Lifestyle

Former American League All-Star, World Series Champion Passes Away
Eddie Fisher's 1965 season is one Major League Baseball might never see again.The Chicago White Sox pitcher led the American League in games pitched (80), games finished (62) and...

‘Connections’ February 22: Answers and hints for puzzle #622
Following its launch in June 2023, Connections has rapidly become The New York Times' second-most popular game after Wordle.How To Play 'Connections'Connections tasks players with grouping 16 words into...

Former Yankees, Cubs All-Star Free Agent Acknowledges He May Have to Retire
New York Yankees free agent first baseman Anthony Rizzo wants to keep playing. But he also acknowledged that his career could be over if teams don't start calling with...

Donald Trump blasted after ousting Joint Chiefs Chairman “CQ” Brown
President Donald Trump faces backlash after announcing the firing of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles "CQ" Brown, a four-star Air Force general, on Friday.Newsweek reached out...
World

“Moby-Dick” Sets Sail at the Met Opera
Jane BuaBua writes about classical music for Goings On.Among the most notable opening lines in literature is undoubtedly that of Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick.” For just three words, “Call me...

Min Jin Lee’s Indelible Twentieth-Century Women
In “Free Food for Millionaires,” Min Jin Lee’s best-selling début novel, the protagonist, Casey Han, is the ambitious daughter of Korean immigrants, who struggles to balance her aspiration with...

Reëxamining Romantic Tropes with the Ripped Bodice
In 2016, Leah Koch and her sister Bea Hodges-Koch opened the Ripped Bodice, a romance bookstore, in Los Angeles. Since then, the genre has exploded—between 2020 and 2023, print...

Elon Musk’s A.I.-Fuelled War on Human Agency
Not long ago, the American public could have been forgiven for thinking of Elon Musk’s vaunted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a version of a familiar Republican cost-cutting,...
Business
Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO (AP) — The fate of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is largely in the hands of five people.Within the next three weeks, a panel of five of...
Hamas releases another body after Shiri Bibas incident causes outrage
Hamas released another set of human remains Friday, a day after the terrorist group released what it said was the body of hostage Shiri Bibas — but turned out...

On $15 a month, Venezuela’s teachers live hand to mouth
With a monthly salary of $15, a teacher in Venezuela earns nowhere near enough to cover their basic food necessities, never mind rent or medicine.Many in the crisis-stricken South...

Links to Rwanda fuel discrimination against DR Congo’s Tutsis
The notorious M23 rebel group is wreaking havoc in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the region's two biggest cities in a deadly uprising which has forced hundreds of...
News

Is Xi’s Sudden Embrace of Business for Real? China Is Left Guessing.
When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, made his entrance at a symposium with a group of top entrepreneurs this week, he seemed to be in good spirits.China has had a...

Patsy Grimaldi, Whose Name Became Synonymous With Pizza, Dies at 93
Patsy Grimaldi, a restaurateur whose coal-oven pizzeria in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge won new fans for New York City’s oldest pizza style with carefully made pies that...
Beauty

Olga Khayrullova: World Record Holder in the field of Beauty and Fashion.
The fashion and beauty industry witnessed an extraordinary milestone with the creation of a new world record: The Largest Festival of Beauty and Fashion. This remarkable event gathered over 1,200...

From Small-Town Beginnings to the International Spotlight: The Inspiring Journey of Celina Weil
In a world where dreams often feel out of reach, Celina Weil’s rise to becoming Miss Intercontinental Europe stands as a beacon of hope and ambition. What started as a spontaneous decision...
Celebrity

Trevor Dutch is INKED & IRRESISTIBLE: Redefining Masculine Style with Every Mark”
Trevor Dutch: Ink, Art, and Ambition—The Face of Modern Masculinity Interview by L’official From the bustling streets of New York City to the glitzy runways of fashion week, Trevor Dutch...

Anissa Asabban: Turning Childhood Dreams into Global Success
From a young girl in Frankfurt with a passion for fashion to an international powerhouse managing global talent, Anissa Asabban’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. As the founder of...

Anissa Asabban presenting the persian Couture Brand Zima Maison in Hollywood.
Anissa Asabban crowned with dreams in a majestic gown and presents the couture brand Zima Maison in Hollywood. She sets an example with her personality. This entire couture design is...

Bozena Zag: Redefining Success through Resilience and Reinvention
At 36, Bozena Zag faced a life-altering crossroads—newly separated, raising three children on her own, and grappling with the crushing weight of depression. The comfortable routine of her past was...
Culture

Boeing’s chief aerospace safety officer set to retire, memo shows
BOEING’S longtime veteran and chief aerospace safety officer, Mike Delaney, will retire later this year, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Friday (Feb 21).The aerospace company in...

US Treasuries end week on high note on demand for safer bets
A LATE rally in the US Treasury market pushed the yield on 10-year notes lower for a sixth-straight week as traders hunt for safety amid lower stock and oil...

Mastercard wins UK court nod for £200 million deal to end £10 billion class action claim
MASTERCARD won a London court’s approval for the 200 million euros (S$279.44 million) agreed to pay to end a high profile class action over the fees it charges, which...

Oil settles down US$2, posting weekly loss as Middle East risk premium fades
OIL prices settled down more than US$2 a barrel on Friday (Feb 21), posting a weekly decline as investors grappled with a fading Middle East risk premium alongside uncertainty...
Style

Richard Brody Presents the 2025 Brody Awards
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your in-box.David Remnick...

M Is for Mortality: Lessons from Edward Gorey on His Hundredth Birthday
Gorey said, “I write about everyday life.” His work reminds us that death is a major fact of existence. Source link

“The White Lotus” Overstays Its Welcome
Given the number of murders that have taken place at White Lotus resorts since the HBO series began, in 2021, one wonders why visitors continue to flock to them....
Fashion

Singapore A-Level Results Declared: 94.2% Students Receive at Least 3 H2 Passes
The results of the 2024 GCE A-Level examinations were released on Friday, February 21, and around 94.2% of candidates received at least three Higher 2 (H2) passes in the...

Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley eases diversity emphasis in annual report
MORGAN Stanley toned down its emphasis on diversity in its latest annual report published on Friday (Feb 22), signaling a recalibration as businesses adapt to a changing reality under...

Gold eases from record high on profit-taking, eyes eighth weekly gain
GOLD prices eased on Friday (Feb 21) as investors booked profits from the previous session’s record high, but were set for an eighth straight weekly gain, driven by strong...

Europe: Stoxx 600 closes near record high; German elections in focus
EUROPEAN shares settled near a record high on Friday (Feb 21) and marked their longest streak of weekly gains in nearly a year, while Germany’s Dax dipped as investors...