Simon & Schuster staffers slam ‘Scrooge’-like owner KKR for canceling Christmas party

Simon & Schuster staffers are furious that their Christmas party has been canceled yet again by the company they call the Scrooge-like investment giant that owns the famous book publisher, the Post reports. Reported. The much-anticipated annual shindig was canceled as a “tense exercise” by Wall Street financial giant KKR, which acquired the company for […]

Simon Holmstrom ‘ripping it’ in second stint on Islanders’ top line

Simon Holmstrom's first stint on the Islanders' top line was a failure. However, in the tri-two, Holmstrom scored two goals in not one game, but two games in a row. The feat was something he had never accomplished in his NHL career before Friday. The Islanders were forced into this situation after Jean-Gabriel Pageau left […]

Simon Homstrom’s growing confidence is paying off for Islanders

EDMONTON, Alberta — Two and a half weeks in the middle of an 82-game season can often feel like a lifetime, and in less than 10 games the story has already shifted in one direction and then another. There is. A great example of that is if you rewind there, Simon Holmstrom was going up […]

Simon Holmstrom gets another Islanders chance after Anthony Duclair injury

It was almost a year ago that Lane Lambert pulled the plug on an early-season experiment that had Simon Holmstrom skating on the top line with Bo Horvat and Matt Barzal. Lambert returned to that composition a month later, but again it didn't last, and it didn't last much last season either. That's why the […]

Simon Cowell speaks out on Liam Payne’s death

One Direction co-founder Simon Cowell has paid tribute to Liam Payne, who passed away suddenly on October 16th. “You don't really know how you feel about someone until a moment like this happens,” Cowell wrote on Instagram. “Liam, I'm so devastated. My heart is broken. And I feel so empty. And I want you to […]

Islanders taking notice of Simon Holmstrom’s added dimension

ST. LOUIS — Anders Lee and Jean-Gabriel Pageau were watching tape a few days ago and noticed a clip of Simon Holmstrom's forecheck. The winger, who plays on the third line with Lee and Pageau, got on the forecheck and played physical hockey, the kind that isn't generally considered part of his game. This isn't […]