Phil Calian, editor-in-chief of the Brown Daily Herald, could have worked at nearly any newspaper in the nation after he graduated in 1985. He had never considered an investment banking job—that is, not until Wall Street recruiters began appearing on Brown’s campus every week that spring. Calian applied to Merrill Lynch’s mergers and acquisitions department
The Library of Congress has added 25 new recordings to its National Recording Registry, including a 1994 alt-rock smash and a 1983 blues-rock gem. The former? Weezer‘s quintuple-platinum debut album (commonly known as The Blue Album). The latter? Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s smoldering debut album, Texas Flood. Every year, the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings to add
The UK’s Eurovision entry, Look Mum No Computer, has shared a statement after coming in last place. The 70th edition of the show went down in Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle last night (May 16), and saw Bulgaria’s Dara win with ‘Bangaranga’, marking Bulgaria’s first ever victory, with the rap and bhangra-adjacent track coming out on top
Hannah Harper won Season 24 of American Idol, and she admittedly couldn’t have done it without the support of her husband, Devon Mendenhall. The two have been married since April 2018, and Devon held down the fort with their three children while Hannah pursued her singing dreams on Idol. The whole family was with Hannah
(Left) Will Smith accepts the Oscar® for Actor in a Leading Role during the live ABC telecast of the 94th Oscars® at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Credit/Provider: Al Seib / A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Director David Gordon Green on the set of ‘Nutcrackers’ which
The names of French actresses Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos will be forever intertwined in the Cannes record book, so it is serendipitous that both are returning to this year’s festival. Back in 2013, they starred in director Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue Is the Warmest Color, playing young women who share a sexually charged relationship. The
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For years, Chinese hotel operator H World’s growth centered on lower-tier city penetration, where branded hotel supply remains fragmented. That strategy remains intact. But on Friday’s earnings call, CEO Hui Jin flagged a return to Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities, especially premium business districts. China’s prolonged property downturn has weakened commercial real estate markets,
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On Writing Without Measurement This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. I write prompts in the way someone else might write poems, micro-fictions, philosophical aphorisms, or other very small items of literature. Some of my prompts seem like paradoxical jokes: walk ten miles and write five words, or go across the room
Anthrax have released a new song titled “It’s for the Kids,” the first single off their long-awaited 12th album, Cursum Perficio. Cursum Perficio marks the first album by the “Big 4” thrashers since 2016’s For All Kings and one the band’s members have been talking about publicly for several years. The new album will come out Sept. 18 on
Bulgaria’s Dara has won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest with her song ‘Bangaranga’. The 70th edition of the show went down in Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle tonight (May 16), after Austria were victorious in the 2025 contest with JJ’s song ‘Wasted Love’. The event was not without controversy, with Israel’s participation once again proving to be divisive, and the country’s
Eve Plumb, everyone’s favorite middle Brady child, has just released her new book Happiness Included: Jan Brady and Beyond about her life and career. Plumb started her acting career at age six, working in commercials and guest appearances on shows such as The Big Valley, Lassie, Dick Tracy, It Takes a Thief, Family Affair, Gunsmoke,
(Left) ‘Cold Storage’ screenwriter David Koepp. (Right) Yul Brynner as the Gunslinger in 1973’s ‘Westworld’. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Preview: David Koepp is aboard to write a remake of ‘Westworld.’ The Michael Crichton movie featured a robot theme park gone wrong. A major filmmaker is reportedly circling to direct. As the old saying goes, everything old is
Don’t expect Seth Rogen to be utilize AI to help with any script writing. The Studio creator spoke with Brut in an interview published on Thursday at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where he shared his opinions on AI. Rogen said that if anyone is thinking about using the technology to help them create a
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. Goodreads Has Lists on Lists on Lists of Summer Reading Recommendations The summer is around the corner, and Goodreads is not playing! They’ve just released seven different
Will Airbnb and Uber be successful in expanding beyond their core services? For Airbnb, the question is whether travelers who book homes will also book a pasta-making class or a massage. For Uber, it’s whether passengers who get rides from the airport will also book flights, hotels, and train tickets through the same app. Both
With Zara’s chic, vast offerings, it’s not unheard of for a fashion person to subsist solely on pieces from the popular brand. I know I could pull it off easily and without complaint, especially with the stellar collections on the site for May. With spring already underway, I did a deep dive of each department
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