When James Daunt was named CEO of Barnes & Noble in 2019, he quickly began making the big-box store more like local indie bookstores. Barnes & Noble had just been taken private by Elliott Advisors for $683 million after sales declines driven by formulaic stores that had lost their charm. The hedge fund installed Daunt,
“If not me, who?” said actor Billy Porter in a 2024 Guardian interview, explaining the rationale for his plan to direct and star in a biopic of Black queer author and activist James Baldwin. “Who’s going to tell it better than the Black gay man who embodies that in today’s age?” Porter was right that
To test these new ideas, researchers are exploring the infant universe through simulations. “There’s actually been really remarkable progress since Webb launched, really in the last year or so, on numerical simulations,” Somerville told attendees, adding that these new simulations “perhaps are more appropriate and more informative for interpreting observations in the high-redshift universe.” As
LeBron James has announced that he will join the Philadelphia 76ers next season for what he believes will be his last contract in the NBA. The 41-year-old, the leading scorer in league history, left the Los Angeles Lakers after eight years last month. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves and Miami Heat were
The Miami Heat mistakenly posted a link on YouTube to LeBron James’ ‘introductory press conference’ even though the NBA great has not yet decided where he will play next season. The link to the live broadcast, scheduled for July 27, was uploaded to the Heat channel on Tuesday before being removed. A Heat spokesman told
LeBron James, 41, said he doesn’t see why athletes should retire if they’re still performing at a high level. In a video posted Monday from a live “The Shop” podcast panel at Fanatics Fest, the NBA star talked about what keeps him playing after 23 seasons and why he’s not ready to stop. “One of