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Even though the sale doesn’t officially start until Nov. 29, some of the best early Black Friday deals are already live. Below, I rounded up the best early Black Friday deals so far, each of which is highly rated and at least 20% off. SKIP AHEAD Best early Black Friday deals | More early Black Friday sales | How I picked the best early Black Friday deals | Why trust NBC Select? The best early Black Friday deals of 2024I found, vetted and wrote about every deal I recommend below. The best early Black Friday salesHere are the best early Black Friday sales to know about.

Persons: I’ve, “, ”, Rebecca Rodriguez, Rodriguez, It's, It’s, Josh Rios, Lemon, Harry Rabinowitz, Jenni Kayne, Billie, Olive, Jones, TikTok Organizations: NBC, Alexa, Amazon, Garmin, beechwood, Walmart, JCPenney, Adidas, Google, Samsung, Casper, Wellness, Facebook, Twitter Locations: carabiner, Samsonite, grippy

Some of the best early Black Friday deals are already live, even though the sale doesn't officially start until later this week on Nov. 29. Below, I rounded up the best early Black Friday deals so far, each of which is highly rated and at least 20% off. SKIP AHEAD Best early Black Friday deals | More early Black Friday sales | How I picked the best early Black Friday deals | Why trust NBC Select? The best early Black Friday deals of 2024I found, vetted and wrote about every deal I recommend below. The best early Black Friday salesHere are the best early Black Friday sales to know about.

Persons: I’ve, “, ”, Rebecca Rodriguez, It’s, Harry Rabinowitz, Billie, Olive, Jones, Jenni Kayne, TikTok Organizations: NBC, Alexa, Amazon, beechwood, Garmin, Walmart, JCPenney, Casper, Google, Samsung, Navy, Adidas, Wellness, Facebook, Twitter Locations: carabiner, grippy

☆ Matthew Lillard's career ground to a halt after 'Scooby-Doo 2' flopped: 'I thought I was never going to work again'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementIn the mid-2000s, Matthew Lillard's career had reached new heights. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies," Lillard told Business Insider. Lillard recalibrated his career when job offers dried up after 'Scooby-Doo 2'Matthew Lillard as Shaggy in "Scooby-Doo." Warner Bros. EntertainmentBefore "Scooby-Doo," Lillard's career had been a mixed bag. Dimension FilmsAfter finding a niche in horror movies, Lillard is now in something of a renaissance era.

Persons: Matthew Lillard, —, Matthew Lillard's, He'd, I'd, Lillard, Lillard's, He's, John Waters, who's, didn't, Shaggy, Mike Flanagan, Flanagan, Chuck, he's, Stu Macher, Skeet Ulrich, Billy Loomis, William Afton, Emma Tammi, wasn't, Tammi, Stu didn't, it's, I've Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Business, &, Toronto

☆ Scream queen Kate Siegel has starred in some of Netflix's biggest horror hits. Now, she's tackling her scariest endeavor yet: directing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

She often collaborates with her husband, horror auteur Mike Flanagan, who wrote and directed both. Siegel has now moved behind the camera, making her directorial debut in the franchise "V/H/S." ShudderSiegel was already a longtime fan of the "V/H/S" franchise when she was approached to direct a segment for the latest installment, "V/H/S/Beyond," now streaming on Shudder. They didn't take no for an answer, however, and with some extra encouragement from her manager and her husband, Siegel agreed to take the leap. AdvertisementShe credits Josh Goldbloom, the producer responsible for rebooting the "V/H/S" franchise in 2021 after a seven-year hiatus, with changing her mind.

Persons: Kate Siegel, Netflix's, Usher, Mike Flanagan, Siegel, —, She's, Poe, Alanah Pearce, Shudder Siegel, Adam Wingard, Abigail, Josh Goldbloom, she'd, Flanagan, Gareth Cattermole, Trevor Macy, Kate, Denis Villeneuve, Jordan Peele, she's, I've, Stephen King, King, I'm, Shirley Jackson, he's, Charlotte Perkins Gilman Organizations: Service, Netflix, Toronto, Intrepid Pictures, Amazon Studios Locations: Bly

☆ A ‘rebrand’ for Lilly Pulitzer takes the classic resort label back to its roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Diana Pearl | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A new logo (and merchandising) for the resort brand Lilly Pulitzer aims to be both timely, and timeless. Pictured above, a Lilly Pulitzer store in Sarasota, Florida. But it maintains firm roots in Palm Beach. “Nothing is more rooted in a resort Americana aesthetic than Lilly Pulitzer,” said Robert Burke, chief executive of retail consultancy Robert Burke Associates. This year, in addition to the Badgley Mischka collaboration, it rolled out a team-up with Natalie’s Juice, selling bottles of orange juice featuring a custom Lilly Pulitzer sticker.

Persons: Lilly Pulitzer, —, Lilly, Lilly Pulitzer hasn’t, Donald Trump, John Greim, ”, Michelle Kelly, Badgley Mischka, ” Kelly, Lilly Pulitzer’s, Nili, Pulitzer, “ Lilly, Kelly, “ It’s, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Wendy Vanderbilt, Tommy Bahama, Johnny Was, Robert Burke, “, Robin Kramer, Burke Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, Target, Hill, Apple, Palm Beach, Pulitzer, Oxford Industries, Robert, Robert Burke Associates, Natalie’s Locations: New York’s, Palm Beach , Florida, Sarasota , Florida, Philadelphia, Palm Beach, Cranston , Rhode Island

☆ 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.

Persons: Laura Beers, ”, George Orwell’s, Richard Curtis ’, Julia Roberts, Anna Scott, Hugh Grant, William Thacker, Roberts, Laura Beers Laura Beers, it’s, —, Curtis, Hill’s, Hugh Grant's, Winston, George Orwell, Orwell, Tony Blair’s Britain, Bill Clinton’s America, Grant’s, Tony Blair, Steve Eason, Notting, Spike, Rhys Ifans, Notting Hill, Mike Kemp, San, Spencer Platt, Rishi Sunak’s government’s, Bill, Rewatching Organizations: American University, CNN, MCA, Everett, Notting, Labour, Hulton, Getty, Movement, Housing, Federal Reserve, New York State, Hill ” Locations: American, London, West London, Notting, West, Britain, United States, Young, Notting Hill, Central London, San Francisco, Manhattan, San Matteo, Redwood City, York

☆ Why streamers are shrinking their content libraries
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Last year many streaming services began shrinking their once-robust content libraries in order to pay smaller licensing fees. In the face of profit pressures and growing competition for viewers, streamers have taken to removing content to avoid the residual payments and licensing fees. On one side is Netflix , Amazon and Apple — companies that agnostically license content from other studios to bolster their streaming libraries. Disney-owned Hulu, meanwhile, has seen success with "feel good" 30-minute sitcoms and prestige dramas, Fandom's data shows. Disclosure: Peacock is the streaming service of NBCUniversal, the parent company of CNBC.

Persons: Stephanie Fried, Fried, Hey Arnold, Bell, Severance, Jacob, Jack Ryan, Bel, Universal's, Max, Peacock Organizations: NBC, Netflix, Apple, Universal, Warner Bros . Discovery, Paramount, Hollywood, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros, Disney, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO, CNBC Locations: auctioning, Kingstown, NBCUniversal

☆ TikTok's Lunden and Olivia Stallings are straight people's favorite lesbian couple. What do they owe queer fans?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Lunden and Olivia told me their mission as influencers was to "represent and inspire others to be their authentic self." Advertisement"I did feel represented by them," Asia said, but the tweets "showed me that they are still white women." "We are especially confident in our sexuality and the way that we feel and who we are," Olivia told me. Lunden and Olivia told me they want to advocate for all LGBTQ+ people, including those who don't look like them. It's a chance, the couple told me, to combat the hate and negativity LGBTQ+ parents face.

Persons: Lunden Stallings, Olivia Bennett, Monique Lhuillier, Lunden, Taylor Swift, Stallings, David Yurman, preppy, Olivia, TikTok, Kendrick Brinson, who's, you've, Madison Mathews, sunnies, peck, they'd, Brooklynites, Remington, Zeta Tau, Olivia DMed Lunden —, Justin Bieber, snapbacks, haven't, Lunden's, Ellie Goulding's, Olivia couldn't, Caroline Bayne, Lunden's TikTok, Zara, Mercedes, Sophie, It's, Jackie J, Jackie, There's, Bud Light, Dylan Mulvaney, influencers, They've, KenzKustomz, Krysten Stein, Black influencers, Stein, Hill, millennials Organizations: Naylor, People, Business, Alabama, Chevrolet, New York Post, Daily Mail, Madison, University of Central, Jacksonville State University, Zeta Tau Alpha, University of Alabama's, University, Minnesota, BI, Braves, Rover, Pride, Nielsen, Saks, University of Illinois Locations: Roswell , Georgia, Asia, Olivia, Charleston, LoveShackFancy, Powder Springs , Georgia, Atlanta, Blytheville , Arkansas, University of Central Arkansas, Alabama, Roswell, Austin, RushTok, Alpharetta, Charleston , South Carolina, Southern, Publix, Fayetteville , Arkansas, University of Illinois Chicago

☆ No One Can Sell Out $695 Shorts Like Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Lane Florsheim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Taylor Swift crafts her personal style around her different eras the same way she does her music, noted Sarah Chapelle, who runs the blog Taylor Swift Style. Photo: Getty ImagesIn August, Nell Diamond, who runs the fashion and lifestyle brand Hill House Home, was in Montana on bridesmaid duty, getting ready for her best friend’s wedding reception. Peeking at her phone between hair and makeup, she found over 100 texts from her employees, and messages kept rolling in. “At first, I couldn’t figure out what we were freaking out about,” said Diamond, founder and CEO of the brand best known for its Nap Dress. Then she saw: Taylor Swift had worn a black matching set from Hill House to the rehearsal dinner of her frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff and actress Margaret Qualley, and paparazzi photos were swarming the internet.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Sarah Chapelle, Taylor, Nell Diamond, Peeking, ”, Diamond, Jack Antonoff, Margaret Qualley Organizations: “, Hill Locations: Montana, Hill House

☆ Taylor Swift Sells Out Stadiums, Movie Theaters—and Clothes
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Lane Florsheim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Taylor Swift, Sarah Chapelle, Taylor, Nell Diamond, Peeking, ”, Diamond, Jack Antonoff, Margaret Qualley Organizations: “, Hill Locations: Montana, Hill House

LONDON (AP) — At an age when many of his contemporaries have long since retired, King Charles III is not one to put his feet up. The king will mark his 75th birthday on Tuesday by busily highlighting causes close to his heart. With Queen Camilla at his side, Charles will visit a project that helps feed those in need by redistributing food that might otherwise go to landfills. As Prince of Wales, the future king founded a charity that helps young people get jobs and training. Although Diana’s fans initially bridled at the idea of Camilla ever becoming queen, by the time the invitations for the coronation went out Charles had made his wishes clear: “The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.’’

Persons: King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Charles, Health Service’s, Queen Elizabeth II, He’s, ’, ”, Ed Owens, “, Elizabeth, ’ ’ Owens, ” Charles ’, Prince of Wales, Prince William, William, Prince Harry, Meghan, Harry, ” Owens, “ They’ve, weathers, Charles ’, Princess Diana, Camilla Parker, Bowles, Camilla Organizations: Health, Kenyans, Hill House School, University of Cambridge, Royal Navy Locations: British, London, California

☆ Five TV Treats for Halloween
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Mike Hale | More About Mike Hale | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

‘Creepshow’Now in its fourth season on the horror-centric streaming service Shudder (as well as AMC+), this anthology series wears its comic-book sensibility and B-movie aesthetic proudly. And the best of its 22-minute stories (two per episode) also exhibit the cleverness and industriousness that contribute to real pop-culture satisfaction. You’ll see the first twist coming, but the second and the third may take you by surprise. In “George Romero in 3-D,” Romero comes back to life in animated form to battle ghouls of his own creation. King and Romero were, of course, the writer and director of the 1982 film “Creepshow” from which the series was spun off.

Persons: ‘, You’ll, “, Stephen King, “ George Romero, ” Romero, King, Romero, Usher ’ Mike Flanagan’s, Edgar Allan Poe’s, Usher, ” Organizations: AMC, Netflix Locations: Red, homburg

☆ Factbox: Little known facts about King Charles: One-time jockey and hedgelayer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - King Charles will be crowned next month at London's Westminster Abbey, following in a tradition that dates back some 1,000 years. Here are some little known facts about the monarch:FIRST REGAL SCHOOLBOYCharles is the first monarch to have gone to school, as all his predecessors were educated by private tutors. As part of his education, he spent two terms at Geelong Church of England Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia. SPORTYAs a young prince, Charles loved skiing, surfing, and scuba diving. MUSIC AND ARTS LOVERCAMBERLEY, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: King Charles III inspects the 200th Sovereign's parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on April 14, 2023 in Camberley, England.

☆ 19 Unique Gifts for Women Who Have Everything
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +10 min

“There’s something a little decadent about wearing a matching cashmere set when you’re traveling by plane, for example,” Deyette notes. Note: The earrings can also be purchased as singles if you or your recipient like to mix and match. Constructed of 100% Australian sheepskin upper and footbed, they feel incredibly luxe and confer the benefit of breathable, moisture-wicking materials. “I love lighting this candle when I take a bath or just want to relax with a good book,” she says. It comes with a 72-ounce pitcher and an ice-crushing blade, as well as two single-serve blender cups for beverages on the go.

☆ 19 Unique Valentine’s Gifts for Women Who Have Everything
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +10 min

Maybe she’s the type who tuts, “Oh, I don’t need anything” as Valentine’s Day or her birthday approaches. “There’s something a little decadent about wearing a matching cashmere set when you’re traveling by plane, for example,” Deyette notes. Note: The earrings can also be purchased as singles if you or your recipient like to mix and match. Constructed of 100% Australian sheepskin upper and footbed, they feel incredibly luxe and confer the benefit of breathable, moisture-wicking materials. It comes with a 72-ounce pitcher and an ice-crushing blade, as well as two single-serve blender cups for beverages on the go.

☆ Inside a day in the life of an award-winning comic-book artist, whose indie hit is being adapted into a Netflix series
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

"Something is Killing the Children" is being adapted into a TV series for Netflix. Erica Slaughter belongs to the House of Slaughter, a group of monster hunters who are the only ones aside from children who can see the creatures. StudiosIt follows a woman who belongs to an organization that hunts and kills monsters that prey on children. Few details have been revealed about the Netflix series. Filmmaker Mike Flanagan, director of horror movies like "Doctor Sleep" and the Netflix series "The Haunting of Hill House," was writing a pilot for the series, but he said last month that he's no longer attached to the project.

☆ Shonda Rhimes is leading a group of creators upset by Netflix's new ad-supported tier because it interrupts storytelling, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shonda Rhimes is among creators unhappy with Netflix's new ad-supported tier, sources told CNBC. Creators like the makers of "The Haunting of Hill House" say the tier upsets storytelling. Netflix doesn't intend to share income from advertising with its creators, the sources told CNBC. Intrepid Pictures' Trevor Macy and Mike Flanagan, who are behind "The Haunting of Hill House," also shared concerns, the sources said. But "Hill House," which consists of a set of extended, high suspense one-shot scenes, has fewer opportunities to find those breakpoints without compromising storytelling.

☆ Shonda Rhimes is among the creators unhappy with Netflix's mid-video ads, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix has told creators it won't be sharing any revenue from advertising with them, the people said. Rhimes signed a multiyear deal with Netflix in 2021 to exclusively make content for the streaming service. When she inked the deal, Netflix had a firm policy not to include advertising in its programming, a longtime tenet of co-founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings. Netflix executives have told creators they have thoughtfully placed midroll advertising at intervals that make sense with each episode's storyline, according to people familiar with the matter. They've also told creators they don't expect that many people to sign up for the basic advertising tier relative to subscribers who will pay for no commercials, the people said.

☆ ‘M3GAN,’ the next generation of creepy doll movies, is not playing around
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“M3GAN” doesn’t hit theaters until January, but the movie’s quick, zeitgeist-piercing creepiness as seen in the teaser is something to behold. “I was always thinking of her as real,” “M3GAN” director Gerard Johnston told CNN of his approach. Universal PicturesJohnstone set out to make Megan (short for “Model 3 generative android,” Williams explains in the trailer) more than just a creepy inanimate doll. “Because she is a living doll… [‘M3GAN’ is a] cautionary tale about A.I. Like creepy doll movies, stories that explore evil and/or self-aware technology call to mind the troublesome and blurry line where the inanimate object ends, and where something akin to humanity – but somehow different – begins.

☆ 'The Midnight Club' review: Mike Flanagan adapts Christopher Pike's tale of terminal teens in another 'Stranger Things' wannabe
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The curse of “Stranger Things” means every sci-fi/macabre concept involving teenagers will seemingly have its day on TV, with “The Midnight Club” as the latest example. The diverse makeup of the key group and approach to things like LGBTQ rights give “Midnight Club” a contemporary feel, despite its foundation in the past. As for the broader secrets, “Midnight Club” is in no hurry to disgorge those, perhaps hoping curiosity will pull viewers into a second season. Stranger things have happened, but if not, this could be the latest series in this genre that struggles to keep the midnight oil burning. “The Midnight Club” premieres October 7 on Netflix.

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