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Book Review: ‘American Bulk: Essays on Excess,’ by Emily Mester

In an eye-opening collection, Emily Mester considers why she, and we, seek satisfaction by obsessively choosing, buying and rating the objects we desire.

Business - The New York Times - 8 hours ago

Emily Watson: ‘You have to be a bit of an idiot to be an actor’

The actor on making a ‘cracker’ of a film with Cillian Murphy, the new female-led Dune TV series, and knowing when to give people the shark eyes. The British actor Emily Watson made one of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted

Politicians have always courted the wealthy, but Elon Musk and co represent a new kind of donor, and an unprecedented danger to democracy. The concept of “elite overproduction” was developed by ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Lily Collins: I'd love an Emily in London spin-off

The Emily in Paris star spoke to the BBC after making her West End debut, in Bess Wohl’s Barcelona.

EMILY's List endorses Rep. Mikie Sherrill in race for New Jersey governor

EMILY’s List, a national group that backs Democratic women running for office, endorsed Rep.

Ex-Kentucky officer convicted of using excessive force against Breonna Taylor

Brett Hankison is first Louisiana police officer at scene of raid that killed Taylor to be convicted. A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Ex-detective found guilty of excessive force in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

A federal jury found former Kentucky police detective Brett Hankison guilty of using excessive force in the 2020 Kentucky raid which killed Breonna Taylor. Her death sparked police reform and ...

Excessive drinking inches higher after pandemic increase: Research

Excessive drinking continued increasing in 2022, after rising during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study that was released on Tuesday. The study, published in the Annals ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

John Krasinski is People's Sexiest Man Alive. Emily Blunt plans to keep him in check

John Krasinski may be Sexiest Man Alive in People Magazine's eyes, but he jokes wife and 'Quiet Place' co-star Emily Blunt will make him work for the title at home.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 13

Jury convicts ex-Kentucky officer of using excessive force in Breonna Taylor raid

The 12-member jury returned the late night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor's neighbors.

Is your air fryer spying on you? Concerns over ‘excessive’ surveillance in smart devices

UK consumer group Which? finds some everyday items including watches and speakers are ‘stuffed with trackers’. Air fryers that gather your personal data and audio speakers “stuffed with trackers” ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

‘You got it or you didn’t’: the sweat, smoke and sonic excess of the indie scene pre-Britpop

A new photography book captures the ramshackle squats and grimy venues that were a playground for confrontationally uncommercial early-90s bands like My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and Silverfish. ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Japanese official warns on ‘excess moves’ in yen after Trump win boosts dollar

Asian currencies under pressure following US election

World - Financial Times - November 7

England’s excess of errors are costing them dear – and South Africa are up next | Andy Bull

Steve Borthwick called this a ‘young, developing’ team before the defeat by Australia, but the truth is they are not. The English winter is closing in and at Twickenham the temperature is dropping ...