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Why so many films are exploring the bonds — and travails — of longtime friends

Friendships are love affairs of a different sort and can be as much of a roller-coaster ride as romantic ones.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago

Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90

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World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Hampers to Show Your Irish Friends Are ‘Thinking About You’

Since 2017, the Paddy Box has dispatched collections of regional favorites like Tayto potato chips and Bisto gravy granules.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 3 days ago

So Human It's Scary: My Day Alone Talking to Bots That Sound Like Us

Joanna Stern strapped chatbots from Meta, Google, OpenAI and Microsoft to a tripod and took them to the woods to uncover the secrets of AI friendship.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

How the SUP went from novelty beach toy to adventurers’ best friend

Taking part in a Scottish paddleboard marathon, Simon Usborne reflects on the sport’s unlikely evolution

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Xbox Update Brings Back Friend Requests And Revamps Search On Console

The latest Xbox update restores friend requests, improves search, and adds more personalization options for profile pictures and home screens.. Starting with this update, you can only be friends ...

Tech - GameSpot - Yesterday

Saquon Barkley vs. Giants: Here's how RB is handling pressure of facing old team, friends

Barkley learned his lesson of trying to make the game bigger than what it is

Sports - CBS Sports - October 17

Why Bonobos Co-Founder Andy Dunn Says a Therapist Can Be an Entrepreneur’s Best Friend

Dunn, who’s been open about his mental health struggles, spoke at the Inc. 5000 Conference on Thursday.

Business - Inc. - October 17

'It hurts': Baker jokes about absence from 'best friend' Andrews during the season

Baker said Andrews doesn't talk to him during the season, even though they're best friends.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

Putin's expanded BRICS summit proves he has friends — but risks buckling under its own contradictions

World - Yahoo News - October 22

A$AP Rocky to go to trial next year on charges he fired a gun at a former friend

A$AP Rocky is set to go to trial in January on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator outside a Hollywood hotel in 2021

Entertainment - ABC News - October 22

My vain and greedy best friend stole £86,000 from our cancer charity

Angela MacVicar feels "hurt and betrayed" by the crimes of Lindsay MacCallum, her best friend of decades.

‘Art and music have always been like friends to me’: painter to the stars Jack Coulter

The Irish artist talks about his synaesthesia and being mutually inspired by musicians such as Elton John and Paul McCartney. Jack Coulter’s earliest memory is of sitting on the sofa in his ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Barca's impact on MLS goes beyond Lionel Messi and friends: How Riqui Puig turned LA Galaxy into contenders

Puig recorded 13 goals and 16 assists as the Galaxy finished second in the Western Conference

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

North Korean troops could join war this weekend, Ukraine warns, as Putin alarms his friends and foes

Reports that North Korea is sending soldiers to fight for Russia in Ukraine are likely to be unwelcome in China, which has long been North Korea’s main ally.

Our Fun Friend Bails on Dinner Dates but Still Sends Her Dull Husband. Help!

Tired of being saddled with “dud” husbands when their more exciting wives bow out of plans, a reader wonders if there’s a way to delicately insist that both members of a couple attend.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 30

Rob Gronkowski reveals he is college friends with Yankees fan who interfered with Mookie Betts on foul ball

Gronk noted that he's not surprised to see his fellow Arizona State grad pulling that kind of move

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Lisa Kudrow mourns Teri Garr, calling onscreen 'Friends' mom a 'comedic acting genius'

Lisa Kudrow memorializes Teri Garr, who played her mother on 'Friends' and who died Tuesday after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. She was 'a comedic acting genius.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 30

Rob Gronkowski says he was college friends with Yankees fan who grabbed Mookie Betts' glove

"He is all in for his teams. He is all in for the Yankees," Gronkowski said of the fan on Wednesday.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

Rishi Sunak keen to remain MP after jetting-off jibes, insist friends

Former PM wants to prove a point by staying the course, but other Tories said to be mulling their own early exit. Rishi Sunak is planning to stay the course in parliament on the backbenches, as ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Blind date: ‘A drunk birthday girl tried to join our date and had to be forcibly removed by her friends’

Alan, 33, a marketing manager (left), meets Robert, 30, a doctor (right). What were you hoping for? To get out of the usual apps-based dating at the very least – and maybe even the start of ...