West Side Story started off its North American box office run with $800,000 in Thursday previews. The low-key number isn’t necessarily a surprise for a musical, which depends upon older moviegoers. Musicals have always been a tricky in terms of box office. The genre is more challenged than ever in the COVID-19 era, considering that…
Enlarge / On the left, a 2021-spec 13-inch Formula One tire. To its right, a 2022-spec 18-inch F1 tire. Formula One goes to Abu Dhabi this weekend. When the checkered flag waves and the fireworks fly on Sunday night, a thrilling season will end with either Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen emerging as this year’s…
The L is for “Lordy, this again??” — It’ll run on Pixels and one expensive Lenovo tablet or in the Android emulator. Andrew Cunningham – Dec 9, 2021 9:20 pm UTC Enlarge / A mockup of Android 12L running on different types and sizes of devices. Google is taking another run at producing a usable…
taking action — Strike Fund to support work stoppage raises over $100,000 in 12 hours. Kyle Orland – Dec 9, 2021 9:06 pm UTC Enlarge / Striking employees demand the reinstatement of Raven Software QA contractors who were let go last month in a photo posted Wednesday. A group of Activision Blizzard workers calling itself A…
National A bipartisan group led by two former governors is urging President Biden to help an estimated 167,000 children who have lost parents or caregivers. Courtney Grund with her son and Georgie, their therapy dog. Her son said he would like to see initiatives that better equip teachers and school officials to help grieving students.…
Coronavirus There’s one more step: The CDC must formally recommend the boosters for this age group and a decision is expected soon. Brett Carlsen / The New York Times, File By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press updated on December 9, 2021 | 11:37 AM The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16-…
National “This was divisive. It was ugly. It was vulgar.” By Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post December 9, 2021 | 11:33 AM Teri Hodson prayed Friday night – for unity, for goodness, for the Christmas spirit. The next night, as she and her husband ambled through historic downtown Yorktown, Va., toward the village’s annual Christmas boat…
National “I just shot him. … I grabbed the wrong (expletive) gun!” In this image taken from police video played during the trial of former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter on Wednesday, Dec. 8, in Minneapolis, Potters, right, is seen after the traffic stop of Daunte Wright on the April 11. The Associated Press…
Business Vishal Garg, chief executive and founder of Better.com, a mortgage lending company backed by SoftBank, in New York on April 20, 2007. Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times By Derrick Bryson Taylor and Jenny Gross, New York Times Service December 9, 2021 | 10:10 AM The chief executive of the mortgage lender…
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