A recruitment consultant publicly shamed a businessman who branded her ‘doable’ on LinkedIn (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) A woman who was branded ‘doable’ by a businessman on LinkedIn has publicly shamed him for his vulgar comments. Recruitment consultant Sarah Jay, who works in the healthcare industry, shared a photograph from a black-tie work event … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, was a star speaker at a cryptocurrency conference just weeks before FTX went bankrupt. (Bloomberg / Getty Images) Once the highest-flying of cryptocurrency highfliers, the FTX crypto exchange is now in bankruptcy. Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is in prison, along with a couple of his cronies. Its customers will receive … Read more
Performing “The Trans Diaries” in West Hollywood are, from left, Seth Gomez, Jen Winslow, B Alexander, Lee Faelnar Te and Josh Gershick. ( Joshua Barash / City of West Hollywood) The performers gathered in the West Hollywood City Council Chamber for two presentations of “The Trans Diaries” — monologues that serve as vehicles for trans … Read more
Author James Chappel (Gary Chappel) Book Review Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age By James ChappelBasic Books: 368 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In his groundbreaking 1980 account of the baby boomers, “Great Expectations,” Landon … Read more
“Shoegaze is great for how emotional the music can get,” said Natalie Lu of Wisp, who is performing at Camp Flog Gnaw this weekend. (Nick Espinal) Within seconds of opening her computer, Natalie Lu was under attack. Just when the 20-year-old singer/guitarist, founder of the San Francisco shoegaze outfit Wisp, cracked open Zoom for an … Read more
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens Nov. 15 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. (Christian Thompson / Disneyland Resort) As people wind through the queue of the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride, they’re greeted by a chalkboard message left by the princess. “Don’t forget! Celebration at my house tonight! Everybody’s welcome!” That message shows up again, both in … Read more
Hoping for a slap on the wrist, Mike Tyson instead was hit with a devastating legal blow Friday in Maryland, one that knocked him back into jail and out of boxing for the foreseeable future. The former two-time heavyweight champion, 32, was sentenced to a year in jail by a Montgomery County District judge for … Read more
Josh Brolin has an affinity for nicotine pouches, and he isn’t afraid to talk about it. Brolin, 56, admitted on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast that while he gave up chewing tobacco, the pouches have become a constant in his life, and he has them “all over the house.” “My wife would hear this in the … Read more
A year ago Sunday, Jeremy Stenberg’s life turned upside down. From 35 feet high, having been flung from his motorcycle while attempting a back flip, he watched helplessly as hard-packed earth rushed toward him. Miraculously, he landed on his feet. But the crunching thud still caused onlookers to cringe in horror. “We were already running … Read more
Expansion of San Luis Reservoir set to boost California’s water-storing capacity The Biden administration and eight California water agencies have reached an agreement to share in the costs of raising a dam to expand San Luis Reservoir, a nearly $1-billion project intended to increase the state’s water-storage capacity and benefit a group of urban communities … Read more
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