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☆ It’s not just you. More weird spam is popping up on Facebook
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Posts with obviously AI-generated images and confusing captions sometimes receive thousands of likes and hundreds of comments and shares. “The Facebook Feed … at times shows users AI-generated images even when they do not follow the Pages posting those images. Experts who track this kind of online behavior say there are likely several different kinds of actors behind the Facebook spam, with varying motives. Meta also automatically labels AI-generated images created with its own tools. However, there are still ways for users to strip out that metadata (or create AI images without it) to evade detection.

Persons: you’re, “, ”, Ben Decker, Erin Logan, De Marco, Lewis Hine, Hany Farid, Amy Couch ”, Kris, influencer, We’ve, Amy Couch, Renee DiResta, Josh Goldstein, David Evan Harris, Harris, ” Harris, cheeseburgers, Jair, Bolsonaro, ” Farid, Meta Organizations: New, New York CNN, Facebook, Meta, National Child Labor, Google, Library of Congress, CNN, UC Berkeley, “ Cubs, Stanford, Georgetown, Media Locations: New York, TikTok, New Jersey, Meta

☆ A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

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Persons: —, Lawrence Covian's, Covian, Chiyoko, Lawrence Covian, Coco Lencho, I've, Covian's, he's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Japan, North Carolina, Coco Lencho Japan, California, Yamaguchi prefecture, Coco, Iwakuni, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Miwa, United States

☆ A longtime Russian ally says it's frozen its participation in Putin's NATO 'at all levels' after a year of snubs
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Armenia has frozen its participation in the CSTO at all levels," he said, according to a translation by US think tank the Institute for the Study of War. AdvertisementHowever, he added that Armenia may "see the need to make another decision" in the future, per the ISW. Pashinyan announced his decision to leave the CSTO — a military alliance made up of Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan — in February. Tensions have risen between Russia and Armenia since Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which Pashinyan has repeatedly refused to support. Other CSTO members have also snubbed Russia since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, Nikol Pashinyan, Pashinyan, Putin, Dmitry Peskov, berate Putin, Thomas Graham Organizations: Service, Collective Security, Organization, NATO, Business, for, Tajikistan —, Kremlin, Yale Locations: Russian, Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pashinyan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia's, East

☆ How Disney created a PR nightmare with its response to a wrongful-death lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewEarlier this month, Disney walked itself into a PR nightmare. Jeffrey J. Piccolo named the entertainment giant in a wrongful-death lawsuit in February after his wife, Kanokporn Tangsuan, died at a restaurant in Disney Springs in Florida. Disney backtracksOne X user called the Disney+ argument "very dystopian," while others encouraged people to cancel their subscriptions in retaliation. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Disney issued a statement about the wrongful-death lawsuit. Legal proceedings for the lawsuit are still ongoing, but Triana said Disney has the opportunity to mend its public image now through transparency.

Persons: —, Disney, Jeffrey J, Piccolo, Kanokporn Tangsuan, Tangsuan, Joe Burbank, David Triana, I'm, Triana, I've, Josh D'Amaro, we've, Natela, Shenon, it's, They're, they've Organizations: Service, Business, Hollywood, Disney, Pubs, Inc, Disney Springs, Walt Disney, Media, Associated Press, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Getty, Axia Public Relations, Washington Post Locations: Disney Springs, Florida, New York, Pubs Florida, Raglan, California

☆ Woman Was Scammed Out of Over $300K, Had to Lie to Family
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

After I told him I didn't know any of them, he said they'd investigate and help me clear my name. But because I was a suspect, I needed to send daily updates about my whereabouts and activities to ensure I didn't flee. He agreed the next day but said I needed to send money for collateral to ensure I didn't escape while he was representing me. I feel like I'm the scammer because I scammed my family, in a sense, by lying to them. But it said sometimes clients neglect warnings, lie about the purposes of withdrawals, and proceed with the transactions anyway.

Persons: Wannapa Suprasert, I'd, Wannapa, they'd, scammers, —, didn't, I'm, they're, haven't, Suprasert Organizations: Thai Embassy, police, Thai Consulate, Central Investigation Bureau, Thai, Hong Kong, Bank of, FBI, San Francisco police, Bank of America, Business, Bank, Royal Thai Embassy Locations: Thailand, San Francisco, Washington , DC, Bangkok, Washington ,, American, LA, Hong, Hong Kong

☆ Corporations are accelerators of change and have to bring employees along the journey, says LiveRamp's people and culture executive
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sharawn Tipton is the chief people and culture officer at LiveRamp, a data-collaboration software-as-a-service company, overseeing human resources and culture across 1,400 employees globally. Instead of telling our team members not to use ChatGPT and putting all this governance around it, we want to hear how they are thinking about using it. We need to be open and honest with our team members about what this means for them. We need to be future-focused and bring team members along on that journey. What are the synergies there, and how do we utilize that to bring out the very best in our team members?

Persons: Sharawn Tipton, —, I've, Tipton, we've, We're, we're Organizations: Service, BI, Group, National Society of Black Engineers, Women Locations: Oakland , California, LiveRamp

☆ Joe Ando: Meet the TikToker behind Ella Emhoff’s internet-breaking DNC dress
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Its wearer, of course, was Ella Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter and potential next first daughter of the US. “She needs a dress and she wears it, and people will watch this event but it won’t really be about what she’s wearing. Emhoff's dress was inspired by tea parties, as Ando wanted to the portray the potential next first daughter as "a modern princess." Armed with a tiny mic, a bashful attitude and an impressive 2.9 million TikTok followers, Ando filmed himself approaching celebrities asking if he could make them a dress. Ando, by contrast, has built an impressively starry client roster and millions of followers before even launching a brand.

Persons: Joe Ando, “, Ella Emhoff, Kamala Harris ’, ” Ando, ”, Ando, Ando didn’t, Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la, Joe Biden, Harris, Kerby Jean, Raymond —, Dr, Jill Biden, Adam Lippes, Helena Hudlin, Meena Harris, Chip Somodevilla, Dakota Johnson, Rachel Zegler, Keke Palmer, lister, Guy ” —, Rick Owens, it’s, they’re Organizations: CNN, Fashion Institute of Technology, Democratic, Convention, Vogue, ” Locations: Brooklyn , New York, Chicago, New York

☆ I grew up in Connecticut and moved to Europe for college. I never intended for the move to be permanent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Liza Jean MiezejeskiBefore moving to Europe, I didn't realize how much of my thinking about the world was from a US-centric perspective. Liza Jean MiezejeskiI had originally intended to complete the three-year college program in Prague and then return to the US. In January, I founded Skola, a startup that supports US students planning to relocate to Europe for college. I also started a TikTok account where I create content about moving abroad and international studies. When I started my bachelor's in Prague, tuition fees cost around $6,500 a year, although the fees have increased since.

Persons: —, Liza Jean Miezejeski, Miezejeski, Europe Miezejeski, It's Organizations: Service, Business, American University, Europe, Society, Digital Media, Communication, Free University of Brussels, Miezejeski, University of Connecticut Locations: Europe, Connecticut, Germany, Prague, Boston , New York, New England, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Brussels, Belgian, Belgium, Brussels longterm

☆ I've been a student in the UK for 6 years. But my family in the US is getting older, and I'm torn about moving back to be with them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Scarlett Kiaras-AttariI wanted to pursue a master's in medieval history. Although there are so many great departments in the US for religious studies and medieval history, my mentors at school had all studied at Oxbridge — colleges across Oxford and Cambridge. So, in 2022, I followed their advice and pursued a master's in Medieval History at the University of Oxford. That's the difficulty of expat life — there's the US in the UK version of myself, and I'm always teetering between two places. Although I used to think that I'd stay in the UK, I've recently started to think about how my family members are getting old.

Persons: —, Scarlett Kiaras, Attari, I'm, William Shakespeare's, Richard III, I've Organizations: Service, Business, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, University of Chicago, University of Oxford, Oxbridge, Oxford, King's College London Locations: London, Iranian, British, American, Louisville , Kentucky, New England, Scotland, Cambridge

☆ I broke away from my traditional Amish community. Here's what grabbed me most in the modern world — and what I miss.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daniel Beiler, 33, an emergency medical technician and aid volunteer who grew up in a traditional Amish community in Pennsylvania. An Amish family walks through a field. He taught me that there were other Amish people questioning things — and eventually the Amish system couldn't hold us anymore. When a storm comes through and the electric goes out, life kind of slows down, and I don't like that feeling. My family don't have any technological restrictions now, but we haven't embraced too much trash culture.

Persons: —, Daniel Beiler, Ted Shaffrey, I'd, Beiler, Posnov, William Thomas Cain, excommunicating, wouldn't, it's, Jessica Melanson, We've, Tom, Jerry, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, ISIS Locations: Pennsylvania, Lancaster County , Pennsylvania, America, Iraq, Dnipro, Ukraine, Philadelphia, Syria, Bolivia, Idaho

A somber atmosphere pervades Ukraine’s 33rd Independence Day Saturday, as the nation’s war against Russia’s aggression reaches a 30-month milestone. No fireworks, parades or concerts are planned and instead Ukrainians will mark the day with commemorations for civilians and soldiers killed in the war. “Independence is the silence we experience when we lose our people,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said to the nation. “913 days ago, Russia launched its war against us, partly through Sumy region,” Zelenskyy said. Ukraine quickly seized considerable Russian territory, including scores of small towns, and captured hundreds of Russian soldiers, moves that may influence the war’s trajectory.

Persons: there’s, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ” Zelenskyy, “, ”, Narendra Modi, Zelenskyy, Modi Organizations: Indian Locations: “, Russia, Russia’s Kursk, Sumy, Russian, Ukraine’s Donetsk, Ukraine, Kursk, Pokrovsk, Kyiv

☆ The battle of Kursk has unchained Ukraine from a failing war strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At the start of August, Ukraine seemed doomed to remain on the defensive, slowly but relentlessly being ground into retreat by Russian onslaughts. But its successful new Kursk offensive has done more than seize 480 square miles of Russian territory and humiliate Putin. After nearly a year of a grim defensive battle, the Kursk operation has also allowed Ukraine to seize the initiative and force Moscow to dance to Kyiv's tune. The Russians no longer hold the initiative across the entirety of the theater, like they have for most of last year." Which means Ukraine has to find some economical way of keeping up the pressure on Russia, without losing more territory of its own.

Persons: Putin, George Barros, Barros, Vladimir Putin, " Barros, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Kursk, Moscow, Donetsk, Russia, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Polohy, Zaporizhia, Zabrama, Bryansk, Belgorod, Forbes

Harris called for ending taxes on tips while rolling out a series of populist economic proposals last week, echoing a policy Trump already supported. The vice president pointed to Trump’s opposition to a bipartisan border security and immigration bill, which turned Republicans against the measure. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she steps from Air Force Two upon arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on August 23, 2024. As the sitting vice president, Harris’s response to an economic calamity or foreign crisis would be closely scrutinized. The spokesperson also said there have been more than 1,000 sign-ups for Students for Harris chapters across the country since the launch of Harris’ campaign.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Harris, eyeing, Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, who’s, ” Kennedy, Biden, showdowns, I’m, Hawaii Democratic Sen, Brian Schatz, “, ” Harris, ”, she’s, ‘ We’re, ’ She’s, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Kamala, mispronounced Harris ’, Harris ’, fumed, he’s, ” Trump, La Capra, Julia Nikhinson, let’s, familiarizing, —, Kevin Lamarque, Tulsi Gabbard, Gabbard, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Austin Steele, Quentin Fulks, Tim Walz, Joshua Martin, Rebecca Wright, Pinar Yildirim, Deja Foxx, “ Young, Brian Kemp, Kemp, Vance, Trump’s, ” Vance, Sean Hannity, “ We’re, ” Kemp, “ Kamala Harris, Wisconsin . Ohio Sen, Marco Bello, Walz, ” CNN’s Ted Barrett, Kate Sullivan, Kristen Holmes, Ali Main, Aaron Pellish, Alejandra Jaramillo, Priscilla Alvarez Organizations: CNN, Democratic National Convention, Trump, Democratic, ABC, Hawaii Democratic, Republican, Biden, Social Security, Air Force, Joint Base Andrews, Reuters, Union, Hawaii Rep, United Center, MSNBC, United, Minnesota Gov, Convention, University of Pennsylvania, Facebook, Harris, Georgia Gov, Georgia Republican, Party, GOP, Fox News Locations: Arizona, Trump, Glendale, Hawaii, Chicago, Ohio, Georgia, Nevada, Las Vegas, Mexican, North Carolina , Nevada , Arizona, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Joint Base Andrews , Maryland, California, Chicago , Illinois, Washington, Asheboro, United States, Wisconsin . Ohio, Kenosha, Kenosha , Wisconsin

☆ I'm a 101-year-old who just published my 9th book—here are my 8 best lessons for a long, happy life
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Babette Hughes | As Told To Stav Ziv | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There's an idea in our culture that's so wrong: that life is over when you get to be a certain age. Take our new online course Today, as a 101-year-old in Austin, I'm living the kind of life I feel fortunate to have. Here are eight lessons I've learned that have helped me live a long, happy life:1. Do things you loveWhen I'm writing, I feel different. Sometimes I'll come back and I'll see something I wrote and think, "That's good."

Persons: I've, It's, That's Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, Austin

It's never too early to start thinking about saving for college, and a 529 plan can help with that. A 529 plan is great for saving on taxes, but its lack of flexibility makes it less valuable to me. She's had a 529 plan since she was only a few weeks old. Your contributions can grow tax-free in a 529 plan. This is a fantastic benefit that can give families the ability to diversify the taxability of accounts for a 529 plan beneficiary in the future.

Persons: It's, —, She's, Roth, doesn't Organizations: Service

☆ America's X-37B vs. China's Shenlong: Top space planes and their shadowy role in orbital war
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Jeremy Webster/US Air ForceX-37BA space plane is a reusable spacefaring craft that can maneuver in space independently and also fly and glide within Earth's atmosphere. The most well-known space planes are the American Space Shuttle and the Soviet Buran. The program is surrounded in such extreme secrecy that there are no known images of the space plane in its current form. Though the exact start date is unknown, academic models of a Chinese space plane were reported as far back as 2000. AdvertisementOne of the most impactful possible uses of the space planes is as anti-satellite assets.

Persons: —, Jeremy Webster, NASA's, Timothy Kirchner, NASA foresees, Wang Jiangbo, Paul Hennessy, NurPhoto, Shenlong, spaceplanes, Nick Hague, Benjamin Brimelow Organizations: Service, Business, Kennedy Space Center, Landing, US Air Force, American Space Shuttle, Soviet, Space Shuttle, NASA, Boeing, US Defense Department, Defense, Research Projects Agency, DARPA, United States Air Force Space Command, Orbital, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Atlas V, U.S . Space Force, . Air Force, Space Force, Force, Getty, Cape Canaveral Air Force, China Aerospace Science, Technology Corporation, US Department of Defense, Global Affairs, Fletcher School of Law, Diplomacy, Modern, Institute Locations: United States, China, U.S, Xinhua, US, India, Russia, West

☆ Insider Today: The Hamptons of Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This week's dispatchView of Inlet Beach, Florida, one of the communities that makes up "30A" Courtesy of the Blankenship GroupMeet the "Hamptons of the South"A 26-mile stretch of Florida highway has been a well-kept secret for years. Sitting between popular spring break locales Destin and Panama City Beach, the 30A beaches comprise a few towns: Rosemary, Santa Rosa Beach, and Seaside. Despite the influx of interest and visitors, Kemp Stewart, a luxury rental owner who's seen 30A blow up in popularity, said that the beach towns' appeal has remained the same. No more night sweats : We found the three best cooling pajama sets for women to help hot sleepers chill out. AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York.

Persons: —, Suzanne Hayes, it's, Dan Latu, Kemp Stewart, who's, It's, Kemp, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Monica Schipper, Affleck, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Monica Humphries, Natalie Ammari, Zers, they're, Warner, Kevin Costner's, Max, Air McNair, docuseries, Steve McNair, Rebecca Zisser, Skip, we've, Jordan Parker Erb, Dan DeFrancesco, Lisa Ryan, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Panama City Beach, BI, Warner Bros, Apple, Labor Locations: Florida, Beach , Florida, Gulf, Mexico, Panama, Santa Rosa Beach, Seaside, Redfin, New York, New York City

☆ I fell for my neighbor, and he's now my boyfriend. We struggle with boundaries since we live so close to each other.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Isabel Ravenna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Whenever I get asked this, I always give a short and sweet answer: "He moved in next door to me." AdvertisementBut when a stranger moved into an apartment next door, it was the start of something special. But that was technically the first time I met Greg. Our situation demands unique conversations, and while they may be unconventional, they're exactly what makes our bond so strong.

Persons: —, Greg, He'd, Meredith Grey, smoothie, I'd, it's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Kyiv’s incursion into Russia sends a defiant message to its Western backers: We can win this war
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Just as importantly, it’s also sent a political message to Kyiv’s allies that has changed the prevailing narrative of the war - that Ukrainian forces are doomed to fight an endless rearguard action against superior Russian firepower. A Ukrainian soldier walks past at a city hall in Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. But Ukrainian forces have shown that the conflict is not a one-way street. For the Ukrainians, sustaining the operation as Russia brings more artillery and aviation to bear will become increasingly difficult. But for every passing day that Ukrainian forces control an area of Russian territory the size of Hong Kong, the Kursk incursion becomes less of a footnote.

Persons: CNN —, it’s, Vladimir Putin, “ Putin, ” Mathieu Boulegue, ”, ” Boulegue, Volodymyr Zelensky, “, ” Mick Ryan, Kursk “, Ryan –, Zelensky, ” Ryan, Boulegue, Sabrina Singh, Josep Borrell, Donald Trump, Olga Tatariuk Organizations: CNN, Institute for, Center for, Kremlin, Ukrainian, Futura, Kyiv, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, NATO, Russian, Chatham House, Special Forces, Special Forces of Locations: Russian, Kursk, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, Australia, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Sudzha, Germany, United States, Chatham, Glushkovo, Kursk Region, Special Forces of Ukraine, Donetsk, Pokrovsk, Hong Kong

☆ This couple went on one cruise together. Now, they're moving onto a never-ending residential cruise ship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThat is, until this spring, when Canen and Bodin, both 54, uprooted their lives in Maui, Hawaii, to move onto a new residential cruise ship called Villa Vie Odyssey. AdvertisementThe couple sold their business in MauiBodin told BI that before Villa Vie, the couple had never really considered leaving Maui. "We went pretty much every day for two weeks and spent all day there until they kicked us off," Canen told BI. AdvertisementBefore committing to Odyssey, Canen and Bodin looked into Storylines, which plans to construct its own residential cruise ship, MV Narrative. AdvertisementAre you sailing on a residential cruise ship like Villa Vie or have a tip?

Persons: —, Lanette Canen, Johan Bodin, Canen, Bodin —, we'd, Bodin, Mikael Petterson, Fred Olsen Cruise, Lanette, Villa Vie's, Villa, Maui Bodin, they've, Petterson, Villa Vie, We're, Angela, Stephen Theriac Canen, they'd, Kendra Holmes, they're Organizations: Service, Business, Villa, Residences, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, South Pacific, YouTube, Sea Cruises, Cruises, Victoria Cruises Locations: Maui, Hawaii, Europe, Asia, Australia, South, North America, Africa, Belfast, Ireland, Braemar, Maui —, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Sweden, Canary, Norwegian, Villa Vie, Canen, Petterson

☆ Meet the 'silver squatters': Adults in their mid-50s who are woefully unprepared for retirement
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Thomas is among what retirement experts are calling "silver squatters" — adults in their mid-50s who are even more woefully unprepared than some boomers, despite being about a decade away from retirement. This group of Gen Xers — the generation of Americans aged 43 to 59 — largely expects to postpone or work past their retirement. AdvertisementA majority also don't expect to receive any inheritance, despite their boomer predecessors holding onto trillions in wealth. The gap in retirement readiness could be due to the "unique" challenges of Gen Xers, according to Dylan Tyson, the head of retirement strategies at Prudential. Around half of Gen Xers are saving without a general plan for retirement, Prudential found.

Persons: Jim Thomas, he's, Thomas, He's, Pete Welch, Gen Xers, they'll, René, We're, Xers, Dylan Tyson, Inspira's Welch, there's, Welch, Tyson, expectancies, undersaved — Organizations: Service, Business, Social Security, Prudential Financial, Inspira, Prudential Locations: Austin , Texas

☆ The Theater Is Never Completely Dark - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Alex Edelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It’s a thing that’s tangible but needs participation, like a watch that requires winding. It began when we sat down at a hotel bar in London and I tried to make him laugh. I’d lob anecdotes and observations, and he’d offer argument and provocation and, occasionally, unleash a guffaw that meant I had something. Adam thought that solo shows should answer the question: What is our place in the world? I looked after the jokes, and he looked after that.

Persons: Adam Brace, Adam, Adam chuckled, Adam couldn’t, I’d Locations: London, Queens, Northern England, American, Australia

☆ Chappell Roan called out invasive fans. How fan behavior can cause some stars to retreat
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But there’s a fundamental misunderstanding on the part of the fans who believe Roan’s online persona is the real her. “I think that’s really what she’s trying to say: ‘I’m doing this as an act. What fans expect from celebrities is changingMost of what fans know about Chappell Roan comes through a screen. Chappell Roan’s videos show that we don’t know celebrities as well as we think we doThe behavior Roan describes in her videos — ”stalking” her family and following her out in public — is “very atypical” of fans, Theran said. “We think we know celebrities, but we don’t really know them,” Theran said.

Persons: CNN — Chappell, ”, Roan, Babe ! ”, “, she’s, Chappell Roan —, Sally Theran, ” Theran, Chappell Roan, Cheney Orr, Reuters Roan, ” Roan, isn’t, Lucy Bennett, ” Bennett, Doja, Doja Cat, Arturo Holmes, I’m, ” Doja, John Mulaney, Theran, —, Bennett, Megan Thee, Nicki Minaj, Chappell, That’s, they’re, It’s, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Gareth Cattermole, it’s, Tom Power Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Pony, Wellesley College, Reuters, Cardiff University, “ Locations: Chicago, Roan, Massachusetts, Wales

☆ She got back in touch with a vacation fling from over 15 years ago. What happened next was unexpected
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Alex and Ola met in a crowded bar and stayed up all night together on the island. Alex didn’t even know Ola was married – he didn’t post much, and he wasn’t on her radar anymore. To their mutual surprise, the connection Alex and Ola felt that night on the beach in Ko Phi Phi returned right away. In the fall, Alex met Ola’s children, who she immediately loved. Alexandra NelkeA year after she moved to Sweden, Alex and Ola bought a house together in Malmö, Sweden.

Persons: Alex Nelke, Ola Forsmark, he’s, ” Alex, you’re, Alex, ” Ola, Ola, kickstarted, ”, didn’t, Alex reconnecting, “, Alexandra Nelke, Alex didn’t, –, She’d, ’, Berlin Ola, Alexandra Nelke Alex, ‘ Life’s, Ola’s, Wolfgang —, “ I’ve, I’ve, she’s, they’ve Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Ko Phi Phi, Phi Phi, Facebook Locations: Thailand, Ola, Ko, Germany, London, Swedish, Asia, Bali, America, Sweden, Berlin, “, Malmö

☆ 3 reasons 'It Ends With Us' became a box office hit despite Blake Lively's controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewOne of the biggest surprises of the summer movie season is the amazing box office performance by the Sony romantic drama "It Ends With Us." "It Ends With Us" has become a box office hit for three reasons. But it was attention to the behind-the-scenes drama that gave it box office legs. Advertisement"History has taught us controversy often serves to enhance awareness and interest and thus can have a positive effect on the box office," Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian told Business Insider. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/GettyAn early August release can lead to box office glory if you have a title different from the usual blockbusters of the season.

Persons: —, Colleen Hoover's, Blake Lively, Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid, Justin Baldoni, Atlas Corrigan, Brandon Sklenar, Lively, Colleen Hoover, Denny Directo, Eric Charbonneau, Getty Lively, Hoover, Sklenar, Nicole Rivelli, Ryan Reynolds, Baldoni, Paul Dergarabedian, James Cameron's, Blake Lively's, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU, Getty, Reynolds, wouldn't Organizations: Service, Sony, Business, Café, Sony Pictures Locations: Grapevine , Texas

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