“The Notebook” musical is coming to London’s West End. The show, based on Nicholas Sparks‘ bestselling novel and subsequent hit film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, will be the first production at the newly renamed Judi Dench Theatre (previously the Shaftesbury Theatre). With music and lyrics by “You and I” singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and
The Ford Foundation on Thursday laid out a new strategy that reorients the 90-year-old grantmaker around what it calls the “preconditions for thriving democracies,” from the rule of law to trustworthy information and inclusive economies. Some have considered it the Ford Foundation’s most significant strategic shift since 2015, when former president Darren Walker focused the
Smart ring maker Oura has sued Indian rival Ultrahuman again, seeking to block U.S. sales of its Ring Pro (pictured above) just months after the redesign helped the Bengaluru-based startup return to the American market following an import ban. The case is the latest in a string of patent disputes Oura has brought against competing
The attacks culminated in an RSF raid on 8 June. Hospital staff were taken by surprise – many of them escaped over the back wall as the RSF fighters entered the building, says Dr Mustafa Ahmed, a pharmaceutical specialist. But the director general of the hospital, surgeon Izzeldin Ahmed Dawaud Asow, encountered a group of
The surly miser Ebenezer Scrooge is no longer just a fictional character haunting the holidays — he’s on Venmo. To promote Ti West’s upcoming adaptation of the notorious character in the film “Ebenezer,” starring Johnny Depp in the titular role, the Paramount promotional team created a Venmo account for Ebenezer Scrooge. The official account for
Gary Vaynerchuk, 50, says aspiring entrepreneurs should spend every spare minute mastering AI and content creation. During a Thursday appearance on the “Nude Project” podcast, Vaynerchuk shared how he would approach starting a business today as a 16-year-old with 1,000 euros in capital. The podcast is hosted by Bruno Casanovas and Alex Benlloch, founders of
