We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Starting Simple: The Uniqlo Review Today, we are doing a little comparison. We’re looking at Uniqlo’s impossibly priced $50 Japanese selvedge denim jeans versus a very famous Japanese brand‘s $160 selvedge denim jeans versus Levi’s $260 selvedge jeans. What the heck is going on? Because there are huge price discrepancies, why aren’t we all just shopping at Uniqlo? I also said it was good, but is it actually good? The…
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for FBI: International Season 4 Episode 8 “You’ll Never See It Coming.”] We have to admit: We both do and do not see the ending of this episode coming. Going into the FBI: International fall finale, we have a feeling it would be a tough one for Wes (Jesse Lee Soffer), with the man responsible for his former partner’s death, Greg Csonka (Beau Knapp), on trial, but as the episode goes on, it becomes clear that it’s all building to something else. After Csonka beats their star witness to death (and three other inmates take…
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff speaks at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Sept. 17, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSalesforce will hire 2,000 people to sell artificial intelligence software to clients, CEO Marc Benioff said on Tuesday, double the number the company indicated it was planning to add a month ago.The cloud software company, which targets sales reps, marketers and customer service agents, is among the many technology companies hoping to boost revenue with generative AI features.”We’re adding another couple of thousand salespeople to help sell these products,” Benioff said at a company event in San Francisco.…
Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2024. Kyodo | Via ReutersDETROIT — Japanese automakers Nissan Motor and Honda Motor reportedly plan to enter into negotiations for a merger to better compete in the rapidly changing global automotive industry, the Nikkei newspaper reported Tuesday.Honda and Nissan are considering operating under a holding company, and soon will sign a memorandum of understanding, according to the report. They also look to eventually bring Mitsubishi Motors, in which Nissan is the top shareholder with a…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to reporters as jurors are released to begin deliberations for his criminal trial at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, NY on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.Jabin Botsford | ReutersAttorneys for Donald Trump told a New York judge that the president-elect’s criminal hush money trial was tainted by “grave juror misconduct” and that his guilty verdicts should be thrown out as a result.”The jury in this case was not anywhere near fair and impartial,” attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove told Judge Juan Merchan in a letter dated Dec. 3…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 10, 2024.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe Dow Jones Industrial Average has been declining for nine straight days, posting its longest losing streak since February 1978. What is going on and how concerned should investors be?First off, let’s explain which stocks are driving the losses.The biggest laggard in the 30-stock Dow during this losing streak has been UnitedHealth, which has contributed to more than half of the decline in the price-weighted average over the past eight sessions. The insurer has plunged 20% this month alone amid a broad sell-off in…
A live, interactive Emily in Paris-inspired fashion show is set to tour the United States in 2025. Couture on Tour: An Emily in Paris Experience will combine the fashion and dreamy Parisian scenery of the Netflix comedy series for a unique sidewalk-to-stage event from Atomic Venus Media and Paramount. The show is inspired by costume designer Marylin Fitoussi, who will take the stage during the experience. It will transport visitors into the show’s world with opportunities to dip into the wardrobe of Lily Collins’ Emily, immerse themselves in scenes and take home a piece of Paris with them, according to…
Kid Rock has met with Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi to take aim at the current state of the concert-ticket industry. The ‘All Summer Long’ singer took to his official Instagram page and shared a photo of him alongside Bondi, explaining that he plans to work closely with the Attorney General nominee and the whole administration to work on the current issues surrounding ticket purchasing. “What a treat to break bread with our soon to be Attorney General @pambondi,” began the caption of his post. “I look forward to working with her and the whole administration to help…
Threads is previewing yet another significant new feature before the end of the year. The app will “soon” begin testing the ability for users to schedule posts ahead of time, according to an update from Meta exec Adam Mosseri.Mosseri shared a screenshot of the upcoming feature, which shows a simple tool to set a date and time for a post to go live in Threads’ post editor. Interestingly, Mosseri said that users will only be able to schedule new posts, not replies to existing posts because the company wants to continue to prioritize “real-time conversation.” Though he didn’t give any…
TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat has ordered 100 broadband satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to start replenishing its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation in a few years. The first batches of satellites are due to be completed before the end of 2026, the French operator said Dec. 17. Most of the 654 satellites in OneWeb’s current generation were launched between 2020 and 2023, giving the constellation a design life extending to around 2027-2028. OneWeb is due to start global broadband services for enterprise and government customers in the spring following ground infrastructure delays. In February, Eutelsat said it had decided…
Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 10, 2024.Eduardo Munoz | ReutersA New York grand jury indicted Luigi Mangione on charges of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said Tuesday.Mangione, 26, is charged with one count of first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism and two counts of second-degree murder, one of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism.He is also charged in the Manhattan Supreme Court indictment with…
Whether you’re in need of some gifting inspiration or a little treat for yourself this giving season, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the 2024 Book Riot hub for all things holiday gifting! Bookmark this page and check for weekly updates now through the holidays (and even a little into the new year). So far you’ll find our picks for gifts for audiobook lovers, bookish gifts under $30, board games for holiday gatherings, and a roundup of cozy sweaters for festive comfort. Still to come are last-minute gift ideas, gifts for the reader who has everything, Book Riot…
We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. In my days of being the biggest fashion nerd on the planet, I’ve reviewed many things, both amazing and not-so-good, and today we’re going to be looking at a list of the amazing things – things that I love, things that I think were incredible purchases by me and that I’m excited that I own. I’m actually wearing two of them right now, but we’ll be talking about boots, t-shirts,…
Television has always been a reflection of society’s darker fascinations, but the rise of serial killers and true crime has taken center stage in recent years. From fictional antiheroes like Dexter Morgan and Joe Goldberg to dramatizations of real-life horrors like Dahmer and The Act, our screens are filled with stories of murder, manipulation, and mayhem. But why do these characters captivate us so deeply? And where is the line between exploring human darkness and exploiting real-life tragedy? Dexter Morgan – Dexter (Showtime) As Dexter: Original Sin brings us closer to the roots of one of TV’s most iconic killers,…
Former director of the US Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro speaks on stage with his “Wife Bonnie” on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesPeter Navarro, who is set to become the top trade advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, argued Tuesday that Trump’s plans for broad tariffs and steep tax cuts will not spur inflation or raise deficits, despite warnings from some experts.Navarro said Trump’s first term in the White House proved his point.”We put on significant tariffs on China, steel,…
The Walmart logo is seen outside of one of its stores in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesWalmart has started giving store-level associates body cameras to wear as part of a pilot program at some of its U.S. locations, CNBC has learned. It’s not clear how many of Walmart’s stores have the recording devices, but some locations now have signs at entry points warning shoppers that it has “body-worn cameras in-use,” according to witnesses and photos posted online. In at least one store in Denton, Texas — about 40 miles north of Dallas — an associate checking receipts was seen…
(L to R) Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman attend the UK Fan Event of Marvel Studios’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ at Eventim Apollo, London on July 11th, 2024. Photo by StillMoving.Net for The Walt Disney Company Limited.Preview:Ryan Reynolds is developing a new comedy about a boy band.He aims to have Hugh Jackman co-star.‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ director Shawn Levy would co-produce and potentially direct the movie.The gigantic success of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ (it earned more than $1.3 billion at the box office this year and is already racking up plenty of views on Disney+) means that Ryan Reynolds should have carte blanche…
Zakir Hussain, the groundbreaking percussionist who helped bring the tabla and Indian classical music to the world stage, has died, his family said in a statement. He died, in a San Francisco hospital, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease. Hussain was 73 years old.Hussain was born in Mumbai to a tabla-playing father who invited his son to perform with him from a young age. Since his beginnings as a prodigy, Hussain spent his early years collaborating with the greats of Indian music, including Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and Shivkumar Sharma, before forming the Indian jazz fusion band…