As the acclaimed “Counting and Cracking” makes its North American debut, the playwright describes the work as “my soul on a plate.” Source link

Luis Rubiales, who led the country’s soccer federation, departed in disgrace after he forcibly kissed a player after the Women’s World Cup final. Source link

Tom Lee, managing partner and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, was one of the only analysts that predicted the stock market rally in 2023. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) had declined 19% in 2022 due to runaway inflation and rapidly rising interest rates, but Lee looked through that …

In an interview, the former British prime minister discussed his new book ‘On Leadership,’ the dysfunction of U.S. politics, and deflected questions about Elon Musk’s influence. Source link

My cousin Jared Pot is a family legend for all kinds of reasons, the main one being that you can’t listen to FM radio in the greater Toronto area without hearing him win a contest. I’m only barely exaggerating: The man routinely wins three to four prizes a week. Everyone …

ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq released a graphic video on Saturday that purports to show Friday’s attack at a concert hall in suburban Moscow recorded by one of the attackers, suggesting the perpetrators had a direct link to ISIS in order to be able to send the video. CNN has geolocated …

A British import on Sundance Now, the series balances sports sudsiness with prickly, fraught drama about sex, maturity, consent and power. Source link

Australia announced it would not bid, clearing the way for the Saudis to bring soccer’s biggest tournament back to the Gulf. Source link

(Reuters) – Discount home goods retailer Big Lots is preparing to file for bankruptcy as early as this Sunday and plans to sell its chain of stores through a court-supervised process, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation. The company will remain in operation under Chapter …

Using ruins as his canvas, Gamlet Zinkivskyi has captured life in wartime Ukraine in dozens of grim, gripping and harshly beautiful paintings. “Broken, but invincible,” read one captioned work. Source link