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☆ Webb telescope pinpoints asteroid collision in nearby planetary system
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“The James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone?” on The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper offers an inside look at the most powerful telescope ever built. The Beta Pictoris system, located just 63 light-years from Earth, has long intrigued astronomers because of its proximity and age. “So I was super excited to reobserve this system in 2023 using the James Webb Space Telescope,” Chen said. The dust was then pushed out of the planetary system by radiation from the central star, which is slightly hotter than our sun. But the powerful Webb telescope was unable to detect any dust.

Persons: James Webb, Anderson Cooper, Pictoris, Christine Chen, ”, “, ” Chen, Beta, Chen, Webb, JWST, Cicero Lu, Johns Hopkins, Spitzer, Kadin Worthen, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Beta, Johns Hopkins University, American Astronomical Society, Spitzer, Telescope, Johns, Johns Hopkins Locations: Baltimore, Madison , Wisconsin

☆ This flamingo image won an AI award. The only catch? It’s a real photograph.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Like AI images, which can bear hallmark signs of wonky anatomy, like too many teeth or fingers, the flamingo appeared headless as it bent its neck to scratch itself with its beak. To Astray’s surprise, it won both third place in the category — and the People’s Vote award. Creative Resource Collective did not comment on how their AI and non-AI photography categories are judged and vetted. As for the flamingo, Astray emphasized it was a serendipitous moment, not one that he sought out. It is simply the perfect shot for this because the scene is so unreal and for such a simple, natural reason: a flamingo scratching its belly.”

Persons: Miles, “, it’s, ”, …, Nature, Lily Fierman, ” Fierman, there’s, “ Rather Organizations: CNN, Phaidon, Centre Pompidou, Creative Locations: Christie’s, Aruba

☆ Vintage polaroids of female prisoners paint an intimate picture of womanhood and identity
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Zoe Whitfield | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —What is perhaps most striking about the 32 photographs that make up Jack Lueders-Booth’s new book, “Women Prisoner Polaroids,” is the intimacy that occupies each frame. For that reason, (when I was there) the inmates wore domestic clothes and prison guards were also un-uniformed. I was doing photography for them, making portraits for their annual reports, and sometimes processing family photographs,” said Lueders-Booth. “Over the years, my photographs were appearing on their walls as part of their photo collections, which was very rewarding. While it is true, other things are true, and many other things are perhaps more true.”

Persons: Jack Lueders, Polaroids, Mick Jagger, “ Miriam Van Waters, “, ”, Booth, Van Waters, ‘, Laura — “, —, I’d, Lueders Organizations: CNN, Correctional Institute Framingham, Northeastern University, Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, MCI, Framingham, Lueders Locations: Massachusetts, Booth, serendipitous, Framingham

☆ Water frost detected on Mars volcanoes in ‘unexpected’ first
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“Based on rough estimates, it’s about 150,000 metric tons of water ice, the equivalent of 60 Olympic swimming pools,” he said. The volcanoes are near the Mars equator, the warmest area of the planet, which makes a water discovery particularly intriguing, Valantinas said. “Mars is a desert planet, but there’s water ice in the polar caps, and there’s water ice in the midlatitudes. Now we also have water frost in the equatorial regions, and equatorial regions are quite dry in general. “If the frost on these volcanoes is confirmed to be water (and not carbon dioxide), it would be surprising,” he said.

Persons: Adomas Valantinas, ”, Ceraunius, Valantinas, CaSSIS, ” Valantinas, “, Mars, John Bridges, ” Bridges, Taylor Perron, Cecil, Ida Green, Perron Organizations: CNN, Olympus, NASA, JPL, Brown University, University of Bern, Nature Geoscience, University of Bern’s, European Space Agency, Orbiter, ESA Mars Express, Stereo, Mars, ESA, University of Leicester, Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Locations: —, Mauna Loa, Hawaii, Switzerland, Ascraeus, Russian, CaSSIS, United Kingdom

☆ I toured an Arizona neighborhood that banned cars and found a walkable oasis in the middle of a Phoenix suburb
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Culdesac seems like a place where people can not only live car-free but also get to know their neighbors. Joey Hadden/Business InsiderAfter my visit to Culdesac, I chatted with Brad Biehl, a 24-year-old resident from Colombus, Ohio. "We're usually in environments where we walk from our door to our car and from the car into the place," Biehl said. Biehl added that he's optimistic about the future of Culdesac when more residents and retailers come in. "The number of serendipitous interactions that have taken place with the limited number of residents makes me super excited for what people will experience here."

Persons: Joey Hadden, Brad Biehl, Biehl Locations: Culdesac, Colombus , Ohio

☆ Believe it or not, we're spending less time in meetings than we used to
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWe're spending less time in meetings than just a few years ago. And they're taking longer, with the average meeting length at 51.9 minutes, up from 50.6 in 2021. The survey, which focused on tech companies, found that employees spend 37% of their work hours in meetings. There is such a thing as good meetings," Shapiro said. The survey, which was conducted from February through April, found that workers spend about three hours a week booking and rescheduling meetings.

Persons: —, dieter who's, That's, Covid, Henry Shapiro, Reclaim.ai, Shapiro, Ron Hetrick, Hetrick Organizations: Service, Business

☆ How moving from the US to Costa Rica’s ‘blue zone’ transformed this family’s life forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

They initially mulled over relocating to four potential destinations – Ghana, Sweden, Mexico, and of course, Costa Rica. There’s something energetic about being in Costa Rica.”‘Serendipitous’ move"There’s something energetic about being in Costa Rica," says Ward-Hopper. The community really looked out for each other.”New additionTheir son Nicolai was born in Costa Rica in 2020. “So for us it is more affordable, it’s getting more expensive as more people move to Costa Rica. “I guess we’re more nomadic than stationary, but Costa Rica feels like home.”

Persons: Kema, Hopper, Nicholas Hopper, Aaralyn, ”, “, I’d, Hurricane Harvey, Houston, Ward, they’d, we’ve, Nicolai, ” “, it’s, she’s, “ I’m, Costa, Costa Rica Organizations: CNN, Central American, CNN Travel, Loma Locations: Costa Rica, Houston , Texas, Houston, Ghana, Sweden, Mexico, “ Costa Rica, – Costa Rica, ”, Pueblo Nuevo, California, Sardinia, Okinawa, Nicoya, Costa Rican, Latin America, Colombia, Brazil, Costa

☆ Economists say you could be missing out on 'knowledge spillovers' if you build your career away from a big city
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"Knowledge spillovers" are IRL meetings that can expand your network or help you learn new things. Economists define knowledge spillovers as serendipitous meetings — on the bus or in a bar, for example — that can expand your professional network or help you learn new things. It's one reason big cities have been "underappreciated" during the pandemic, says economist Enrico Moretti. AdvertisementA 2022 study on knowledge spillovers in Silicon Valley cited the work of developer AnnaLee Saxenian, stating that "frequent face-to-face interactions, and the knowledge flows that resulted, were a large part of what made Silicon Valley the dominant technology hub it is today." You can read more about the professional benefits to living in a big city right here.

Persons: —, Insider's Aki Ito, Enrico Moretti, AnnaLee Organizations: Service Locations: Silicon Valley

☆ Moving Away From a Big City Can Seriously Damage Your Career
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Moving away from a major city, Moretti found, can be terrible for your career. The market for WFH jobs has cratered, putting everyone who moved away from big cities at risk. Those who moved away from big cities effectively gave up their career insurance. In a big city, you also run into people who work for other companies in your industry — on the bus, at the bar, in line at the deli. "The benefits of being a big city," Moretti tells me, "have been underappreciated" during the pandemic.

Persons: I've, —, We've, Enrico Moretti, Moretti, Des Moines, they'll, they're overqualified, That's, Madison Hoff, Aki Ito Organizations: Franciscan, Census, University of California, Business Locations: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, America's, Berkeley, Paris, Des, Iowa, California, Sacramento, Bay

☆ How an Unexpected DM and a Serendipitous Trip Led to Love
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Norris Ethan White contacted Bianca Alexis Brunette in July 2014 after she appeared on his Instagram feed out of the blue. We had zero mutual friends, but there were several little elements that made her seem like a good catch. But I think you’re beautiful.”Ms. “I said, ‘Ethan, I hope you’re not catfishing me,’ because I literally don’t know who this man is. He says he is a soccer player, but I also knew nothing about soccer.”

Persons: Norris Ethan White, Bianca Alexis, ”, White, Ethan, “, ‘ Ethan

☆ Intuitive Machines almost lost its moon lander because somebody forgot to flip a switch before launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A serendipitous moment, a NASA experiment, and frantic, innovative software engineering rescued the company's Odysseus lander from what could have been a catastrophic error — a switch that didn't get flipped before launch. NASA TVIt was a "spicy" landing, Altemus said. AdvertisementThe Houston-based company flew Odysseus, which is its Nova-C-model lander, to the moon on a $118 million NASA contract. Its success marks the first commercial moon landing ever and NASA's first return to the lunar surface since 1972. It was risky — the NASA lasers were on the lander to test whether they worked in space at all — but it was better than nothing.

Persons: —, Steve Altemus, Altemus, Odysseus, Frankenstein, Robert Braun, Tim Crain, Crain, Braun Organizations: Service, NASA, Business, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Locations: Mars

☆ TikTok is pissing everyone off right now. Here's how its brute-force tactics could pay off — or backfire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Dan Whateley | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The move was an about-face for the president, whose administration had spent years calling it a national security risk. AdvertisementIt’s been deep in a public spat over music licensing with one of its most important partners, Universal Music Group. Some users have said it’s ruining the app by promoting shopping over the funny skits and dancing videos that first made TikTok popular. For leaders at ByteDance, who often have the final say over product decisions at TikTok, copying ideas from Douyin to TikTok is part of their playbook.

Persons: —, TikTok, Joe Biden, Biden, Brandon, TikTok isn’t, it's, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, UMG, ” TikTok, it’s, TikTok's, ByteDance, It’s, Meghana, Pissing, ” Michael Huppe, Katie Notopoulos, ” Dhar Organizations: Service, White, Business, Universal Music Group, Music, Black, Facebook, Google, Big Tech, ”, YouTube, Shopping Network Locations: TikTok, Washington, Meghana Dhar, China, ByteDance

☆ She arrived at JFK airport in 1971 and two men were waiting for her. Here’s how she ended up married to one of them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Linda arrived in New York City “in precisely the clothes I described.” At the airport, she glanced around, searching the throngs of people. Linda PorterThe dark-haired, mustachioed man “was George,” Linda soon realized. An introduction to New York CityLinda arrived in New York City excited to embark on a new chapter. Courtesy G. Porter and Dr. L. M. PorterLike Linda, George Porter was also a New York City transplant. Newly married, Linda – who took George’s name, becoming Linda Porter – returned to the US, once again landing in JFK airport.

Persons: John F, Linda Ford, Linda wasn’t, ” Linda, Linda, she’d, – she’d, “, ”, George, John Rooney, George Porter, –, who’d, they’d, Linda Dean, I’d, Linda Porter, Jean, Claude, Frenchman, ” Jean, “ George, New York City Linda, Porter, ” “, ” George, Linda –, he’d, “ Linda, George “, he'd, It’s, Penny, Patty, – “, Linda’s, George’s, Here's George, Porter “, we’d, Linda Porter –, Linda weren’t, ’, Max Burnell, CNN George, I’m, “ Jean Organizations: CNN, Kennedy International Airport, City University of New, CNN Travel, Kennedy International, JFK, Air, Air France, New, Riverside Park, Yorker, Atlantic Locations: JFK, City University of New York, United States, England, Paris, York City, “ New York, New York City, Air France, Southern, New York, Manhattan, Arkansas, George, Europe, –, Linda’s, midtown, NYC, Staten, of, Central Park, West Coast, “ But New York, Sevenoaks, Kent, Riverside, New Jersey, Switzerland

☆ New York City Wants to Revise Its Zoning Code to Restore the City’s Soul - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Cara Eckholm | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

How did streets, from the East to the West Village, once home to the urbanist Jane Jacobs, a champion of the city’s neighborhoods, become so hollow? But behind the scenes, an important, largely overlooked factor is New York City’s zoning code, enacted in 1961. The code also reflected an anachronistic, and at times elitist, view that limited where and how small businesses could operate. Today, over half a century later, the Department of City Planning is finally trying to overhaul the 1961 code and revive much of the mixed-use character and serendipitous storefront activity that gives New York its soul. (Comments can be submitted to the City Planning Commission thorough Feb.

Persons: Jane Jacobs, Adams, Edward L, Glaeser, Carlo Ratti Organizations: Department of, Planning, Playground Locations: York, Midtown, New York, City

☆ Exploring the Backyard
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For more than 20 years, the British adventurer Alastair Humphreys roamed the planet. He rowed across the Atlantic, traversed India on foot, cycled around the world. Each hyper-detailed map includes not just roads but footpaths, vegetation and variations in terrain. Humphreys commits to deeply exploring one small segment of his map per week, to getting intimate with his immediate environment, by walking or biking every millimeter. “I wanted it to be serendipitous, not governed by my preferences,” he writes.

Persons: Alastair Humphreys, ”, Humphreys, I’ve, “ Organizations: Ordnance Survey, U.S . Geological Survey Locations: British, India, U.S

PARIS (AP) — An air of surrealism enveloped Chanel’s Spring Couture show Tuesday as celebrity guests including Naomi Campbell and Kendrick Lamar faced a navigational challenge: walking past a towering pair of open metal scissors. Here are some highlights of Tuesday’s spring couture shows:BUTTONS AND BALLETThe button is a humble icon, but it was not always so. Viard used the button-jewels as a spice for the drama of the ballet stage, scattering them across contrasting and often segmented silhouettes. The house was keenly aware of its history: 2024 marks a century since Coco Chanel first ventured into ballet design. In a world that often seeks the innovative, Mabille reminds us of the enduring allure of classic couture.

Persons: Naomi Campbell, Kendrick Lamar, Baz Luhrmann, Gabrielle “ Coco ” Chanel, “, Virginie Viard, Viard, Coco Chanel, Léon Bakst, Sergei Diaghilev, Chanel, ” Viard, Karl Lagerfeld, didn’t, Margaret Qualley, Andie MacDowell, Dave Free, Barbra Streisand’s, ”, Rue, Anna Mouglalis, Alexis Mabille Organizations: PARIS, Palais, Russes, Rue Cambon Locations: Paris

☆ Nasa astronomers says signal coming from outside our galaxy is 'unexpected and as yet unexplained'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NASA scientists have found a powerful new gamma-ray signal coming from outside our galaxy. AdvertisementNASA astronomers have discovered an unexpected "signal" coming from outside our galaxy, which they can't explain. The scientists were analyzing 13 years of data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope when they noticed the mysterious signal. NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, illustrated here, scans the entire sky every three hours as it orbits Earth. NASA's unexpected discovery could help astronomers confirm or challenge ideas about how the dipole structure is created.

Persons: —, Francis Reddy, NASA's, Alexander Kashlinsky, Fermi, Chris Smith, Chris Shrader, Pierre Auger, Fernando Atrio Organizations: NASA, Service, Fermi, NASA's Goddard Space Flight, University of Maryland, American Astronomical Society, Goddard Locations: Argentina

☆ Scientists accidentally discovered a giant ring-shaped cosmic megastructure that challenges our understanding of the Universe
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists have discovered a giant ring-shaped structure in space, dubbed the Big Ring. AdvertisementScientists have discovered a massive ring-shaped structure in space that challenges our understanding of the universe. The cosmic megastructure, dubbed the Big Ring, has a diameter of about 1.3 billion light-years and is among the largest structures ever observed. The structure observed more than 9 billion light-years from Earth, is the latest large structure discovered that contradicts the principle. The Big Ring is not observable by the naked eye but appears to be a perfect ring shape.

Persons: —, Alexia Lopez, Lopez, Ido Organizations: Service, University of Central, BBC, American Astronomical Society Locations: University of Central Lancashire, New Orleans

☆ My family has traveled to 20 states and 20 countries. My young kids have been everywhere from Colombia, to Turks and Caicos, to Florida.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Taryn White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My parents introduced me to traveling with road trips, and I've done the same with my kids. AdvertisementAs a child, I eagerly awaited the annual road trips across the US with my parents and two siblings. On our trips, we've learned everything from the art of lei-making in Maui to the Black history of Cartagena. In 2018, Taryn White and her family went to Medellin, Colombia, and stopped to enjoy some colorful street art. Taryn White and her family have been all over the world together, from Aspen to Turks and Caicos.

Persons: I've, —, we've, they're, Taryn White, it's, We've, Hvar's Organizations: Service, Virginia, Virginia Aquarium Locations: Myrtle Beach, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Maui, Cartagena, Portugal, Bahamas, Medellin, Colombia, Aspen, Bend, Shenandoah, Virginia Beach, Bradenton , Florida, Caicos, Grace Bay, Douro, Algarve, Turks, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Prague, Budapest, Hvar

☆ A groundbreaking new Ralph Lauren collection celebrates Indigenous design
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Fawnia Soo Hoo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In 2020, Ralph Lauren launched initiatives to expand its “collegiate sensibility,” which first resulted in a 2022 collaboration with Morehouse and Spelman Colleges incorporating the traditions and styles of historically Black colleges and universities. “Ralph Lauren has always been inspired by the people, art and cultures that make up America,” wrote David Lauren, son of founder Ralph and the company’s chief branding and innovation officer, in an email to CNN. Courtesy Ralph LaurenThe designer, activist and TikTok-famous skateboarder enthusiastically “reimagined” signature Ralph Lauren silhouettes, like the Great Ranch Coat, an outerwear piece she’d admired for years. “So it was just me, weaving exactly how they would, just true to their own style.”"Heritage and tradition are at the center of everything I love," said Ralph Lauren in a statement. Ryan RedCorn/Courtesy Ralph LaurenGlasses' collection features 32 pieces total, in colors "inspired by her homeland on Navajo Nation," the brand said.

Persons: Ralph Lauren’s, “ It’s, Ralph Lauren polos, nava, “, ”, Ralph Lauren, ’ ”, Ryan RedCorn, Ralph Lauren “, Tyler Sr, —, Gabriella Hearst, Jai Al, “ Ralph Lauren, David Lauren, Ralph, America —, Glasses, I’m, Ralph Lauren Glasses, Piki Wadsworth, Ralph Lauren flagships, Osage multihyphenate, ’, Daryn, “ Ryan, Ralph Lauren's, Ralph Lauren That’s, Phillip Bread, Mato Mayuhi, Tyler Organizations: CNN, New, Futures, Morehouse, Spelman Colleges Locations: Rock Point , Arizona, Navajo, New York City, Oxford, America, concho, Saltillo, White, Phoenix, lensed

☆ Louis Vuitton stages dramatic runway show in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Stephy Chung | Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Many of the looks were completed with naval accessories, like raffia bucket hats and Louis Vuitton Keepall 25 bag hand-embrodiered with seashells. Musician Ma Siwei and actor Dylan Wang at the Louis Vuitton Men's fashion show in Hong Kong, China. Louis Vuitton opened its first boutique in Hong Kong in 1979. Many of the looks were completed with naval accessories, like raffia bucket hats and Louis Vuitton Keepall 25 bag hand-embrodiered with seashells. “I definitely knew I wanted Hong Kong to be my second stop after Paris,” he said of his Louis Vuitton show schedule.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Louis Vuitton’s, Pharrell Williams, Pont, Hong, Anson Lo, Song, ”, Williams, ” —, —, Louis Vuitton, Ma Siwei, Dylan Wang, Billy H.C, Kwok, Virgil Abloh, Louise Delmotte, “, Louis Vuitton’s, junkboat, Dior, Louis Vuitton's, Lam Yik, Tyrone Siu, Reuters Louis Vuitton’s, Lorraine Schwartz, it’s, ” Williams, “ You’re Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hollywood, CNN, Louis, Paris, Vuitton, National Security Law, Hong Kong Tourism Board, ”, Bloomberg, Getty, K11 Group, Stars, Victoria, Reuters, Reuters Louis Vuitton’s womenswear Locations: Hong Kong, Asia, Hong, Victoria Harbour, American, Paris, Hawaii, China, Victoria Dockside, Huangpu, Shanghai, South Korea

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." McCallum died Monday of natural causes surrounded by family at New York Presbyterian Hospital, CBS said in a statement. His parents were musicians; his father, also named David, played violin, his mother played cello. When David was 3, the family moved to London, where David Sr. played with the London Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic. In 2007, when he was working on “NCIS,” McCallum told a reporter: “I’ve always felt the harder I work, the luckier I get.

Persons: David McCallum, McCallum, “ David, ”, James Bond, Ian Fleming, Jon Heitland's “, Robert Vaughn, Napoleon Solo, Illya, “ I’d, ’, Vaughn, Donald “ Ducky, Mark Harmon, Ducky, “, Lauren Holly, Steven D, Binder, David North, Sapphire, “ Amadeus ”, Michael Sheen, David Suchet, ” David Keith McCallum, David, David Sr, Young David, Jill Ireland, Charles Bronson, Bronson, ” McCallum, Katherine, Carpenter, we’ve, Paul, Jason, Valentine, Peter, Sophie, ” Peter McCallum, “ I’ve, ” ___ Bob Thomas Organizations: ANGELES, New York Presbyterian Hospital, CBS, Scottish, United Network Command, Law, Naval Criminal Investigation Service, Navy, Hallmark, of Fame, City, Associated Press, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Academy of Music, Royal Academy of Dramatic, Los Angeles Times Locations: New, Russian, Los Angeles, New York, Santa Monica, U.S, American, Glasgow, London, Australia, Ireland, “

☆ She went on a solo trip to Italy. Right away she met the love of her life
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Kacie Rose Burns walked into the Florence jazz bar, alone. “That place is, let’s say, unconventional for Florence,” Dario tells CNN Travel. And before long, Dario was planning a trip to visit New York. Then, Kacie and Dario packed up their life in New York and got ready to move across the Atlantic. While her social media presence was getting bigger, for the first few months in Florence, Kacie and Dario’s IRL world remained small.

Persons: CNN — Kacie Rose Burns, “ I’ll, Kacie, “, ”, ” Kacie, Italian I’ve, –, ‘, Florence, “ I’m, Dario, Jamie Lee, Dario Nencetti, ” Dario, Kacie he’d, he’d, It’s, Kacie Rose Burns, Florence’s Ponte, Lizzie McGuire, I’m, “ You’re, “ You’ll, Dario wasn’t, He’d, they've, York City’s, Kacie’s, She’d, thrall, Covid, They’d, Acclimatizing, didn’t, Italy It's, we’ve, he’s, “ We’re, I’ve, it’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Italian, Jazz, Firenze, York, IRL, Google Locations: Florence, Yorker, Italy, New York, Rome, Venice, there’s, Scotland, Japan, Miami, Kacie, Brooklyn, Kacie’s New York, “

☆ Read the 16-page pitch deck that 'Million Dollar Listing' star Josh Flagg and his cofounders used to raise $1.7 million for their real estate media startup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Celebrity real estate agent Josh Flagg, media exec Griff O'Brien, and investor Andrew Shanfeld have teamed up to launch Estate Media, a personality-driven media company. Real estate has become a huge pop culture topic, aided by reality TV series like "Selling Sunset" and the "Million Dollar Listing" franchise. The company will offer content created with a network of real estate personalities who, Estate Media said, reach a collective 25 million followers. While the real estate industry has come down from its pandemic frenzy, O'Brien believes Estate Media can ride ups and downs in the market. Scroll down to see the deck Estate Media used to raise its seed round.

Persons: Josh Flagg, Griff O'Brien, Andrew Shanfeld, O'Brien, Flagg, Shanfeld, Jack Davis, Chip, Joanna Gaines —, There's, Margot Ettedgui, TikToker Aaron Grushow, Robert Rivani, Glennda Baker, Ricky Carruth, Adam Weitsman, Chris Heller, Rich Antoniello, Austin Rief, Devin Emery, Brian Goldsmith, Ricky Van Veen, Justin Killion, Spence Markel Organizations: Estate Media, Entertainment, Crypt, HGTV, Los Angeles, Estate, Ojo Labs, Complex Networks, Austin, Morning, Growth Partners, Powerhouse Capital, CollegeHumor

☆ How a TikTok video turned into a 6-figure book contract for a first-time author
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Katie Siegel is the author of newly published mystery novel, "Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective." Siegel didn't originally envision the story as a novel, but as a video series for TikTok. An editor at Kensington Books saw her videos, and Siegel ended up with a six-figure book deal. Katie Siegel didn't get onto TikTok thinking she'd get a book deal. "When it came up on my feed, I thought, 'This would be such a great mystery series,'" Plackis said.

Persons: Katie Siegel, Charlotte Illes, Siegel, Katie Siegel didn't, she'd, TikTok, Shannon Plackis, Plackis, perusing, Vida Engstrand, Siegel's, BookTok, Barnes, Noble, Michelle Schusterman, that's, preneurs, I've, creatives Organizations: Kensington Books, The New York Times Locations: Kensington, The

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