P.J. Tucker came into the NBA more than a decade ago and crashed out almost immediately. He was a 6-foot-6 player stuck between positions—too small to be a forward but too big to be a guard. The league had no place for him. After
Getty Images Whirlpool clothes dryers on sale in San Francisco. Whirlpool’s stock was falling nearly 7 percent Thursday morning a day after the appliance manufacturer delivered earnings and sales for the second quarter that missed Street estimates. On a call with analysts and
For centuries, South Asia has had its own Khawaja Sira or third gender culture. The community, identifying as neither male nor female are believed, by many, to be ‘God’s chosen people,’ with special powers to bless and curse anyone they choose. Player utilities Popout Share 00:00 00:00 download Listen to
When Elvira arrived at Heathrow in 2014, she thought she had escaped the abuse she’d faced as a domestic worker in Qatar. Yet the exploitation the Filipino woman was about to suffer would surpass anything she experienced in the Middle East. The 50-year-old was
Laing O’Rourke has sold its Bison hollowcore precast concrete flooring business to materials group Forterra for £20m. The deal includes a five-year commercial agreement for Forterra to supply hollowcore and other precast products to Laing O’Rourke. Bison Manufacturing is based around a highly-automated manufacturing
Mumbai-based Remek is bringing unique and authentic handcrafted pieces from traditional artisans to young and urban Indians. It’s been six months, and the startup clocks 300 website visitors each day with a monthly run rate of Rs 50,000. An old saying goes that India
A few years ago, Jason Isbell was an ex-member of Drive-By Truckers, playing clubs and drinking way too much whiskey. Now, the Alabama native is headlining venues like Baltimore’s 19,000-seat Merriweather Post Pavilion while turning out sharp country-rock story-songs. (John Mayer has called him
The latest attacks against Israeli forces and settlers in Jerusalem and the West Bank have once again exposed the cracks in the Israeli security apparatuses, experts and analysts say. “Israel watches over the Palestinians in minute details; their lives and their movements. But this surveillance does not work
If your home seems to lack character and personality, perhaps it’s time you tapped into different types of lighting to create different moods. The right lighting is essential to create the right feel in every room. If the light is too bright, a room
Billy Joel’s a notoriously prickly figure, the kind of guy who’s burned enough lovers and interviewers to forever cement his legacy as a “difficult person.” Regardless, the man’s a star, even today. Since 2014, lest we forget, he’s sold out Madison Square Garden 40 times. He
