Author: kumbhorg

Fed commentary ignited a dollar surge that commanded the week. Swiss GDP shocks, sterling’s inflation retreat, and yen intervention warnings delivered five sessions of relentless currency turbulence.

Any­one who keeps an eye on Hol­ly­wood knows — indeed, has been ever more fre­quent­ly and anx­ious­ly informed — that the the­ater busi­ness is in trou­ble. If few­er of us than ever have been going out to the movies, one rea­son must have to do with the easy avail­abil­i­ty of home stream­ing, to say noth­ing of all the pro­lif­er­at­ing dig­i­tal dis­trac­tions pre­ci­sion-engi­neered to cap­ture our atten­tion. But could it also have to do with a change in the pic­tures them­selves? With more than two mil­lion views racked up in just four days, the new Like Sto­ries of Old video essay…

NEED TO KNOW Morgan Geyser, one of the girls involved in the widely publicized 2014 Slender Man stabbing attack, is missingPolice said Geyser, now 22, recently cut off her Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet and left her group home in WisconsinGeyser stabbed fellow classmate Payton Leutner 19 times with the help of friend Anissa Weier when the girls were all 12 years old Police are currently searching for Morgan Geyser, one of the girls involved in the 2014 Slender Man-inspired stabbing, after she recently went missing. Geyser, now 22, left her group home in Madison, Wis., and cut off her…

Like her short La Bouche De Jean-Pierre (1996) and her features Innocence (2004), Evolution (2015) and Earwig (2021), Lucile Hadžihalilović’s latest, The Ice Tower, offers an unnerving, surreal take on a young person’s coming of age. It begins with a female voiceover narrating part of Hans Christian Andersen’s ​‘The Snow Queen’, accompanied by a fragmented kaleidoscope of snow-globe images (icy mountains, a tower) as though filtered through the distorting prisms of a crystal.Jeanne (Clara Pacini) not only knows ​‘The Snow Queen’ by heart, she also lives in a wintry, Alpine village whose snow white sierra resembles the illustrations from the book, which she regularly reads to…

Budaya Tidur Siang—bagi sebagian orang, ini mungkin terdengar seperti kemewahan, bahkan kemalasan. Namun, bagi banyak budaya di dunia, tidur siang bukan sekadar waktu istirahat, melainkan ritual penting yang mendukung kesehatan, produktivitas, dan kesejahteraan mental. Dari Spanyol hingga Jepang, dari Indonesia hingga Italia, kebiasaan tidur siang telah menjadi bagian tak terpisahkan dari kehidupan sehari-hari. Dalam artikel ini, saya ingin mengajak Anda menelusuri sejarah, manfaat, dan fenomena tidur siang di berbagai belahan dunia.Sejarah dan Asal Usul Budaya Tidur SiangTidur siang bukanlah konsep modern. Sejak zaman kuno, manusia menyadari pentingnya istirahat di tengah hari. Di Mediterania, misalnya, praktik siesta telah ada selama berabad-abad.…

Marco Jansen has now hit the most sixes by any batter in a Test innings in India. He has smashed seven sixes in the 93-run innings, which has left behind the likes of Vivian Richards and the great Matthew Hayden.The Indian team started off their campaign well against South Africa on Day 1. Unlike the poor conditions of play at the Eden Gardens, the Guwahati track offered more help to the batters, with considerable help for spinners and seamers as well.However, after Day 1 was dominated by an all-round brilliance, the second day leaned largely in favour of the Proteas.…

Should the Edmonton Oilers be looking to make a trade now to help turn things around? TSN: Craig Button, when asked if the Edmonton Oilers should be looking to make some trades now? Host: “Okay, discipline and patience are key to fix those issues. Now the next question seems obvious, Craig, are these the players to make those fixes, or should Oilers management been, be trying to make some trades? Button: “Now, I’m a big believer, Sarah, that if you’re looking for outside help to come in and fix problems that your current players have created, then you got a…

Rail fares in England next year are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the government has announced.The freeze until March 2027 will apply to regulated fares, which includes season tickets and off-peak returns.The most recent fare rise, in March 2025, was 4.6%. Rail fares traditionally have gone up in January, based on the July rate of the retail price index (RPI) + 1% – although this formula has not always been followed.The announcement comes days before the chancellor sets out the government’s financial plans in the Budget on Wednesday, with Rachel Reeves indicating that cutting the…

Bitcoin price is entering one of its most fragile moments of the cycle. The price action says it. The onchain data screams it. And the mood across crypto feels tense, almost brittle Bitcoin price fell to a low of $80,524 on Friday, its lowest level since April and a level many didn’t expect to see again this year. The drop pushed the bitcoin price more than 35% below its all-time high, erasing all year-to-date gains and dragging risk sentiment across the entire market with it.  Since the dip, the Bitcoin price has rebounded to the $84,000 range, showing high volatility…

Carlo Mole, Laura Gaynor and Joseph LeeBBC/SpunGold TV/Getty ImagesMiles Hart struck deals to sell £1m of Glastonbury tickets – then vanishedMiles Hart had a reputation as a guy who could get anything. Friends from the elite private school he used to attend say he once surprised them with an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris on a private jet with less than 24 hours notice.So when he started selling Glastonbury tickets, hospitality passes and VIP Access All Areas passes – claiming he had privileged access because of land his family owned near the festival site, or by working with a company at…