Portal fantasies – fantasy stories that involve hopping from one high-concept magical universe to another, usually through a specific mechanism that allows the characters to travel between worlds – have been popular throughout the history of the genre. Portal fantasies arguably predate the novel form itself; legends about travels between the Nine Realms in Viking
Play video content TMZ.com Anne Heche‘s crash into an L.A. home this week was likely just a disaster waiting to happen — because she was allegedly speeding down other residential streets not too long before. TMZ has obtained video of what we’re told shows Heche flying down a quiet back road nestled into a neighborhood
Plus, a forest of white diamonds in the latest Van Cleef & Arpels collection. By Sarah Mariotti Date August 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter H&M launches a new brand, H&M Move, featuring Jane Fonda and JaQuel Knight Photography courtesy of H&M Move Forty years ago, Jane Fonda released her infamous global fitness campaign on VHS. And
Pandemic-wrought change hasn’t been easy for organizations, but it has opened up an opportunity for leaders to see whether they have healthy or unhealthy work cultures. What factors lead to unhealthy work cultures, and how can leaders turn them around? Read on for some helpful strategies. Change has been swirling around us for the past
It’s only been a few months since Kim Kardashian broadcasted her Met Gala weight loss and diet — and was subsequently reprimanded by the entire internet for her toxic-diet-culture-y comments — but she’s already back on the bandwagon. This time, she posted a series of Instagram Stories about a DEXA scan she did that revealed
People—at all levels of an organization—are experiencing the loss of children, loved ones, community members, identities and homes. In many cases, and particularly after the past two years of the pandemic, this loss is both personal and collective, a shared trauma that is deeply felt by and throughout communities and across generations. Understanding the science
Commuters and tourists exit a subway car May 26, 2022 in New York City. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images More Americans were working part-time and temporary jobs last month, which may herald future shifts in the shape of what today appears a robust jobs market. Hiring in July easily blew past expectations, suggesting a strong
Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. While the world of business is constantly changing, there’s one thing that has remained true since the earliest
Cinemark, which saw box office momentum buoy second quarter financials, said August and September will be tougher as new release volume dips. CEO Sean Gamble told Wall Street on a post-earnings call that the nation’s third largest exhibitor is optimistic on the business, but that the pace of an ongoing recovery depends on consumer sentiment
I like to consider myself a curious person. I always want to know how things work, who did this thing, and why that happened. What I’m not always great about is the follow-/ through. Sometimes I look at a prose nonfiction book about a topic and think maybe I should just read the Wikipedia article
Joe Giudice is happy his ex-wife, Teresa, is entering into a new marriage … but he’s sorry her new husband is going to have to put up with her family. Joe tells TMZ … he’s glad Teresa found a special someone in Luis Ruelas, but he feels bad the new husband has to deal with
★ Invisible A fresh and cleverly conceived take on the beloved 1985 film The Breakfast Club, Invisible is a colorful and engaging tale written by first-time graphic novel author Christina Diaz Gonzalez and illustrated by Gabriela Epstein (Claudia and the New Girl). Diaz writes in both English and Spanish, the languages spoken by her archetypal
Beyoncé and Madonna have teamed up for a royal collaboration, “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix).” The latest remix of Beyoncé’s Renaissance single arrived on Friday, just in time to get the weekend party started. The percolating remix interpolates Madonna’s “Vogue” with Beyoncé flipping the script for the iconic spoke-sung section of the 1990 song,
Adaptive AI, edge analytics, and ecosystem strategies are helping businesses compete with new-age business models. Data and analytics in 2022: key trends While technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning were in their infancy a decade ago, they have come a long way and are now as commonplace as cloud is in the post-2020 enterprise.
A child who likes to count meets a new classmate who likes to draw. What could they possibly have in common? In this sparely told and illustrated episode, Leo, depicted with Asian features, walks to school counting: one flower, two trees, three squirrels, five steps, eight new classmates, 13 raindrops on the window, and so
Image Source: Getty / Rich Fury Abigail Spencer is entering a new birth year with gratitude. In honor of her 41st birthday on Aug. 4, the actor, who’s appeared in numerous touchstone shows from “Grey’s Anatomy” to “Mad Men,” shared photos from her recent trip to Paris with her son. In the caption and subsequent
Think big. Find and reward talent. Earn credibility. Those are the three hardest-earned lessons I’ve learned after more than two decades of work as a chief operating officer and top leader of several different organizations in various industries. The COO job comes with a lot of pressure and stress. We must earn the trust of
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Ask yourself a quick question: How much of your current marketing spend is on direct mail? The common misconception is that direct mail is outdated, yet direct mail advertising is valued at $72.67 billion dollars, says the Direct Mail Advertising Global Market Report 2022, and it’s expected
A New Zealand-based platform where fans track, review and share lists of movies old and new is an increasingly influential marketing tool for specialty film with budgets tight and audiences harder to reach. Letterboxd, founded as a passion project by Auckland tech entrepreneurs Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow just over a decade ago, recently
I’ve been going through the incredible responses to a survey on what tools and information would be helpful for fighting back against book bans. One thing that popped up was having quick templates and guides to action for folks who want to do something but don’t know where to begin. Today, let’s look at how