The cheesy focaccia of your dreams is real

The cheesy focaccia of your dreams is real

By Kevin Pang, The New York Times RECCO, Italy — Ask Fred Plotkin, the author of Italian cookbooks and restaurant guides, and he’ll say the most craveable food on the planet can be found in a seaside town on the sunny northwest coast of Italy. Plotkin has eaten through all 20 regions of Italy to … Read more

Why sin taxes could play a significant role in Britain’s budget

Why sin taxes could play a significant role in Britain’s budget

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, two days before the announcement on the first budget of the new Labour government, at Downing Street, in London, on October 28, 2024. Hollie Adams | Afp | Getty Images Britain’s Labour government appears poised to raise “sin taxes” in its … Read more

Broadway rebounds from pandemic  abyss with nearly all 41 theaters open

Broadway rebounds from pandemic  abyss with nearly all 41 theaters open

Broadway is taking it to the house again. Confounding gloomy portrayals of a pandemic-crippled theater industry, all but one of 41 Broadway venues will be open for performances in November — the first month so many have been active since 2018, according to the Broadway League, the industry’s trade organization. And the only dark stage … Read more

British oil giant BP posts $2.3 billion in third-quarter profit

British oil giant BP posts .3 billion in third-quarter profit

British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices and lower refining margins. The energy firm posted underlying replacement … Read more

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos defends paper’s decision to not back 2024 candidate, claims presidential endorsements ‘create a perception of bias’

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos defends paper’s decision to not back 2024 candidate, claims presidential endorsements ‘create a perception of bias’

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos defended his publication’s decision not to back a presidential candidate ahead of the Nov. 5 election, insisting political endorsements “create a perception of bias.” Bezos broke his silence on the matter in an op-ed published by the Washington Post Monday night, arguing his newspaper ending its long-running practice of endorsing a candidate … Read more

Shark Tank’s Loss, Brian Altomare’s Gain: LugLess Baggage Service Expands By 500% After Rejection

Shark Tank’s Loss, Brian Altomare’s Gain: LugLess Baggage Service Expands By 500% After Rejection

Brian Altomare, founder of LugLess, entered the airline baggage services industry after his business pitch was rejected by Shark Tank in 2013. LugLess offers a service that enables travellers to ship their luggage in advance at competitive prices, positioning itself as a cost-effective alternative to expensive airline baggage fees. The business saw a quick rise, … Read more

Ford Motor (F) earnings Q3 2024

Ford Motor (F) earnings Q3 2024

Ford and Lincoln vehicles are displayed for sale at a Ford dealership on August 21, 2024 in Glendale, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor guided to the low end of its previously announced 2024 earnings forecast as it slightly topped Wall Street’s third-quarter expectations. The Detroit automaker said Monday it now … Read more

The espresso martini has nothing on these 2 drinks

The espresso martini has nothing on these 2 drinks

By Rebekah Peppler, The New York Times Despite its name (and temperature), cold brew’s season extends far beyond summer’s last breath — especially when put to use behind the bar. It is just as easy — if more time intensive — to make your own cold brew as it is to make hot coffee. On … Read more

More Washington Post staffers resign over failure to endorse Kamala Harris as president

More Washington Post staffers resign over failure to endorse Kamala Harris as president

At least two more staffers have penned their last story for The Washington Post as employees resign in protest over the broadsheet’s decision not to endorse Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election. Editorial board members David Hoffman and Molly Roberts have issued their resignations, Semafor media journalist Max Tani reported on Monday. The two … Read more