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☆ Meet the Man Behind Litquidity, the Anonymous Instagram Account Dominating Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Reed Alexander | Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

The deck kicked off a game of one-upmanship among Wall Street banks trying to keep their employees happy. Lit capitalized on poking fun at Wall Street culture, selling $35 dad hats that read, "Do You Know Who My Father Is?" There have, of course, been endless rumors about Lit's identity, especially among Wall Street underlings. Wall Street underlings have speculated about Litquidity's identity for years. Basak, one attendee said, wanted to take a "wrecking ball through it all" and hold Wall Street heavy hitters accountable.

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☆ Opinion | If It Walks Like an Insurrection and Talks Like an Insurrection …
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

While we await oral argument in Trump v. Anderson — the Supreme Court case that will evaluate the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to exclude the former president from the state’s Republican primary ballot — it’s worth revisiting the arguments leveled against the Colorado court’s decision and, by extension, its interpretation of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The first and most important one is that the plot to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, culminating in the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, was not an insurrection. Related to this is the argument that, even if Jan. 6 was an insurrection, it’s still not clear that Donald Trump was an insurrectionist. If that isn’t persuasive, consider the evidence marshaled by the legal scholars Akhil Reed Amar and Vikram David Amar in a more recent amicus brief. They argue that top of mind for the drafters of the 14th Amendment were the actions of John B. Floyd, the secretary of war during the secession crisis of November 1860 to March 1861.

Persons: Anderson —, it’s, Donald Trump, Jonathan Chait, Trump, ” I’ve, Akhil Reed Amar, Vikram David Amar, John B, Floyd, Abraham Lincoln, “, Virginia slaveholder, ” Amar, Amar, Ulysses S, Grant, James Buchanan Organizations: Colorado Supreme, Republican, Colorado, U.S, U.S . Constitution, United States Capitol, Capitol, Colorado Supreme Court Locations: Trump, Colorado, U.S ., New York, Northern, Sumter, South Carolina

☆ Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Murphy backs removing filibuster after saying she hadn't 'given it much thought'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTammy Murphy, a leading Democratic candidate for Senate in New Jersey, is endorsing the removal of the Senate's "filibuster" rule. Under Senate "filibuster" rules, 60 votes are required to advance most legislation. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. His campaign did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday about whether he supports removing the filibuster. AdvertisementIn 2021 and 2022, Democratic opposition to the came to a fiery head, with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and then-Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona staunchly opposing changes to the rule.

Persons: —, Tammy Murphy, Tammy, Alex Altman, Murphy —, Phil Murphy —, Murphy, Andy Kim, Sen, Bob Menendez, Kim, It's, Democratic Sen, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten, Roe, Wade, Manchin Organizations: Service, Democratic, Senate, Business, New York Magazine, Rep, Democratic Senate, White, American, Infrastructure Law, Communities, Republican Locations: New Jersey, West Virginia, Arizona, Ohio, Montana

☆ A look back at ‘Entertaining,’ Martha Stewart’s first book
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Editor’s Note: The new CNN Original Series, “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart,” features never-before-seen images and rich archival footage that reveals the woman behind the legendary lifestyle icon. When Stewart says “Entertaining,” she truly means entertaining. Austin Steele/CNNA new CNN Original Series, “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart,” premieres Sunday and provides a look at her rise from caterer to business mogul. It’s a perfect occasion to look back at Stewart’s first book (she has 99 total, because what can’t she do) that started it all. Four decades later, the book is still considered an entertaining must-haveThough “Entertaining” kicked off Stewart’s career from local caterer to nationally known hostess, its release was not without controversy.

Persons: Martha Stewart, Martha, Snoop, Stewart’s, ”, Stewart, Austin Steele, It’s, Alan Mirken, CNN Stewart, Sofu, Alison Roman, suckling, — it’s, Swiss chard, wouldn’t, Julia Child, Barbara Tropp, Norma Collier, there’s, Bon Appétit Organizations: CNN, 9PM, New York Magazine, Crown Publishing, York Magazine Locations: caterer, New, Brussels, Swiss, Japan, Portuguese

Judge Kaplan said jurors should be identified only by number and even suggested they not share their actual names with one other. People were asked whether they had ever contributed money or supported a political campaign for Mr. Trump, Mr. Obama, Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden. “Have any of you ever read any books by Mr. Trump?” the judge asked. “Would that affect your ability to be fair to both sides in this case?” Judge Kaplan asked. “I want to stipulate that I am on the left,” Ms. Carroll remarked drolly.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald J, Trump, Lewis A, Kaplan, Carroll, Trump’s, —, Rosanna Garcia, “, Judge Kaplan, Ms, jockeyed, Alina Habba, Michael M, ”, Barack Obama, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, “ I’ve, ’, ” Ms, drolly, Kate Christobek Organizations: E, Trump, Vijilent Inc, Facebook, Carroll, Elle, CNN, Getty, Mr, New, New York City Transit Authority Locations: Manhattan, Massachusetts, U.S, New York, Westchester, New York City, Bronx, Westchester County

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. Miriam Linna, founder of Weiss' label, Norton Records, said Sunday that Weiss died Friday in Palm Springs, California. The Shangri-Las, formed in the New York City borough of Queens, were made up of two pairs of sisters: Weiss and her sister Elizabeth “Betty” Weiss, along with twins Marguerite “Marge” Ganser and Mary Ann Ganser. She made her solo debut with the 2007 album “Dangerous Game.”“I didn't even sing along the car radio,” Weiss told Rolling Stone in 2007 about her post-Shangri-Las years. People can take advantage of you in your youth,” Weiss told New York magazine.

Persons: Mary Weiss, ”, Miriam Linna, Weiss, Stone, Elizabeth “ Betty ” Weiss, Marguerite “ Marge ” Ganser, Mary Ann Ganser, Artie Ripp, Aerosmith, George “ Shadow ” Morton, Morton, ” Weiss, Rolling Stone Organizations: “, Norton Records, New, Sutra, Billboard, Red Bird Records, Brill, didn't, Roll Hall of Fame, New York Locations: Palm Springs , California, New York City, Queens, San Francisco

☆ Trump's lawyer asked for a mistrial in his E. Jean Carroll case because she deleted death threat emails
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Carroll said she deleted emails with death threats after Trump defamed her. "Plaintiff admitted that she deleted multiple email messages pertaining to purported death threats made to her," Habba wrote. Advertisement"Despite being served with a subpoena in connection with this action, Plaintiff failed to take reasonable steps to preserve relevant evidence," Habba wrote. "In fact, she did much worse — she actively deleted evidence which she now attempts to rely on in establishing her damages claim." Carroll testified that she received death threats "daily" and deleted them from her inbox and from replies to her social media posts.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Trump, —, Donald Trump's, Jean Carroll's, Lewis Kaplan, Alina Habba, Habba, Kaplan, hasn't, Manhattan's Bergdorf Goodman, Trump's, defaming Carroll Organizations: Service, Elle, Plaintiff, Trump, Twitter, Facebook, New Locations: Manhattan, New York

Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’OpenAI has released its plan to fight disinformation in elections in 2024, but will its policies be consequential compared to those of other generative A.I. Then, a watershed moment had crypto fans celebrating for the first time in maybe more than a year. And finally, what one writer’s attempt to sell a used mechanical pencil on TikTok says about how the platform is changing. Today’s guests:David Yaffe-Bellany covers the crypto industry for The New York TimesJohn Herrman covers technology for New York MagazineAdditional Reading:

Persons: OpenAI, David Yaffe, The New York Times John Herrman Organizations: Apple, Spotify, YouTube, The New York Times, New York

☆ Opinion | The Roots of Trump Nostalgia
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Jonathan Chait has a long lament in New York magazine about the diminishing intensity of anti-Trump politics in America. Even as the former president shoulders his way toward the Republican nomination and leads President Biden in many polls, Chait frets that “the imperative to keep Trump out of the Oval Office has become tiresome.” Indeed, a kind of “exhaustion” with anti-Trumpism, Chait writes, “may be the most dominant attribute of our national mood.”His essay goes on to interpret this exhaustion as more psychological and even spiritual than simply political. The way that so many anti-Trump Republican donors and politicians seemed to essentially give up on the hope of a competitive primary once Trump was indicted and Ron DeSantis didn’t set the world on fire fits this framework. So does the way that the Democratic Party has seemingly sleepwalked into renominating Biden despite his lousy polling numbers and obvious age-related issues. But I also think more than just exhaustion is at work here, and that some of the different groups Chait identifies as insufficiently anti-Trump — left-wingers, establishment Republicans, pocketbook-conscious swing voters — are actually experiencing something that might be more accurately characterized as a kind of Trump nostalgia.

Persons: Jonathan Chait, Biden, Trump, Chait, “, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis didn’t, renominating Biden Organizations: Trump, Republican, Trump Republican, Democratic Party Locations: New York, America, Biden’s America

☆ E. Jean Carroll judge bench-slaps Trump's attorney 14 times over basic lawyering in a single day of testimony
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

"I need a transcript to be able to work with this," Kaplan told Habba. "Elaine's is a very popular restaurant, isn't it," Habba asked Carroll, of the celebrity-packed Upper East Side bar where she'd been a regular. Habba asked. Habba asked Carroll. Habba asked Carroll.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll's, Alina Habba, Carroll, Lewis Kaplan, Habba, tersely, Kaplan, it's, Mike Stobe, she'd, It's, I'm, Habba she'd, Trump, Roberta Kaplan, Jean Carroll, John Minchillo, we're, We're, we'll, Mary Altaffer, — Kaplan, Selcuk, CNN's Anderson Cooper, aren't, Kathy Griffin, Mary Trump, George Conway, Conway, Trump's, Ms, Kellyanne Conway Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Trump National Golf Club, AP, White House, White, New York, Carroll, Getty Locations: Manhattan, Montana, Bedminster , New Jersey, New Jersey, Bedminster, Rodeo Queens, New York, earshot, Anadolu

Carroll attorney Shawn Crowley complained about Trump’s audible commentary just before the first break in the trial, after the jury had been excused. Trump, I hope I don’t have to consider excluding you from the trial.”Trump threw up in his hands in protest. “Now look, Ms. Habba,” Kaplan said as Habba began to read from the transcript. One major difference between this trial – a civil trial in federal court – and the Trump Org. civil fraud trial in New York state court is that Trump does not have easy access to a camera at the federal courthouse where the civil defamation trial is taking place.

Persons: Donald Trump, Judge Lewis Kaplan, Jean Carroll, ”, Trump, Carroll, Shawn Crowley, Kaplan, Crowley, Mr, ” Kaplan, “ Mr, ” Trump, “, Judge Arthur Engoron, Engoron, Alina Habba, Elizabeth Williams, she’s, ” Carroll, Carroll’s, brutually, Habba, Michael Madaio, Madaio, there’s, ” Habba, “ We’re, What’s, where’s Trump Carroll, –, he’s, – “, He’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Federal, New York Magazine, Twitter, Facebook, Trump Org Locations: New York, New Hampshire, Florida

☆ E. Jean Carroll’s Second Defamation Trial Could Hit Trump’s Wallet Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Corinne Ramey | James Fanelli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump secured 51% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, while Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley lagged behind with 21% and 19%. WSJ Senior Political Correspondent Molly Ball explains what the results mean for the Republican nomination race. An additional trial began Tuesday to determine whether he’ll have to pay her even more. Carroll, an author and former Elle magazine columnist, made her sexual-assault allegations against Trump public in 2019, when New York Magazine published an excerpt of her book, which alleged he assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room. In the aftermath, she filed a pair of related lawsuits against Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Molly Ball, Jim Watson, E, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Goodman Organizations: Republican, Agence France, Elle, Trump, New York Magazine Locations: Iowa

☆ What to Know as Trump Faces Another Defamation Trial by E. Jean Carroll
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Benjamin Weiser | Maggie Haberman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Trump is planning to attend the first day of the trial before he heads to New Hampshire to campaign ahead of the presidential primary there next week. Ms. Carroll, 80, has said she encountered Mr. Trump in the mid-1990s at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan, where he shoved her against a dressing room wall and forced himself on her. Mr. Trump, 77, has loudly denied the allegations ever since Ms. Carroll first leveled them more than four years ago. The civil trial focuses on statements by Mr. Trump in June 2019 after Ms. Carroll revealed her allegation in New York magazine. Mr. Trump called her claim “totally false,” saying that he had never met Ms. Carroll, a former Elle magazine advice columnist, and that she had invented a story to sell a book.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Jean Carroll, defaming, Carroll, Goodman Organizations: New York, Elle Locations: Manhattan, New Hampshire, New, Iowa, New York

A local buyer taking over a struggling newspaper in the 21st century is normally cause for some celebration. “Have no fear of me,” Smith told the Sun newsroom on Tuesday, according to someone who was there and relayed the statement on condition of anonymity because it was a private meeting. Smith told the newspaper he had one partner: Armstrong Williams, a commentator who hosts a show on Sinclair’s affiliates. In 2018, Smith told New York magazine that he dislikes and fundamentally distrusts print media. Skene reported from Baltimore.

Persons: David D, Smith, “, ” Smith, Donald Trump, Smith’s, Julian Sinclair Smith, Sinclair, Armstrong Williams, Brandon Scott, ”, Jim Shea, Kathy Szliga, Rupert Murdoch, Marty Kaiser, Alden Capital, Tim Franklin, Stewart Bainum Jr, —, Medill’s Franklin, ” Franklin, Olivia Nuzzi, David Simon, television’s, ” Simon, Abell, ___ Bauder, Skene Organizations: Sinclair, Baltimore Sun Media, Alden Global Capital, The, Associated Press, Sun, Sinclair Broadcasting Inc, Chesapeake Television Corp, Fox, Democratic, Project Veritas, Republican, Capital News Service, University of Maryland, Tribune Publishing, Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Medill Local, Initiative, Northwestern University, Baltimore, New York Locations: Baltimore, Maryland, “, New York

A Manhattan jury will be asked a narrow question this week: How much money must former President Donald J. Trump pay the writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her after she accused him of raping her? Ms. Carroll’s chance encounter decades ago at the Bergdorf Goodman department store, in which she said Mr. Trump shoved her against a dressing room wall, pulled down her tights and forced himself on her, was already the focus of a trial last year. At the time, Mr. Trump called her claim “totally false,” saying that he had never met Ms. Carroll, a former Elle magazine advice columnist, and that she invented a story to sell a book. Now, Mr. Trump says he wants to attend and testify at Ms. Carroll’s trial, something he didn’t do in the earlier case. That’s sparked a bitter dispute between lawyers for Ms. Carroll, 80, and Mr. Trump, 77, over what the former president could say if he took the stand, and whether he would stray beyond strict boundaries the judge has set.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Jean Carroll, defaming, Carroll’s, Goodman, Carroll, Trump’s, ” Organizations: Elle Locations: Manhattan, New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Someday soon, someone will be walking down the street proudly carrying a ludicrously capacious bag, bought for a ludicrously capacious price. Beginning, “My father Logan Roy was a great man,” the four cards represent the tragic failure of Roman (Kieran Culkin) to meet the moment. Tom, in his worst “human-grease-stain” way, imagined aloud what could be in the “ludicrously capacious” tote: “Flat shoes for the subway? (A group of prop sausages went for $5,250.) “The plastic ones are are actually much more durable as props," says Jacobs.

Persons: ”, Roy, “, Logan Roy, Roman, Kieran Culkin, Robert Wilonsky, there’s, Monica Jacobs, Jacobs, Tom, Shiv Roy, Sarah Snook, Logan, Shiv, Jeremy Strong, Kendall, Bridget, Cousin Greg, Nicholas Braun, ” Jacobs, Michelle Matland “, Sandro, — Organizations: Burberry tote, HBO, Heritage Auctions, New York, Express Locations: Dallas, American, New York

☆ Opinion | Why Jan. 6 Wasn’t an Insurrection
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I’ve written several times about the case for disqualifying Donald Trump via the 14th Amendment, arguing that it fails tests of political prudence and constitutional plausibility alike. But the debate keeps going, and the proponents of disqualification have dug into the position that whatever the prudential concerns about the amendment’s application, the events of Jan. 6, 2021, obviously amounted to an insurrection in the sense intended by the Constitution, and saying otherwise is just evasion or denial. Such a limitation, they say, ignores all the obvious ways that lesser, less comprehensive forms of resistance to lawful authority clearly qualify as insurrectionary. I have a basic sympathy with Calabresi’s suggestion that the “paradigmatic example” that the drafters of the 14th Amendment had in mind should guide our understanding of its ambiguities, and since the paradigmatic example is the Civil War, in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed, a five-hour riot probably doesn’t clear the bar. (For related arguments about the perils of applying precedents from specific crises to radically different situations, see this essay from Samuel Issacharoff as well.)

Persons: disqualifying Donald Trump, Adam Serwer, Jonathan Chait, Ilya Somin, Steven Calabresi, Samuel Issacharoff Organizations: prudential, Constitution, Trumpist Army, U.S, Capitol Locations: Northern Virginia, Confederate, America, New York

☆ It's not just you — the TikTok Shop will show you literally anything
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok appears to heavily promote videos and livestreams that use Shop — even if what's on sale is junk. AdvertisementIf you've noticed your "For You" page on Tiktok has become overrun with posts and livestreams of TikTok Shop items you have little interest in, you're not alone. The TikTok Shop hard launched this fall. And unlike the regular FYP, which has an uncanny ability to predict what content you'll love, the TikTok Shop has a way of showing you stuff you don't love. That explains a lot about why your feed may be flooded with live streams and Shop posts for stuff as junky as a used pencil.

Persons: TikTok, —, John Herrman, Herrman Organizations: Service, New York Magazine

☆ Meg Ryan defends her son Jack Quaid from 'nepo baby' criticism: 'He's more of a natural than I'll ever be'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meg Ryan has defended her son Jack Quaid from "nepo baby" criticism. AdvertisementMeg Ryan has defended her son Jack Quaid against claims that he's gotten his Hollywood career thanks to his famous parents. Meg Ryan and her son Jack Quaid photographed together in 2017. He's really good.' Jack Quaid as Hughie on season three, episode eight of "The Boys."

Persons: Meg Ryan, Jack Quaid, Jack, —, he's, Ryan, Dennis Quaid, isn't, James Devaney, Dennis, Hughie Campbell, Oppenheimer, I've, Hughie, Thrillist Organizations: Service, New York Magazine Locations: Hollywood

☆ Who Can Take a Joke? Everyone.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Rich Juzwiak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

COMEDY BOOK: How Comedy Conquered Culture — and the Magic That Makes It Work, by Jesse David FoxOUTRAGEOUS: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars, by Kliph NesteroffDid you hear the one about cancel culture? But two new books share an exasperation with the common sentiment that there’s never been a worse time to express oneself than the present. Kliph Nesteroff’s fact-packed “Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars” finds American entertainers in a perpetual state of despair over the censorious climate of their day — whatever day it happens to be. To Jesse David Fox, the author of “Comedy Book,” the risk of backlash is part of the point. It’s what makes it more exciting than watching a bunch of men sprinting with helmets on.”

Persons: Jesse David Fox, Kliph Nesteroff, you’ve, Kliph, Steve Allen, ”, Jerry Seinfeld, he’d, “, ” Nesteroff Organizations: —, Showbiz, New Locations: New York

☆ Opinion: What the Sports Illustrated AI debacle is telling us
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Opinion Will Leitch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

(Full disclosure: I briefly hosted a television show for Sports Illustrated a few years back that no one watched.) But the only difference between those sports sites using AI writers and other sports sites using AI writers is that people actually used to enjoy Sports Illustrated and Deadspin; Yahoo, for example, has been contracted with a company called “Automated Insights” to write AI sport stories for years. Another game I like to play in my downtime is NBA2K, the wildly popular NBA video game. But in the game, Aldridge is not real; he’s just some pixels synced to audio the real Aldridge recorded years ago. Sports writers insist, as we fight back against a creeping AI world, that we can always do our jobs better than a robot can.

Persons: Will Leitch, ”, it’s, I’m, —, William Faulkner, Robert Frost, John Steinbeck, AdVon, Richard Johnson, Emma Baccellieri, Pat Forde, Tom Verducci, you’ve, It’s, Fox, Charissa Thompson, I’ve, Hall, Hall of Famer Andrea Kremer, Thompson, “, can’t, Curt Gowdy, David Aldridge, Aldridge, Video Aldridge, Julius Randle, Randle, … I’d Organizations: New York Magazine, CNN, Park Baseball, MLB, Sports, The Arena Group, The, Group, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo, Amazon, Hall of Famer, New York Times, NBA, Video Knicks

☆ Stephen Sondheim Doesn’t Want to Be Your Savior - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Ben Brantley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

It should be noted that, when he was alive, Mr. Sondheim was aware of and amused by rampant tendencies to deify him. Consider this sardonic ditty from a show called “Sondheim on Sondheim,” a 2010 Broadway revue commemorating his 80th birthday. He wrote the song in response to a 1994 headline in New York magazine that asked, “Is Stephen Sondheim God?” His musical answer: “You have to have something to believe in. There’s a half-voiced fear among musical acolytes, understandable in a time in which theater itself is newly under siege, that on some level Stephen Sondheim represents the end of the line for a once-flourishing art form. Yet none, with the qualified exception of Mr. Miranda, seem likely to engender the kind of enduring, passionate cult that Mr. Sondheim has inspired.

Persons: Shakespeare, Auden’s, Yeats, Mr, Sondheim, ”, “, Stephen Sondheim God, I, Stephen Sondheim, Lin, Manuel Miranda, Michael John LaChiusa, Adam Guettel, Michael R, Jackson, Jeanine Tesori, Miranda, Sondheim’s Locations: ”, New York, There’s

☆ A New York City Socialite Returns to Her Southern Roots
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

From the mid- to late-2000s, Ms. Mortimer dominated the New York social scene as a prominent guest at the most glamorous charity balls and fashion shows. She attracted the cameras in her colorful baby-doll designer dresses and was omnipresent in the papers and gossip pages. She settled into a quiet, private life in Augusta, Ga., with Mr. Bovard and his three children. “I love Augusta. Mr. Bovard was a groomsman at the wedding.

Persons: Tinsley Randolph Mortimer, Mortimer, Robert Dennis Bovard, Bovard, “, Augusta, I’m, Mercer Ferguson Organizations: New, York Magazine, Housewives, University of the Locations: New York, New York City, Augusta , Ga, Richmond, Va

☆ George Santos and the Very Good Reason People Lie About Nonsense - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Elizabeth Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

And I’m not talking just about George Santos. But I am absolutely, definitely talking about George Santos. His lies are so extensive that a very long list of them compiled by New York Magazine under the heading “Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George Santos” may need to be updated by the time you finish reading this essay. New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, said that he had long carried around a photograph of an officer who was killed in the line of duty. Despite being hailed as the city’s “first vegan mayor” — the author of a vegan cookbook!

Persons: I’ve, George Santos, George Santos ”, Santos’s, Eric Adams, ” — Organizations: House, New York Magazine, Yorkers, . New York City’s Locations: New York, . New York

☆ Goodbye, Feminist Blogs. Hello, Gen Z Content Creators?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Emma Goldberg | More About Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Most of us are fighting for the same things, fighting against the same things.”When Ms. Henry reads about grim news events, she finds herself turning to social media to process her thoughts — an impulse that has also built her following. Right after reading about the fall of Roe v. Wade, she made a TikTok, liked by more than 300,000 people, in which she cried while reading abortion stories aloud. “It’s sometimes easier to, well — not put pen to paper, but type out your feelings and articulate them that way,” Ms. Henry said. Even though they’ve never met you, you know they care about you.”That’s a familiar sentiment to an older generation of feminist writers, who also channeled their grief into blog posts that were funny, fervent and raw. Members of that generation also know that low points in feminist media can lead to unexpected new beginnings.

Persons: ”, Annie Wu Henry, John Fetterman’s, “, Henry, Roe, Wade, ” Ms, they’ve, Rebecca Traister Organizations: John Fetterman’s U.S, Senate, New York Magazine

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