Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar.This week: a senior account manager who makes $113,000 per year and spends some of her money this week on an iPad. Occupation: Senior account managerIndustry: Healthcare Age: 36Location: Queens, New YorkSalary: $113,000Assets: Savings: $1,500Debt: $133,000 (three personal loans,...
An award-winning broadcast journalist and communications professional, Kofi Bartels, who currently hosts a morning show on Nigeria Info FM, Lagos, has said that his main purpose for doing what he does is to make an impact on the lives of people. He told Sunday Scoop, “I believe I am the king of morning radio in Read More
Often the number of friends we have dwindles as we age. What happens when you actively fight against it?When retiree Pat Mathews was planning her post-work life in an outer suburb in Melbourne’s west, she realised she lacked friends – local friends. She remembers thinking: “You’re going to have a lonely life if you don’t do something.”Until then, for more than 30 years, the divorcee had enjoyed a busy city job – 6am to 6pm, five days a week – surrounded by people. The two-hour commute meant she...
Their first single in 13 years arrived after a “contentious” writing session.
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar.This week: a communications specialist who makes $214,000 per year and spends some of her money this week on Honey Halo moisturizer. Content Warning: This diary contains references to body image issues. Occupation: Communications specialistIndustry: LaborAge: 34Location: Salem,...
David Paton's 1974 song "Magic" has been repurposed as the theme for Novo Nordisk's Ozempic campaign. Paton, his late bandmate's estate, and Sony Publishing have profited, with Paton likely earning seven figures.
A handful of new Australian novels feature women getting older in a culture that would prefer it happened out of sightGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn 1972 the feminist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, then 62, published her book The Coming of Age to “break the conspiracy of silence” surrounding ageing. In it she argued that old age is culturally defined, arriving at different moments in the human life cycle depending on the time and place. “Society,” she wrote, “looks upon old age...
"Crazy Rich Asians" will soon come to Broadway, years after author Kevin Kwan's bestseller jumped from page to screen in a watershed moment for Asian representation in Hollywood. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures revealed on Wednesday that director Jon M. Chu will helm a stage musical based on Kwan's "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy. The musical also will be based on Warner Bros.'s 2018 film adaptation of the first novel, which Chu directed. Playwright Leah Nanako Winkler will write the book, which will...
In an era of load management across sports, these major leaguers still believe that the greatest ability is availability.
“Back then, there wasn’t the same amount of safeguarding with young actors. There wasn’t anyone checking if we were okay."View Entire Post ›
The High Street giant said it will work with farmers in its supply chains to introduce a new feed into their cattle's diet to reduce the amount of methane they produce.
Jabril Hussein Abdullahi, 24, was convicted for supplying the Class A drug in November 2021, being sentenced to three years and five months behind bars.