Editor’s Note: This article is part of an oral-history series where Aaron Reiss interviewed the young-adult sons and daughters of Chinatown shopkeepers about how they are helping to keep their families’ businesses alive. Jason Luo, a 24-year-old entrepreneur who graduated from helping resolve problems with English-speaking customers in his parents’ JieLi Laundromat to running his […]
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‘No problem’: Tsipras cool with Germany sending migrants back to Greece to ‘share the burden’
Athens “doesn’t care” if some migrants return from Germany to Greece as part of a possible deal with Berlin, PM Alexis Tsipras said. His words are in sharp contrast with the mood on Greek islands overwhelmed by the migrant influx. “We don’t care about the fact that maybe we’ll have some returns from Germany if […]
For the love of curling or the love of money? Financial burden can weigh on elite curlers
TORONTO — Primetime TV spots, bright lights, life up in the air and in hotel rooms for about half the year — curlers are as close as it gets to being professional athletes these days. Except for the money. “If there wasn’t big money on the line this week, we probably wouldn’t be here in Toronto,” […]
Kristin Kreuk's Burden of Truth Gets July Premiere Date on The CW; Lucy Hale's Life Sentence to Wrap in June
Kristin Kreuk is planning a summer return to The CW. RELATEDThe Originals Moves to Wednesdays, Bumping Life Sentence Also just announced: New fantasy drama series The Outpost will premiere Tuesday, July 10 at 8 pm, followed by a new episode of The 100. Your thoughts on The CW’s incoming (and outgoing) summer programming? Drop ’em in a comment below. […]
Kristin Kreuk-Led Legal Drama Series Burden of Truth Lands at The CW
Let the record show that Kristin Kreuk is headed back to The CW. The Smallville and Beauty And The Beast vet’s legal drama Burden of Truth has been acquired by her former network. The 10-episode series — which is currently airing on Canadian broadcaster CBC — will make its U.S. debut on The CW this summer. […]
Obesity branded ‘financial burden’ as heart operations on the NHS number over 10,500
THE NHS carries out more than 10,500 heart operations a year on people who are classified as being obese, a report reveals.
2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards: ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’, ‘Burden’ & More Win Prizes
The 2018 Sundance Film Festival comes to an end this weekend after 10 days of screening 123 movies over and over again. Last night, the awards ceremony took place in Park City, Utah to honor the best in independent storytelling. The Grand Jury Prizes are among the most coveted on the film festival circuit, but […]
‘Beast of Burden’ Trailer: Harry Potter is a Drug Mule
Daniel Radcliffe just went and got himself in over his head in the Beast of Burden trailer. The film (not to be confused with the Rolling Stones song) features Radcliffe as a man pushed to extremes to help save his wife. Lots of expository dialogue follows. Watch the Beast of Burden trailer below. Harry Potter has really fallen […]
Hilarious Portraits of Cats Shaking… Off the Burden of Humanity
It wouldn’t be an internet-worthy week without some cat commentary. While The Awl has owned this corner of the webz this week, we’re doing our part by highlighting the adorable cat photography of pet photographer Carli Davidson. The artist is probably better known for her series of dogs shaking their damn cute selves around. Davidson […]
Burden Of Proof
Harvey Weinstein filed a lawsuit Thursday against The Weinstein Company (TWC), demanding they hand over documents, including his personnel file, so he can defend himself from pending lawsuits and investigations. Weinstein said he believes there is information within company records that will exonerate himself from the dozens of sexual assault and harassment claims against him […]
