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How to manage your streaming subscriptions as service prices increase

How to manage your streaming subscriptions as service prices increase

Associated media - Connected media Because we forget to unsubscribe In May, Caroline Sinders, a designer and artist, published the results of an independent study on how companies like Netflix, Hulu, Vimeo and The New York Times make it difficult to unsubscribe from their services. The study, conducted in 2022, found that some media companies like The Times created friction in the process, requiring, in some cases, a phone call to cancel a subscription. The Times now allows subscribers to unsubscribe online without calling. Even though the study found that streaming services like Netflix and Hulu were easier to cancel,…
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The miniature secrets of championship rings

The miniature secrets of championship rings

Linked media - Linked media As sports fans enjoy the defining moments of this month’s NBA Finals and Stanley Cup, Jason Arasheben studies like a college student before exams. Arasheben, a famed jeweler whose clients include rappers Drake and ASAP Rocky, is investigating the contending teams’ history, connections to their hometowns and any other interesting facts that might go into an extravagantly bejeweled ring. He is also examining his personal contacts for anyone who can facilitate a meeting with the wealthy owners of the winning franchises. “You just have to start connecting the dots,” said Arasheben, chief executive of the…
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Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse in Lifeline to Cinema Chain

Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse in Lifeline to Cinema Chain

Associated media - Associated media Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Sony bought Alamo from Altamont Capital Partners and Fortress Investment Group, as well as the chain’s founder, Tim League. Mr League said the cinema chain was “more than thrilled” with the deal. This comes at a time of financial difficulty for the Alamo and the film industry as a whole. Many of Alamo’s franchised locations filed for bankruptcy and closed this month, making Sony’s move a potential lifeline for the struggling chain. Alamo filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2021 before a private equity firm intervened. The theaters…
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Biden joins fight for Ukraine with allied effort on D-Day

Biden joins fight for Ukraine with allied effort on D-Day

Related media - Connected media Mr. Biden was accompanied by the first lady, Jill Biden, who flew separately to France to join him after attending her son Hunter Biden’s trial in Wilmington, Del., on federal firearms charges. Wearing his aviator sunglasses, the president held Dr. Biden’s hand as they marched across a blue carpet to the ceremony with the Macrons as military planes whizzed overhead. Addressing the crowd first, Macron hailed what he called “a bond of blood, shed for freedom” between the United States and France. He directly addressed some of the veterans on stage, individually and by name,…
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Check out photos from inside the 2024 Belmont Stakes

Check out photos from inside the 2024 Belmont Stakes

Linked media - Linked media Summer at the spa – a ritual that has lasted nearly 200 years – began early in Saratoga Springs, New York, with the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, held Saturday for the first time at Saratoga Race Course , a revered relic where elites and others mingle, but horses rule. Broadway, the city’s central thoroughfare, was abuzz with activity. Lines for picnic tables along the trail formed before dawn. A new color, Belmont green, blends with the track’s signature red and white trim. Owners, trainers, riders and loyalists all hailed the…
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British TV doctor Michael Mosley found dead in Greece

British TV doctor Michael Mosley found dead in Greece

Connected media - Connected media Mrs Mosley added: “We take comfort in the fact that he almost made it. He made an incredible climb, took the wrong path and collapsed where he could not easily be seen by the vast search party.” Over the years, many British viewers have relied on Dr Mosley, a long-time health and science researcher, for his debunked advice on diet, exercise and sleep. Trained as a doctor before venturing into television, Dr Mosley hosted the popular BBC health podcast ‘Just One Thing’ and appeared on the show ‘Trust Me, I’m A Doctor’. He produced a…
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Personal conflicts, even violence, are not uncommon in long-term care

Personal conflicts, even violence, are not uncommon in long-term care

Related media - Linked media Those most likely to be involved are younger and able to walk, “able to move and put themselves in harm’s way,” Dr. Pillemer said. Most had at least moderate cognitive impairment. The studies also found that incidents occurred more often in specialized dementia units. “Memory care has positive elements, but it also puts residents at greater risk of assault,” Dr. Pillemer said. “More people with brain diseases, uninhibited people, gather in a smaller space.” Because so many, both perpetrators and victims, suffer from dementia, “sometimes we can’t say what started things,” said Leanne Rorick, director…
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Rocky Wirtz, president of the Chicago Blackhawks, dies at 70

Rocky Wirtz, president of the Chicago Blackhawks, dies at 70

Linked media - Linked media Rocky Wirtz, who after taking over from his father as principal owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, won three Stanley Cup championships in the 2010s — a stellar run that lost its luster several years later after an investigation into the sexual assault of one of minor league franchise players by a coach – died Tuesday in Evanston, Illinois. He was 70 years old. His death, in hospital, was confirmed by John Steinmiller, team spokesman. Under Mr. Wirtz’s father, William, the Blackhawks, one of the National Hockey League’s six original franchises, had become a downtrodden, money-losing…
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Blinken arrives in Middle East as US pushes for ceasefire vote at UN

Blinken arrives in Middle East as US pushes for ceasefire vote at UN

Associated media - Associated media Still battling Israel’s external enemies on multiple fronts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu awoke Monday to a new political battlefield at home.The departure this weekend of Benny Gantz and his centrist National Unity party from Israel’s wartime emergency government is unlikely to immediately sever Netanyahu’s grip on power. The prime minister’s ruling coalition still holds a narrow majority of 64 seats in the 120-seat parliament. But Gantz’s move means Netanyahu is now totally dependent on his far-right and ultra-Orthodox coalition partners as he presses ahead with the war in Gaza despite growing international opprobrium, leaving him…
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