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☆ Hasan Minhaj addresses fact-checking controversy in new Netflix special
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Because — I don’t know if you saw this last year — The New Yorker fact-checked my standup comedy,” Minhaj said in his special, “Off With His Head,” which premiered Tuesday on Netflix. In “The King’s Jester,” Minhaj tells a story about how he was mailed an envelope of white powder which he accidentally spilled on his infant daughter. Minhaj revealed to The New Yorker that his daughter never came in contact with the powder and was never hospitalized. An envelope with white powder was mailed to his house, however, which eventually inspired the joke. But after The New Yorker interview published a month later, it was reported that Comedy Central had opened up the search beyond Minhaj.

Persons: Hasan Minhaj, ”, “, ” Minhaj, “ It’s, embellishing, Minhaj, Trevor Noah, wouldn’t Organizations: Netflix, BMW, “, Yorker, Variety, Comedy

☆ Art Student Pulls Off a (Very Brief) Coin Heist at the British Museum
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Sarah Hurtes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Brazilian artist strolled into the British Museum last month and approached a table where visitors are allowed to interact with historic objects. After handling a 17th-century British coin for a moment, he seemingly returned it and moved on, like thousands of other visitors. Only last week did the museum discover — through the artist’s Instagram page — that he had replaced a genuine coin with his own replica and discarded the real artifact in the museum’s donation box on his way out. The act was the culmination of a more-than-yearlong project by Ilê Sartuzi, an art student at Goldsmiths, University of London. “The gesture of stealing as a central part of the project brings back the heated discussion about the role of looting in the museum’s foundation,” Mr. Sartuzi said.

Persons: strolled, Ilê Sartuzi, ” Mr, Sartuzi Organizations: British Museum, Goldsmiths , University of London

☆ I tried 23 popular frozen meals from Trader Joe's, and would buy at least half of them again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

I'm picky about instant meals, though, so I reviewed 23 of Trader Joe's frozen entrées. AdvertisementVERDICT: Although Trader Joe's penne arrabbiata could make for a satisfying, last-minute dinner, it wasn't memorable enough for me to buy again. Trader Joe's frozen section offers many different Tex-Mex and Mexican-inspired dishes, but I noticed these because of the "hatch chile" description. I thought Trader Joe's vegetable-and-cheese enchiladas were a disappointing, soggy messOnce cooked through, Trader Joe's vegetable-and-cheese enchiladas didn't impress me. I hoped Trader Joe's spicy peanutty noodle bowl with chicken would be goodI enjoyed Trader Joe's spicy peanutty noodle bowl with chicken.

Persons: —, Joe's, Wilson, Wilson I'm, it's, penne arrabbiata, I'm, fryer, Savanna, gooey Monterey Jack oozed, they're, might've, I've, provolone, Wilson Jackfruit, didn't, It's, I'd, you've, mozzarella, Bolognese, would've, bolognese, microwaving, gnocchi, it'll, chow, chiles, Wilson I, raved Organizations: Service, Business, Monterey, Wilson, Joe's Locations: Savanna, Monterey Jack, gooey Monterey, Cuban, pesto, jalapeño, gnocchi

☆ Here's the cast of 'American Horror Story: Delicate' and who they play
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Dominic Burgess plays Hamish MossHamish is the director of Anna's movie "The Auteur." One of his best-known roles was in Murphy's 2017 series "Feud: Bette and Joan," where he played closeted gay actor Victor Buono. He also played the serial killer John Wayne Gacy in Murphy's 2022 Netflix series "Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," and had a small role in "American Horror Story" season eight. In "Delicate," he plays Hamish Moss, the director of Anna's award-winning movie "The Auteur." As Hamish recounts, Siobhan gave him the script with no explanation and told him he had to make the movie specifically with Anna.

Persons: Dominic Burgess, Hamish Moss Hamish, Steve Granitz, who's, Who, Bette, Joan, Victor Buono, John Wayne Gacy, Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Hamish Moss, Anna's, Siobhan, Hamish, Anna

☆ Inside hedge funds' big Lincoln Center bash: caviar, acrobats, and a professed love for New York 'even if we move to Florida'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The alternatives industry's annual fundraiser for Lincoln Center had David Geffen Hall stuffed with acrobats, dancers, jugglers, and magicians — to say nothing of the billionaires sipping cocktails and noshing on hors d'oeuvres such as a potato bite topped with caviar and crème fraîche. The event pulled in hundreds of traders, bankers, and lawyers despite a rainy, windy night on Manhattan's Upper West Side. It was a celebration of New York, according to one of the gala's chairs, Ilana Weinstein, a longtime hedge-fund recruiter born in the city. Steve Tananbaum, Ilana Weinstein, and Steve Cohen. Guests at Lincoln Center's Alternative Investment Industry Gala were entertained by dancers, musicians, jugglers, and acrobats.

Persons: David Geffen, —, Ilana Weinstein, Point72, Steve Cohen, Steve Tananbaum, Dave Kotinsky, Ken Griffin, Steves, Weinstein, Hunter Point's Bennett Goodman, York, Jamie Dinan, Axel Capital's Anna Nikolayevsky, Lincoln, partygoer Organizations: Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall, Business, Lincoln Center In, Sunshine State, Citadel Securities, Citadel, Lincoln, Alternative, Industry Locations: New York, Florida, Lincoln Center In Florida, Miami, West Palm, Chicago, Balyasny

☆ Kara Swisher witnessed the tech revolution. Now she wants to burn the industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

That’s the message in a fascinating new memoir, “Burn Book,” by the tech journalist Kara Swisher, who hosts a multitude of podcasts and is a CNN contributor. I don’t think they read. In the entire time that you’ve been covering tech I don’t think there’s been a single major regulatory law. So it’s a real racket if you really think about it. And I do think there’s a human impulse even though you have this lizard brain that likes to stare at the phone.

Persons: “, Kara Swisher, SWISHER, Will, I’ve, it’s, Steve Jobs, I’m, Don’t, What’s, there’s, they’ve, They’ve, Guess, Mark Zuckerberg, He’s, Joe, Biden, There’s, Sam Altman, Tony Blinken, It’s, that’s, you’re, We’ve Organizations: CNN, Communications, Alaska Airlines, United Arab, State, Facebook, Times Locations: It’s, America, Alaska, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Europe, New York, There’s

US law enforcement officials have also been closely monitoring the incident to determine if a federal crime was committed, a senior US official familiar with the matter told CNN. Tom Brenner/ReutersA longtime political consultant, Kramer worked for Kanye West’s 2020 presidential bid and has a history of producing robocalls. Phillips’ campaign said it had no knowledge of his reported involvement with the AI Biden call. He said that Kramer told him to delete all of the emails between the two of them, and that he did. As figures at the center of American political scandals go, Carpenter is certainly “eccentric” – a word he uses to describe himself.

Persons: Paul Carpenter –, –, Joe Biden’s, Carpenter, Dean Phillips, Biden, ”, “ I’m, Steve Kramer, Phillips, Kramer, Carpenter’s, Biden’s, Tom Brenner, Kanye, Phillips ’, robocalls, ” Phillips, Katie Dolan, ” Dolan, Hank Sheinkopf, Sheinkopf, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “ I’d, “, who’s, Donald Trump, Sen, Lindsey Graham of, ” Carpenter, he’s, didn’t, Bruce Kramer, Brandon Kizy –, Paul Carpenter, CNN “ Paul, Paul, ” Kizy, Hany Farid, we’ve, ” Liz Purdy, I’d, “ I’ve, ” CNN’s Alison Main, Allison Gordon, Isabelle Chapman, Yahya Abou, Ghazala Organizations: CNN, New, Minnesota Rep, Democratic, NBC News, Commission, Reuters, South, Republican, University of California Berkeley Locations: Orleans, New Hampshire, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina

☆ Virgin Voyages is the 'cool mom' of cruise lines — and it's only for adults. Here's what to know before booking so you're not disappointed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Lauren Mack | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The unique entertainment is unlike anything you've seen at sea … or on land. Some ships have record stores on them. Lauren MackThe nightly shows are not typical song-and-dance affairs you see on other ships. Instead of trying to understand what the performances are ahead of time, just suspend disbelief, release your inhibitions, and enjoy. Many Virgin Voyages ships also have tattoo parlors, karaoke lounges, and record shops.

Persons: Lauren Mack Organizations: Virgin

☆ Being a Woman in Magic May be the Hardest Trick of All
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Lauren Mccarthy | More About Lauren Mccarthy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Though it was nearly five decades ago, Gay Blackstone can still vividly recall the first time she was sawed in half onstage. Her screams were an intended element of the illusion, but nerves and fear made them genuine that time. For Ms. Blackstone, that gig assisting the master illusionist Harry Blackstone Jr. turned into a love affair and, later, marriage. After her husband died in 1997, Ms. Blackstone moved center stage and went on to a successful career as an illusionist, coach, producer and director. “I think for many years, no one really thought of the need for women to be the magician,” Ms. Blackstone said.

Persons: Gay Blackstone, Blackstone, Harry Blackstone Jr, ” Ms, can’t, ” Organizations: Academy of Magical Arts, Ms Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Wartime unity between the US and Israel will soon face its toughest test
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Each day the pause in Israel’s war with Hamas is extended saves lives. Uncertainty, meanwhile, surrounds the future of the remaining hostages, mostly male, that Israel believes remain in Gaza. “Over the past few days I’ve been hearing this question – will Israel go back to fighting after maximizing this phase of returning our hostages? Israel must be more “cautious, more careful, more deliberate and more precise in their targeting,” one senior administration official said. How far will Israel go in testing Biden’s loyalty, forbearance and political viability if the war heats up again?

Persons: Biden, Israel, Bibas, Will Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, ”, Joe Biden, CNN’s MJ Lee, Jennifer Hansler, Katie Bo Lillis, Netanyahu, Biden’s entreaty, Antony Blinken, Daniel Davis, Kasie Hunt, ” Israel, “ We’re, Naftali Bennett, ” Bennett, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, Yehuda Beinin –, Liat, –, Beinin, Aviv, forbearance Organizations: CNN, World, Organization, West Bank, Palestinian Ministry, Health, US, Wednesday, US Army, CNN International’s, Washington, Democratic Party, Biden, Israel Locations: Israel, Gaza, Jenin, Washington, who’s, American, CNN International’s “ State, Afghanistan, Egypt, Qatar, United States

☆ Ukrainian chef dreams of Michelin star, but happy to feed the troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Anna Voitenko | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Serhiy graduated from a culinary school in central Ukraine and dreams of working in a Michelin-starred restaurant. But for now, with his country locked in a war against Russia, he is only too happy to feed the troops as an army cook. "The frontline is just over there," he says in the simple kitchen where he produces varied, home-cooked meals. [1/4]Serhiy, 30, a former restaurant chef and military cook stands as he prepares a meal, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine September 12, 2023. One used to work at the restaurant for nine years, another one worked for 10 years," said one soldier, grinning.

Persons: Serhiy, thoughtfully, Oleksandr Ratushniak, Ron Popeski, Tom Balmforth, Alison Williams Organizations: Michelin, Russia, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk, Poland, Dnipropetrovsk region, Soviet, Afghanistan

☆ Warren Buffett turns 93 today. Here are 6 of the investing icon's best birthday stories.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"On August 30, 2030 — my 100th birthday — I plan to announce that Geico has taken over the top spot, " Buffett said in his 2015 shareholder letter. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn his 1999 shareholder letter, Buffett credited Huggins' "fanatical insistence on both product quality and friendly service" for See's generating $857 million in pre-tax income since Berkshire took over. During the party, Dinsdale revealed he had attended a directors' meeting at Kansas Bankers Surety, an insurance firm that Buffett had long admired. "I'm now scheming to get invited to Jane's next party," Buffett joked. He illustrated the point in his 1990 shareholder letter, using a story about his granddaughter Emily's fourth birthday party a few months earlier.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Geico, he's, Huggins, Law Buffett, Charlie Munger, Chuck Huggins, See's, Charlie, Mrs B, Rose Blumkin, Mrs, Jane Rogers, Roy Dinsdale, Dinsdale, I'm, Jane's, Emily's, Emily, Gee, B's Organizations: Berkshire, Apple, Service, Progressive, Allstate, AlphaSense, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Kansas Bankers Locations: Wall, Silicon, Nebraska

☆ ‘El Mago Pop’ Review: A Boy Next Door With the Magic Touch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Alexis Soloski | More About Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Not so long ago, landing a helicopter on a Broadway stage was kind of a big deal. In “El Mago Pop,” the charming, thrilling, silly Broadway show by the Spanish illusionist Antonio Díaz, it is one of the more minor stunts. Like most professional magicians, he discovered magic early and worked at it obsessively, a process he details in a long video sequence that begins the brief show. He is short and slight, with long, nimble fingers — watch those fingers when you can, the precision and economy are gorgeous — and a high, fast voice. But maybe that’s what happens when the boy next door comes to Broadway.

Persons: El Mago, Antonio Díaz, Díaz, Doug Henning, Ethel Barrymore, Mag Locations: Spanish, Barcelona, Spain

☆ How Four Female Philosophers Responded to a Dire Decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Jennifer Szalai | More About Jennifer Szalai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

THE VISIONARIES: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times, by Wolfram Eilenberger. If hell is other people, then so, too, is this world. “Around us other people circled, pleasant, odious or ridiculous: They had no eyes with which to observe me. I alone could see.”It’s a quote that Wolfram Eilenberger uses to potent effect in “The Visionaries,” which traces the lives of four philosophers in the tumultuous decade before 1943. Beauvoir, Simone Weil, Hannah Arendt and Ayn Rand: Each addressed the foundational question of the relationship between the self and others, between “I” and “we,” only to arrive at wildly different conclusions.

Persons: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, Wolfram Eilenberger, Shaun Whiteside, Simone de Beauvoir, Otherness, ”, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Cassirer, Simone Weil, Hannah Arendt, Ayn Rand, Eilenberger, ” Arendt, Red Simone Organizations: Dark Times, Magicians, Gestapo Locations: France, Rouen, Berlin, Nazi Germany, Paris, Russian, Hollywood and New York

☆ The End of the Magic World’s 50-Year Grudge
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( David Segal | More About David Segal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke wrote that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” and today magic and technology are merging. He still prefers nondigital methods, though, which he attributes in no small part to the influence of Mr. Geller. Mr. Money-Coutts first met Mr. Geller in 2003. A student at the British prep school Eton who was a budding magician, he invited Mr. Geller to perform for 700 gobsmacked schoolboys. Mr. Geller had relocated to Britain by then, having spent 12 tumultuous years in the United States, most of them in New York City.

Persons: Arthur C, Clarke, ”, Alice Pailhès, Volodymyr Zelensky, Randi, Ben Harris, Drummond, Coutts, conjurer, Midjourney, Pope Francis, Geller, Mr Organizations: Magic, Netflix, Eton Locations: Ukraine, Britain, United States, New York City

☆ Martina Navratilova: Tennis great tweets that she is ‘all clear’ after cancer treatment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Tennis great Martina Navratilova said Tuesday that she is “all clear” after undergoing treatments for throat and breast cancer. “After a day full of tests at Sloan Kettering, I got the all clear! “That’s just not an option for me … quitting is just not in my DNA.”The 66-year-old Navratilova shared in an interview in March that her “prognosis is excellent.”Navratilova enjoyed a long playing career in which she won 18 grand slam singles titles, 31 grand slam doubles titles and 10 grand slam mixed doubles titles. After retiring from singles in 1994 at the age of 38, she continued playing doubles – and winning titles – into her 40s. She has remained involved in the sport as a coach, broadcaster, and ambassador for the WTA Tour, highlighting the importance of preventive checkups to combat specific diseases such as breast cancer.

Persons: Martina Navratilova, ” Navratilova, “ That’s, …, Navratilova, – Organizations: CNN, Tennis, Sloan Kettering, WTA

☆ 14 Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Joumana Khatib | Neima Jahromi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In 2020, English-speaking readers got “Time of the Magicians: Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger and the Decade that Reinvented Philosophy,” a celebrated biography of the interwar period as seen by some of the biggest Teutons to take on the life of the mind. Now, the German writer is back with another Mount Rushmore of philosophy, translated by Shaun Whiteside. The ideological mash-up of Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Ayn Rand, and Simone Weil may seem oil and water, but their responses to the world around them helps Eilenberger illuminate a fateful decade — 1933 to 1943 — terrifying years for Europe and an eventful period for these monumental thinkers. Penguin Press, Aug. 8

Persons: Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, ”, Rushmore, Shaun Whiteside, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Ayn Rand, Simone Weil Organizations: Magicians, Penguin Press Locations: Europe

☆ ‘Mrs. Davis’ Review: Algorithm and Blues
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The pilot introduces Simone (Betty Gilpin), a sister in a remote Nevada convent who has a sideline exposing dishonest magicians. Besides leaving her time for her hobby, convent life lets her avoid the reach of an omniscient A.I. Davis” in America, “Mum” in Britain, “Madonna” in Italy and so on — has not given up on Simone. Simone, Mrs. Davis believes deep in her code, is the one person equipped to carry out a mission: to find and destroy the Holy Grail. Simone agrees, hoping the quest will be a means to Mrs. Davis’s unplugging.

☆ Clients like Taylor Swift and 'Euphoria' love my realistic airbrush tattoos. Here's how I built my business.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The way tattoos on-screen are commonly done in the entertainment industry is with a sticker. I didn't set out to airbrush tattoos, or to work in film and TV at allI started airbrushing when I was 8. Almost as soon as I started my tattoo business, I was in high demand. We started to get calls for A$AP Rocky, Zayn Malik, Chris Brown and moreI started developing my realistic airbrush tattoo business for film and television in 2009. I was credited this time, for my airbrush work on Fezco's Grandma, Kitty, on episode 1.

☆ This school in the Indian desert stays cool even in extreme heat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Chelsea Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Here, buildings have long been designed to adapt to the heat, a tradition that New York architect Diana Kellogg has followed with her work on the Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School. Named the 2020 “Building of the Year” by Architectural Digest India, the eco-friendly sandstone school opened in November 2021 and 120 girls are currently enrolled in its curriculum, according to Kellogg. High ceilings and windows release rising heat in classrooms, while a solar panel canopy provides shade and energy. Kellogg calls it “a big, tight hug.”A view from above of the Rajkumari Ratnavati Girl's School. Particular wind directions and different sandstones would regulate temperatures differently to the materials found and used in Jaisalmer, for example.

Persons: Diana Kellogg, Kellogg, ” Kellogg, “, ” Organizations: CNN, ’ School, CITTA, Architectural Digest, Diana Kellogg Architects, UNESCO, Girl's, Diana Kellogg Architects Comfort Locations: Jaisalmer, Golden, York, India, Kellogg

☆ The Harlem Globetrotters are returning to TV for the first time in more than 40 years
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 03: Bounce Moody scores a slam-dunk during the Harlem Globetrotters Spread Game Tour at Qudos Bank Arena on July 03, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Nathan Hopkins/Getty Images)The Harlem Globetrotters are returning to network TV for the first time in more than 40 years. The world-famous exhibition basketball team known for its spectacular ball handling and humorous antics will appear in a weekly show called "Harlem Globetrotters: Play it Forward" on NBC. The Globetrotters also previously participated in efforts such as anti-bullying campaign T.E.A.M. The move back to television is a way for the Harlem Globetrotters to expand their reach with a new generation of fans, said Keith Dawkins, president of the Harlem Globetrotters.

☆ A day in the life of a 'billionaire's magician,' who's hired to fly around the world and entertain the elite
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Dan Chan has branded himself as the "billionaire's magician" — he's performed globally for the ultra-rich and their families and friends, commanding top rates for magic shows. I've been on private yachts and flown around the world to entertain celebrities, three-star Michelin-rated chefs, athletes, and movie stars. We sometimes perform together with him in charge of the kids while I entertain the adults. Corporate clients can often pay more because it's a tax write-off to entertain their staff, which helps them build their empire. For billionaire clients that hire you to entertain at a private party, the dynamic is different.

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