Monthly Archives: February 2019
No talks between Trump and China's Xi before trade deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline set by the two countries to achieve a trade deal.
Fyre Festival's CMO Grant Margolin appears to be working again … as a business tutor
Grant Margolin, the chief marketing officer of the colossal disaster that was Fyre Festival, seemed to drop off the face of the Earth after the event. The festival’s founder and CEO, Billy McFarland, is serving six years in prison for defrauding over 100 investors out of $27.4 million. But Margolin, who is portrayed in both […]
The '2 Dope Queens' HBO special serves all the looks and all the laughs
HBO’s Game of Thrones Season 8 campaign asks who’s coming #ForTheThrone. And the answer is a pair of brilliant and beautiful Coco Khaleesis, Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson. Though they started out as podcasting royalty, thanks to the success of 2 Dope Queens, the comic duo conquered premium cable last year with a four-episode HBO […]
Save up to $60 on select Amazon devices: Kindle Paperwhite, Fire TV Stick 4K on sale for Valentine's Day
Looking for a Valentine’s Day gift idea? Amazon has some really good deals on some of their most popular smart home devices, tablets, and e-readers. Now you can set the perfect mood for romance with Alexa, or just stay in for some “Netflix and Chill” with your special someone. You don’t have to be part […]
Snag a 95% discount on this expert-led music production course
Mr. Miyagi and Daniel LaRusso. Yoda and Luke Skywalker. Professor McGonagall and Hermione Granger. If there’s one thing we can learn from these famous mentor-protégé pairings, it’s that to be the best, you have to learn from the best. It’s important that you take as much wisdom you can from people who really know their […]
Golf: Nitties sinks record nine successive birdies in Australia
Australian James Nitties made nine successive birdies in the opening round of his home Vic Open in Barwon Heads on Thursday, matching Mark Calcavecchia’s 10-year-old record.
Trump administration proposes exempting some light bulbs from green standards
The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday proposed exempting some light bulbs from federal efficiency standards that take effect next year, a move environmentalists said would boost pollution and power bills for consumers.
Banks weigh whether to embrace or avoid progressive firebrand Ocasio-Cortez
Barely a month into the new Congress, financial lobbyists in Washington are already strategizing how to handle the star power of rookie Democrat lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
How Reddit is helping horror writers find success
Jasper DeWitt wasn’t always a horror writer. Long before his work captured the interest of Ryan Reynolds, DeWitt’s storytelling abilities were reserved for his friends. They’d play Dungeons and Dragons together, and their quests were based in the dark domains of the Ravenloft universe. SEE ALSO: 8 things I learned when I published my debut […]
Skype's new feature will blur that bong you forgot was sitting right behind you
Look, we get it. With that big video-conference call fast approaching, and all those reports your manager made you pull together at the last freaking minute, it’s totally understandable that you forgot all about that huge bong sitting on the shelf right behind you. Thankfully, Skype gets it too. The video chat service you never […]