Monthly Archives: August 2022

Netflix’s ‘Carter’ review: Nonstop action at its most violent and exhausting

In a recent interview to promote Netflix‘s The Gray Man, Ryan Gosling boasted that the average action movie has “four to five big action moments.” “This has nine,” he smiles. Well, if it’s a competition, director Jung Byung-gil’s Carter only has the one action sequence. The thing is, it’s two hours and 14 minutes long….

GOP Rep. Peter Meijer says a Biden-Trump 2024 rematch would be a ‘frustrating and depressing dynamic’

Republican Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images GOP Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan said he doesn’t want a Trump-Biden 2024 rematch. “That is a very messed up and frustrating and depressing dynamic,” he told CNN on Friday. Meijer lost his primary against a Trump-backed challenger earlier this week. Republican Rep….

Here’s how Newell Brands is working to keep consumers spending on names like Rubbermaid, Sharpie, and Yankee Candle

Newell Brands’ school supplies — things like Sharpie markers, Paper Mate pens, Elmer’s glue, and  Expo dry-erase markers — continue to line parents’ shopping baskets. picture alliance / Getty Images Competing for consumers’ cash has become more challenging because of higher prices for necessities. Newell Brands owns hundreds of brands including Sharpie, Elmer’s, and Yankee…

The dollar’s dominance is not part of a currency war and its strengthening is critical to lowering global inflation, Bank of America says

Dollar vs. Yuan ByoungJoo/Getty Images The dollar’s massive gains against other currencies this year isn’t part of a “currency war,” Bank of America said. “The US is the epicenter of the global inflation problem,” the bank said. Dollar dominance does have consequences though, and it’s already lowered the global growth outlook. The dollar has risen…