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GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Only one American truly had reason to celebrate after the Ryder Cup ended with another home win for Europe. Europe’s win streak at home in golf’s biggest team event will now extend beyond three decades. Cantlay denied the report and one American after another talked about what a great atmosphere there was within the team. “Give us a week after the Tour Championship, or two weeks after, and then go, instead of five,” Spieth said. After hosting the next Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, the Americans’ next chance to win on the road will come in 2027 at Adare Manor in Ireland.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Patrick Cantlay, Europe’s, foursomes —, ½, Marco Simone, “, ” Brooks Koepka, Zach Johnson’s, — Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, Sam Burns, Justin Thomas —, Cantlay, Johnson, ” Cantlay, Spieth, ” Johnson, it’s, ”, ” Thomas, LIV, ” Koepka, Max Homa, Homa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg —, ” Scheffler, we’ve, ” Spieth, ’, Doug Ferguson, ___ Organizations: Europe, U.S, golf’s, Ryder, Team Europe, Sky Sports, Koepka, “, PGA, Labor, Bethpage Locations: Italy, Friday’s, British, U.S, Saudi, Adare Manor, Ireland

☆ Our camaraderie was strong, say beaten Americans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

However, they showed admirable fight and no little spirit in Sunday's singles before slipping to a 16-1/2-11-1/2 defeat. "I said it before the event, I thought this was the closest team that I think I've been on," Koepka told a press conference. There's usually a couple misfits or people that just aren't a part of the team, but we all were one. "The loss has absolutely nothing to do with team camaraderie because this is probably the closest team I've ever been a part of." "My overwhelming feeling is pride - pride in these guys," he said.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, USA's Brooks, Carl Recine, LIV, Brooks, Koepka, We've, Justin Thomas, I've, Zach Johnson, Mitch Phillips, Ed Osmond Organizations: Country Club, REUTERS, Rights, Ryder, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, United States, Europe

☆ Los Angeles City Council acts to spare Marilyn Monroe house from demolition
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] The new US postage stamp commerating actress Marilyn Monroe, was unveiled in New York January 5, 1995. Monroe purchased the single-story, 2,900-square-foot (270-sq-meter) house in the early 1960s for $75,000 after the end of her third marriage, to playwright Arthur Miller, according to the Los Angeles Times. It was sold to the Glory of the Snow Trust for $8.35 million earlier this year. Park, whose council district includes Brentwood, said her office had received hundreds of calls urging her to take action to spare the house. Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, Mike Segar, Marilyn Monroe's, Councilwoman Traci, Jamie Paige, Paige, Monroe, Arthur Miller, Steve Gorman, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Los Angeles City, city's, Safety, Council, Los Angeles Times, Times, Snow LLC, Snow Trust, The Times, Thomson Locations: New York, Spanish, L.A, Brentwood, Los Angeles

☆ I'm 5'8" and for years, I struggled to find clothes that fit me in Asia. A $66-a-month clothing rental service helps me serve looks without breaking the bank.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I discovered a clothing rental service in Singapore after the lockdown. You can stretch six outfits over four weekends with careful planningStyle Theory clothing rental box Nidhi PandurangiIn August 2020, I decided to sign up for Style Theory. Style Theory clothing rental box Nidhi PandurangiIt turned out to be a good thing because while both the dresses were tagged as "large," the one on the right fit me better. Style Theory clothing rental box Nidhi PandurangiSadly, the other dress I'd ordered was not to my liking. Style Theory clothing rental box Nidhi PandurangiThough I've had some goof ups and misfits with the rented outfits, I think I'll continue renting.

Persons: it's, I've, I'd Organizations: Service, —, Capella Singapore Locations: Singapore, Wall, Silicon, London, Indonesia

☆ Jill Lepore Revisits American Myths With an Eye to the Present
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Sloane Crosley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

THE DEADLINE: Essays, by Jill LeporeIn 1636, at the height of the Dutch economic hysteria known as Tulipomania, John Harvard helped found the first college of the American colonies. It’s a good thing I do not have Jill Lepore’s job. The phrase “historical framework” is insufficient when it comes to Lepore, who also provides the picture and the glass. Through these figures Lepore covers American consumerism, literary biography, journalism, intellectual property law and other cultural curiosities. But it’s her inclinations toward misfits and old narratives we have taken for granted that make “The Deadline” glow.

Persons: Jill Lepore, John Harvard, Jill Lepore’s, John Harvard’s, ”, Lepore, Jane Franklin, Lela, Robert L, Ripley, Who ”, Rachel Carson, Mary Shelley, “ Frankenstein, Fredrick Douglass, Joan Didion’s, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s, “, Karl Marx, Walt Whitman Organizations: Yorker, Magna Carta, Mattel, Affordable, Lepore

☆ ‘The Bear’ and a Chaotic Vision of Work
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Business leaders are resorting to desperate measures to entice workers back to the office, my colleague Emma Goldberg reported recently. “It’s been three years of scattershot plans for returning to in-person work — summoning people in, not really meaning it, everybody pretty much working wherever they pleased,” she wrote. One idea I haven’t seen floated is to offer screenings of the series “The Bear,” whose second season was released in June on Hulu. When it debuted last year, “The Bear” was praised for its authenticity, for depicting the chaos of a real restaurant kitchen. Hands are burned, fingers slashed; the pace of the prep rush turns the kitchen staff into sweating, shouting bodies, meat cooking meat.” Hardly a convincing argument for in-person work.

Persons: Emma Goldberg, “ It’s, ”, “, Will inducements, Salesforce, James Beard, ” James Poniewozik, begrudgingly Organizations: Hulu, The Locations: Chicagoland, The Times, The

☆ Analysis: Trump's main 2024 election goal is now to save himself
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Trump’s legal defense strategy is now entirely fused with his electoral one. His bid to regain the White House is no longer a mere political campaign but has now become about self-preservation. If Trump becomes the 2024 GOP nominee, the cloud of criminality could linger over the election until November next year. This potentially could cause havoc with Trump’s political schedule. The salience of Trump’s grievance campaign could become even more relevant in a general election.

Persons: Donald Trump, underscoring, –, Trump, he’s, ” Trump, Joe Biden, He’s, “ He’s, ”, Van Jones, Hillary Clinton, Jack Smith’s, “, — Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Nikki Haley gingerly, she’d, Mike Pence, Ken Buck, CNN’s Dana, Steve Womack, CNN’s Manu Raju, —, Fani Willis, Ron DeSantis Organizations: CNN, White House, GOP, America, ” CNN, Trump, Republican, Republicans, Capitol, Former South Carolina Gov, Wall Street, Freedom Caucus, Arkansas, House Republicans, Justice Department, Trump hasn’t, Florida Gov, “ Locations: Cuban, Miami, New Jersey, Florida, Trump, Colorado, Manhattan, Georgia

☆ Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Dwight Garner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Knopf, his publisher, said in a statement that this son, John, had confirmed the death. Mr. McCarthy’s fiction took a dark view of the human condition and was often macabre. He decorated his novels with scalpings, beheadings, arson, rape, incest, necrophilia and cannibalism. “There’s no such thing as life without bloodshed,” he told The New York Times magazine in 1992 in a rare interview. While not quite as reclusive as Thomas Pynchon, Mr. McCarthy gave no readings and no blurbs for the jackets of other writers’ books.

Persons: Cormac McCarthy, grotesques, ”, Knopf, John, scalpings, “, Thomas Pynchon, McCarthy Organizations: New York Times Locations: American, Santa Fe

☆ Vegas Golden Knights Win the Stanley Cup in Just Their Sixth Season
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Ken Belson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Vegas Golden Knights, born out of trepidation, tragedy and ultimately triumph, won their first Stanley Cup in just their sixth season, beating the Florida Panthers, 9-3, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The Knights, the top seed in the Western Conference, used a high-speed, sharp-elbowed attack to overwhelm the Panthers, the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, in five games. The Knights were making their second appearance in the finals, the same as the Panthers. (The Oilers played seven seasons in the World Hockey Association before joining the N.H.L.) “This team has been unbelievable since the beginning.”

Persons: “, Jonathan Marchessault, ” Organizations: Vegas Golden Knights, Stanley, Florida Panthers, Mobile, Knights, Western Conference, Panthers, Eastern Conference, Edmonton Oilers, Oilers, World Hockey Association, Vegas ’ Locations: Las Vegas, Vegas

☆ How 'Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies' found a sound of its own
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Rollo Ross | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES, May 31 (Reuters) - While songwriter Justin Tranter has attained success by penning hit pop anthems like Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and Imagine Dragons' "Believer," writing music for the Paramount+ prequel "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies" took him in a new direction. "I'm very proud of my pop songs but there isn't the level of storytelling that's required for a musical," Tranter told Reuters. "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies" is set in 1954, four years before the story of the U.S. high school movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The first season, which ends on Thursday, follows four rebellious students who unite to become the misfits of Rydell High and eventually the "Pink Ladies" clique. "We are waiting to see how an audience receives 30 original songs over 10 episodes.

Persons: Justin Tranter, Justin Bieber's, Tranter, John Travolta, Olivia Newton, John, Rydell, Marisa Davila, Jane Facciano, Rollo Ross, Danielle Broadway, Mary Milliken, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: ANGELES, Paramount, Reuters, U.S, Thomson

☆ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Delivers $100 Million-Plus Debut for Disney’s Marvel
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Robbie Whelan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ is the 32nd consecutive Marvel release to debut No. Photo: Marvel /Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures /Everett Collection“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” tallied $114 million in domestic ticket sales this weekend, giving Walt Disney’s Marvel Studios a strong but tepid start to the aging franchise’s release. The latest movie did better in its debut weekend than the first “Guardians” in 2014 but not as well as the second movie in 2017.

☆ Summer movie preview 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Most moviegoers can pinpoint one summer movie – or perhaps, a summer of movies – in their formative years that really and truly cemented their love for going to the cinema, whether it be 1975’s “Jaws,” “E.T. And while streaming has clearly siphoned off part of the audience, particularly for more serious films, what we think of as “summer movies” still have the potential to rake in cash just like the old days. (CNN and DC are both part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Courtesy Warner Bros. PicturesInitially meant for streaming platforms, this vehicle will herald the cinematic arrival of DC Studios’ first Latino superhero, played by Xolo Maridueña of “Cobra Kai” and “Parenthood” fame. If the fast-paced trailer is any indication, the movie looks sure to whisk those dog days of summer doldrums away quite nicely.

[1/5] Cast member Chris Pratt attends the premiere of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Pratt had seen one or two short unfinished sequences of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," but at the premiere he took the time to savor the entirety of the swan song in Marvel’s “Guardians” trilogy. “I wanted to be swept away on the journey alongside my friends, my family, all of the fans in the audience, the cast and crew. While that wasn’t the actual moment that Pratt and Gunn had, the two recalled feeling the emotional weight of saying goodbye to the “Guardians” movies together.

☆ Boxed bankruptcy could be blamed on Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, but its problems extend far beyond the bank run
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lower demand for grocery delivery hurt sales long before the bank's collapse. But since then, the pandemic-fueled demand for grocery delivery has dissipated. Consultancy Brick Meets Click forecasted in January that grocery e-commerce sales will grow at a rate of 12% through 2027. That's a tremendous slowdown from early in the pandemic when e-commerce grocery jumped an average of 300% each month. Other startups in the grocery delivery space have faced issues.

☆ Trump's looming indictment causes his feud with DeSantis to boil over into insults and insinuations about a 'porn star' and 'underage' classmates
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The Trump indictment news put DeSantis on the spot, given he's expected to run for president. "I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair," DeSantis said. "But when he can actually make a positive difference — whether that's the Silicon Valley bailout or the Trump indictment — he shuts up for political convenience. Asked about the battle, DeSantis' political team pointed to the governor's comments Monday saying that he would not participate in helping Bragg with an extradition. Ron DeSantis' interview with the New York Post.

☆ Trump hits back at DeSantis following 'porn star' comments, warns the governor could find himself facing 'false accusations' in the future from 'underage' classmates or 'a man'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump lashed out at DeSantis after the governor broke his silence on an expected indictment. He warned that DeSantis could face similar "fake" accusations of an affair as he becomes more well known. DeSantis had raised the salacious parts of the Manhattan investigation, including Trump's alleged affair with an adult film actress. DeSantis on Monday also raised the salacious parts of the investigation into Trump, which centers on a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. "I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair," DeSantis said before a crowd of supporters, who laughed at the remarks.

☆ I'm a 'ring girl' at high-profile boxing matches. Here's how I landed the gig and use it as a second income.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ring girls walk across the ring in boxing matches with flags that tell the crowd what round is next. One of my older friends was a ring girl, the girl who holds up a sign during the fights showing what round is coming next. I was making more as an influencer – ring girl was never a full-time income. I got the job as a ring girl for a new boxing night this summer through an agencyApollonia Llewellyn in the ring at a Misfits boxing match. The agency had advertised a couple of other ring girl jobs but they weren't suitable or I was busy.

FaZe Clan has laid off 20% of its staff as it found itself with less capital than expected. Esports organization FaZe Clan has laid off roughly 20% of its employees in a restructuring that began in December, a company spokesperson confirmed. In the memo to staffers, FaZe CEO Lee Trink wrote that the company expects to report a year-over-year revenue increase of more than 25% for 2022. As I described, I'm extremely proud that we expect to report the revenue growth for 2022 will show an increase of over 25% from 2021. As we embark on 2023 with a more streamlined, nimbler organization, our key focus is on the core aspects of what makes FaZe FaZe, and what has allowed the brand and the business to grow at an incredible pace over the past five years.

☆ Children as young as 10 and rape victims were sterilized in Utah as late as the 1970s. Time is running out to get justice.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Victims as young as 10 were sterilizedA picture of the Utah State Hospital from the late 1800s. Sterilizations were carried out in this hospital before the Utah State Training School was opened. 'He felt there was nothing he could do to prevent the operation'An entrance to the Utah State Training School, American Fork, Utah, February 1942. Utah State Historical SocietyLike many other states in the US, the people who were deemed unfit in Utah — labeled as "feeble-minded"— would be sent to off to state institutions — first at the Utah State Hospital they at the Utah State Training School from 1931. At the Utah State Training School, students were meant to learn practical skills like housework, sewing, and shoe mending.

☆ 7 movie and TV trailers that dropped this week, from 'Succession' to 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Several new trailers were released this week, including a trailer for HBO's hit series "Succession." Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure." Premiere date: March 31, 2023Where to watch: In theaters"Daisy Jones and the Six"YouTube synopsis: "It's time to hear the real story. Premiere date: March 3, 2023Where to watch: Amazon Prime"Shazam Fury of the Gods"YouTube synopsis: "From New Line Cinema comes 'Shazam! Premiere date: February 9, 2023Where to watch: HBO Max

When it comes to queer books, the loudest headlines may be about bans and censorship, but a quieter truth about the state of LGBTQ books reveals the resilience of their authors and commitment of their readers. The queer titles debuting in 2023 are as full of joy as they are examples of resistance, and those in the industry say LGBTQ writers are only getting more ambitious. And while queer young adult books are often the target of book-banning efforts, these titles drove the highest gains in the category, the report found. When it comes to considering a queer future, and what’s next for queer books, that’s something that’s been on the mind of Suzi F. Garcia, the editor of Lambda Literary, a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ books and authors. She described the book as having a “queer core” and a sense of hope while discussing issues critical to LGBTQ and Black communities.

And while it’s still possible that some other modest pieces of legislation can be brought to a vote and passed in the House, the political dynamics inside the House GOP will make even the most milquetoast bipartisan and nonideological issues difficult to pass. Just for context — it’s been 100 years since an incoming House has failed to elect a speaker on its first roll call. It’s one that may, in fact, match the former president in malevolency and outpace him in ineptitude. Just look at what has taken place over the last several weeks in the lead-up to this week as Freedom Caucus members have been jockeying for power. To win enough votes for speaker, McCarthy has been hard at work horse-trading with the extreme right wing of his party to secure his speakership.

☆ ‘Slow Horses’ Season 2 Review: Spies and Sleeper Agents
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Cracking ice-cold cases, digging up former associates and unearthing decades-old mistakes by his not-so-beloved MI5 is what really gets the veteran British agent’s blood up. The slow horses of “Slow Horses.”Any season 2 is approached with apprehension, especially when a show has been as successful as this series was in season 1. But it may be even better now, with its likable misfits’ various back stories revealed and the characters established—especially Jackson, played with a malignant flourish by Gary Oldman . His character may not be quite as flatulent as he was last time around, but is just as untidy and unhygienic. (Jackson does suggest an excessively dissipated version of Le Carré’s George Smiley , whom Mr. Oldman played in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”)

☆ Most Imperfect Foods employees lost money on their stock options after the grocery startup was acquired by Misfits Market. It's a cautionary tale for startup employees.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Alex Bitter | Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Roughly two-thirds of employees who exercised stock options lost money in the all-stock deal. A Misfits Market spokesperson confirmed that two-thirds of Imperfect employees who exercised their options lost money in the deal. Some startups have even offered loans to employees who want to exercise their stock options. "Just because I gave you stock options does not mean that you were going to make money," Zimmerman said. For current Imperfect employees with unvested shares, stock options will still be part of their compensation.

☆ I’ll Vote for the Lesser of Evils, if There Is One
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Joseph Epstein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

I am one of those American political misfits known as an independent voter. I voted for Barack Obama over John McCain in 2008. Four years later I pulled the lever for Mitt Romney . I didn’t vote in the last two presidential elections because none of the candidates were people I wanted to lead the country. I find little reassuring in either of the political parties, whose members collectively strike me as ignorant, sanctimonious, meshugana.

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