Cafe Gitane, a Vanguard of Cool, Back on the Scene Again

David Bowie loved its couscous. Norman Reedus hung out there. It put avocado toast on the map. Thirty years later, and with a new book honoring it, Cafe Gitane is drawing a fresh crowd.

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Can Nike become cool again under its new CEO? Analysts have these near-term doubts ahead of earnings.

Some of the problems for Nike Inc., which on Thursday reports its first round of quarterly results under a new chief executive, have been problems for anyone trying to sell things people often want ...
MarketWatch - 2d
Mephisto, the Maker of Grandpa Shoes, Is Suddenly Cool

With a zesty collaboration arriving this week, the French shoemaker Mephisto is suddenly something it never dreamed of being before: cool.
The New York Times - Dec. 11
Vanguard to accelerate wealth management drive in restructuring

World’s second-biggest asset manager will break advice business into separate unit
Financial Times - Dec. 9
Cafe partially collapses as fire engulfs building

The fire has swept through a cafe and spread to neighbouring buildings, the fire service says.
BBC News - Dec. 9
Ten years on from Sydney’s Lindt Cafe siege, the man tasked with investigating has a warning: it could happen again

Former NSW coroner Michael Barnes says police didn’t act fast enough, gunman shouldn’t have been on bail and hostages calls for help went unanswered. Get our breaking news email , free app or ...
The Guardian - Dec. 8
NASA pushes back astronaut flights to the moon again

NASA has announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo
ABC News - Dec. 5
The Teeny, Tiny Tee Is Back (Again)

Some people are buying actual kids’ shirts, but this time, that relic of ’90s and Y2K fashion is available in many more sizes.
The New York Times - Dec. 5
Wall Street’s AI-powered rally risks ‘correction’, Vanguard warns

Asset manager’s chief economist Joe Davis says investors are overplaying the near-term potential of the technology
Financial Times - Dec. 3
PlayStation at 30: the console that made video games cool

Launched in Japan in December 1994, the record-breaking PlayStation started out as a CD add-on for the Super Nintendo – but ended up ushering video games into a new era all on its own. If you were ...
The Guardian - Dec. 3