“A MAN DOESN’T APPREHEND heaven in his gaze; he beholds a chasm. For he gazes not upward, but downward; deep into a cold, black rift strung along its jaws with tiny, dying lights.” That dark, Lovecraftian line is on the first page of Laird Barron’s Black Mountain, the second novel in the Isaiah Coleridge series. […]
The CEO of a $600 million startup blasted Silicon Valley’s culture of delaying IPOs, likening it to a college victory lap paid for by VCs
Tannis Toohey/Getty Images Better.com CEO Vishal Garg told Business Insider he’d like his rapidly growing mortgage-tech company, which just closed its Series C, to tap the public markets in two to three years. He criticized the trend among startups of delaying an IPO in favor of basking in the private markets, likening it to a […]
Thom Browne Releases $12,000 USD Coat Made from Ties
Thom Browne has just released a long coat made from dozens of skinny ties. The creative take on outerwear sees the slim ties stitched together over the body of the coat for a patchwork effect. The ties arrive in herringbone, striped, and checked patterns, with random ties reversed to show the Thom Browne New York […]
What are five products that make you smile when you use them?
Pat McGrath Decadence Palette, Urban Decay Rebel Vice Lipstick, Bite Kale Lipstick, Tom Ford Love Lust Blush (discontinued version, though), Tom Ford Amber Absolute Private Blend. — Christine Join Discussion Source: Temptalia – Christine
Trump Asserts He Can Force U.S. Companies to Leave China
The president cited a national security law from 1977 that has never before been used to cut economic ties with a trading partner. Source: NYT > Business – Peter Baker
Investors have been plowing money into bitcoin since the start of the US-China trade war
Many investors have bought gold, a conventional haven asset, as the US-China trade war continues to weigh on global growth and market sentiment. People also plowed money into bitcoin during key moments in the trade war, according to eToro data. Trading of bitcoin surged 140% during these key moments. However, the cryptocurrency remains much more […]