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The Original Brooklyn Selfie King
He’s a good-looking young man, slouching on a bed in his Brooklyn apartment, taking a selfie. Oh, has he pulled out all the stops. He has…
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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Why Did We Love “To Catch a Predator”?
In David Osit’s new documentary, “Predators,” the director includes a short clip from a mid-two-thousands episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”…
News
Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents arrest 13, raid city neighborhoods
Federal officials reported the arrests of 13 people Friday protesting near an immigration facility outside Chicago that has been…
Business
Asean’s next big test: Winning from accelerated EU trade deals
If the 10-nation bloc’s corporates move quickly, the region could see a wave of new European investment and establish a stronger foothold…
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Oil posts 8% weekly loss on potential Opec+ supply additions
Oil prices settled higher on Friday but posted a weekly loss of 8.1 per cent after news of potential increases to Opec+ supply. Brent…
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How Lionel Richie Mastered the Love Song
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen The celebrity memoir is a form of which I’m reflexively skeptical.…
Business
Google lays off dozens of workers in Sunnyvale
Google said it plans to lay off dozens of workers at its Sunnyvale offices, following job reductions at other large tech firms. Google…
Celebrity
Why Does Taylor Swift Think She’s Cursed?
Since Taylor Swift launched the record-breaking Eras Tour, in 2023—a hundred and forty-nine dates, fifty-one cities, more than two billion…
News
“After the Hunt” Is a Pleasurably Ludicrous House of Cards
In Luca Guadagnino’s film, Julia Roberts plays a Yale professor forced to choose sides when a student accuses a colleague of sexual…
News
Man Ray’s Deadpan Wit on Display at the Met
“When Objects Dream,” the sensational Man Ray show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through Feb. 1), is centered on the artist’s refined…
Culture
What to See in the 2025 New York Film Festival’s Second Week
When I’m looking at what’s on offer in the Revivals section of the New York Film Festival—and, for that matter, whenever I see a…
Business
Why are buyers returning to Tesla?
Tesla electric vehicle sales jumped last quarter, as buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring federal tax credit. The company’s EV…
Culture
Fake actor deepens anxiety over AI in Hollywood
Scary. Terrifying. Deeply misguided. Those were among the visceral reactions this week from Emily Blunt, Whoopi Goldberg, Natasha Lyonne…
Politics
The Unexpected Sweetness of Bill and Ted’s “Waiting for Godot”
The jokes started before rehearsals did. “Waiting for Bill and Ted”; “Bill and Ted’s Existentialist Adventure”; “Party On, Godot!” How…
News
US offers to buy stakes in Australian critical minerals companies
The American government has already taken equity holdings in US-listed critical minerals companies The US government has offered to buy…
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Exploring the Intricacies of Memory with Ada Limón
The poet Ada Limón—whose latest collection, “Startlement,” went on sale this week—recently bought and moved back into her childhood home,…
Business
Yangzijiang Financial pumps 1.02 billion yuan in lithium battery producer Ningbo Shanshan’s restructuring
The investment by the group and two of its investors gives them effective voting rights of 23.4 per cent in the lithium battery producer…
News
The Age of Enshittification
Sometimes a term is so apt, its meaning so clear and so relevant to our circumstances, that it becomes more than just a useful buzzword…
Politics
Appeals court vacates ruling that struck down Trump's Alien Enemies Act deportations
A federal appeals court has vacated its previous ruling against President Trump's attempt to deport members of the Tren de Aragua gang…
News
Adebunmi Gbadebo and the Mysteries of Clay
The relationship between Adebunmi Gbadebo and her material, clay, is one of supplication—on the part of Gbadebo. The churched among us…
Politics
White House pulls nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
The White House late Tuesday withdrew the nomination of E. J. Antoni to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…
Business
Singapore overtakes London to jump to 9th place in list of top 20 IPO markets
The pool of UK-listed firms continues to decline as private equity funds snap up undervalued companies London has slipped out of the…
News
“The Smashing Machine” Pulls Its Punches
Only two kinds of actors are bad: those who can’t be themselves and those who you wish wouldn’t be. All the rest are likely to shine in…
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‘Open Letters’ from Experts Are Often Fact-Free Propaganda
Such letters are often theatrical versions of political position papers rather than any attempt to educate the public. Source link