Kids aren’t reading for pleasure—and more than tech is to blame
A quarter-century ago, David Saylor shepherded the epic Harry Potter fantasy series onto U.S. bookshelves. As creative director of children’s publisher Scholastic, he helped design and…
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What to Make of the Mother Who Made You
It is hard to overstate the literary impact, in 1997, of Arundhati Roy’s début novel, “The God of Small Things.” A family drama set in a small town in Kerala, in southern India, it was…
CICT should up retail property exposure and reduce exposure to office spaces.
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) – the Republic’s oldest and largest real estate investment trust (Reit) – offers investors exposure to properties that are used for retail…
Is Ghosting Inevitable?
Any new technology created for the purpose of human connection also creates an opportunity for novel forms of missed connection: the envelope returned to sender, the unanswered phone call,…
Trump’s Cabinet Picks Have Made Republican Senators Look Like Chumps
Pete Hegseth, then the nominee for Defense secretary, promised Joni Ernst he would make the conducting and passing of an audit at the Pentagon a major priority. Yet, since his…
Trump’s Tariff Losses Are a Moment of Reckoning for the Supreme Court
The court even included a reference to Chief Justice John Roberts’s landmark ruling in 2012 that upheld the Affordable Care Act. Tariffs, in practical terms, are a tax paid by individuals…
Trump Is Our True National Emergency
Some judges have indeed started saying to the Trump administration, in effect, Cut the shit. “Blind deference to the government?” said Judge Zia M. Faraqui recently, when asked by federal…
BlackRock loses US$17 billion mandate at Dutch pension fund PFZW
BlackRock has lost a mandate worth US$17 billion with one of the largest pension funds in the Netherlands, amid concerns the world’s biggest money manager isn’t acting in the best…
Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet,’ Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ and Kate Moss Biopic Among BFI London Film Festival Lineup
The 69th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its 2025 program, featuring a star-studded lineup of films including Chloé Zhao‘s “Hamnet,” an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel…
NFL star Josh Allen is rewriting the ambassador playbook
Reigning National Football League MVP Josh Allen met Therabody founder and chiropractic doctor Jason Wersland at his first Buffalo Bills training camp in 2018. Three years later, Allen…
Major liners’ Ebit margins expected to turn negative in H2 2025
The average earnings margins for the liner businesses of major ocean shipping companies fell to 8.4 per cent in the quarter to June, as declining freight rates and rising operating costs…
Major sea carriers’ Ebit margins expected to turn negative in H2 2025
The average earnings margins for the liner businesses of major ocean shipping companies fell to 8.4 per cent in the quarter to June, as declining freight rates and rising operating costs…
9 Animated Disney Foods That Are Actually Real — Here's Whether Or Not They Taste As Good As They Look
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Thai bonds defy global drop as political crisis fuels rate bets
Thailand’s deepening political crisis is insulating its bonds from the global rout, as growing expectations of further interest-rate cuts to support the sluggish economy boost demand for…
Jackie Chan’s ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Lands U.K. Distribution Deal With Trinity CineAsia (EXCLUSIVE)
Trinity CineAsia has secured U.K. distribution rights to Jackie Chan‘s latest action hit “The Shadow’s Edge,” setting an Oct. 3 theatrical release date for the thriller that has dominated…
Trump’s Angry, Crazed Rants to Media Unnerve Legal Experts: “Very Bad”
President Trump suffered a major loss Tuesday when a federal judge in California ruled that his military occupation of Los Angeles was illegal. Trump’s response was highly unsettling.…
The connected customer
As brands compete for increasingly price conscious consumers, customer experience (CX) has become a decisive differentiator. Yet many struggle to deliver, constrained by outdated systems,…
Chinese Zara rival Urban Revivo steps up global push with new stores in fashion capitals
China’s Urban Revivo will open a nearly 2,700-square-metre store in London on Wednesday (Sep 3), its second in the city this year, as the fast fashion retailer often likened to Inditex’s…
Building the AI-enabled enterprise of the future
“This is one of those inflection points where I don’t think anybody really has a full view of the significance of the change this is going to have on not just companies but society as a…
Singapore lists air turbulence as key safety risk in new report
Singapore has pledged to strengthen aviation safety practices around in-flight turbulence after two accidents last year that resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries. Severe…
How to turn your inner critic into a powerful force for growth
Anxiety and ambition often go hand in hand—but we rarely talk about that openly, especially in the context of leadership. Morra Aarons-Mele, author of The Anxious Achiever and host of the…
Anurag Kashyap’s Amazon MGM Studios Film ‘Nishaanchi’ Unveils Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
Amazon MGM Studios India has unveiled the trailer for “Nishaanchi,” an action-packed entertainer from acclaimed director Anurag Kashyap that promises to deliver a full-throttle theatrical…
EXCLUSIVE: Jacquemus Pops the Champagne With Veuve Clicquot
PARIS — Between well-received collections, ongoing international expansion and an upcoming first fragrance, Simon Porte Jacquemus has plenty of reasons to pop the bubbly. Now his label’s…
Big Food goes small: Kraft Heinz bets on simplicity to boost shares
Investment bankers had pitched a breakup to Kraft Heinz for years without success, sources said. The company finally agreed to a split when it realised that two simpler companies would be…