Tag: Personal Technology
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Everything coming Netflix in August 2023 — and what’s leaving
[ad_1] Netflix has a fairly sedate lineup for August 2023. The hit queer romantic comedy “Heartstopper” (Aug. 3) is back for its second season, as classmates/couple Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) prepare for prom and head abroad to Paris. Season 1 earned critical praise and an adoring fanbase, and Season 2 promises more…
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I’m a single parent with 2 kids, and owe $27,000 after being scammed. What now?
[ad_1] I’m a single parent with two kids, and fell victim to an online dating scam. I have no legal recourse as I did this on my own, thinking I was helping someone. My credit has now tanked. I owe $17,000 on one credit card, and I have two loans of $5,000 each. I have my…
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Everything new coming to Max in August 2023 — and what’s leaving
[ad_1] August brings the summer doldrums to Max, which for once has a relatively meager slate of programming. “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” (Aug. 6) is back for its second season, spanning the years from the 1980 NBA Finals through the 1984 season. Quincy Isaiah and Sean Patrick Small return as Magic…
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How Barbie conquered America – MarketWatch
[ad_1] Barbie built her dream marketing campaign. On Friday evening, as Barbie fever took over movie theaters across America — and the world — one scene struck me as romantic, poignant and sort of beautiful. But it wasn’t a scene from the feel-good movie, which was designed to lift spirits while taking some swipes at…
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Here’s everything coming to Amazon’s Prime Video and Freevee in August 2023
[ad_1] Amazon’s Prime Video and Freevee have a relatively light lineup coming in August 2023. Sigourney Weaver stars in “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart” (Aug. 4),a limited series based on the novel by Holly Ringland and set in two timelines, about a girl who’s sent to live with her grandmother after her parents die…
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Lukas Gage’s viral video audition haunts the ‘hot labor summer’ actors’ strike sweeping Hollywood
[ad_1] In November 2020, the actor Lukas Gage was auditioning for a role via video link when he heard the producer make some disparaging remarks about the size of his apartment. “These poor people who live in these tiny apartments,” the producer said. “I’m looking at his background and he’s got his TV and …”…
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I mailed a $280 wedding gift and never received a thank-you note. I fear the gift was lost or stolen. Is it gauche to ask?
[ad_1] Dear Moneyist, I attended a destination wedding in the spring. I didn’t bring a gift because I didn’t want to carry a large item with me on the plane and then make the newlyweds transport it home. The couple didn’t have a registry, but a month ago I bought them a gift and had…
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Americans reveal their No. 1 financial regret, but advisers say they hear these horrible mistakes the most
[ad_1] If you’re like most Americans, you are probably regretting some of your financial decisions. But first, the good news: Making money mistakes is not the end of one’s journey to financial freedom, Emmanuel K. Eliason, president and CEO of Eliason Wealth Management based in Centennial, Colo., told MarketWatch. It’s more like a detour to…
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My sister asked me to cosign her $11,000 student loan. Do I say yes?
[ad_1] I’m in my early 40s, out of debt and my credit score is finally excellent. So is it a terrible idea to cosign my little sister’s student loan? Still in her early 30s, she’s following in our late mother’s footsteps to become a nurse. She recently started a well-respected, 14-month accelerated nursing program in…
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‘I was outraged’: Our restaurant bill was $35 each, but our friend wanted to pay $22 for a gluten-free dish. Who’s right?
[ad_1] Dear Quentin, I went for dinner with six friends last weekend, and we each ordered entrees and desserts, and some side orders. One of our group only eats gluten-free food, so he ordered two starters. We split the bill, and it worked out at $36 each. But our gluten-free friend cried foul, and asked…