by the monarch’s philosophy of working in concert with nature to “build sustainable thriving communities.”King Charles III presents the Harmony Award to Ban Ki-moon, left, the former United Nations secretary-general, at the King's Foundation awards. King Charles III smells a wool sample at the King's Foundation awards.

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☆ It's all roses and rainbows today in Austin, one Tesla analyst says of Musk's mega payday vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla's shareholders approved Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package and the company's move to Texas. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives called the result a "pop the champagne moment" for Tesla investors. AdvertisementAt least one analyst is extremely optimistic about how Tesla's shareholders voted. Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives called Tesla chief Elon Musk's victory a "pop the champagne moment" for investors in a note on Thursday. The Tesla vote focused on two main issues: the company's move from Delaware to Texas, and approval of Musk's $55 billion pay package, which was largely seen as a referendum on his leadership.

Persons: Dan Ives, Ives, —, Elon Musk's Organizations: Elon Musk's, Service, Wedbush Securities, Tesla, EV, Business Locations: Texas, Delaware

☆ In Gregory Crewdson’s photographs, an enduring, haunted vision of American life
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —By now, the famed photographer Gregory Crewdson’s well-oiled, large-scale shoots are well documented. Gregory CrewdsonCrewdson nods to the Hitchcock classic “Vertigo” and the female lead’s doubled self in this photograph from his most recent series, “Eveningside,” from 2021-22. For the series, the photographer returned to Adams, Massachusetts, and transformed vacant storefronts, revisiting locations from earlier series. With Crewdson’s work, he added: “It’s completely staged, and every detail is thought through. It’s that moment — not the final picture — that he’s always chasing, he reiterated on the call.

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☆ A relative I'd lost touch with found me online and sent me a gift — the only photos I've ever seen of me and my mom
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Nicole Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nicole Johnson had never seen the photos her cousin sent her before. Courtesy Nicole JohnsonWe reconnected, and I was reminded of my childhoodWhen we finally caught up, Rosemary told me she had married, which was why I hadn't recognized her last name. The photos Nicole Johnson's cousin sent her are the only photos she has of herself with her mother. Courtesy Nicole JohnsonThe pictures came a week or so after we had talked. AdvertisementNicole Johnson says getting the old family photos felt like receiving a gift.

Persons: Rosemary, I'd, Rosemary's, Nicole Johnson, Nicole Johnson's, Esther, wouldn't, — Organizations: Service, Facebook Locations: California

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