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Megan Fox and Machine Gun KellyFrom the moment the Jennifer’s Body star met the rapper born Colson Baker on their shared movie set in 2020, she knew their relationship was destined to become what she called a “once in a lifetime” romance. Chatting with their Midnight in the Switchgrass director Randall Emmett on his and his then-fiancée Lala Kent’s podcast in July 2020, Fox recalled inquiring who was going to fill the empty chair on set. “And [Emmett] was like, ‘Oh, we just got Machine Gun Kelly,'” she said, “and immediately, I was like, ‘Uh oh.’ Because I knew, I could feel…

As a “Star Trek” fan, it’s hard not to feel the bittersweet sting of another set of Wilderness Years coming. With Paramount feeling the sweet sting of budget cuts and an impending merger with Warner Bros., it feels like the higher-ups at the Big Blue Mountain are closing up shop on the Final Frontier. Its now-flagship show, “Strange New Worlds,” has a mere two seasons to wrap up its five-year mission, and its last gasp at a hit series, “Starfleet Academy,” is burning off a pre-shot second season and closing its doors, hobbled by its expansiveness and the fact that…

Nearly five years after federal pandemic unemployment programs expired, they remain in the news. Federal investigators continue to uncover billions of dollars in fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims. States are still repaying debts incurred during the COVID-19 economic downturn. Despite the massive federal assistance, fewer state unemployment funds are prepared to weather a recession today than they were before the pandemic. My paper, A Safety Net Full of Holes, explores unemployment insurance (UI) before, during, and after 2020. Long after the emergency has subsided, many of the system’s financial and administrative problems remain. That persistence raises the paper’s central question: If…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: Mojtaba Khameini calls for continued Jihad (JPost) The AI trade is still on (Yahoo) Chinese memory co is Asia’s largest IPO this year (MC) Manipal Health IPO this week (Rediff) 25,000 Cr IPOs in the pipeline (HT) India’s secret Stock Exchange (BW) Company: 100Hands (Forbes) Market Indicators (Humble $) Picking stocks in a bloodbath (CS) Microcaps are struggling in US (Verdad) Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Trent Rockets clash with London Spirit in Match 8 of The Hundred Men’s Competition 2026 at the iconic Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Both franchises head into this high-stakes fixture eager to turn their fortunes around after stumbling in their respective tournament openers.The Rockets fell short against Birmingham Phoenix in their first outing despite a spirited half-century from opener Tom Banton. Back on home turf, skipper Sam Billings will look to harness a formidable batting line-up featuring explosive talents like Ben Duckett, Finn Allen, and Tim David. Their bowling unit, spearheaded by Matt Henry, Calvin Harrison, and veteran fast bowler Mohammad…

Morgan Rogers’ £117m switch from Aston Villa to Chelsea and Elliot Anderson’s £116 million move from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City each broke the record for the most expensive British player of all time in July 2026. New figures, though, show that neither transfer has threatened the most expensive moves ever in the Premier League when they are adjusted for inflation. Football finance experts Valuball have compiled a list of deals in today’s money based on a range of comprehensively calculated data. Here’s how they rank the most expensive Premier League signing ever, plus a look at where more recent…

Sekeres and Price: Frank Corrado says that the Elias Pettersson speculation to the Pittsburgh Penguins makes so much sense from the Penguins side of things. Watching how Sidney Crosby prepares could do wonders for Pettersson. “Prior to Nashville, it was like the, the hot team on the Elias Pettersson front was the Pittsburgh Penguins, and I kind of thought about that, and I was like, that makes a lot of sense on a few different levels. First of all, if we just go with like the Pettersson angle. Like he’s a veteran. He makes a lot of money. I get…

Lots of people might opt for the £50,000 guarantee, deciding that it is a life-changing amount of money in itself.After all, it is £10,000 more than the median average earnings for full-time workers in the UK for an entire year, according to official statistics, external.But younger people generally earn less and yet, according to this survey, external, those aged 18 to 24 are more willing to take the bet on £1m than any other age group.Some 28% go for the coin flip, compared with just 11% among the over-65s – their grandparents’ generation.There is a different tipping point for everyone.…

Somewhere right now, on a livestream, someone is tearing open a foil package while hundreds of people watch. Trading cards have become a spectator sport. The card market is at all-time highs, cardboard repriced by the hour, rare cards selling for eight figures, and a general sense of frenzy. But watch enough of it and something strange becomes clear. Nobody is looking at the cards. The audience isn’t consuming images, it’s consuming anticipation. The card boom has also surfaced hard questions, and the hardest ones surround grading. The past year saw the hobby’s dominant grading house facing scrutiny over grades…

‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collections day 4: Thalapathy Vijay and Pooja Hegde’s film crosses Rs 100 Cr Net; worldwide gross reaches Rs 217.48 Cr Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ has continued its impressive run at the box office during its opening weekend. The action entertainer witnessed a healthy rise in collections on its first Sunday.According to Sacnilk, the film collected an estimated Rs 32.00 crore net on Day 4. This represents a 10.7% increase over Saturday’s collection of Rs 28.90 crore.India and worldwide collections cross new milestones’Jana Nayagan’ has now taken its total India net collection to Rs 124.75 crore. The…