The final episode of Pachinko, the TV adaptation of Min-Jin Lee’s bestselling novel, will air on Apple TV+ on Friday. The multigenerational story of a Korean family who immigrates to Japan during Japanese colonial authority has already caused this Morning Brew writer cry four times. Soo Hugh, the showrunner, executive producer, writer, and creator of … Read more
Since the start of the Ukrainian conflict, the EU has paid more than $37 billion for Russian energy imports, with Germany accounting for a large portion of it. While pressure is building on the country to stop funding Putin’s war activities with energy purchases, leaders there argue that the economic cost is simply too high. … Read more
Disney’s capacity to effectively self-govern its theme park has been revoked by a statute passed by Florida’s GOP-controlled legislature. The law will now be sent to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk, where he is likely to approve it, effectively ending Florida and Disney’s long-standing Timon and Pumbaa bond. The decision is largely perceived as payback for … Read more
In a new Netflix show called Is It Cake?, professional bakers challenge celebrity judges to decide if it’s cake or not. But a more pertinent question for Netflix would be: Is it toast? Yesterday, the streaming service’s shares plummeted 35%, wiping away $54 billion in market value and marking the company’s worst trading day since … Read more
It’s been more than 36 hours since a Florida court invalidated the CDC’s federal mask mandate for transportation, and Americans are still trying to figure out what it means. What you should know is this: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said that it would no longer enforce the mandate on public transportation and airlines just … Read more
Putting your finger in a car door isn’t going to hurt as bad as the shortfall in EV batteries is going to do. During a tour of Rivian’s plant in Illinois last week, CEO RJ Scaringe told reporters this: The recent semiconductor shortage that has been hurting the auto industry is just a “taste” of … Read more
As soon as Easter is over, today is a good time to start planning your summer trips. If you’re going to be away for a while in the next few months, you might want to take some ideas from Tom Hanks’ movie The Terminal: It’s going to be a mess, say people in the business. … Read more
Ray Dalio is also the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. He is a history fan, too. In this video, Dalio talks about how empires rise and fall in a certain way called the Big Cycle. He thinks that China will soon overtake the United States and become the world’s most powerful … Read more
Twitter put in place a “poison pill” plan yesterday to stop Elon Musk from taking over the company. The goal of the “shareholder rights plan,” as it’s called, is to make it look like a millionaire would buy Twitter. New York Times: A securities expert told the paper that “even for him, it would be … Read more
It could stop billions of dollars in trade and weaken already fragile supply chains if freight traffic slows down on a key logistics route. The protest isn’t in Canada, China, or the Suez Canal. They’ve been blocking the US–Mexico border crossings since Monday in protest of a new inspection programme that Texas Governor Greg Abbott … Read more