Month: November 2019

Dear John: My grandmother, who died in 1967, worked for over 25 years at Goddard Neighborhood Center, and someone there gave her a hearing aid. She was deaf from childhood due to an injury.  So it is long overdue that I pay it forward. Kindly let me know the name of a contact at LivelyRead moreRead more

Derek Jeter’s digital-publishing career may be in its final inning, as his sports blog, Players’ Tribune, scrambles to find a new buyer after burning through close to $80 million since its launch five years ago, according to sources. Jeter is not expected to be involved if a sale is concluded, sources said. “It’s hemorrhaging money,”Read moreRead more

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon is looking to buy a respected British newspaper and steer it to the right, according to a report Sunday. The Breitbart co-founder confirmed that he is looking to assemble a consortium to take over the UK broadsheet The Daily Telegraph. “It’s one of the great untapped properties,” Bannon toldRead moreRead more

Russian hackers are targeting anti-doping organizations after the country was banned from the 2020 Olympics, according to a new report. Microsoft said this week that it has been tracking cyberattacks from a group known to be linked to Russia, known as Strontium, aka Fancy Bear/APT28. The group is targeting anti-doping organizations prior to the TokyoRead moreRead more

A popular Big Apple dance instructor sexually harassed and threatened a front-desk worker at a Manhattan studio — and management danced around the issue when she complained, a new lawsuit claims. Gabriella Pinheiro, 24, says Afro-Cuban dance teacher Stevie Insua “forcibly kissed” her and said unseemly things to her in Spanish because she was usuallyRead moreRead more

Surely it was a coincidence, because these things can’t get pulled together so quickly. But no sooner had De’Aaron Fox fed Richaun Holmes for an easy dunk, giving the Sacramento Kings — the 1-5 Sacramento Kings — a 72-44 lead over the Knicks three minutes into the second half, a couple of things happened. First,Read moreRead more

Not a single win over a team currently ranked. Just four victories over teams above .500, and one is Wofford. A near loss to 4-5 North Carolina. It scheduled Wofford and Charlotte as part of its non-conference slate. The best win came against mediocre Texas A&M, which is in fourth place in the SEC West.Read moreRead more

When Nordstrom unveiled its Midtown flagship store in October, it brought with it a bunch of new restaurants — from several collaborations with high-profile chefs to an edgy doughnut shop. And Nordstrom is not alone. Saks opened an outpost of the popular Parisian haunt L’Avenue last year that’s had trendy diners trekking to the storeRead moreRead more

On the 27th March, illustrator and artist Daisy de Villeneuve will be joining the Fashion Business Club as their guest speaker. Daisy has commercially collaborated with various names in the fashion industry like boutique Browns Focus, Parisian store Collette, Moët & Chandon champaign, the Viktoria & Albert Museum, Shanghai Tang, and Topshop. She has exhibitedRead moreRead more

A newly created award at Graduate Fashion Week will be introduced this year. The British Fashion Council shall sponsor the ‘Creative Cutting Award’, which will focus on awarding those students with outstanding technical prowess in the art of cutting. Hilary Riva, Chief Executive of the BFC said: “The British Fashion Council is delighted to sponsorRead moreRead more