10.Deep has collaborated with LA-based eyewear brand AKILA to create a pair of hexagonal sunglasses as part of their Fall/Winter 2019 collection. Contributing to this year’s brightly-hued sunglasses trend, the frames, named 720º, come in neon green with black lenses, blue with amber lenses and black with amber lenses. For a more incognito look, a classic […]
Director of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to Step Down
Kerry Brougher is leaving before the museum has even set an opening date. He will “return to his roots in the art world,” the board said. Source: NYT > Business – Jori Finkel
Wait, People Pay for Tinder?
Like a mobile game, the dating app offers paid features that increase the odds of success. Lots of people are buying. Source: NYT > Business – Jonah Engel Bromwich
More retail workers than law-enforcement officers were killed in homicides on the job for 6 years in a row
Associated Press More retail workers than law-enforcement workers were killed in homicides on the job each year between 2012 and 2017, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2017 is the latest year for which this data is available. 94 retail employees were killed in homicides while at work in 2017, compared to […]
The definitive story of how a controversial Florida businessman blew up MoviePass and burned hundreds of millions
Hollis Johnson/Samantha Lee/Business Insider A four-month investigation by Business Insider chronicles the rise and fall of the movie-ticket-subscription startup MoviePass. We tell the story of cofounder Stacy Spikes, who sought to shake up the tired movie-theater business by starting a subscription service. Enter Florida businessman Ted Farnsworth, who injected much-needed cash into the company and […]
Weight Watchers surges 14% after raising 2019 earnings outlook
Weight Watchers beat Wall Street’s earnings estimates and raised its 2019 outlook Tuesday, sending its shares surging. Source: Business News –