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Donald Sutherland's huge 'Animal House' negotiation mistake cost him millions

Thu, 06/20/2024 - 15:45

Donald Sutherland, Animal House — Donald Sutherland in "Animal House."
YouTube screencap

Entertainment, Movies, donald-sutherland, animal-house, money, film-industry, Universal

Code: White Is a Slight But Delightfully Sweet Addition to Spy x Family

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 13:30

A breakout anime’s first movie often falls into one of two categories.

spy family, entertainment culture, anya, yor briar, muse communication, loid forger, alex organ

Inside the disastrous apartments of NYC men, exposed by a TikTok comedian

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 11:54

A bare bedroom with four white walls and an unmade bed. — Jerome Peel's bedroom, as featured on the new show "Boy Room."
Courtesy of Gymnasium

Real Estate, real-estate, new-york-city, tiktok, Comedy

Dave Chappelle targets trans people and adds the disabled to his hit list in his new Netflix comedy special, despite blowback

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 10:42

dave chappelle the closer — Chappelle in "The Closer."
Netflix

Media, Entertainment, netflix, dave-chappelle, streaming-wars, Comedy

Could making jokes about the climate crisis make people take it seriously? These scientists think so.

Fri, 11/03/2023 - 12:37

A man douses flames with a bucket of water — A man douses flames with a bucket of water as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns through his property in Aguanga, California, on Monday.
Ethan Swope/Associated Press

Sustainability, Sustainability, sustainability-newsletter, Comedy, climate-crisis, climate-change, es-deloittesustainability-2023

CEOs should tell more jokes on earnings calls – stocks tend to perform better when they do, study finds

Tue, 10/31/2023 - 08:10

Happy Traders — Listed companies' shares tend to perform better when their CEOs tell jokes on earnings calls, according to a paper published in February.
Reuters/Carlo Allegri

Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, Stocks, stock-market-analysis, stock-market-outlook, stock-market-strategy

Conan O'Brien says January 6 is 'a blip' compared to how much Trump 'hurt comedy': 'That's his greatest crime'

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 10:50

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics

Donald Trump and Conan O'Brien — Former President Donald Trump and comedian Conan O'Brien
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images; Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

politics, News, conan-obrien, donald-trump, politics, Comedy, kara-swisher

Meet the genius behind Japan's viral 'barely useful' inventions, who designs over-the-top contraptions for oddly specific needs — and earns a living doing it

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 20:42

Kazuya Shibata designs quirky machines from his apartment in Hiroshima, quitting his job several years ago to make his hobby full-time. — Kazuya Shibata designs quirky machines from his apartment in Hiroshima, quitting his job several years ago to make his hobby full-time.
Hisano Motohiro. Courtesy of Kazuya Shibata

Entrepreneurship, insider-news, Japan, inventions, Comedy, Entrepreneurship

10 Things in Tech: TikTok is transforming comedy, Microsoft’s futuristic doctor visits, and Elon Musk announces a new Twitter CEO

Fri, 05/12/2023 - 06:55

It's a fabulous Friday, friends. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I'm excited for Mother's Day this weekend.

I pride myself on being a good gift giver but have procrastinated buying a present this year. If you also haven't bought a gift yet, check out these 43 last-minute gifts you could snag before Sunday (obviously I'm eyeing the pickleball starter set).

But before I go panic shopping, let's dive into today's tech.

Tech Insider, Tech, Newsletters, Newsletter, 10 things in tech, Generative AI, AI

I volunteered to be laid off from Amazon so I could try being a standup comedian

Sat, 04/01/2023 - 04:15

Sarah Whiteman at her first standup comedy show in Denver. — Sarah Whiteman at her first standup comedy show in Denver.
Sarah Whiteman

Careers, News, Tech Insider, Weekend BI UK Feature, Comedy, amazon, Stand-Up

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