The spirit of Sundance

Frontier Group and Spirit Airlines Talk Possible Merger

Despite a failed deal years ago, the pair are in talks on another possible merger.

Inc. - 5h

Frontier Airlines Offers to Buy Spirit Airlines, Again

Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy protection last year, says it has rejected the new Frontier overture but would be open to a higher offer.

The New York Times - 19h

Sundance Made Park City the It Town. Now, It’s Moving.

After holding the event for 40 years in the Utah ski town, organizers plan to take it elsewhere starting in 2027.

The New York Times - 1d

Frontier Airlines proposes merging with bankrupt Spirit — again. Spirit says no

Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it has again proposed combining with Spirit Airlines, which is in bankruptcy.

CNBC - 21h

Frontier Airlines proposes merging with fellow budget carrier Spirit — again

Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it has again proposed merging with struggling rival Spirit Airlines, which is in bankruptcy.

NBC News - 23h

Frontier makes a second bid for Spirit with budget airlines struggling

Frontier Airlines is attempting for a second time to merge with the now bankrupt Spirit Airlines, which declared bankruptcy late last year as budget airlines struggle

ABC News - 1d

Frontier makes new offer to combine with bankrupt Spirit Airlines — and is rebuffed

After walking away from a deal twice last year, Frontier is now making an offer involving fresh debt and stock.

MarketWatch - 1d

Prime Minister: Jacinda Ardern documentary featuring home videos premieres at Sundance

The film includes footage shot by Clarke Gayford, the husband of the former New Zealand prime minister. A documentary traversing former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s leadership and ...

The Guardian - 2d

Sundance documentary disputes who took 'napalm girl' photo in Vietnam

Nguyen Thanh Nghe, a Vietnamese freelance photographer, claimed authorship of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph in the new documentary “The Stringer.”

NBC News - 2d

Move fast on planning to restore ‘animal spirits’, US investor tells Starmer

UK’s record of slow growth can be turned around, says Birmingham City FC owner

Financial Times - 3d

Behind the scenes at Sundance

This month, in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is once again providing a showcase for independent filmmakers and documentarians from around the world. But that isn't all ...

CBS News - 3d

At Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien psychological thriller

Rose Byrne plays a mother in the midst of a breakdown in the experiential psychological thriller “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.”

ABC News - 4d

Sundance 2025 Kicks Off With Cynthia Erivo, Jon Hamm and Abby Wambach

Filmmakers and celebrities reflected on the festival’s lineup and future beyond the mountains of Park City.

The New York Times - 4d

‘There just aren’t words to explain’: Jeff Buckley documentary brings tears to Sundance

A new film looking at the life and tragic death of the singer has premiered to an emotional response at this year’s Utah-based film festival. A new documentary celebrating the life and legacy of ...

The Guardian - 4d

Spirit Airlines Will Prohibit ‘Offensive’ Tattoos and Revealing Clothing

The airline clarified (somewhat) the attire and appearance that might prevent passengers from being allowed to board or remain on a plane, a move that goes a step further than other major U.S. ...

The New York Times - 5d

Spirit Airlines bans 'lewd' clothing, tattoos

Spirit Airlines said its passengers may not be allowed to board the aircraft or can be forced to leave if they are sporting “lewd” clothing and/or have not covered “offensive” tattoos, according to ...

The Hill - 5d

For documentaries at Sundance, Oscar nominations (and wins) often follow

The Sundance Film Festival welcomed back three Oscar-winning documentary filmmakers to help kick off the annual independent film showcase in Park City, Utah

ABC News - 5d

No shoes, no service when passengers step aboard a Spirit Airlines flight

Spirit Airlines customers have to don unprovocative clothes that do not expose “breasts, buttocks, or other private parts” when aboard the low-cost carrier, according to new standards posted this ...

NBC News - 5d

Animal spirits in markets risk running too far

Giddy investors have pushed up stocks in one of the stronger opening months to any year in the past decade

Financial Times - 5d

Sundance 2025 features uncharted queer territory and reimagined LGBTQ classics

Star-studded remakes of “The Wedding Banquet” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” headline a diverse and provocative lineup of queer titles debuting at the influential Sundance Film Festival.

NBC News - 6d

7 Latino films at Sundance 2025 to keep an eye out for

From a star-studded adaptation of a novel to a documentary about Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla, this year's slate of movies premiering at Sundance include several efforts by Latino filmmakers.

Los Angeles Times - 6d

8 movies to look out for at the Sundance Film Festival

A robust number of near-experimental documentaries and narratives already call out to us from this year's lineup, sure to yield a crop of future award winners.

Los Angeles Times - 6d

Sundance 2025: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival

From a Jennifer Lopez musical to an Ayo Edebiri horror to a provocative prison documentary, this year’s Utah-based festival has plenty to be excited about. Sundance remains one of the toughest ...

The Guardian - 6d

Sundance 2025: 13(ish) movies to look forward to

The Sundance Film Festival catalogue can be overwhelming to navigate, with around 90 feature films playing across 11 days

ABC News - Jan. 23

Jennifer Lopez, Lily Gladstone among stars of Sundance 2025

The 41st edition of the Sundance Film Festival returns to Park City and Salt Lake City in Utah, with world premiere documentaries and narrative films, presented in-person and streaming online.

CBS News - Jan. 22

Sundance hopes to unify film lovers at a moment of turmoil and relocation

With a mix of returning veterans and first-time attendees, Sundance 2025 arrives at a turning point for the festival and uncertainty in the culture at large.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 22

Everything you need to know about the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

The annual Sundance Film Festival begins Thursday in Park City, Utah

ABC News - Jan. 22

‘Animal spirits alive’ as Wall Street bankers anticipate Trump boom

US president is expected to slash financial controls and prompt wave of dealmaking. Wall Street bankers say they are at the beginning of “go mode” as they expect Donald Trump’s return to the White ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

Beware, Trump: the American spirit is indefatigable | Moira Donegan

It loves freedom and equality, abhors tyranny, values minding your own business and hates, above all, to be told what to do. This will haunt Trump soon enough. At noon ET on Monday, the US ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

Life-sized cakes to blue hair: Detroit goes all-in on playoff spirit

From Honolulu blue pizza to a life-size cake of Amon-Ra St. Brown, fans in Detroit are excited about the Lions.

ESPN - Jan. 18

‘It raised our spirits’: Palestinian refugees in Syria on the ceasefire in Gaza

Yarmouk camp residents lived through fighting and starvation in the Syrian civil war and feel intimately connected to the suffering in the Gaza Strip. After 15 months of watching their relatives ...

The Guardian - Jan. 18

Britain needs to rediscover its economic spirit of adventure

History teaches us that lasting growth depends on new ideas, innovation and technological progress

Financial Times - Jan. 18

Trump’s tariff plans could be harming his ‘animal spirit’ investors

The big unknown is how far Trump is prepared to go to win a trade war before it winds up crushing animal spirits.

The Hill - Jan. 17

Spirit Airlines cuts 200 jobs in bankruptcy cost-cutting scramble

Spirit Airlines cuts 200 jobs across the airline as it seeks to exit bankruptcy protection this quarter.

CNBC - Jan. 16

How 'spirit guide' Usha Vance supported JD Vance's meteoric rise

Some credit the US vice-president-elect's success to the influence of his wife, who he met as a student at Yale.

BBC News - Jan. 15

In data: Brazil, Chile touted as “high-potential” Americas spirits markets

Yahoo News - Jan. 10

China's economy is causing a hangover for spirits giants

Yahoo News - Jan. 6

What went wrong for Spirit Airlines?

Spirit Airlines hasn't had a profitable year since 2019, and it's lost more than $2 billion since 2020. It filed for bankruptcy protection in November.

CNBC - Jan. 5

Biden provides update on terrorist attack, celebrates New Orleans' spirit

President Biden provided an update on the terrorist attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, before delivering remarks on his judicial confirmations. Mr. Biden reiterated that as of now, the Bourbon ...

CBS News - Jan. 2

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