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On “I’m the Problem,” Morgan Wallen Goes Back to God’s Country
Morgan Wallen is a country singer, almost defiantly so, though he is also popular on a scale that seems to circumvent genre entirely. Each…
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
Swedan covers business developments, emerging companies, entrepreneurial stories, and trends influencing industries and the broader economy.
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Culture
Hilton Als on the Visionary World of Alva Rogers
I met Alva Rogers years ago, through a mutual friend, and her various incarnations—actress, singer, artistic director, writer,…
News
Barry Blitt’s “Soft Landing”
For the cover of the May 26, 2025, issue, the artist Barry Blitt chose to depict President Donald J. Trump’s enthusiasm for any way that…
Business
Microsoft layoffs hit its Silicon Valley workforce
Microsoft is slashing its Silicon Valley workforce. The tech giant, which is based in Washington but also has Bay Area offices, is cutting…
News
“Overcompensating” Is a New Kind of Coming-Out Comedy
Benny Scanlon, the protagonist of the new comedy “Overcompensating,” is the kind of boy mothers don’t know to warn their daughters about.…
News
Dolly Parton’s Quietly Inspiring Defense of Marriage
Abelard and Heloise, Vladimir and Véra, Prince Albert and Queen Victoria: to these historic his and hers, I would add Carl and Dolly.…
Celebrity
Kanye Gave Twitter an Exclusive Hit Single
One of the year’s most talked-about new songs, from one of the planet’s most influential musicians, is not available on Spotify, or Apple…
Business
Newsom proposes $20-million funding cut for California newsrooms, citing budget issues
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed slashing funding by 67% for a pioneering deal with Google to support struggling California newsrooms, citing…
News
Waymo recalls more than 1,200 automated vehicles after minor crashes
Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing company that launched its services in Los Angeles late last year, is recalling more than 1,200 vehicles…
News
Robert Macfarlane on Books That Hold Water
The writer and scholar Robert Macfarlane has spent much of his life climbing up mountains and fishing on rivers, and his passion for each…
News
When a Writer Takes to the Stage
Writers who contemplate going onstage tend to fall into two camps: those who know better and those who should but don’t. Of the second…
Business
How Donald Trump’s Crypto Dealings Push the Bounds of Corruption
Imagine that someone in a position of great political power created a hundred billion raffle tickets and made them available for public…
News
In “Jetty,” a Grand Infrastructure Project Becomes Both Visually and Politically Compelling
The algorithm has been feeding me industrial-strength A.S.M.R.: short videos of computer-controlled lathes, in extreme closeup, doing…
Business
Jamie Lee Curtis just wanted an AI ad removed, not to become the 'poster child of internet fakery’
Jamie Lee Curtis didn’t expect to be at the forefront of the artificial intelligence debate in Hollywood. But she didn’t have a choice.…
Business
Sam Altman's eye-scanning orbs have arrived, sparking curiosity and fear
SAN FRANCISCO — This month, a mysterious store selling a vision of the future opened its doors in downtown San Francisco’s Union Square…
News
Spare a Thought for the Snitch
The Boston Globe’s investigative Spotlight team has been reporting on wrongdoing for decades—before and after its stunning exposure, in…
Business
US: Wall St opens higher ahead of US-China weekend meet
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (May 9) as investors assessed fresh remarks from President Donald Trump regarding US…
Business
Jumbo’s H1 profit down 10.6% at S$7.9 million amid heightened F&B competition
Restaurant operator Jumbo Group reported a 10.6 per cent decline in profit to S$7.9 million for the six months ended March 31, down from…
Politics
Biden’s Pathetic Rehabilitation Tour
The man who shuffled off stage last year in the middle of the play has shuffled back on to it. Source link
Politics
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, has died
Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during…
Business
Nippon Steel expects profit to drop 43% this year, US steel decision by early June
Nippon Steel expects net profit to slide 43 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 2026, it said on Friday (May 9), citing a weak global…
Business
ThaiBev Q2 profit down 3.2% at 6.7 billion baht; declares dividend of 0.15 baht per share
Chang beer maker Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) on Friday (May 9) announced that its profit for the second quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, decreased…
Business
UMS Integration Q1 earnings nearly flat at S$9.8 million
Semiconductor player UMS Integration on Friday (May 9) reported profit of S$9.8 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, almost…