The revolution of rock & roll comes to life with the new HBO original series, “Vinyl”
Created by Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter, the new drama series premieres on February 14th, simultaneously with the United States Miami, FL – February 2, 2016 – HBO has announced the premiere of the new original drama series,…
Barstool Sports just got bought at a $10 million to $15 million valuation, and its founder is ‘kinda rich now’
By Biz Carson From Business Insider It’s one thing to get acquired. It’s another to do it in a video where you call your new boss the “big swinging d— at the cracker factory.” But if you’re a Barstool Sports fan,…
Pfizer raised the price of over 100 drugs this year
By Deena Beasley, Reuters From Business Insider Pfizer Inc. on Jan. 1 raised U.S. prices for more than 100 of its drugs, some by as much as 20 percent, according to statistics compiled by global information services company Wolters Kluwer. Pfizer…
David Bowie dies of cancer aged 69
From BBC Singer David Bowie, one of the most influential musicians of his era, has died of cancer at the age of 69. A statement was issued on his social media accounts, saying he “died peacefully, surrounded by his family”…
PricewaterhouseCoopers agrees to $55 Million Madoff Feeder Fund settlement
By Celia Ampel, From Daily Business Review Two PricewaterhouseCoopers divisions agreed to pay $55 million to victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme who invested through feeder funds. PwC Canada and PwC Netherlands were the last remaining defendants in a seven-year…
Mernet Larsen’s weird perspectives
Mernet Larsen likes to put things in (weird) perspective in his paintings From Designer Daily In Mernet Larsen’s world, being two feet away from another person can result in one person being gigantic, and the other tiny. Hell, even sitting…
From fast-food grunt to triumphant truffler
From Royal Caribbean Cruises Chef John Suley’s resume doesn’t mention where his life in food started. He was 14 and acting up the way teenagers do. His father, a lay missionary who surely knew the proverb about idle hands being…
Company plans to turn NYC’s trash cans into WiFi hotspots
By Mariella Moon From engadget NYC agreed to convert old payphones into hotspots back in 2014, and now a Massachusetts company called BigBelly wants to add connectivity to its smart trash cans, as well. BigBelly has applied for a grant…
Newsmax’s Top 50 Christmas Destinations in America
By John Blosser From newsmax Santa’s loading up his sleigh, living room trees are sparkling with lights, and the presents are wrapped and hidden, so why not do something really special this Christmas? Hit the road. America is chock-full of…
Heart monitor company in contempt of patent settlement
By P.J. D’Annunzio, From The Legal Intelligencer A federal judge has ruled that a cardiac monitoring service involved in patent infringement litigation is in contempt of a settlement prohibiting it from selling the plaintiff’s technology. U.S. District Judge Juan R….
