Journalist Alissa Quart’s new book, “Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves From the American Dream,” seeks to discover the origins of two important American myths: that of the self-made man and that of the “the undeserving poor.” What is behind our country’s relentless demand for lonesome achievement and personal responsibility? Quart calls “bootstrapping” — derived from the phrase “pulling
Month: March 2023
Billy Porter took us to church with his cover of “Stronger” — and Kelly Clarkson is living for it. During Tuesday’s episode of the Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer shared her reaction to Porter’s cover of her classic breakup song from his appearance on NBC’s That’s My Jam. “I have to give a quick shoutout
The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.” Buzz: Yes, Southern California inflation rate has cooled in the past half year. But it’s still a pain in the wallet. Source: My trusty spreadsheet created a Southern California inflation rate composite, using
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is axing another 10,000 jobs to cut costs. The company said on Tuesday it will reduce the size of its recruiting team and make further cuts in its tech groups in late April, and then its business groups in late May. “We expect to reduce our team size
After the debacle of Liz Truss’s September mini-budget, with all its mega ramifications, and an autumn statement eight weeks later that performed an about-turn so big that the country’s tax burden hit a 70-year-high, Wednesday’s budget will be all about stability and sticking to the plan. “No big bangs in this budget,” is how one
EXCLUSIVE: Manu Rios, known for his starring role on Netflix’s popular Spanish YA series Elite, has signed with WME for representation. Rios portrays Patrick Blanco in the hit international series, which is heading into its seventh season on the streamer. Rios will next be seen starring alongside Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal in the upcoming
Asus ROG Phone 7 series has been previously rumoured to launch later this year. The series is expected to feature the Asus ROG Phone 7, ROG Phone 7D, and a top-of-the-line ROG Phone 7 Ultimate model. The Asus ROG Phone 7, expected to arrive as a successor to the Asus ROG Phone 6 that made
Mar 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Botnet A new Golang-based malware dubbed GoBruteforcer has been found targeting web servers running phpMyAdmin, MySQL, FTP, and Postgres to corral the devices into a botnet. “GoBruteforcer chose a Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block for scanning the network during the attack, and it targeted all IP addresses within that
Gettin’ Old is coming SOON. And Luke Combs has been sharing some cool stories behind tracks from his forthcoming fourth studio album, like “Love You Anyway” and “See Me Now.” A couple days ago, he detailed how he came up with the inspiration for the already fan-favorite “5 Leaf Clover,” which is actually fittingly dropping
Pauly Shore is pissed off at Jimmy Kimmel making him the butt of a joke during the Oscars … saying it was gratuitous and hurtful. The comedian/actor told Page Six how he felt when JK used him as a punchline while celebrating his 2 former costars from ‘Encino Man’ — one of Pauly’s cult classics
A total of 220,000 working days were lost to strike action in January, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. In the first month of this year, strike action was taken by teachers, rail workers, driving examiners, bus drivers and NHS staff. The number is down on the 822,000 days lost to strikes
“I am about as tall as a shotgun, and just as nasty,” once proclaimed literary legend Truman Capote, a statement that would sadly work against him in the second half of his career. Best remembered in the pop culture of today for penning the source materials for the largely successful Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In
President Joe Biden joined guest host Kal Penn on The Daily Show Monday for an interview covering student loan forgiveness, LGBTQ rights, and climate change. Yet it was the latter that found the president in a contradiction, who called upon the country to take action against climate change despite his administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow
Thirteen women received “Women of the Year” awards from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Commission for Women at their 38th annual Women of the Year Awards and commemorative celebration on Monday, March 13. Under the heading “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” they honored 13 women including Karen Bass, the 43rd
Joe Biden will visit Northern Ireland following a formal invitation from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The invitation was extended as the pair met for talks in San Diego to announce a nuclear submarine deal with Australia. “It’s my intention to go to Northern Ireland and the Republic,” Mr Biden said as they met in Point
The UK, US and Australia will work together “keeping our oceans free” with a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines, Rishi Sunak has said. Mr Sunak met US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in San Diego to announce the next stage of the Aukus partnership plan. The plan will deliver nuclear-powered
EXCLUSIVE: Actress, singer and author Sandra Bernhard, who most recently appeared in the 11th installment of Ryan Murphy’s FX series American Horror Story, has signed with The Rosenzweig Group for management. Bernhard co-starred as Fran, alongside Joe Mantello, Billie Lourd, Zachary Quinto, Russell Tovey, Leslie Grossman, Charlie Carver, Isaac Powell, Denis O’Hare and Patti LuPone,
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is expected to debut later this year. Samsung is yet to confirm any details about the flagship foldable smartphone, even though rumours have been in plenty. Now, a new leak suggests that Samsung will retain the camera module of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 in the Galaxy Z Fold 5.
Mar 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Artificial Intelligence A fake ChatGPT-branded Chrome browser extension has been found to come with capabilities to hijack Facebook accounts and create rogue admin accounts, highlighting one of the different methods cyber criminals are using to distribute malware. “By hijacking high-profile Facebook business accounts, the threat actor creates an elite
Some small part of my brain thinks Post Malone was born with face tats… As we’ve talked about a lot around here, Post Malone’s knowledge of country music runs deep and he’s never been afraid to show it off. The rockstar/rapper has been vocal about his love for Shania Twain, rocks Tyler Childers and Colter
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