An actual Ronald McDonald got sued by McDonald’s — and won
Why communicators should love data. RCG co-founder Jim Ylisela is crazy about data and loves to torture young writers about its joy. Many moons ago, in the Before Times, I taught journalism in the master’s program at Northwestern’s Medill School. One of my favorite units was wait for it budgets. Rows of numbers. […]
Bring a few rats to the rich part of town, and suddenly, the city fixes your rat problem
Our editor spent a weekend in Barcelona and quickly learned that the fashion crowd there has excellent taste—five trends she was inspired to shop.
Total military spending by nations reached a record high of $2.443 trillion in 2023, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI.Across the globe, military expenditures increased by 6.8% in real terms over 2022, the steepest rise since 2009, according to the Swedish think tank which has tracked the military spending by countries based on open sources since the 1960s. Every region saw an increase, but Europe, Asia and Oceania, and...
Game publisher Take-Two Interactive has confirmed plans to lay off 5 percent of its total workforce by the end of 2024. It also will cancel the development of a number of its upcoming games.
Anthony Edwards leads five breakout performances to open the 2024 NBA Playoffs, as the Wolves, Nuggets, Knicks and Cavs all win at home.