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☆ 'The White Lotus' star Natasha Rothwell was used to playing the funny sidekick. So she wrote herself a starring role.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Marissa Evans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The most painful scene for Natasha Rothwell to write in her new Hulu series "How to Die Alone" was the most personal one. And now, finally, Rothwell is in a starring role — one she wrote herself, that weaves hard-won lessons from her personal life into her character's story. Natasha Rothwell with Jennifer Coolidge in season one of "The White Lotus." I'm supposed to help a white protagonist get theirs and you know very little about me," Rothwell tells BI. I think that is one option for sure, but I think life is less rich and there's less joy that you have access to if you don't allow yourself to risk being vulnerable.

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☆ Why Elon Musk Is Really Taking Twitter Out of San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

From the front door of X, which is closing up shop in San Francisco on Friday, Market Street runs straight through downtown to the bay. Now, as X leaves its spot, Market Street is still suffering from all the same problems it had before Twitter. After handing over millions of dollars in tax breaks to one of the world's wealthiest corporations, San Francisco has nothing to show for it. AdvertisementI keep remembering a work trip I took to San Francisco in 1999, a few years before I moved here. "Our focus remains on working with and supporting the many businesses that call San Francisco home," the statement reads.

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☆ Watch out, Zendaya: Jenna Ortega could be young Hollywood's next bankable star
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewZendaya's meteoric rise from Disney Channel star to the most bankable young actress in Hollywood has been impressive to watch. Though Ortega's climb to stardom in some ways mirrors that of the "Dune" star, Ortega is forging a different path. AdvertisementOrtega has leaned into darker roles to find successJenna Ortega in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." Like Zendaya, Ortega is using existing IP to grow her careerZendaya plays Chani in the "Dune" franchise. Jenna Ortega at the 81 Venice International Film Festival for the "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" red carpet.

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☆ With 'Beetlejuice's $110 million box-office debut, Jenna Ortega is proving she's the next bankable Hollywood star
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewZendaya's meteoric rise from Disney Channel star to the most bankable young actress in Hollywood has been impressive to watch. Though Ortega's climb to stardom in some ways mirrors that of the "Dune" star, Ortega is forging a different path. AdvertisementOrtega has leaned into darker roles to find successJenna Ortega in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." Now, Ortega is taking the next step toward full-blown movie stardom, showing her worth as a bankable star leading a major franchise with "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." Jenna Ortega at the 81 Venice International Film Festival for the "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" red carpet.

☆ I fell for my neighbor, and he's now my boyfriend. We struggle with boundaries since we live so close to each other.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Isabel Ravenna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Whenever I get asked this, I always give a short and sweet answer: "He moved in next door to me." AdvertisementBut when a stranger moved into an apartment next door, it was the start of something special. But that was technically the first time I met Greg. Our situation demands unique conversations, and while they may be unconventional, they're exactly what makes our bond so strong.

Persons: —, Greg, He'd, Meredith Grey, smoothie, I'd, it's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ The stock market's recession playbook is in full effect
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Investors are de-risking their portfolios amid recession fears, driving a stock-market sell-off. AdvertisementThe stock market's recession playbook is in full swing as suddenly panicked investors look to aggressively de-risk their portfolios amid fears of a downturn. Investors are questioning whether the Federal Reserve waited too long to cut interest rates and whether it's too late to fend off recession. AdvertisementDetailed below are four outperforming areas of the market that make it clear investors are employing the recession playbook:1. "Next's year's pricing makes sense if the US economy falls into recession and/or inflation tumbles below the Fed's 2% target," analysts said of the market's rate-cut expectations.

Persons: —, it's, they've, David Sekera, David Rosenberg, Rosenberg, Ned Davis Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Treasury, Bloomberg, Morningstar, Global, ETF, Rosenberg Research, Ned Davis Research

☆ Meet a Federal Air Marshal. She May Have Been Sitting Next to You on a Flight.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Christine Chung | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Little is released to the public about how, why and where federal air marshals operate. But air marshals are working undercover, with concealed guns and the power to make arrests. In recent decades, the responsibilities of air marshals have expanded to include securing the country’s entire transportation system. I learned more about the profession in a conversation with Esther Fausett, 43, an assistant supervisory air marshal in charge. What drew you to becoming a federal air marshal?

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☆ Opinion: What Gen Z’s ‘happily ever after’ looks like
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Opinion Sara Forastieri Vicente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But, to put it bluntly, it’s not you and it’s not me, it’s Gen Z. So half of Gen Z and millennials are simply opting for more inexpensive options. At a time when 90% of Americans agree we are in a mental health crisis, according to Pew Research, Gen Z is increasingly prioritizing self-care. With Gen Z, it starts from the first date. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that, when in a committed relationship, partners often refer to their significant other as their best friend.

Persons: Sara Forastieri Vicente, I’ve, —, it’s, Gen, We’ve, Zers, It’s, Gen Z, — it’s, Z, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, University of Pennsylvania, Pew Research Locations: situationships

☆ Actor Jack Quaid says he agrees with those who call him a ‘nepo baby’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jack Quaid, best known for his starring role in Amazon’s “The Boys” TV series, says he is “inclined to agree” with those who call him a “nepo baby.”The actor – whose parents are film stars Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid – made the comments in a podcast interview with The Daily Beast earlier this week. “I mean, no matter what I do, people are going to call attention to it,” he said of the “nepo baby” label. “People have called me a ‘nepo baby.’ I’m inclined to agree. His mother, Ryan, also chimed in on the “nepo baby” discourse in an interview with Glamour magazine last year. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be,” she said of her son.

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☆ ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ review: Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in a space-race rom-com
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Less than weighty in the comedy part of its equation, the film largely works as a vehicle for Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, even without completely sticking the landing. In classic fashion, they are of course instantly drawn to each other, creating the need to erect barriers in order to keep them apart. Scarlett Johansson plays a marketing expert recruited by NASA in "Fly Me to the Moon." Perhaps foremost, “Fly Me to the Moon” possesses appealing virtues consciously plucked from the past, then adorns them with modern baubles. “Fly Me to the Moon” premieres July 12 in US theaters.

Persons: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Johansson, Woody Harrelson, Nixon, there’s, Cole Davis, Tatum, Johansson’s Kelly Jones, Dan McFadden, Neil Armstrong, Greg Berlanti, Rose Gilroy, Deadpool, Berlanti, “ Love, Simon ”, Faye Dunaway, it’s, Mike ” Organizations: CNN, NASA, Sony, Apple Locations: Lost

☆ The best LGBTQ+ movies to watch this Pride Month on Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

June is Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ+ people, art, and culture. These 10 movies, which are available to stream on Netflix, all deal with queer subject matter. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPride Month has been celebrated since 1970, though it wasn't officially recognized in the US until 1999, when President Bill Clinton declared June to be "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, wasn't, Bill Clinton Organizations: Netflix, Service, Lesbian, Companies, Business

☆ Loyalty at work no longer pays — and it's employers who are to blame
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Steven Piluso | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I got an early impression of what company loyalty was supposed to beAfter college graduation at age 22, I got my first job at an advertising agency. And you didn't worry about jumping around for money; if you took care of the company, they'd take care of you and your family." AdvertisementHe gave them 40+ years of his life, and in return they took great care of him. The broken loyalty contract between employers and workers can be repairedIs loyalty a dated and dead concept? In fact, the shift in values from Gen-X to millennials and Gen-Z creates a great opportunity to ignite loyalty.

Persons: —, I've, I'd, He'd, who'd, Gen X, Steven Piluso Organizations: Service, Business, Fortune Locations: Nantucket, Vermont

☆ An ex-California official quietly stole over $1.5 million of water in a heist that lasted decades, but mysteries remain
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A former California official pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal more than $1.5 million of water, but the decadeslong water heist case still has more questions than answers. The US attorney said Falaschi was responsible for stealing somewhere between $1.5 million and $3.5 million worth of water. Falaschi's plea agreement claims he's responsible for stealing only a fraction of the original $25 million prosecutors accused him of taking in the original indictment. The plea agreement also said Falaschi was one of several people involved in the misconduct and that he was unaware of the full extent of the misconduct. Of the water Falaschi took, the plea agreement said almost all of it was taken to "blend down and reuse drainage water, which helped protect farmland and improve water quality in the San Joaquin River."

Persons: Dennis Falaschi, Falaschi, should've, Robin Hood, he's Organizations: Service, US, Eastern, Eastern District of, Business, Prosecutors, Los Angeles Times, Times Locations: California, Fresno, Merced Counties, Eastern District, Eastern District of California, San Joaquin

☆ Glen Powell said he almost went broke waiting for 'Top Gun: Maverick' to debut because Tom Cruise didn't want it on a streamer. Then it made $1.5 billion.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewGlen Powell said his bank account was "depleting" while he waited for "Top Gun: Maverick" to arrive in theaters after Tom Cruise delayed the sequel during the pandemic. In an interview published in The Hollywood Reporter last week, Powell said he landed in financial difficulty after Cruise refused to release "Maverick" on a streaming service. AdvertisementCruise had faith in the film, which is why he wanted to ensure its theatrical release. According to Box Office Mojo, "Top Gun: Maverick" raked in $1.495 billion worldwide. Powell saw similar success with a theatrical versus streaming release with the recent R-rated rom-com, "Anyone But You," featuring Sydney Sweeney.

Persons: —, Glen Powell, Tom Cruise, Jake, Cruise, Val Kilmer, Miles Teller, Jon Hamm, Powell, I'd, Tom, Sydney Sweeney, Syd Organizations: Service, Business, Hollywood, Office

☆ Opinion: Rewatching ‘Notting Hill,’ the truly unbelievable part is Hugh Grant’s house
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Opinion Laura Beers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Notting Hill of the 1990s was still socially heterodox and shabby chic, a neighborhood where a group of 30-something professionals could plausibly have ended up. Even in the late 1990s, such access to disposable income marked the characters in “Notting Hill” out as privileged. Yet, in the 1990s, Notting Hill, long a center of Caribbean immigrant culture and the site of the annual Notting Hill Carnival, underwent a rapid process of gentrification. Between 1995 and 1999, Notting Hill house prices rose by 75%. The colorful terraced houses of Notting Hill, which these days sell for millions of pounds.

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☆ ‘Bridgerton’: Why everyone is talking about the ‘She’s All That’-inspired staircase scene
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Kaila Nichols | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —This article may contain spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3. Dearest gentle reader…By now, viewers have had time to watch the first four episodes of the highly anticipated third season of Bridgerton. That scene in particular was inspired by the 1999 romantic comedy, “She’s All That,” according to showrunner Jess Brownell. “There’s room for some reflection and some growth in her as well.”The first four episodes of Bridgerton Season 3 are now available to stream on Netflix. Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 will premiere June 13.

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☆ Chris Pine refuses to watch his old rom-coms
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Pine's breakthrough roles were in rom-coms like 2004's "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement." "It's too difficult because then you're thinking, 'God, why did I fucking do that?'" AdvertisementIt turns out Chris Pine doesn't go out of his way to watch the stuff he stars in, especially the old romantic comedies. Specifically, early 2000s titles like "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement," "Just My Luck," and "Blind Dating." It's too difficult because then you're thinking, 'God, why did I fucking do that?'

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☆ Insider Today: Hair transplants in Istanbul
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On the agenda today:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. But first: Where did Mother's Day brunch come from? Austin Melonie Carroll / Getty ImagesThis week's dispatchMother's Day brunchAdvertisementIt's Mother's Day tomorrow — a holiday that can be joyful for many, but also difficult and emotional for others. For those celebrating the holiday, I have a feeling you might be doing something that just feels synonymous with Mother's Day: brunching. I asked Business Insider lifestyle correspondent Anneta Konstantinides for her thoughts — and whether she has any brunch tips.

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☆ Chris Pine on His Best Movie Roles: 'Wonder Woman,' 'Star Trek,' 'Unstoppable,'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Whether he's playing the handsome leading man in a rom-com or an intensely focused franchise star, Pine has the uncanny ability to adapt into the movie star that's needed at any particular moment. I learned more from that set about what it means to be a movie star than probably anything else. On turning down 'Wonder Woman' twice before director Patty Jenkins convinced him by bringing up 'Casablanca'"Wonder Woman." Warner Bros. PicturesBy the time you did the "Wonder Woman" franchise, you had done your fair share of blockbusters. Even think of "Wonder Woman 1984" — that's a blockbuster movie that is a hero's journey not about revenge.

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☆ Chris Pine says $65,000 'Princess Diaries' paycheck changed his life: 'It was earth shattering'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

With a 20-year career that has seen him star in rom-coms, blockbusters and indie hits, it's hard to imagine Chris Pine ever had a hard time making it in Hollywood. But in a recent interview, the 43-year-old filmmaker revealed there was once a time when a paycheck for a supporting role had the potential to change his life. "I had an overdraft in my bank account, it was like $400 over," Pine said. "I pulled over onto the side of the freeway and they said 'You're getting paid $65,000,'" he continued. "It was like they'd just told me I was making $50 million.

Persons: Chris Pine, Willie Geist, they'd Locations: Hollywood

☆ Dating a celebrity is the ultimate fantasy. A PR expert and a therapist explain if it can actually work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But being in a relationship with a celebrity isn't all it's hyped up to be in the movies. "It's not the people in the relationship," Anderson said. AdvertisementThis persistent surveillance can be exhausting and strain a relationship, Anderson said. To work, these relationships need time out of the spotlightEven though the odds might seem stacked against a celebrity and civilian couple, these relationships aren't necessarily doomed. AdvertisementIn a public setting, Anderson said that the normal person has to accept that they'll be sidelined by their famous partner.

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☆ Opinion: Being lesbian is no longer just a personal identity. It encompasses much more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Opinion Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Lesbian Visibility Week, celebrated each year at the end of April, was first observed in California in 1990 and is marked around the world and in lesbian living rooms across America — including mine. Many laws have criminalized gay men but not women, leaving us in slightly safer territory. Gay men are also more likely to be victims of hate crimes and violence. Gay men might be criminalized, but gay women have long been targeted, sometimes in heinous ways that fly under the radar of the law, and which go unprosecuted. On this Lesbian Visibility Week, I am grateful both to be seen and to slip quietly under the radar, unnoticed.

Persons: Allison Hope’s, Allison Hope, James, “, God, we’ve, We’ve, ” We’ve, I’ve, Jodie Foster, Lily Tomlin, Kate McKinnon, Lea DeLaria, Wanda Sykes, We’re, ” Organizations: New Yorker, The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Slate, Gay Locations: New, California, America

☆ Step inside Emma Roberts’ sumptuous LA home
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

For Roberts, having a space that feels like home is a particular priority, she explained, as she moved often as a child. “We want a house to look like it’s been there for 50 years,” Pierce told AD in the cover story. She shares the home with her three-year-old son, Rhodes. ADWhile most of the pieces in Roberts' home are antique or designer, her open kitchen includes an affordable surprise. Though many pieces are courtesy of design studios or antique finds, Pierce and Ward don’t look down on more accessible commercial brands.

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☆ The burning acid behind ant stings was spotted around two stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected commonplace chemical ingredients found in vinegar, ant stings and even margaritas around two young stars, according to NASA. The complex organic molecules they observed using the space observatory’s Mid-Infrared Instrument included acetic acid, a component of vinegar, and ethanol — otherwise known as alcohol. The team also found simple molecules of formic acid, which causes the burning sensation associated with ant stings, as well as sulfur dioxide, methane and formaldehyde. Stars form from swirling clouds of gas and dust, and the leftover material from star formation gives rise to planets. Detecting complex organic molecules in space is helping astronomers to determine the molecules’ origins as well as those of other larger cosmic molecules.

Persons: James Webb, Carl Sagan, “, Webb, detections, ”, Will Rocha, Young, Ewine van Dishoeck, Harold Linnartz, Linnartz, “ Harold, ” van Dishoeck Organizations: CNN —, NASA, ESA, Hustak, Leiden University, Astrophysics, Leiden Laboratory Locations: astrochemistry, Netherlands, ices

☆ 'Anyone But You' could spark a rom-com renaissance in Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A sleeper hit at the box office, the film is a "healthy sign" for the romantic comedy genre and other mid-budget Hollywood flicks, said Scott Meslow, author of "From Hollywood With Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy." In the seven weeks since, the romantic comedy has tallied $170 million globally, including $80 million from domestic theaters, according to data from Comscore. Between 2004 and 2010, Hollywood consistently released between 15 and 25 romantic comedy or romance films each year. Meslow said there was no rom-com "kill shot," a film or series of films that sparked the decline in theatrical releases of the genre. While some films will still be released only on streaming platforms, Hollywood has rediscovered the importance of theatrical as part of overall downstream revenue.

Persons: Christopher Nolan's, Scott Meslow, Glen Powell, Sydney Sweeney, Meslow, Will Gluck, Gluck, Natasha Bedingfield's, it's Organizations: DC Studios, Hollywood, CNBC, Netflix, Sony, Comcast Locations: Hollywood, NBCUniversal

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