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☆ 'Avatar: The Way of Water' review roundup: See it on the biggest screen possible, critics say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"The Way of Water" follows Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) who are now the parents of four Na'vi children. Read more: "Avatar: The Way of Water" could be headed for a $175 million opening weekend Critics are adamant that audiences should watch "The Way of Water" on the biggest screen possible, lauding the film for its you-won't-believe-this-is-computer-generated visuals and bombastic sound design. Here's what critics thought of "Avatar: The Way of Water" before its Friday release. Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy: Disney Co.Ma did note that "The Way of Water" is "jaw-droppingly beautiful," likening it to watching a David Attenborough documentary rather than a CGI feature. Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy Disney Co.Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

☆ 8 best flat irons to shop in 2022, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

We also gathered their recommendations for the best flat irons to shop. Ceramic vs. tourmaline vs. titanium flat ironsThe three most common flat iron plates are ceramic, tourmaline and titanium. When the metal beneath — usually aluminum — is exposed, it can cause damage to your hair, according to Bertin. Best flat irons to shop in 2022We consulted experts about what to look for when shopping for a good flat iron and highlighted their recommendations below with varying plate types and sizes for different hair types and textures. Our experts agreed that flat irons should equip a button or knob that easily displays the temperature you’re using, rather than limited settings.

☆ 21 production companies that are acquisition targets as streamers race to get profitable and private equity bets big on Hollywood content
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Lucia Moses | Elaine Low | Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The streaming wars have fueled a wave of deal-making for Hollywood production companies. Private equity is leading the charge, with firms like Apollo and Blackstone spending big on content. Insider identified 21 top production companies that could attract buyers or investors in 2023. Media companies need fresh content to win and keep subscribers who have more options than ever to choose from. Insider spoke with five industry dealmakers, consultants, and other experts who named 20 companies that could be hot acquisition targets as the drive for content continues.

☆ HBO layoffs, cuts, and 'ill will' over show cancellations have damaged its reputation among TV creators
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"I'm super, super nervous, because HBO has always been my favorite place to do business," said one TV agent. But concerns about new corporate leadership, layoffs, budget cuts, and the future of HBO Max — the streaming home of HBO — kept bubbling to the top. "I'm super, super nervous, because HBO has always been my favorite place to do business," one TV agent said. Aside from the 70 or so layoffs at HBO and HBO Max over the summer amid broader restructuring at WBD, creatives were troubled by the company's decision to pull existing TV shows and films from HBO Max. Read all of Insider's 2022 report here: 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows: HBO is No.

☆ HBO is No. 1 as 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows: Apple's a big spender and 'there's a sheen when you're a Hulu show,' but there's 'fear in the air' at Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

"It's definitely been not the most exciting and robust year," said one TV agent at a major agency. Around 70 people at HBO and HBO Max have been let go this year, and their comedy development teams have merged. While WBD doesn't break out streamer-specific figures, it said on Thursday's earnings call that HBO Max, HBO, and Discovery+ have a combined 94.9 million subscribers, ensuring that any show on HBO Max has the chance to get a lot of eyeballs. They'll also take smaller swings in the genre department, do things at a lower budget," said the second TV agent. Echoed the first TV agent: "You pitch and sell to them if no one else wants it."

☆ The mall where Black Friday refuses to die
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Black Friday serves as the kickoff of the holiday shopping season here, ever since mall officials decided seven years ago to close on Thanksgiving Day. Jamie Kelter Davis for CNNShoppers walk through the mall during the day. “This particular year is going to be a real test of the traditional Black Friday shopping mall experience,” he said. Jamie Kelter Davis for CNNThe 30th Black Friday at the ‘megamall’The Mall of America was America’s brand-new “megamall,” hosting its first-ever Black Friday on November 27, 1992. Jamie Kelter Davis for CNN

☆ Dollar Tree’s Green Shoots Aren’t Strong Enough
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Jinjoo Lee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Dollar Tree ‘s shiny new pricing strategy is clearly making its foliage look greener, but lackluster traffic is taking away some of that sheen. The company on Tuesday reported that comparable-store sales at its namesake stores grew 8.6% for the quarter ended Oct. 29 compared with a year earlier. The Family Dollar chain saw same-store sales grow 4.1%. Both were well above Wall Street expectations. Net income for the whole company rose 23.1%, slightly beating expectations.

☆ The tech firms laying off hordes of staff right now will regret it, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Major tech firms including Alphabet, Meta, Snap, and Twitter have laid off staff or frozen hires. But layoffs take the sheen off big tech firms' brand image, two tech execs told Insider. Tech firms that are slashing jobs and laying off staff are making a "major mistake" because future candidates will remember how those organizations acted during the downturn, tech and hiring execs say. "You're cutting your investment in future technology, that's number one. Instead of taking a hardline cutting and savings approach, tech firms should refocus on retaining loyal employees and cultivating talent.

☆ Warner Bros. Discovery layoffs, cuts, and 'ill will' over canceled shows have tarnished HBO with TV creators
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"I'm super, super nervous, because HBO has always been my favorite place to do business," said one TV agent. But concerns about new corporate leadership, layoffs, budget cuts, and the future of HBO Max — the streaming home of HBO — kept bubbling to the top. "I'm super, super nervous, because HBO has always been my favorite place to do business," one TV agent said. Even original series created just for the streamer, such as "Little Ellen," "Summer Camp Island," and "My Dinner with Hervé," were pulled. Read all of Insider's 2022 report here: 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows: HBO is No.

☆ 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows now as Apple TV+ closes in on HBO Max amid turmoil at Warner Bros. Discovery
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

☆ China's Xi deals knockout blow to once-powerful Youth League faction
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Martin Quin Pollard | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The three most glaring omissions from China's new Communist Party leadership share one common trait: all rose through its Youth League and were considered members of a once-powerful faction whose influence Xi Jinping has now effectively crushed. "On Hu Chunhua, I think this has been Xi Jinping's main tactic of shutting down the youth league faction," said Victor Shih, an expert on elite politics in China and a professor at the University of California, San Diego. "They are completely defeated," said Cheng Li, a specialist on the transformation of political leaders in China, referring to the sidelining of the Youth League faction. The Youth League has been active in attacking foreign brands accused of misbehaviour in China, such as false advertising. The Youth League did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.

☆ China says it's running on a new version of democracy that doesn't rely on elections. Experts say it's just another mind game.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

He first introduced the term "whole-process democracy" to China in a 2019 speech. However, by November that year, "whole-process democracy" was mentioned in 128 People's Daily articles, per CMP. "China's whole-process people's democracy integrates process-oriented democracy with results-oriented democracy, procedural democracy with substantive democracy, direct democracy with indirect democracy and people's democracy with the will of the state," says China's white paper on the subject, per CGTN. Semantics aside, a key point to note is that "whole-process democracy" plays down the need for elections. Even so, Chong said, whole-process democracy might still help the CCP give the impression that it cares about the average citizen.

☆ I got to play an exclusive demo of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Here's everything I learned about the newest games in the series.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( William Antonelli | Tech Reporter For Insider Reviews | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the newest entries in Nintendo's long-running RPG series, are set to release on November 18. And Nintendo is kicking off Pokémon's ninth generation with Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, both releasing on November 18, 2022. Here's a rundown of everything that I learned from that session, along with my first impressions of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: GameplayLet's start with the most important topic: What are Scarlet and Violet like to play? The games struggle to run smoothlyMy Pokémon Scarlet demo didn't play well.

☆ Best Chinese food: 32 must-try dishes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Dan dan noodlesIt’s nearly impossible to dislike China’s soul-comforting dan dan mian, or dan dan noodles. Dan dan noodles are named after the way they were originally sold more than 100 years ago – on a dan dan, a carrying pole, by street hawkers. Some think dan dan noodles should contain a dry mix of noodles, made with minced meat, chopped scallions, spices, crushed peanuts and various sauces. Others disagree, preferring dan dan noodles in a hot, spicy, salty and nutty broth albeit with similar ingredients. Similar to Hainanese chicken rice, the Wenchang version is often served with yellow chicken fat rice and chicken soup.

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Amazon's second Prime Day started yesterday and ends today, October 12, but there are still plenty of great deals to snag, including on beauty products. You can find more live coverage of the best deals from Amazon's October Prime Day sale here. Great Price Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask A long-time favorite here at insider, this sleeping mask keeps your lips hydrated and plumped after a night's rest. Deal Laneige Lip Glowy Balm Compact in size, the Laneige Lip Glowy Balm is great to bring on the go. Right now, it's 30% off as part of Amazon's October Prime Day sale.

☆ A far-right nationalist looks likely to become Italy’s first female prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

Meloni leads the Brothers of Italy Party (Fratelli d’Italia, or FdI), a populist party with roots in Italy’s post-war fascist movement. From left, The League's Matteo Salvini, Forza Italia's Silvio Berlusconi, and Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attend the final rally of the center-right coalition in Rome on Thursday. Meloni’s office and the Brothers of Italy Party did not answer requests for comment by NBC News. Clashes between protesters and police close to a rally held by election frontrunner Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday in Palermo, Sicily. And now it’s happening with Giorgia Meloni,” he said.

"Today, there's much stronger appetite for India and Southeast Asia," Joel Thickins, co-managing partner at TPG Capital Asia, told Reuters. The enthusiasm persists despite due diligence for startups that requires many months while valuations are under pressure, investors said. But although funds were diversifying, investors said the region's vastly different markets meant a uniform investing strategy was not ideal. One area that I constantly notice that everybody is very interested in is Southeast Asia. "There are still individual U.S. cities where startups are raising more money than all of the startups in Southeast Asia," said Julie Ruvolo, managing director of venture capital at Global Private Capital Association, which says its 300 members manage assets of more than $2 trillion.

☆ Tech firms laying off hordes of staff right now will regret it, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-24 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Major tech firms including Alphabet, Meta, Snap, and Twitter have laid off staff or frozen hires. But layoffs take the sheen off big tech firms' brand image, two tech execs told Insider. Tech firms that are slashing jobs and laying off staff are making a "major mistake" because future candidates will remember how those organizations acted during the downturn, a technologist said. "You're cutting your investment in future technology, that's number one. Instead of taking a hardline cutting and savings approach, tech firms should refocus on retaining loyal employees and cultivating talent.

☆ 'If it blows up, it's cool': The far-out philosophy that explains why Elon Musk won't let a few baby sea turtles stop SpaceX's quest to get to Mars
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-05 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +25 min

In the case of Elon Musk v. Charismatic Megafauna, the agency intends to publish its final report in late April. Musk went on: "Either explicitly or implicitly some people seem to think that humans are a blight on the Earth's surface. Musk is talking about existential risk, the idea that something — an asteroid, a rogue artificial intelligence — might kill every human on Earth. And if you assume that future human minds will "mainly be implemented in computational hardware instead of biological neuronal wetware," as Bostrom does, you end up with a mind-boggling 1054 human lives. Musk has made the defense of "future life" his mission.

☆ At 30, he quit Wall Street and founded one of Australia's leading fast food chains
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-05 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Guzman Y Gomez's co-founder and CEO Steven Marks. Guzman Y GomezSYDNEY — When Steven Marks landed a job at a top Wall Street hedge fund, he thought he had it made. Guzman Y Gomez's signature burrito bowl. Guzman Y Gomez"I had these plans to build a hotel by the beach," recalled Marks. Steven Marks Co-founder and CEO, Guzman y Gomez"I poached the best staff from Latin American restaurants and brought in chefs from Mexico," he said.

☆ (video) Zece filme biografice cu note mari pe IMDB, pe care nu trebuie să le ratezi
▼ + stars: | 2018-10-01 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(video) Zece filme biografice cu note mari pe IMDB, pe care nu trebuie să le rateziÎn acest octombrie fă-ți timp și privește câteva filme bune. De această dată am ales 10 pelicule biografice, cu actori talentați și scenarii captivante. Toate au câteva premii în palmares și note mari pe IMDB, ceea ce înseamnă că nu trebuie să le ratezi. Vedeți mai jos lista filmelor care au fost inspirate de istorii reale. # La môme (2007)Regia: Olivier DahanCu: Marion Cotillard, Gérard DepardieuIMDB: 7.6#The Elephant Man (1980)Regia: David LynchCu: John Hurt, Anthony HopkinsIMDB: 8.2#Legend (2015)Regia: Brian HelgelandCu: Tom Hardy, Emily BrowningIMDB: 7.0#Julie & Julia (2009)Regia: Nora EphronCu: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Chris MessinaIMDB: 7.0#Kill the Messenger (2014)Regia: Michael CuestaCu: Jeremy Renner, Michael Sheen, Mary Elizabeth WinsteadIMDB: 7.0#Darkest Hour (2017)Regia: Joe WrightCu: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott ThomasIMDB: 7.4#Loving Vincent (2017)Regia: Hugh Welchman, Dorota KobielaCu: Saoirse Ronan, Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Helen McCrory, Robert GulaczykIMDB: 7.9#The Post (2017)Regia: Steven SpielbergCu: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob OdenkirkIMDB: 7.1#Gandhi (1982)Regia: Richard AttenboroughCu: Ben Kingsley, Daniel Day-LewisIMDB: 8.1#Spotlight (2015)Regia: Tom McCarthyCu: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Christopher GallagherIMDB: 8.1

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