Threads, the new social app from Meta, had a fast start this month when it racked up 100 million downloads in less than a week. With so much momentum, the […]
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Back to news homeThe End of the Magic World’s 50-Year Grudge
In 1973, a young man named Uri Geller appeared on one of the BBC’s most popular television shows, “The Dimbleby Talk-In,” and announced that the laws of Newtonian physics did […]
How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality
As the FTX cryptocurrency exchange imploded last fall, Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, made an urgent phone call.He dialed Sina Nader, FTX’s head of partnerships. The exchange’s staff […]
This Barber’s Clientele Includes Draymond Green and Other Celebrities
I slide into a cushy leather chair in this bustling shop next to a small flooring business. The hum of clippers echoes throughout the room.Jay Organez swoops a crisp cape […]
How Barbara Walters Went From ‘Today Girl’ to Pioneering Media Star
She became the subject of a Madame Tussauds wax figure. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was placed on the sidewalk outside the theater used for the Academy […]
How Influencers Hype Crypto, Without Disclosing Their Financial Ties
Some of the projects that Mr. Armstrong promoted were small-time, experimental crypto ventures that eventually encountered problems. In those cases, he said, he considered himself a victim, too.“They’re preying on […]
OnlyFans founder makes crypto debut selling influencer trading cards
OnlyFans founder Tim Stokley is getting into the web3 game with a new NFT startup, Zoop, launching this summer. On Zoop, people can buy, sell, and trade 3D NFT “playing […]
All Those Celebrities Pushing Crypto Are Not So Vocal Now
In the latest commercial from the virtual currency exchange Crypto.com, titled “Bravery Is a Process,” the star basketball player Joel Embiid walks through Philadelphia while Bill Self, his former college […]
Prepare Yourself for This Weekend’s ‘Crypto Bowl’
The crypto industry, which struggles with a reputation for being volatile, bad for the environment and overrun by wealthy tech guys, has tried to demystify itself for the general public […]
Li Guangman’s Essay Ignites Guessing Over Xi’s Plans for China
For years, Li Guangman, a retired Chinese newspaper editor, wrote in obscurity, firing off attack after attack at chic celebrities and celebrated tycoons whom he accused of betraying the sturdy […]