Emmys 2019: RuPaul’s Drag Race, SNL, Queer Eye, Rent Among Early Winners

RELATED STORIES The Primetime Emmys don’t air until Sunday, Sept. 22, but the Television Academy is whetting our appetites by way of the Creative Arts awards. Recognizing remarkable creative and technical achievements in television, the Creative Arts Emmys are being handed out Saturday and Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The full presentation […]

Rent on Fox Finishes Strong (and Live!) With Injured Star Brennin Hunt and Original Broadway Cast Reunion

Rent Live ended its broadcast Sunday true to its name, switching to a live telecast after a broadcast that consisted mostly of a taped dress rehearsal held Sunday. Injured cast member Brennin Hunt, who broke his foot during the Saturday rehearsal, appeared during the musical’s final scene with his foot — in a cast — propped up […]

Rent: The Best & Worst Moments From Fox's Live-ish Musical Production

It’s been well over 525,600 minutes since Fox first announced it would stage a live production of Rent. (Almost twice that number, in fact!) Needless to say, our expectations for the musical, which debuted at last on Sunday night, were high — and not just because Rent is a poignant, beloved classic. It also boasted an […]

GM’s Maven program will rent Teslas and Fords in 2019

Earlier this year, GM officially launched a program called Maven that gives people a way to earn extra money by renting out their cars. It’s only open to Chevrolet-, Buick-, GMC- and Cadillac-branded vehicles, though — in other words, cars from GM’s auto brands. According to TechCrunch, though, the automaker plans to expand the peer-to-peer […]

Cody Wilson reportedly trying to rent an apartment in Taiwan, per local media

Enlarge / Cody Wilson (right), the founder of Defense Distributed, spoke to reporters in Austin on August 28. (credit: Nathan Mattise) After skipping his flight back to the US in the wake of accusations of sexual assault against a minor, Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson attempted to rent an apartment in Taipei this week, according […]

Selena Gomez wore a turtleneck sweater that probably costs more than your rent

Michael Buckner/Getty Images On Saturday, artist Petra Collins posted a photo of her close friend Selena Gomez to her Instagram Story. In the photo, Gomez is seen sitting on the sidewalk wearing a casual gray hoodie and denim shorts. Though her outfit looks simple, Gomez’s clothing is actually very pricey — her sweater, sunglasses, and […]

The 16 cities where Americans struggle the most to pay rent (Z)

Richard Heyes/Flickr Residents in 16 cities across America are spending a higher share of their income on rent than the national level, according to Zillow.  It’s toughest for low-income earners. Home prices have increased faster than incomes since the recession, and rising mortgage rates are making the market more expensive.  Housing is getting more unaffordable […]

Hertz Offers Opportunity to Rent and Destroy 100th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette Z06

While the process of renting a car is frequently obnoxious, the actual vehicles are incredible. Assuming you get damage protection, you can basically do whatever you want to them. These vehicles are the prostitutes of the automotive world, willing to engage in activities too explicit for the model that currently lives in your garage. The […]

The new generation rent

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Renting a new-build apartment with a luxury hotel feel is not just for millennials – baby boomers are getting in on the act too. But while younger people head for the bright lights of London, Liverpool and Manchester, the over-55s are settling by the coast and small towns.

If you live in Taipei’s Dream Community, this Indigenous festival is included in your rent

Mark Daffey July 4, 2018 Share this article Taipei’s annual Dream Parade—a cacophonous riot of color honoring Taiwan’s aboriginal villagers (and funded by a local property magnate)—has been likened to Rio’s Carnivàle and the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Mark Daffey dives in. Dressed in guises designed to replicate banana peels, wizened old women turn […]