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I moved to Los Angeles after a layoff. Relocating to a high-cost city was risky, but I'm glad I listened to my gut.
I was on a business trip in Spain when my entire career flipped upside down. I got a Zoom invite from our company's CEO. In a brief meeting, I learned that our publication had been sold and our whole staff of journalists was laid off, effective…
Collapse of Gracenote Promotion hits workers and ticket holders
Suppliers, contractors, ticket holders and musicians are among those who say they have been left out of pocket because a festival organiser went bust. Gracenote Promotion Ltd (GPL) announced it had gone into administration on 6 July, a week after…
Interior Designers Say These '90s Home Trends Are Back and Better Than Ever
Say hello again to honey oak cabinets and overstuffed furniture. Designers say 90s home design trends are back in style. Today's homeowners and renters are looking to recreate that comfortable atmosphere that makes you want to sink into an…
Dead Space Creator Glen Schofield Announces Retirement From 'Day to Day' Work of the Gaming Industry
Dead Space creator Glen Schofield has announced his retirement from the 'day to day work' of the gaming industry. Schofield took to LinkedIn to break the news with an emotional video, thanking his fans, colleagues, and the industry for supporting…
Around The World In Taxes: The Netherlands And Brazil
Brazil and Netherlands flag waving in the wind against white cloudy blue sky together. Diplomacy concept, international relations. In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, freelance reporters Olaf Geurts and Bárbara Mengardo discuss paying taxes…
Sean Bean's 'excellent' British thriller is now trending on Netflix
Cleanskin, Sean Bean's 2012 thriller is currently at number 2 on Netflix's UK streaming chart after being added to the platform last week. The film sees Bean as Secret Service agent who is tasked with tracking down members of a London-based…
The AI job apocalypse is a myth. We need more human talent than ever before
London Tech Week's focus on AI - from a £12 million investment in AI for SMEs to AI bootcamps for graduates and more - has reflected the pressure to compete in an AI-era. As this digital revolution progresses, the job economy is changing, but…
USC Trojans Defensive Depth Chart Prediction with Transfer, Recruiting Additions
The USC Trojans created new expectations for their 2026 defense. Coach Lincoln Riley reeling in former TCU head coach Gary Patterson to run the defense sparked the first set of intrigue. But adding five and four-star recruits only emboldens those…
Twist-filled crime drama from boss of Unforgotten trends on BBC iPlayer as show lands new home
Mystery series I, Jack Wright is trending on BBC IPlayer after landing on the streaming service earlier this week. The series premiered in April 2025 on U&Alibi, and has been compared to the work of Agatha Christie thanks to its twists and turns.
ScreenSkills Report: Film & TV Declined 13% As Indie Credit Questioned
The leading UK film and TV training body has questioned whether some of the projects benefitting from the new indie movie tax credit will ever make it to the big screen. ScreenSkills unveiled a report this morning analyzing the short-term past and…
Mamdani forgot he's just a mayor. The State Department had to remind him
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration recently scheduled a meeting between his commissioner of international affairs and Iran's U.N. ambassador. The meeting was only stopped after the State Department intervened and ordered it…
At 38, I didn't want to waste time trying to get pregnant. Our employers' fertility benefits let us skip straight to IVF.
It was just my husband and me at our kitchen table. All of the IVF supplies were out. Somehow, there were too many instructions, but also not enough. How do we know we're mixing the medicine correctly? What if there's an air bubble in the needle?
I Think PlayStation's All-Digital Future Makes It Clear: Owning Your Video Games Has Never Been More Important
Everyone has a foundational memory of borrowing a video game and discovering a whole new world. For me, it was Fallout. My friend Joe lent me an Xbox 360 copy of New Vegas: Ultimate Edition – the base game plus all the DLC on one handy disc…
Fresh blow for Vernon Kay star as ITV show axed after just two series
There's some bad news for Vernon Kay and Big Brother host AJ Odudu after ITV confirmed they won't be commissioning a third series of M&S: Dress The Nation. Despite being watched by eight million viewers in its first year, the second stylish season…
The best visas for Americans looking for a big - or small - change
The right “best” visa for you sits at the junction of several Venn diagram circles: climate, economic opportunity, length of visa, language, culture. If you want to dabble in a new adventure for a limited span of months, this list has…
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