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The Liberated Life of Colman Domingo
The last time I talked to Colman Domingo, in 2021, his life was completely different. At fifty-one, he was a successful character actor,…
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
Swedan covers business developments, emerging companies, entrepreneurial stories, and trends influencing industries and the broader economy.
The goal is to bring readers accessible coverage of business stories while highlighting developments, ideas, and opportunities shaping the marketplace.
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Business
Sunac can’t rule out 2nd offshore debt overhaul
Defaulted property developer Sunac China Holdings said it can’t rule out a second offshore debt restructuring as a prolonged property…
Business
Chinese stocks enter bear market as geopolitical risks mount
Chinese shares fell for a fifth straight day, pushing a closely watched benchmark into a bear market, as geopolitical tensions simmer…
Business
US stock market faces reality check in high-bar earnings season
The US stock market’s strongest two-year rally since the dot-com bubble is heading for its next big test as companies start releasing…
Politics
Oil rises as Russia sanctions bolster crude’s hot start to 2025
Oil settled at a three-month high as the US ratcheted up sanctions against Russia, adding to a run of bullish developments that have…
Business
Larger S-Reits rank among those with highest net retail inflows in 2024
RETAIL investors have been net buyers of Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) in 2024 amid volatile performance for the…
News
Name Game: How to Know if Your Dream Business Name is Already Taken
Choosing a business name is like picking the face of your brand. It’s exciting, but it can also be a bit tricky. You want something that…
News
Karen Bass: LA Mayor Drastically Cut Fire Department Funding and Handed Out Rich Contracts to City Workers Months before Catastrophic Wildfires
Los Angeles was forced to slash funding at a major scale for its fire department after Mayor Karen Bass approved a number of lucrative…
Politics
Smart business? Currying favor? Why big tech leaders are friending and funding Trump
Four years ago, several of California’s most influential tech titans determined that then-President Trump was such a threat to democracy…
News
Elon Musk's Neuralink Marks Major Milestone with Successful Third Brain Implant, Paving the Way for Mind-Controlled Technology
Elon Musk's company Neuralink has implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) device into a third patient. The announcement was made…
News
Who Is Gloria Lynn Mandich? The Accused Arsonist Behind California's Freddy Fire
California continues to battle devastating wildfires, with over 130,000 residents displaced and numerous state parks closed. Amid this…
News
Column: For Angelenos suffering fire fatigue, ace water drop videos are sweet revenge
Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Super Scooper water drop! The most memorable battle scenes exist in the pivot — the…
News
Love Scout Episode 3 Recap, Review, and Reactions
Love Scout episode 3 aired on SBS on Friday (January 10) at 10:00 pm KST. People in Korea watched the third episode on TV or various…
News
Donald Trump Sentenced to 'Unconditional Discharge' in Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case as He Will Be First Felon to Become US President
A Manhattan judge on Friday sentenced Donald Trump to no penalty on his conviction for hiding a "hush money" payment he used to cover up a…
News
FACT CHECK: Do These Visuals Show Los Angeles Wildfires Engulfing the Historic 'Hollywood' Sign?
Was the iconic "Hollywood" sign burnt by the fires raging in Los Angeles County this month? A strange claim accompanied by a series of…
Business
US: Wall St opens lower after hot payrolls data stokes rate cut worries
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Jan 10) after a better-than-expected jobs report fanned expectations that the Federal…
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News
LA Wildfires: Video Captures Moment Homeless Man with Blow Torch Is Tackled by Furious Locals as Cops Confirm Kenneth Fire Is Arson [WATCH]
A newly released cell phone video captures the moment several Californians detained a homeless man who was later arrested in connection…
Business
How the Fed will help Singapore Reits outshine banks
SINGAPORE property owners have spent a long time languishing in the shadow of the chart-topping performance of the island’s banks. But…
Business
Japan’s NTT plans US$1 billion data centre Reit listing in Singapore; appoints BofA, UBS
JAPAN’S Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (NTT) has appointed Bank of America and UBS to work on a US$1 billion data centre real estate…
Business
"My Heart has Shattered into a Million Pieces" Paris Hilton Heartbroken as Malibu Home Reduced to Ashes in Wildfires
Paris Hilton, the famed American socialite, singer, and actress, shared a devastating update after losing her Malibu home to the ongoing…
Politics
Barry Blitt’s “Two’s a Crowd”
In cartoonist Barry Blitt’s portrayal of the upcoming Inauguration Day, the new President is sidelined into a dash of yellow hair and a…
News
The Outsized Influence of De La Soul
Continuing its study of Mahler, the Philadelphia Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall with the Ninth Symphony, the composer’s last…
News
A City on Fire Can’t Be Photographed
The glow in the photos coming out of Los Angeles is otherworldly, though that is precisely the wrong term. Cinematic? That isn’t quite…
Business
Who Is Seth Abramson? Elon Musk's Harvard Educated Biographer Sounds Alarm on Billionaire's Heavey Drug Use,Mental State and Power
Seth Abramson, a Harvard-educated attorney and self-proclaimed Elon Musk biographer, has raised concerns about the billionaire's mental…