He has been described as an “unassuming looking guy” from western Sydney.
Menu items at the popular Japanese restaurant at Crown Sydney, Barangaroo, can range from $6 (each) for nigiri and sashimi to $65 for its star dish – the Black Cod Miso – and $98 for its Lobster Wasabi Pepper.
Australian TV and radio host Sami Lukis happened to be on the receiving end o…
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Created by Dog Haus’ Würstmacher Adam Gertler, the new Würst Thanksgiving Sausage features turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberries, stuffing, sage, thyme, rosemary and a hint of maple.
What was once the Internet’s obsession with tracking the “white boys of the month”—as in, bestowing the title to conventionally attractive white males like Timothee Chalamet or Logan Lerman—has morphed into something else: “favorite sitcom dads.” Last month, a meme of Kevin James took over social media as users flooded X (formerly Twitter) with promotional photos of James from hi…
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After a few scant months, TV has, to a great extent, rebounded in October 2023. Horror stalwart Mike Flanagan returned with a devilishly fun Poe update that might be his final Netflix series before moving to Amazon. Showtime’s Fellow Travelers gave us the rare prestige period drama that earns its self-seriousness. And as the SAG-AFTRA strike continues, outstanding international impor…
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Quinta Brunson does what she does—currently, creating, executive-producing, co-writing, and starring in the comedy series Abbott Elementary—for everyday people, taking inspiration for the characters from teachers in her own life. The showrunner’s mother, Norma Jean Brunson, was a teacher for 40 years in the Philadelphia school district where Abbott is set. And th…
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On a Tuesday in July, my phone began buzzing at 9:10 a.m. with a notification from The Pattern. “While it’s OK to embrace your competitive, independent spirit and fierceness, you don’t need to be stubborn about it,” the astrology app tells me. At 10:55 a.m., Sanctuary chimes in: “Let yourself get carried away! Passion will push you to authentic success.” At 1…
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Trading of China Evergrande Group shares was suspended in Hong Kong along with those of its property management unit, as the property giant contends with a deepening cash crisis.
No reason was given for the halts, which also affect all structured products relating to the company, a stock exchange filing showed on Monday morning. Hopson Development Holdings Ltd. plans to acquire a 51% stak…
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The internet was not happy about the legs.
Earlier this month, the company formerly known as Facebook unveiled its new virtual reality headset, the Meta Quest Pro. The $1,500 headset offered many new features, including crisper graphics, new mixed reality capabilities, more emotive facial expressions—and the addition of avatar legs. Previously, Meta’s virtual humans existed a…
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When Kay Dean turned her keen detective’s eye on the reviews for a Toronto dental clinic, she quickly discovered something alarming. The reviewers behind the clinic’s glowing testimonials had also reviewed an array of obscure small businesses across North America and Europe. A dry cleaner in Florida, a locksmith in Texas, an electrician in the UK, and more: a handful of reviewers re…
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Over the past decade, the way that publicly traded companies have spoken publicly about climate change has unmistakably changed. Now, it’s become standard for many companies to, at the very least, pay lip service to the problem—though of course what a business says in press releases and what executives say behind closed doors, let alone what a company actually does, can differ drama…
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