Author: Verum

Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes, is out with its latest ranking of China’s 100 most successful businesswomen, and the billionaire chairman of one of the country’s suppliers to Apple leads the way. Wang Laichun is the co-founder and chairman of Luxshare Precision, a supplier of cable assemblies and connectors for consumer electronics and other industries. The Dongguan-based entrepreneur moved up from number four a year ago to the top spot, and holds an estimated fortune worth $7.3 billion on the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List today. Wang is also known as Grace Wang. Leaders from listed companies, unicorns…

Its white exterior and square-shaped edifice with red lettering makes The Beverly Hilton stand out amongst other buildings in that part of Beverly Hills. There’s something retro about the style of the hotel, you know it was built in the 1960s, and it has been able to maintain its throwback edge with modern upgrades. At almost sixty-eight years old, the hotel has kept up with style and grace through various renovations, while it remains one of LA’s most sought-after hotels.

The Dior Homme Sport Eau de Toilette fragrance is a revamped version of the Dior Homme. It’s a masculine fragrance but not overly masculine. Rob Pattison is the face of the campaign and in images by photographer Mikael Jansson, he’s boxing. “Capturing Pattinson’s tender masculinity,” as the House notes, makes the actor a type of ring hero himself. And, why not? He aced being The Batman. For Dior Beauty, this fragrance, “strikes like a boxer’s uppercut,” according to the brand.

Anderson .Paak may have held a variety of names throughout his ever-growing career, but one title that he’ll always be able to claim is that of a multi-hyphenate. In every iteration of his career, thus far, we’ve witnessed him constantly recreate himself and peel back the layers of his artistic persona. That hasn’t changed as the musician, under his alter-ego DJ Pee .Wee prepares to take the stage at this year’s SXSW at Doritos After Dark in collaboration with Billboard. Taking place at Billboard House during this year’s festival, the pop-up will allow attendees to sample select items while experiencing the California native’s superb DJ skills. The Grammy award-winning artist is excited to return to the annual festival after a five-year hiatus.

An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is widely considered to be the most prestigious honor in the film industry. The 95th Academy Awards are still a topic of conversation for many reasons. Following the 2023 award show, many have continued to call out the Academy. Eight years after April Reign coined the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy continues to display what some have labeled as exclusion and racism. What was perhaps the most notable example of this occurred when Angela Bassett lost the Oscar for best supporting actress. Bassett, who is a veteran actor, has consistently showcased her skills when playing in powerful roles like Tina Turner, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Katherine Jackson and Dr. Betty Shabazz. Even with Bassett’s undeniable talent and her performance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, she was snubbed by the Academy.

I’ll just come right out and say it: The last thing The Mandalorian needed right now was an episode devoted almost entirely to the minor character and former Imperial scientist, Dr. Penn Pershing (Omid Abtahi). That it has drawn comparisons to Andor only makes matters worse, as everything Andor-like about it just reminds us how vastly better that show is—especially at handling intricate politics and spycraft.

Yesterday it basically rained all day. We’ve gone from snow in abundance and a veritable winter wonderland, to grey soggy skies and mud. At least the snow is melting, and the rain is peaceful. It’s just the wet and cold I’m tired of. I need a beach, pronto. If you have one laying around, feel free to send it here. Postage might be a bit steep on an entire beach—which must be packaged with nearby ocean as well—but I’ll pay you back.

The battle for Bakhmut is grinding to a halt, it seems. And Ukrainian forces just barely are hanging on in the city, which anchors the front line in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region.

Governments are largely aligned in reducing emissions. Many have received a direct mandate from their citizens and others believe it is the popular choice. Every day there is another announcement about budgets being allocated to different types of clean energy to steadily reduce reliance on fossil fuels. These are fun announcements for those involved; positive, difficult to quantify, and difficult to judge retroactively. The problem is that regardless of these announcements some recent shifts are steadily increasing the reliance on fossil fuels. A poster child for this problem is reduced public transit usage post-COVID. Solving these boring problems would take fewer dollars than many of the high-profile green announcements, but they are not receiving funding. Let’s focus on the shift in public transit behaviors and how it can be solved.

Those who want to drink a dram of Irish whiskey on St. Patrick’s Day have more options than ever.