Monthly Archives: September 2022

10 burning questions we have about ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

Don’t Worry Darling has finally arrived in theaters, after months of buzz that went from eager to toxic seemingly overnight. As Olivia Wilde’s sophomore feature-length directorial effort, following her universally praised teen comedy Booksmart, anticipation was high for this retro-style feminist parable. Then came months of offscreen scandals that sparked round after round of social…

New York City welcomes Little Amal, the refugee puppet

New York City hotspots have a new, larger-than-average visitor this week: Little Amal, the 12-foot-tall puppet representing a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, who has made her way around the world to bring attention to displaced children. Walk With Amal, or The Walk, is an international art and advocacy project by the Handspring Puppet Company, founded in…

Intel Raptor Lake flagship CPU box spotted, suggesting it’s close to release

The packaging for Intel’s Core i9-13900K processor has been leaked, and while the spilled photo shows that it follows the same theme as the existing 12900K – including that wafer – there are some slight, but nonetheless interesting, changes. The box for the Core i9-13900K was posted on Twitter by well-known leaker HXL, who got…

A Philadelphia diner has been ordered to hand $1.35 million to workers after it used tips to pay wages

Empire Diner (not pictured) will appeal against the Department of Labor decision. Paige Leskin/Business Insider A Philadelphia diner was ordered to pay $1.35 million in back wages and damages to 107 employees. The Department of Labor said Empire Diner used server tips to pay bussers’ wages. Empire told USA Today it intended to appeal the…

Russia’s ramped-up gas squeeze means an even deeper recession for Europe — and a sharp winter will pile on the pain, Deutsche Bank warns

Russia halted natural gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline last month. ODD ANDERSEN/Getty Images Europe will suffer an even deeper recession than Deutsche Bank predicted, its strategists said. Russia’s indefinite shut-off of a key natural gas pipeline has intensified Europe’s energy crisis. That bodes ill for Europe’s economy, and a very cold winter…

Donald Trump shares Truth Social photo proclaiming him as second only to Jesus

Former President Donald Trump, left, speakING in North Carolina and an oil painting of Jesus, right, by Paris Bordone. Getty Images Donald Trump shared a Truth Social post comparing him to Jesus Christ. The post said the former president is “second greatest” only to Jesus. Trump’s supporters, and even Trump himself, have made similar comparisons…