The trial of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn began with him denying all charges related to the “dieselgate” scandal that erupted nine years ago. His lawyer, Felix Doerr, stated that Winterkorn “rejects the accusations leveled against him” during a hearing in Braunschweig, near Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg. Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to installing software in
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. What We Talk About When We Talk About Spicy Books Ask a hundred people what it means for a book to be spicy, and you’ll probably get a hundred different definitions. The concept of spicy
When people ask me what made me decide to compete in bodybuilding, I always say that I found peace in the gym and weightlifting. So naturally, as a Virgo that’s driven by detail and structure — I wanted to see what the next challenge would be in my fitness journey. I was introduced to bodybuilding
Four-time NBA Champion Steph Curry is already planning for life after basketball. The 10-time NBA All-Star spoke to CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Tuesday about the rest of his basketball career, his various businesses and goals for after his playing career ends. The 36-year-old Curry has a media company, Unanimous Media, and a youth
Here’s something September hasn’t seen in seven years: a movie opening to north of $100M over a Friday-Sunday span. Whatever Warner Bros. lost over the summer in largely a string of flops — its May-to-Labor Day season didn’t even break $170M — the David Zaslav-run entertainment conglom will make up for this fall beginning with
Rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris were back in a California courtroom Tuesday for their third attempt to demand millions of dollars from a toy company they claim ripped off the appearance and “total image” of the all-female musical act OMG Girlz that the couple created in 2009 and co-owned. In his opening
Be careful what you wish for. That’s definitely true for Hannah, the seventh grader whose journal constitutes Remy Lai’s Read at Your Own Risk. Hannah and her friends search for a diversion while “some boring author” comes to their school assembly to “talk about his spooky books, which I bet aren’t even spooky.” Instead of
Investcorp Holdings, the Middle East’s largest alternative asset manager, is set to lose one of its most senior executives amid a broad leadership restructuring that will see the co-chief executive officer position abolished. Chairman Mohammed Alardhi will assume greater responsibilities as part of this shift. Hazem Ben-Gacem, who has been serving as co-CEO, is stepping
The calendar is a construct, but the arrival of September really does feel significant. School is back in session, publishing is entering Big Books Season, and folks are fired up and ready to go. Still catching up on the end of summer? Don’t miss this look at the 10 most popular books on Book Riot
We are in the process of setting up our own business in Switzerland under the name of KAPU-CARE GmbH. My wife and I decided to leave our international corporate careers after 30+ years and we are now dedicated to establishing and developing a business focused on the following value proposition: Executive/Leadership Coaching, Mentoring and Consulting
Play video content TMZSports.com Jerry Ferrara has a long list of names he wants to have appear on his new “Throwbacks” sports podcast with Matt Leinart … but there’s one person he’s got highlighted at the very top of it — New York Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson. TMZ Sports spoke with the former “Entourage” and
In an effort to embrace and be part of body positivity movements, the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan has opened up about the “port wine” birthmarks he’s had since he was a child. Corgan has rarely spoken publicly about his birthmarks but was inspired to do so by the model and influencer Carlotta Bertotti, who has a birthmark
Nadia Ahmed’s The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything is not only a charming Halloween tale, but also an excellent year-round story about facing one’s fears. Young Finn is scared of many things, including tree branches, butterflies, the color orange and flying. On Halloween, he stays home in his attic—noisy humans also make him anxious—while
We all know them. Qantas, The Sydney Opera House, Mercedes Benz, David Attenborough, ABC Play School, Fred Hollows, Vegemite, Boeing.. Just what is it that they have? Did they set out to be ‘iconic’ or did it just happen? Can we actually do that? Let me share what I’ve learned from 44 years in the
In this article CMCSA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mike Tirico is seen on the set of NBCUniversal Paris 2024 Olympics coverage on August 04, 2024 in Paris, France. Kristy Sparow | Getty Images Comcast’s NBCUniversal has a longstanding bet on the Olympics, but this summer the company threw all of its resources at
SUNDAY AM UPDATE: Nothing seismic going on in a traditional weak Labor Day weekend in regards to box office fluctuations, but we’ll leave you with this: Disney, together with its 20th Century Studios label, led summer 2024 (May 3-Labor Day) with $1.53 billion thanks to a comeback in brands Pixar with Inside Out 2 and
Obi Ndefo, an actor best known for playing Bodie Wells on “Dawson’s Creek” has died … according to a Facebook post from his sister. Nkem Ndefo shared the tragic news Saturday … saying she was heartbroken at the death of her younger brother — and hoped he’d finally found peace. She did not share a
Charli XCX is celebrating the end of Brat summer — and gearing up for Sweat tour fall! On Labor Day Monday, Charli XCX bid farewell to Summer 2024, which was musically defined by her iconic, chartreuse-colored pop album. “Goodbye forever brat summer,” Charli wrote on X. Following Brat’s success, Rolling Stone declared that “the world
Over two decades of writing books, author Danzy Senna (Caucasia and New People) faced the same obstacle again and again: “I kept coming up against the problem of my work being uncategorizable and me being uncategorizable.” At 53, Senna has earned critical acclaim, but she’s still keenly conscious of “being a writer who doesn’t fit
Investcorp Holdings, the Middle East’s largest alternative asset manager, is set to lose one of its most senior executives amid a broad leadership restructuring that will see the co-chief executive officer position abolished. Chairman Mohammed Alardhi will assume greater responsibilities as part of this shift. Hazem Ben-Gacem, who has been serving as co-CEO, is stepping
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