Stanley cups are ‘on the way out’ along with skinny jeans, wealthy teens say
Stanley has said it has sold more than 10 million Quenchers in total. The Stanley cup craze over the past year that cost many Americans money, time, and, in some cases, their mental health and employment, may have peaked. While Stanley’s multi-colored insulated cups still have considerable caché, upper-income teens told Piper Sander that the…
SpaceX is about to attempt Starship’s 5th flight test. Here’s how to watch it live.
SpaceX Starship will undergo a fifth test flight. SpaceX is preparing for another flight test of Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket that Elon Musk hopes will one day take humans to Mars. The spacecraft’s fifth flight test is set to take place on Sunday at around 8 a.m. ET. A livestream will begin around…
The professor fired for making pornInside America’s most salacious battle over academic freedom
“If they can do this to me, they could do it to any tenured professor,” says Joe Gow. “Academia is not a law firm or a bank or an insurance company. We’re in the truth business.” Can a tenured professor be fired for making porn? That’s the question, perhaps unprecedented in the annals of higher…
Barack Obama’s message to Black male voters angered some Democrats. Why it matters.
Former President Barack Obama aims to rally Black men around Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Former President Barack Obama this week hit the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris, part of a concerted effort to rally support around the Democratic presidential nominee with less than a month remaining before the election. Obama has…
Charli XCX made $10 million off her ‘Brat summer.’ Now that it’s fall, can she keep the momentum?
Charli XCX performs in front of her “Brat” installation at Storm King Art Center. “We’re fine art bitches now!” Such is how Charli XCX welcomed a throng of reporters, influencers, and loyal fans to Storm King Art Center on Thursday, a sprawling landscape in upstate New York that’s dotted with ambitious, large-scale art installations. Newly…
Saoirse Ronan says new war film ‘Blitz’ is ‘incredibly relevant’ amid current global conflicts
Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan star in Steve McQueen’s WW2 film “Blitz.” Saoirse Ronan has said that shooting the film “Blitz,” which takes place in war-torn Britain in the 1940s, felt “incredibly relevant” against the backdrop of conflicts around the world. The Irish actor leads the cast of the new Steve McQueen film, which premiered…
40 elite colleges are being sued over accusations they colluded to increase tuition by $6,200 — primarily by overcharging divorced parents
Cornell University is among the schools accused of colluding to raise tuition. Forty elite colleges are facing legal action over accusations they conspired to raise tuition — primarily by targeting students with divorced parents. Law firm Hagens Berman filed a class-action lawsuit earlier this week on behalf of plaintiffs Maxwell Hansen and Eileen Chang, former…
Spain is betting on immigrants to boost its economy
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Spain is looking to immigrants to help boost its economy and fill gaps in its workforce. Speaking to parliament on Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promoted migration as a means of fueling prosperity in the country, arguing that it offered an effective way of tackling what he called a…
Flooded roads, worried passengers, and no income: Florida Uber and Lyft drivers share their experiences on the road before and after Hurricane Milton
A car drives a neighborhood in Central Florida impacted by Hurricane Milton. Sergey, a Lyft driver in St. Petersburg, Florida, helped families load their suitcases into the trunk of his car before driving them to a nearby hurricane shelter on October 9. Many of his passengers were anxious about Hurricane Milton’s arrival and racing to…
