The Broadway debut of Robert Downey Jr. got off to an excellent start last week, with McNeal selling out all four previews at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater and grossing a whopping $746,230. Ayad Akhtar’s play, directed by Bartlett Sher, staged its first preview last Thursday, September 5, and stars Downey as a revered but
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An ibex stands on a mountain, peacefully grazing, until they are challenged for “the top spot.” In response, the ibex asks, “But what are we even fighting for?” When the ibex receives an attack instead of an answer, they flee from the challenge. Fleeing does not solve problems, however—and it certainly doesn’t get them the
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Two major Nevada-based gaming companies are being spotlighted in a new report criticizing excessive CEO compensation at large corporations. The “Executive Excess” report, published by the Institute for Policy Studies and Inequality.org, focused on what they refer to as the “Low-Wage 100” — the S&P 500 corporations with the lowest median wages. The report reveals
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Quite often in fiction, the figure of the vampire has represented loneliness; readers are very accustomed to the particular kind of yearning that immortality and blood thirst can bring. We’ve seen it in the work of Anne Rice, Stephenie Meyer and many more, but we’ve arguably never seen that sense of yearning quite the way
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Texas country artist Joshua Ray Walker, known for songs like “Voices” and “Lot Lizard,” has launched a GoFundMe upon revealing that his 2023 cancer diagnosis had unexpectedly spread.  Walker told fans late last year that he’d been diagnosed with colon cancer; he subsequently underwent surgery in January before beginning chemotherapy. In a note shared on
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Richard Powers on What We Do to the Earth and What It Does to Us Hua Hsu writing a long profile of Richard Powers in The New Yorker. Happy Monday to me. I’ve read a
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While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. When it comes to wellness trends, diffusers never get old. Aromatherapy is a time-tested practice used all around the world to
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In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A general view of the ESPN Monday Night Countdown booth prior to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals at EverBank Stadium on December 04, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida.  Mike Carlson | Getty Images Millions of DirecTV customers will likely be unable
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Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and co-CEO Han Jong-hee acknowledged that the company’s advancements in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven home appliances still fall short of the rising demands from tech-savvy consumers. During a press event at the IFA trade show in Berlin on Saturday, Han expressed that while Samsung has made strides, there is a significant gap
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