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☆ 'Longlegs' isn't based on a true story, but it has a surprising connection to one famous murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Part of its viral marketing also included a website about the so-called "Birthday Murders," styled like a throwback '90s webpage. AdvertisementA website about the fictional Birthday Murders created by Neon. The Birthday Murders website looks like any number of actual true-crime forums frequented by people who like to talk about and dissect unsolved murders. The 'Longlegs' director says his movie's dolls were inspired by a small detail in JonBenét Ramsey's murder caseFBI agent Lee Harker investigates the Longlegs murders. In the ending of "Longlegs," Longlegs is revealed to be a Satan-loving dollmaker who handcrafts life-sized dolls that look just like the daughters of each family he kills.

Persons: Nicolas Cage, Oz Perkins, Lee Harker, Maika Monroe, who's, Lee, Ed, Lorraine Warren, it's, Longlegs, Ruth Harker, Ruth, Ruby, Carter's, Perkins hasn't, NEON Perkins, Perkins, Gus Van Sant, Anthony Perkins, Norman Bates —, James George Frazer, JonBenét, JonBenét Ramsey, Ramsey, ciphered Organizations: Service, FBI, Business, Collider, Longlegs, Lambs Locations: Boulder , Colorado

☆ Spotify Pushes Your Favorite Artists to Favor Quantity Over Quality
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"It's a very momentum-driven market," said Ben Klein, the cofounder at the record label and music-marketing firm Hundred Days. Still, for some artists, albums can be a useful tool for marketing, streaming economics, and nourishing their biggest fans. "If you're capturing all of your fans and the fans are streaming 10 songs or they're streaming 30 songs, it actually makes a big difference on charting and streaming revenue." AdvertisementOf course, writing lots of quality songs for an album is easier said than done. And some artists are wary of letting social-media strategies or streaming incentives bleed into the creative process.

Persons: Charli XCX, cheekily, Taylor Swift, Nima Nasseri, Morgan Wallen's, Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter, Swift, Nathan Hubbard, Billie Eilish, Ben Klein, superfans, David O'Connor, Z, Steve Jobs, Robert Fink, Charlie Green, YouTuber, Taylor Lindsey, Brian Zisook, Audrey Benoualid, Myman Greenspan, Ariana Grande, Tate McRae, Judah, Judah Akers, Superfans, Marie Clausen, Akers, Dan Whateley Organizations: Universal Music Group, Poets Department, Nation Entertainment, Napster, iTunes, Herb Alpert School of Music, Sony Music Nashville, Lion, RIAA, Business

☆ Wende Zomnir revolutionized makeup with Urban Decay. She's not done building her empire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

And Urban Decay was the first brand to have all recycled paper cartons," she told BI. "So it's not like Caliray's wellness and sustainability is a 180 departure from Urban Decay. Wende Zomnir at an Urban Decay party in 2018. Wende Zomnir CalirayStarting fresh with CalirayConceptualizing a new makeup brand with a California aesthetic was a no-brainer for Zomnir. While on the road promoting Urban Decay, she noticed that people asked her the same questions: What's California like?

Persons: I'm, Zomnir, she's, Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden skincare, Leo Burnett, Sandy Lerner, Lerner, she'd, Wende, Han Myung, Carol Hamilton, Tara Simon, Caliray's mascara, Caliray, There's, She's Organizations: Business, Leo, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Cisco Systems, Beauty Independent, Urban, Fast Company, BI Locations: New Jersey, she's, Newport Beach , California, It's, Texas, California, Sandy, L'Oréal, Sephora

☆ Postage is going up again. You should care, even if you don’t send mail
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Most people don’t use mail the way they used to – if they send out mail at all. And, most of all, businesses still depend on the mail to help them reach customers and keep the economy going. A history older than AmericaThe postal service and the United States have grown side by side since before the country’s birth – quite literally. The band The Postal Service was an indie-pop darling near the turn of the century. While stamp prices have doubled in that time, most experts point the finger at technology instead.

Persons: ”, Michael Plunkett, Benjamin Franklin, Alexis de Tocqueville, “ Alexander M, –, Santa Claus, Cliff, Newman, “, David Brin, Kevin Costner, ” Plunkett, Kevin Kosar, that’s, Plunkett, Sackler, ” ‘, doesn’t, Louis DeJoy, Kyle Grillot, Michael Kubayanda, Mark Dimondstein, ” Kubayanda Organizations: New, New York CNN, US Postal Service, Association for Postal Commerce, Boston Post, United States, Smithsonian Magazine, Getty, New York City, Postal Service, Post, ” Workers, Service, American Enterprise Institute, “, ”, Coalition, Century Postal Service, USPS, American Postal Workers Union Locations: New York, United States, Boston, United, Britain, France, Siren , Wisconsin, City, Los Angeles, AFP

☆ Will ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ give us the new ‘Barbenheimer’? This weekend will be the judge
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

As for a name for this latest prospective double feature, perhaps presciently, “Gladiator II” star Paul Mescal thought “Glicked” (pronounced glick-id) was the most suitable portmanteau back in July. The critical and commercial track records for the directors behind “Gladiator II” and “Wicked” are less consistent, Nunan said, which could make a difference in the cultural and box-office impact they have. Universal PicturesDirectors aside, as with “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” before them, “Gladiator II” and “Wicked” both have star power in spades. It's a battle of the internet boyfriends in "Gladiator II." Some magic just can’t be replicated, though “Gladiator II” and “Wicked” do seem poised to drum up the same must-see prestige as the films that dominated the summer of 2023.

Persons: Oscar, ”, Paul Mescal, “ Glicked, glick, “, Tom Nunan, ” Nunan, ’, Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer ”, “ Glicked ”, Matt Neglia, Garfuriosa, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Chris Pizzello, Nunan, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling rollerblading, “ Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, –, it’s, Gladiator ”, Barbie ’, ‘ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie ”, Barbenheimer ’, Greta Gerwig helming, Nolan, Ridley Scott, “ Thelma, Louise, haven’t “, Napoleon ”, Gucci ”, Jon M, Chu, Crazy Rich, ‘ Glicked, Ariana Grande, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Mescal, Pascal, HBO’s “, Quinn, Denzel Washington, Galinda, Cynthia Erivo’s, Grande hasn’t, she’s, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Guy ”, It's, Aidan Monaghan, Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey , Jr, he’s, Matt, Emily, Robert Organizations: CNN, Entertainment, UCLA’s School of Theater, Eye Entertainment, Warner Bros, Discovery, Columbia, Broadway, Mattel, Crazy, Universal Pictures, New York Times, Paramount Locations: Venice, ”

☆ Cigarettes After Sex and Gen Z’s Passion for Dream-Pop
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2016, after a four-year-old track by a struggling Brooklyn band called Cigarettes After Sex blew up on YouTube, the group’s brand of crisp, lovesick minimalism began selling out clubs all over Europe. At a tour stop in Prague, Greg Gonzalez, its leader, saw unticketed fans weeping in the street. This is music that’s meant for emotional people that are in love. So I thought, that’s what I want my music to do for somebody else.”Eight years later, that pattern has repeated for Cigarettes After Sex, on a far grander scale. By stealth, Cigarettes After Sex has become one of the biggest cult bands in the world.

Persons: Greg Gonzalez, ” Gonzalez Organizations: YouTube, Garden, Kia Locations: Brooklyn, Europe, Prague, Madison, Los Angeles, Asia, East, South Africa, Australia

☆ TikTok's music AI chatbot could help it take on Spotify — if it can smarten up
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

TikTok is the latest to experiment with the technology, adding in October an AI assistant called Tonik to its music-streaming app, TikTok Music. TikTok's main video app, which is exploring its own, separate AI chatbot, has become an important platform for music discovery. TikTok Music. TikTok Music. If TikTok Music gets there first, it may have a shot at breaking through in a very crowded category.

Persons: —, hasn't, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Tonik, TikTok, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, We're Organizations: Service, TikTok, Business, Spotify, Apple, Bloomberg, Capitol Locations: Singapore, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, Indonesia

☆ ‘Kinds of Kindness:’ Playing a sex cult leader, Willem Dafoe dons a pair of bright orange Speedos
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In the first, “The Death of R.M.F.,” Jesse Plemons plays Robert, the hapless puppet of his boss Raymond (Willem Dafoe). Eats a Sandwich,” Stone and a now-shaven headed Plemons are the disciples of a purity cult led by Dafoe, tasked with locating someone able to revive the dead. Emma Stone plays three characters across three stories in Yorgos Lanthimos's "Kinds of Kindness," and her wardrobe journey reflects that. “Willem is such a great example: you are a CEO, and then you’re (Stone’s) father, and now you’re a leader of a sex cult. Yorgos Lanthimos/Searchlight PicturesIn the third chapter Dafoe plays a cult leader, freed from Raymond’s designer suits and instead sporting little else besides eyeliner and orange Speedos.

Persons: darlings, He’s, —, ” Jesse Plemons, Robert, Raymond, Willem Dafoe, “, Emma Stone, Plemons, ”, Dafoe, Yorgos Stefanakos, Yorgos, ” Jennifer Johnson, ” Johnson, Gianni Agnelli, Italy’s, Agnelli, ” Dafoe, Emma Stone’s, Johnson, Atsushi Nishijima, “ Anna Karenina ”, — Plemons, Tom Ford turtleneck Robert’s, “ Willem, Jesse Plemmons, Margaret Qualley, Rebecca, Ruth, she’s, lambasting Robert, “ There’s, it’s, ‘ yup, Ken, Barbie, “ They’re, groans Organizations: CNN, Searchlight, Fiat Locations: Hong, Venice, New Orleans

☆ SXSW decision to end US Army sponsorship spotlights political tightrope for festival organizers amid Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model,” read an official statement shared on the SXSW website. In 2023, The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) announced that their “Irish Artists Pledge to Boycott Israel” had passed 1,500 signatories, including Kneecap. SXSW isn’t the only music festival that has seen artists pull out over sponsorships since the Israel-Hamas war began. Obviously, we pulled out of SXSW because it was literally sponsored by the American army, but we’re not f–kin’ ridiculous either.”The SXSW festival began in 1987. Greg Abbott took to social media to comment on the SXSW protesters, prompting the festival to publicly disagree with the governor.

Persons: Jamie Dobson, “, Selena Gomez, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Mark Cuban, Israel, Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt, Liam Óg Ó, Ó Cairealláin, Jj Ó, Justin Bettman, Boycott Israel ”, Dan Lambert, Lambert, Robert MacPherson, Greg Abbott, Don’t, ” Abbott, don’t, ”, Governor Abbott Organizations: CNN, Southwest, Hamas, SXSW, US Army, U.S, Army Futures Command, US Army Futures Command, Army, Hollywood, Irish, Palestine Solidarity, Barclays Bank, Barclays, Live, Reuters, Texas Gov Locations: Israel, Austin, The Texas, Palestine, Ireland, The Ireland, Gaza, Texas

☆ How the hyper-colorful queer world of ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’ was made
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“It was my weird femme fantasy of what my grown-up life was going to be.”“I wanted True Directions to look like the Barbie Dreamhouse,” she continued. True Direction's founder, Mary, insulates herself from reality in the artificial setting that she's built for traditional gender roles. “I just love the cult following that it’s had,” Friedberg said in the call with Babbit and Kamerman. Despite the film’s barriers, Babbit, Friedberg and Kamerman are all pleased with its longevity, particularly as they’ve seen it gain cachet with an entirely new generation this past decade. “We were just making our weirdo indie film of queer joy and female power in a vacuum.”

Persons: ”, Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, it’s, Megan, Lyonne, Jamie Babbit’s, Cathy Moriarty, ’, Eddie Cibrian, Mike, “ Barbie ”, Babbit, “, Dreamhouse, Mary, insulates, Jamie Babbit, Mark Lipson, Kushner, Locke, couldn't, —, Brian Wayne Peterson, Alix Friedberg, Tim Burton’s, Edward Scissorhands ”, John Waters, Rachel Kamerman, It’s, Phoebe Bridgers, MUNA, ” Friedberg, ” Babbit, Rogert Ebert, butch, Gia ”, Kamerman, Graham, DuVall, Eden bodysuits, Adam, David LaChapelle, reining, Jamie — you’ve, she’s Organizations: CNN, ”, Tattle Locations: New York City, New York, London, Palmdale , California, soundstages, Friedberg, Kamerman

☆ Trump Biopic Inches Toward Distribution Deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The truth is that they spend most of their time trying to minimize risk. It’s why theaters are clogged with vacuous sequels. But the movie business still has at least one wildcatter: Tom Ortenberg. “Tom’s got more courage than most people in Hollywood combined,” said Stephen Galloway, the dean of Chapman University’s film school. “His interest in this kind of movie involves business, of course.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Tom Ortenberg, Ortenberg, —, “ Tom’s, ”, Stephen Galloway, Chapman Organizations: Hollywood, Entertainment Locations: United States, bask, Hollywood

☆ My partner and I were worried about starting a business together, but it's only made us stronger
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Tawny Lara | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Almost all business books will tell you not to mix business with pleasure. To me, hearing "Don't start a business with your partner" sounds as outdated as "Choose a company with a good pension, and you're set for life." Complications are bound to arise from all interpersonal relationship dynamics, so why not start a business with someone who knows you inside and out? For all the aforementioned reasons, starting a business with my husband has actually strengthened our relationship. Running a business, especially with your partner, is one day at a time, too.

Persons: Nick, we've Organizations: Service, Department of Agriculture

While original tickets have already sold out, we've put together everything you need to know when it comes to how to buy All Things Go tickets. The All Things Go festival first took place in 2014 at Union Market and has since expanded in scope and following. How to get All Things Go ticketsOriginal tickets to All Things Go tickets were available through the festival's website, but they sold out pretty quickly. Original All Things Go tickets started at $119 for single-day passes to the DC festival (or $199 for two-day passes) and $149 for two-day passes to the NYC festival (no single-day tickets were sold). At the time of writing, Vivid Seats' cheapest two-day ticket listings for the NYC festival start at $242, and the cheapest two-day listings for the DC festival start at $650.

Persons: we've, Chappell Roan, Reneé Rapp, Janelle Monáe, Conan Gray, Marren Morris, Remi Wolf, Ethel Cain, Julien Baker, Michael Kiwanuka, Maisie Peters, Briston Maroney, Sammy Rae, De Souza, GrentPerez, Rachel Chinouriri, Annie Dirusso, Allison Ponthier, Oliver Malcolm, Maren Morris, Holly Humberstone, David Kushner, Lola Young, Towa, Abby Roberts, Muna, & Clair Clair Organizations: Business, DC, Union Market, Kennedy Center Orchestra, The, & Locations: DC, Columbia , Maryland, Forest Hills , New York, New York, Flipturn, Del, Towa Bird

☆ Strasbourg for Book Lovers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Seth Sherwood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Attention, bibliophiles: Put Strasbourg, the largest city in eastern France, on your radar. Once home to the godfather of publishing — the 15th-century printing-press pioneer Johannes Gutenberg — the city is the UNESCO World Book Capital for 2024. The annual Fête des Imprimeurs on June 29 and 30 in Place Gutenberg will showcase all of the trades involved in bookmaking, including through interactive workshops. But the UNESCO events aren’t the only reasons to visit. Strasbourg has many spots for the literary-minded that are permanent fixtures, from comic shops and indie book emporiums to historical libraries and antiquarian specialists.

Persons: Johannes Gutenberg, Gustave Doré —, Julie Doucet, Gutenberg Organizations: UNESCO, Capital, Imprimeurs Locations: Strasbourg, France, Quebec, Gutenberg, Mainz, Germany

☆ This Summer in Paris: More ‘Open’ Signs, Thanks to the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Lindsey Tramuta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This summer, with Paris expected to draw nearly 15 million visitors between July 26 and Sept. 8 for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, that ritual is anything but certain. Many shopkeepers, bakers, restaurateurs and tour guides — citing patriotism as well as profit — say they’re planning to stay open. The 2012 London Olympics have cast a long shadow in Paris. Small-business owners in Paris are hoping history does not repeat itself. Most of the events in London were held in one section of the city, he said, while in Paris, they’re taking place all over.

Persons: who’s, Pierre Rabadan, they’re, “, ” Organizations: Paris, Olympic, Paralympic Games Locations: Paris, London

☆ Gaby Hoffmann on Her Movies & TV Shows: 'Now and Then,' 'Field of Dreams,' 'Eric'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But I was really a kid when I wasn't on set," Hoffmann tells Business Insider. To have a partner in crime, saying, 'We don't really know what we're doing. On the paternal energy on the 'Field of Dreams' set and working with child actors as an adultHoffmann played Kevin Costner's daughter in "Field of Dreams." Christina and I met and we became really, really, really close. And after a decade of feeling like I didn't know what the hell I was doing, that was such a profound relief.

Persons: Gaby Hoffmann, —, Hoffmann, Warhol, Viva, Anthony Herrera, Kevin Costner's, Uncle Buck, Macaulay Culkin, Michael Cera, Adam Driver's, Lena Dunham's, Eric, Vincent, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cassie, Edgar disappears, Eric whom he's, Edgar, Cumberbatch, Ray Liotta, Christina Ricci, Ivan Morris Howe, Ivan —, isn't, they're, Ivan, Benedict, Ray, Amy Madigan, Kevin Costner, We'll, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Thora Birch, You've, Christina, Lesli Linka Glatter, Demi Moore, you've, I, I've, I'd, Sebastián Silva Organizations: Chelsea Hotel, Business, Sundance, Lena Dunham's HBO, Netflix, Hollywood, New York Times Locations: Hollywood

☆ Opinion: May is the month when we honor Asian Americans. Here’s what a lot of people get wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Opinion Regina Kim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —As we near the end of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, I can’t help but feel a bit disappointed. Regina Kim Courtesy Regina KimBut too often, efforts to honor the contributions of Asian Americans, however well-intentioned, fall short because people fail to differentiate between Asian Americans and Asian communities outside the US. A recent study by the Asian American Foundation found that over half of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American. This may be one reason why so many Americans can’t name any Asian Americans of note. The media needs to make a conscientious effort to seek out, identify and spotlight Asian Americans — and not just during AANHPI Heritage Month.

Persons: Regina Kim, Peggy Gou —, AAPI, “, Mark Tuan, Audrey Nuna Michael Hickey, Laufey, who’ve, Daniel Anderson, Peggy Gou, Ali Wong Elyse Jankowski, Kat Turner, Sun, ” Turner, Steven Yeun Gregg DeGuire, wasn’t, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Lulu Wang Michael Kovac, Mindy Kaling, Kevin Mazur, Lee Jung, jae, ” Oscar, Bong Joon Ho, Lulu Wang, ”, —, Steven Yeun, Bruno Mars, Olivia Rodrigo, Sarah Kinsley, Lyn Lapid, Audrey Nuna Organizations: Forbes, CNN, Billboard, AAPI, American, AANHPI, America, South, Korean, Asian American Foundation, Globe, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Hawaiian, American, “, Korean, Europe, America, Asia, Icelandic, South Korean, Hong Kong, Malaysian, keshi

☆ Operator of San Francisco's $700-a-month sleeping pods is beefing with the city over planning approval
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe company behind San Francisco's $700-a-month tiny sleeping "pods" has accused city officials of worsening the city's homelessness problem as it battles a lengthy investigation. James Stallworth, CEO of Brownstone Shared Housing, told Business Insider that San Francisco Planning Department staff had an "adversarial attitude toward housing." Brownstone says it is waiting for city officials to approve a change-of-use request so it can continue operating its 4-foot-high sleeping pods in Mint Plaza. City officials told BI that Brownstone still needed to complete important safety upgrades to comply with the law. AdvertisementThe pods made headlines late last year after proving a hit with some tech workers seeking affordable accommodation in central San Francisco.

Persons: —, James Stallworth, Daniel Sider, Stallworth, Sider, Christian Lewis Organizations: Service, Francisco's, San Francisco Planning Department, Business, Tech Locations: San Francisco, Francisco

☆ Payal Kapadia: India celebrates historic win at Cannes Film Festival
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Filmmaker Payal Kapadia made history Saturday, as she became the first person from India to clinch the prestigious Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, the second highest prize after the Palme d’Or. It is the first Indian movie in three decades to compete in Cannes’ main competition. “Please don’t wait another 30 years to have an Indian film,” she said to the audience. “Indian stars shining bright… These women have scripted history, and inspired the entire Indian film fraternity,” he wrote on the platform. In 1947, filmmaker Chetan Anand took Cannes’ top prize for his film “Neecha Nagar,” becoming the only Indian to win the accolade.

Persons: Payal Kapadia, Palme, ” Kapadia, Greta Gerwig, Lily Gladstone, ”, Narendra Modi, ” Rahul Gandhi, India’s, Anasuya Sengupta, “, Chhaya, Divya Prabha, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Hridhu Haroon, Kartiki Gonsalves, Chetan Anand, Neecha, Kapadia Organizations: CNN, Prix, Cannes Film, Cannes, Indian National Congress, Grand, “ Salaam, Hollywood, Cannes ’ Locations: India, Mumbai, Cannes, “, “ Salaam Bombay, Kani, Indian

☆ Etsy is trying to recreate pandemic-era sales. Here's where it's having trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Natalie Rice | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

E-commerce artisan marketplace Etsy is at a crossroads as it tries to balance declining gross merchandise sales, a tumbling stock price and high inflation with the needs of its 7 million sellers. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman attributed the tough quarter to consumers' continued reduction in discretionary spending. The Covid pandemic brought Etsy new customers and a massive sales boost; its stock price reached an all-time high of $296.91 on Nov. 24, 2021. The number of active users on Etsy's platform has increased almost 70% since 2019, but purchases haven't followed. As of the first quarter, the site had 91.6 million active buyers and 7 million active sellers.

Persons: Jason Helfstein, Etsy's, Josh Silverman, Chiarra Lohr Organizations: Oppenheimer, Co, GMS, Indie Sellers

☆ I make $160,000 a month in passive income and work under 5 hours a week: The No. 1 thing I tell people who want to build successful side hustles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Graham Cochrane | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Back in 2009, like so many during the Great Recession, I got laid off. Today, I have built two online businesses, a music education company and a business coaching brand, and I make around $160,000 a month in passive income and work less than five hours a week. DON'T MISS: The ultimate guide to earning passive income onlineI've learned a lot about what it takes to create a highly profitable business. I have shared my knowledge with over 3,000 clients, and I even wrote a book about my experience. So if you want to start a side hustle, this is the No.

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☆ Chris Pine says $65,000 'Princess Diaries' paycheck changed his life: 'It was earth shattering'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

With a 20-year career that has seen him star in rom-coms, blockbusters and indie hits, it's hard to imagine Chris Pine ever had a hard time making it in Hollywood. But in a recent interview, the 43-year-old filmmaker revealed there was once a time when a paycheck for a supporting role had the potential to change his life. "I had an overdraft in my bank account, it was like $400 over," Pine said. "I pulled over onto the side of the freeway and they said 'You're getting paid $65,000,'" he continued. "It was like they'd just told me I was making $50 million.

Persons: Chris Pine, Willie Geist, they'd Locations: Hollywood

☆ OpenAI's Sora is inspiring human creators, who say they are optimistic it is a long way from replacing them
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In February, OpenAI introduced a text-to-video model called Sora to "understand and simulate the physical world in motion." Sora was touted for generating videos up to a minute long from text, and its proof-of-concept videos stunned the internet with their image quality. AdvertisementThe tool hasn't officially been released to the public, but workers in creative fields have already begun experimenting with it. AdvertisementOthers say Sora isn't always consistent, which can bring about new creative opportunities. Indie artist Washed Out's new music video, "The Hardest Part," is the longest video made with Sora, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Persons: —, OpenAI, Sora, Tyler Perry, Charlotte Bunyan, Bunyan, Sora isn't, Paul Trillo, AlhsVTO78B — Paul Trillo, Trillo Organizations: Service, Business, Hollywood, Brand, Financial Times, Financial, Los Angeles Times, Times Locations: Hollywood, Sora, Pika

☆ Earnings will drive the market next week — what we expect from 2 portfolio stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

With the Fed, Apple earnings and the jobs report passing with flying colors this week, the runway to more gains looks a lot less cluttered. This past week was chock full of Club earnings: 12 portfolio companies, including Apple , delivered results. Analysts expect Wynn's earnings per share of $1.27 versus 29 cents a year ago when China was not fully back from Covid. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jerome Powell, we're, Jim Cramer, Jim, Apple, Eli Lilly, Estee Lauder, Stanley Black, Decker, Bausch, FactSet, It's, Bob Iger, Iger, Nelson Peltz, We're, Krystal, Berkshire Hathaway, Tyson, Jones Lang, Walt, Ferrari N.V, WK Kellogg, Wynn, Vishay, CRON, MARA, RICK, Ginkgo, Jim Cramer's, David Paul Morris Organizations: Federal Reserve, Apple, GE Healthcare, DuPont, Linde, Bausch Health, Coterra Energy, Club, Disney, Wynn Resorts, CNBC, Revenue, Vegas Sands, Cotai, Boston, Airlines, Krystal Biotech, Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Axsome Therapeutics, Tyson Foods, TSN, Bowlero Corp, CNA Financial Corp, CNA, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Technologies, Realty Income Corp, Lab, Teradata Corp, Technology, FMC Corporation, FMC, Paymentus Holdings, Shockwave, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Simon Property Group, Sterling Construction Company, Apple Hospitality, Boise Cascade Corporation, BellRing Brands, Coty, COTY, Fidelity National Information Services Inc, Vornado Realty, Walt Disney Co, Holdings, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Nikola Corporation, BP, Rockwell Automation, MarketAxess Holdings, Jumia Technologies, GEO Group, Builders FirstSource Inc, Duke Energy Corp, WYNN, Rivian Automotive, Arista Networks, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Astera Labs, Bros, Flywire Corporation, B2Gold Corp, Kinross Gold Corp, Virgin Galactic Holdings, iRobot Corp, Electronic Arts Inc, McKesson Corp, ACM Research, Avadel Pharmaceuticals, Toyota Motor Corp, Emerson Electric Co, Perion, Editas, Brink's Company, Sinclair Corporation, New Fortress Energy, Starwood Property Trust, Animal Health, ELAN, Farms, IM Cannabis Corp, Fox Corporation, Formula One, Icahn Enterprises, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Arm Holdings plc, ARM, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Trade, AppLovin Corporation, Sciences Corp, SolarEdge Technologies, Roblox Corporation, GigaCloud Technology Inc, Warner Bros ., Properties Trust, Growers, Constellation Energy Group, Cronos, Fiverr, Solar Inc, EPAM Systems, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Digital Holdings, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Akamai Technologies, Semiconductor, Insulet Corp, NuScale Power Corporation, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Bloom Energy Corporation, Construction, AMC Networks, CRH Public Ltd . Company, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Allen, Co . Media, Technology Conference, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: China, Eaton, Amazon, Covid, Macao, Vegas, Sun Valley , Idaho

☆ I went to one of the first TikTok Live studios. Here's what it was like and what the livestreamers do.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewNoah Cameron Maydale and Francesca Batley do livestreaming on TikTok for a living. Maydale (who goes by @knowasound, or just Noah, on TikTok) and Batley, whose stage name is Fairie (@fairiefairie on TikTok), are two of the first creators to join a relatively new program started by TikTok agency GravitasQ. TikTok livestreaming in the UK has been growing faster than the company's ads business, company filings show. In-person live studios are a recent addition to TikTok's strategy and one that the company has been developing with select agencies. Here's what it looked like and what Fairie and Noah were doing there at the end of April.

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