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Spirit Halloween raised its pitchforks at "Saturday Night Live," which aired a sketch mocking the costume store during Saturday’s Season 50 premiere. The costume was described as including “dated references,” “unknown cast members” and “shrinking raises” — three clear jabs at "SNL." Always has, always will,” while another wrote, “The skit was hilarious though.”The sketch in question featured Heidi Gardner, Chloe Fineman and Michael Longfellow performing as Spirit Halloween employees in a fake commercial. They referenced the store’s penchant for setting up shop in vacant retail spots, remarking, “We don’t see a dead-end town. We see a spirit, a Spirit Halloween."

Persons: ”, “, Heidi Gardner, Chloe Fineman, Michael Longfellow, Longfellow, we’re Organizations: SNL, Kmart, Auto, NBC

☆ Move over Hinge and Tinder, there's a new crop of dating apps. Meet the founders behind 11 startups sparking romance.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

AdvertisementJoshi's dating app, Friend of a Friend, has ads plastered around New York City. AdvertisementThe anti-swipersWhen setting out to build a dating app, swiping fatigue was top of mind for Vaish Sesetty and Cyrus Belsoi, the founders of the dating app Pique. AdvertisementLast year, Chernyak followed her frustration out of her legal career and launched the video-profile dating app Fast-Forward Dating App with two cofounders. AdvertisementThe Instagram DMsOne of the biggest dating apps isn't even a dating app — it's Instagram. Fast-Forward Dating App is a video-profile dating app where users answer five questions on camera with no edits or filters.

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☆ Delta just issued a warning shot to CrowdStrike about the money it wants to help cover some losses from the huge outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewDelta Air Lines is gearing up to demand money following an outage that sent the world, including the airline, into chaos. The carrier hired star attorney David Boies to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft for the July 19 computer outage that forced Delta to cancel about 6,000 flights, CNBC reported on Monday. AdvertisementWhile no lawsuit has been filed, Delta plans to seek compensation from CrowdStrike and Microsoft, CNBC reported. AdvertisementEven individuals hoping to seek damages from CrowdStrike through proposed class action lawsuits may have little luck. Between customer agreements that favor CrowdStrike and SolarWinds largely beating the SEC, CrowdStrike stands a good chance in court, Sanchez said.

Persons: —, David Boies, Delta, Boies, Elizabeth Holmes, Al Gore, Boies Schiller, CrowdStrike, Elizabeth Burgin Waller, Woods Rogers, Mauricio Sanchez, Sanchez, SolarWinds, Andrew Selbst, Selbst Organizations: Service, Lines, Microsoft, CNBC, Business, Delta, Analysts, Bloomberg, CrowdStrike's Falcon, Dell'Oro, Fierce, Securities and Exchange, SEC, UCLA School of Law, Harvard Law, Federal Trade Commission, FTC Locations: CrowdStrike, Delta, Texas

☆ ‘Shrek 5’ is coming in July 2026, and the big stars are onboard
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Everyone’s favorite ogre is heading back to town, with the the latest movie in the “Shrek” franchise set for release in mid-2026. Movie studio Dreamworks Animation confirmed in a post on X that “Shrek 5” will hit the big screen on July 1, 2026 – 16 years after the previous episode was released. The first “Shrek” movie was a smash hit when it was released in 2001, spawning sequels “Shrek 2” in 2004, “Shrek the Third” in 2007 and “Shrek Forever After” in 2010. There was also a spinoff “Puss in Boots” movie featuring the outlaw cat voiced by Antonio Banderas, released in 2011, with a sequel – “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” – released in 2022. The franchise has become a cultural phenomenon, to the extent that shoe brand Crocs released a Shrek Croc in 2023 and a recreation of Shrek’s swamp home was listed for rent on Airbnb last September.

Persons: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Fiona, Eddie Murphy, Walt Dohrn, Brad Ableson, Michael McCullers, Christopher Meledandri, Antonio Banderas, Banderas, ” Murphy Organizations: CNN, Dreamworks, Collider

☆ Opinion: If Dolly Parton can be canceled, we’re in serious trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Opinion Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The most uncancellable person in US History — iconic American singer, songwriter and actress, Dolly Parton — has been caught in the crosshairs of cancel culture. Have the haters run afoul and gone and ruined Dolly Parton as the magical unifier that she has long been known for? But Dolly Parton slid through over the past years, decades even, largely unscathed by the polarization and division. Indeed, the pitchforks coming for Dolly Parton serve as an apt reminder of America’s decline and sheer terror of the evitability of civil war. That is, if we can heal from this episode and uncancel Dolly Parton.

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☆ Opinion: ‘Baby Reindeer’ is a hard-to-watch hit. I hope this will be its legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jane Carr | Opinion Sara Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —This essay contains some spoilers for “Baby Reindeer.”The Netflix hit “Baby Reindeer” has taken the world by storm with its nuanced, painfully honest portrayal of one man’s experience of stalking and abuse. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “nearly a quarter of men reported some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime. “There is a hidden epidemic of sexual violence within the queer community that is rarely visible in the media. A man some viewers mistakenly identified as the older television writer in “Baby Reindeer” has gone to the police after receiving threatening messages on social media. Whatever the legacy of “Baby Reindeer” may be, it stands as one of the boldest and most forthright explorations of male victims of stalking and sexual assault.

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☆ TikTok couple say they don't exploit their kids for content, deny making them produce 40 videos on Disney World trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

They were accused of making their children work while on vacation at Disney World. AdvertisementA TikTok duo has responded to allegations of child exploitation, after a video criticizing their vacation content schedule went viral. "Paul and I don't even make 40 videos when it's just us making content full-time," Davis said. "They made the decision to make a list of how they're going to film their children for content on family vacation," she said. "ADHD is not responsible for the decision to film your children for content on family vacation," she said.

Persons: Lilly Davis, Paul, —, dearanddarling, Davis, KC Davis, KC, Maggie, it's, Paul's TikTok, Lily Davis Organizations: Disney, Service, KC, Business

☆ The Long Shadow of Steve Jobs Looms Over the Turmoil at OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( David Streitfeld | More About David Streitfeld | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Steve Jobs, driven by his genius and his gut, invented the iPhone and built Apple into the world’s most valuable company. Sam Altman spent the last year taking on the mantle of Mr. Jobs as the Silicon Valley entrepreneur in charge of tomorrow. It is the biggest job in Silicon Valley, and now the most difficult. Mr. Altman’s vague but vast ambitions got him in trouble with the board of OpenAI, which said he was “not consistently candid” in his communications and fired him. This shocked Silicon Valley, which did everything but march to the company’s San Francisco headquarters with pitchforks to demand Mr. Altman’s reinstatement.

Persons: Steve Jobs, Sam Altman, Jobs, Altman, “ Organizations: Apple, OpenAI, San Locations: Silicon Valley, San Francisco, pitchforks

Section 2 of that law says voting district lines can’t result in discriminatory effects against minority voters. The plaintiffs acknowledged that Black voters in Georgia have seen some success, but say the maps drawn by the Republican-controlled General Assembly still illegally suppress Black voting power. Courts in Alabama and Florida ruled recently that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the voting power of Black residents. Legal challenges to congressional districts are also ongoing in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. But Tyson pointed to the election of Democrat Raphael Warnock to the U.S. Senate as proof that candidates favored by Black voters can win.

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☆ Recent updates for Amazon return to office policies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Previous pronouncements about the revolutionary benefits of remote work have been replaced by vague, data-light arguments on productivity gains from being in the office. Apple, Meta, Bloomberg and Google all have gleaming HQs that would look very silly if those companies continued to embrace remote work. Insider has asked Amazon for comment on its RTO policy several times in recent months and the company has responded. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn internal guideline, obtained by Insider, listed Amazon office locations and the dates they are expected to be fully "ready" to support the RTO mandate. That's what some Amazon employees have done by mocking the company's RTO policy and its famous leadership principles.

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☆ I'm a former senior leader at Amazon and working in the office made me better at my job. The bottom line is if you're fully remote you're missing out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Brandon Southern | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But in order to fully benefit from in-office work, young-tenured employees also need experienced employees to work in the office as well. Now before the pitchforks come for me, I'm 100% supportive of remote work and I'm fully supportive of employee flexibility and all the great things that come with working remotely. But while many people talk about the benefits of remote work, few talk about its consequences. I've witnessed frequent situations where team members are reinventing the wheel due to reduced communication related to remote work. As a leader, my job is to create opportunities for team members to succeed, but also to be challenged.

Persons: Brandon Southern, I've, It's, — Organizations: eBay, GameStop

☆ Right-wing media figures are waging an anti-LGBTQ war on businesses over Pride Month
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In recent weeks, right-wing media has smeared and incited boycotts against Bud Light and Target, two jumbo American brands that have been thrust into the center of the toxic culture wars. Both companies have been relentlessly attacked over their show of public support for the LGBTQ community. But it is precisely what some of the loudest and most influential right-wing media figures are promoting to their large followings, with new self-generated outrage cycles generated daily. In fact, with Pride Month about to get underway, and more brands showing their support for the LGBTQ community, expect more fronts to open up. As the right-wing media personalities leading this campaign have said: Bud Light and Target were just the beginning.

Persons: Bud Light, “, ”, Matt Walsh, ” Walsh, Bud, ” “ Organizations: CNN, Fox News, GOP, Daily, Pride, Rights Locations: Florida

☆ Russian state media calling for unpaid 6th day of work to fund Ukraine invasion, Western intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian state media and businesses are petitioning for a 6-day work week to fund war in Ukraine. The extra work day would likely come without additional pay, according to UK intelligence. Multiple 4-day work week trials in the UK and Spain have reported positive results for employees. The additional work day is marking a shift towards "mandating citizens to actively make sacrifices in support of the war effort." "I recommend that the elite of the Russian Federation gathers up, bitch, its youth and send them to war."

☆ Wagner boss attacks Russia's defense minister, says his daughter and son-in-law live in luxury while thousands are sent to die in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The head of the Wagner Group singled out the daughter and son-in-law of Russia's defense minister. Yevgeny Prigozhin was criticizing Russia's elite for sheltering their kids from the war in Ukraine. In an interview with Russian political strategist Konstantin Dolgov, Yevgeny Prigozhin called out Russia's elite for not sending their children to fight in Ukraine, The Times of London reported. Prigozhin directly called out the daughter and the son-in-law of Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu, according to reports. Prigozhin has previously targeted Stolyarov, threatening in February to have his men bring him to train to fight in Ukraine.

☆ Putin could have a 'revolution' on his hands because Russian elites refuse to send their kids to die in the Ukraine war, Wagner boss Prigozhin warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Putin could face a "revolution" because of outrage over war in Ukraine, Wagner boss Prigozhin said. The Times reported that Prigozhin compared the current environment to the 1917 Russian Revolution. "I recommend that the elite of the Russian Federation gathers up, bitch, its youth and send them to war." That revolution, he concluded, "might end as in 1917," referencing the Russian Revolution of 1917, when citizens overthrew Tsar Nicholas II and his family. Prigozhin's volatile attitude and criticisms of Putin are increasingly shocking, but the Russian president is still too reliant on Wagner's army to punish Prigozhin.

☆ RESTRICT Act explained: proposed TikTok ban is 'a PATRIOT Act for the digital age,' some lawmakers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The RESTRICT Act, a bill that could ban TikTok nationwide, was introduced in the Senate last month. GOP Senator JD Vance of Ohio called the bill proposal "a PATRIOT Act for the digital age." But the RESTRICT Act — touted as a way ban TikTok nationwide — would do far more than prevent users from accessing an app known for its viral dance routines and conspiracy theory videos. "This will directly improve our national security as well as safeguard Americans' personal information and our nation's vital intellectual property." Even those who support a TikTok ban, such as Senator JD Vance of Ohio, don't see the RESTRICT Act as an appropriate solution.

☆ Brawling with elite, Russian mercenary boss wishes politician shot
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Andrew Osborn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"During the 1941-45 war, which is now being repeated, Stalin simply shot people like you. I think we're going to return to those times soon," he told Sverdlovsk governor Yevgeny Kuivashev, according to his press service. Earlier this week, he accused various regional governors of refusing to bury Wagner fighters with military honours, labelling them as lawless, corrupt bureaucrats. From eastern Ukraine, Prigozhin replied that he had stopped being a businessman a year ago and was now devoting his life to leading his fighters. "There is a ceiling (of growth) and mechanisms in place," said the source, who declined to provide more details.

☆ Leaked messages show a high-profile Amazon VP trying to calm employees over the return-to-office mandate: 'Let's not grab our torches and pitchforks quite yet'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Paul Vixie, a high-profile Amazon VP, told employees to be patient and wait for more details about the new return-to-office mandate. Amazon employees are furious about the new mandate which requires them to be in the office three days a week starting in May. A high-profile Amazon executive joined an internal Slack conversation on Tuesday as employee angst over the sudden return-to-office mandate intensified. It also shows how Amazon's return-to-office mandate was not widely shared even among the highest-ranked employees prior to its announcement on Friday. Many employees in the Slack channel expressed frustration over the abruptness and vagueness of Jassy's announcement.

☆ The far-right Oath Keepers appeared to be energized by Donald Trump's tweet about a 'wild' protest on January 6, jury hears
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A jury was told that Trump's tweets encouraged the far-right Oath Keepers to storm the Capitol. One Oath Keeper later said, "He called us all to the Capitol and wants us to make it wild!!! Kelly Meggs, an Oath Keepers leader from Dunnellon, Florida, wrote to other group members, "He wants us to make it WILD. William Campbell/Corbis via Getty ImagesThe indictment against the Oath Keepers details how the group planned to bring weapons to Washington DC on January 6, after hosting "unconventional warfare" training. Defense lawyers for Rhodes plan to argue that the Oath Keepers founder is not guilty because he believed Trump was poised to invoke the Insurrection Act.

☆ 'Werewolf by Night' gives Marvel a chance to show off its monster-ous side
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Flexing different muscles, Marvel’s “Werewolf by Night” is a nifty Halloween-timed special designed as a black-and-white homage to the Universal monster movies of the 1930s and ’40s. A brisk 50-ish minutes, the program assumes a fair amount of comic-book knowledge and hits the ground running, with an assembly of monster hunters brought together to compete for the Bloodstone, a supernatural artifact. He’s pursuing a very different agenda – and thanks to Man-Thing, another Marvel character from the early 1970s, not the only monster unleashed. Seen in that light, in fact, “Werewolf by Night” could be the dawn of an intriguing new day. “Werewolf by Night” premieres October 7 on Disney+.

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