I love long term storytelling and characters getting years long payoffs. This has never been more true than with my all-time favorite wrestler, Sami Zayn. This week, I analyze the brilliant years long story arc of Sami Zayn in WWE. A story of imposter syndrome, a miscast villain, and a...
Russian President Vladimir Putin may speak with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump before his inauguration in January, but the Kremlin leader will not initiate contact, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. Trump, who secured a historic second term in the White House on Wednesday, has pledge...
I soon perceived the futility of Bernie’s efforts, however, AND the long-term damage he was doing to Clinton. I quit wearing his “Political Revolution” tee-shirt to the gym and tried to talk up Clinton. Despite my sympathy for the cause(s) Bernie espoused, I belatedly anticipated the...
BEIJING, June 25 (TiPost) -- While 2022 marked the first winter for technology unicorns, it is even harsher this year for unicorns across the world, particularly Chinese unicorns. The term “unicorn”, coined by venture capitalist Aileen Lee in 2013, refers to startups with valuations of $...
Nic Carter, a crypto investor who supports Trump, warned on X that the new company would be “the juiciest DeFi target ever” for hackers, using a shorthand term for “decentralized finance.” “At best it’s an unnecessary distraction, at worst it’s a huge embarrassment and source of (...
Later that day, Heads of School Richard Chang and Stephen Cirasuolo informed the school community about the altercation. “A preliminary investigation points to the student potentially being struck with an unknown object, possibly an electronic device,” they wrote. “We want to reassure you that ...
Byron Sharp* notes that the iPod advertising campaign “did not mention the term ‘MP3 player.’” In fact, “their advertising didn’t talk about this new technology at all.” Instead of selling new technology, Apple was selling joy. As Sharp explains, the iPod advertising campaign ...
I don’t want to be around people or be in a crowd or mingle with people I don’t know. Sometimes the thought of meeting someone new just overwhelms the holy living shit out of me. It’s called “Anxiety”. And an even better term for what I’m self-diagnosing would be “Social...
The caucus typically strictly adheres to seniority guidelines in selecting panel leaders and doesn't have term limits, leading to long tenures for certain members atop committees. Younger lawmakers have newly bristled at some of those senior leaders, believing new heads would be more effective — ...
And it would be a sign of just how strongly the party wants to turn the page on an older generation of leaders, particularly after losing an election many blame on 82-year President Joe Biden’s initial decision to run for a second term. “It’s in the air. People want heads to ...