“This Is Us” took the idea of a “final season” to heart, which made the end of the show seem less important after all that had happened in the episodes leading up to it. Even so, the show stayed true to its main ideas and formula by playing with time and showing the “circle of … Read more
Review: Top Gun: Maverick lives up to the hype. It’s a serious homage to the first Top Gun. It was directed by Joseph Kosinski, who also directed Tron: Legacy, another late sequel to a 1980s movie. Christopher McQuarrie, who usually directs Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible, helped write it. The opening blurb and aircraft-carrier montage … Read more
Celebrities have busy lives, so sometimes they need more than just coffee to start their day. Athletes who have to train hard and actresses who want their skin to look its best give breakfast more thought than you might think. Even though these breakfast foods are all different, they are all high in nutrients and … Read more
There might not be anything more inspiring than Janet Jackson blaring through your speakers and Tunde Oyeneyin telling you to crank up your resistance. The person from Houston has become one of Peloton’s most famous people. She leads community-based classes with up to 20,000 fans, and she just signed a deal with Nike. Morning Brew … Read more
Companies are starting to store their acorns in expectation of tougher conditions as equities continue to fall and an economic slump looms. Consider Uber. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote a message to Uber employees on Sunday, outlining how the company is hunkering down in the face of a rapidly deteriorating macro environment—and what he laid out … Read more
The solar sector in the United States is currently in shambles. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, 318 solar projects around the US have been cancelled or postponed in recent weeks, including one in Texas that would have powered more than 10,000 homes. This represents more than a third of the utility-scale solar development … Read more
Simone Giertz is a Swedish innovator and product designer who has made her own Tesla truck (“Truckla”) and decided to offer a solid white jigsaw with a deliberately missing piece. She’s been documenting everything for her 2.6 million YouTube fans for the past seven years, including a brain tumour. We talked with Giertz while she … Read more
Few brands have grown in popularity as much as Formula 1 and Miami in the last two years. The two are getting together this weekend for what promises to be a bacchanal of whiskey, gasoline, and probably not enough suntan lotion. The Miami Grand Prix takes place tomorrow, marking the first time an F1 event … Read more
When the final Airbnb price is established, the online buying business is facing more 52-week lows than the groupchat. Many prominent e-commerce shops are reporting reduced sales as the pandemic-fueled boom fades and shoppers return to real stores, warning that the industry is facing a brick-and-mortar wall. Add recession to your shopping cart? Last week, … Read more
All of the worst puns are saved for the most important central bank meetings. Yesterday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell raised interest rates by a half-percentage point. It’s a) the greatest rate hike since 2000, and b) the first time the Fed has raised rates in consecutive meetings since 2006. This isn’t your typical move, but … Read more