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☆ Pedro Pascal says he got an eye infection from fans recreating his ‘Game of Thrones’ death scene
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —When it comes to weird fan interactions, Pedro Pascal wins. During roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter, Pascal had a chat with Jeff Bridges, Kieran Culkin, Damson Idris, Michael Imperioli, and Evan Peters. Talk turned to some interesting encounters with viewers of their shows. “And then I remember getting a bit of an eye infection.”Yikes! During the fourth season of the hit HBO series, Pascal’s character is killed by Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane (played by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson), who gouges his eyes out before cracking his skull.

☆ ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 9 Recap: Colin’s Moment
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Christopher Orr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Speaking of Jack, it appears that particular subplot has already run its highly unnecessary course. But even I’m a little taken aback at how casually the show has discarded a once semi-central story line. Keeley and Jack had one fight, Jack slammed the door like Nora in “A Doll’s House” and now (unlike Nora) she has relocated to Argentina. (Has anyone else noticed that Richmond seems to alternate between long winning and losing streaks without ever being, you know, average?) Later, Isaac refuses Colin’s invitation to get a beer with a curt, angry “No.” Next, before the game with Brighton & Hove Albion — I’m with Ted; sounds like a law firm — Isaac leaves Colin’s attempted fist-bump un-bumped.

☆ How Do We Ensure an A.I. Future That Allows for Human Thriving?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

Some of us would like to slow this down because we are seeing more costs every day, but I don’t think that means that there are no benefits. We may someday have a technology that revolutionizes science and technology, but I don’t think GPT-5 is the ticket for that. Combine that human overattribution with the reality that these systems don’t know what they’re talking about and are error-prone, and you have a problem. I don’t think we should go after an individual who posts a silly story on Facebook that wasn’t true. I don’t think, however, that the technology we have right now is very good for that — systems that can’t even reliably do math problems.

☆ A Newspaper Was Planning Its Last Edition. Then the Press Caught Fire.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Corey Kilgannon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As other regional and community papers were fading, Montclair Local popped up with a subscription price: $12 a month. It added a website and weekly email newsletters, and for seven years, it defied the odds. Every Thursday, mailboxes in town were fed 20 fresh pages of local coverage, from school board updates to rumblings of a new supermarket — and of course high school sports. Last week, the Local’s board announced it would go online-only and merge with another online outlet, Baristanet. Its last print edition would come out the following Thursday, April 27.

☆ Sarah Paulson financially helped Pedro Pascal early in his career
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Pedro Pascal and Sarah Paulson are two of Hollywood’s most in-demand actors, often pictured at red carpet events together, but that hasn’t always been the case during their three decades-long friendship. As young actors struggling to navigate the industry, Paulson would help her friend make ends meet. “We would go to see movies all the time in those years, and we would get so lost in them,” Paulson told Esquire. Pedro Pascal hosted SNL in February. “He’s a part of some spectacularly successful things,” Paulson added.

☆ Apple Music Classical’s Common-Sense Streaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( David Mermelstein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Pity the classical-music fan in the age of streaming, an arts lover forever trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. From jumbled search results to incomplete listings, the experience of finding what one wanted to hear has been annoyingly chaotic. The release earlier this week of a dedicated classical-music app from Apple suggests that a new era is about to begin, at least in terms of ease of use. Searches for conductors, instrumentalists, singers and ensembles are also much easier, though not everything is ordered in the most logical way. Take, for example, a 10-volume series of recordings by the esteemed Danish tenor Aksel Schiøtz , which at this moment appears mystifyingly out of numerical sequence.

Takeda CFO Costa Saroukos in a 2018 picture. Mr. Saroukos joined Takeda in 2015 as CFO of Takeda’s European and Canadian operations before he was elevated to global CFO in 2018. WSJ: What did you learn from your deal-integration experiences that helped with the Takeda and Shire integration? ” — Costa Saroukos, CFO of TakedaAnother reason speed is important is to avoid losing talent. We broadened CFOinUrpocket to be used globally across 80 countries for the combined Takeda and Shire offices.

☆ Amazon delivers a regulatory breather to Big Tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it won’t challenge Amazon.com’s (AMZN.O) $3.9 billion acquisition of physician network One Medical. As the deal moves forward, deal-hungry technology giants can take a small breather. One Medical’s revenue accounted for just 0.2% of all U.S. healthcare spending in 2021, according to Amazon. And while the FTC’s concerns about Big Tech seemed limitless, its resources aren’t. Letting the One Medical deal move forward frees up staff to focus on ones that pose a clearer threat to consumers.

☆ Stephanie Bissonnette, 'Mean Girls' dancer and Broadway choreographer, dies at 32
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Lindsay Lowe | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Broadway dancer and choreographer Stephanie Bissonnette, who appeared in the original Broadway production of “Mean Girls the Musical,” has died at 32. “Our hearts are broken as the Mean Girls community mourns the loss of Stephanie Bissonnette,” the musical’s official Twitter account shared on Sunday. Bissonnette played high school student Dawn Schweitzer in the original Broadway production of “Mean Girls.”“She filled our theater with her laughter and friendship, inspired us with her fighting spirit and bravery, and graced our stage with the fiercest talent Broadway has ever known,” the “Mean Girls” production also tweeted. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Stephanie’s family, friends, and the entire Mean Girls community during this time,” the production added. Bissonnette also taught dance at the Broadway Dance Center, which she considered her “second home,” according to her teacher bio on the center’s website.

☆ New Dengue Vaccine Approved in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Jared S. Hopkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Takeda Pharmaceutical’s dengue vaccine, Qdenga, could generate peak annual sales of at least $700 million, the Tokyo-based company said. European health regulators cleared a new dengue vaccine from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., a decision that could pave the way for its use around the world against the devastating mosquito-borne virus. The European Commission approved the two-dose shot in people ages 4 years and older, Takeda said Thursday.

☆ Life and Work News, Features and Analysis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

One of the country’s biggest business hubs has morphed into a happening vacation spot. Here, the smartest ways to navigate the sprawling city, neighborhood by neighborhood. 4 min readOn Wine Sauvignon Blancs You Should Get to Know If you hear Sauvignon Blanc immediately think Loire Valley or New Zealand, it’s time you expanded your horizons. Our wine columnist ventured farther afield and found well-made wines from less-expected locales. Here, her top bottles.

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