WaPo CEO brutally tells employees: We’re losing money because no one is reading your stories
Washington Post Publisher and CEO Will Lewis told hard-hit employees on Monday that readership was falling so sharply that something drastic had to be done to make the company profitable. The meeting came after the sudden departure of editor-in-chief Sally Buzbee, who moved from The Associated Press to The Washington Post in 2021. “We need […]
Intruder with engraved knife reading, ‘Hail Satan,’ shot by Texas homeowner: police
A Thrall, Texas, man is accused of breaking into a home with a knife engraved with the words “Hail Satan” and being shot and killed by the homeowner Monday night, police said. The Taylor Police Department said 23-year-old Austin Sumpter was arrested and charged with breaking and entering of a residence with the intent to […]
Brad Pitt and George Clooney share the screen for the first time since ‘Burn After Reading’ for new action comedy ‘Wolfs’
Brad Pitt and George Clooney will reunite on screen for the first time in 16 years in the new film “Wolves.” In the film, Pitt and Clooney play fixers hired to cover up a crime, and the two find themselves reluctantly teaming up on the same assignment. The first full trailer for the film was […]
Court rejects parents’ attempt to opt kids out of LGBTQ-inclusive reading assignments
A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by a Maryland parent group to ask Montgomery County Public Schools to allow children to opt out of classes that include LGBTQ content. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asked parents how their national school board’s library policy violates their children’s right […]
LeVar Burton Gets Emotional Talking About ‘Reading Rainbow,’ Claims We’re in a ‘Bulls**t’ Book Banning Era
Actor Levar Burton reading rainbow A documentary that argues that we live in a “no bullshit” era of book banning. “I think this is a good antidote to the bullshit that we’re going through right now. It’s a good antidote,” Burton said in the documentary Reading Rainbow, released in “The Age of Banned Books.” When […]
Jamie Dimon starts each morning reading The New York Post
Jamie Dimon devours five newspapers every morning, and said the New York Post is the first one he reads that day. After waking up at 4:30 a.m., “I read five papers in a very specific way, and you should listen to them,” the JPMorgan Chase CEO told the Wall Street Journal. Extensive interview on Thursday. […]
Biden ridiculed after reading ‘pause’ instruction on the teleprompter out loud: ‘I’m Ron Burgundy?’
Biden’s week of gaffes continued on Wednesday with embarrassing teleprompter readings. At a labor union conference in Washington, D.C., Biden appeared to interject scripted instructions into his speech while reading from a teleprompter, resulting in an awkward line of applause. “Imagine what we can do next. Four more years, hang on,” he said, then laughed […]
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in March | Books
Francesca Spector, author and journalist I was lucky enough to be sent an early copy of David Nichols’ upcoming novel. you are here, a well-timed publication for those who loved the recent One Day Netflix adaptation. Nichols’ latest book has long been of interest to me, as I have written extensively about the central themes […]
Ryan Phillippe Returns to Bible Reading After ‘Craving’ Relationship with God
Hollywood movie star Ryan Phillippe said this week that he will play a Christian missionary in his latest film. prey His search for God was reignited. Directed by South African film director Mukunda Michael Dewill. prey Philippe and Mena Suvari appear as a couple Forced He was forced to leave his Christian mission in the […]
Weekend Watch: ‘Burn After Reading’
One of the things I’ve always admired about Joel and Ethan Coen is how effortlessly they wear their genius. They rarely give interviews, and when they do, they mostly just joke around. It’s not that they’re rude or pretentious about it. They just want to do their job rather than talk about it. Their quiet […]