How Much to Spend on a Bridal Shower Gift, According to Experts

"Most people, especially here in the Midwest, spend around $50 to $75 on a bridal shower gift," says Amanda Klingenberger, ...

The happiest day of an Indian bride’s life can lead to years of debt

Naveena Vanamala sits very still as her makeup artist leans in close, carefully pressing tiny white dots of pigment in an arc ...
The Times Leader

IN FRAME: I’d prefer if we didn’t discount Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s sophomore outing, “The Bride!” opens in the shadowy afterlife of “Frankenstein” author Mary Shelley, played by recent Oscar-winner Jesse Buckley, who is quite bitter about the way ...
Variety

5 Reasons ‘The Bride!’ Was Dead on Arrival at the Box Office

It’s alive, but it’s not exactly showing signs of life. Set in the 1930s, “The Bride!” follows a very lonely Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) and his undead love interest (Jessie Buckley) as ...
collider

‘The Bride!’ Is a No-Show at the Box Office Altar With Under 1/6 Its Budget

Rohan Naahar is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He ...
New York Post

Top NY Democrats in state Senate, Assembly will back Mamdani’s ‘tax the rich’ push in budget

Democratic New York lawmakers will throw their support behind Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to “tax the rich” in the upcoming state budget — bucking Gov. Kathy Hochul. Follow live updates on Mayor ...
Polygon

The Bride! takes the Frankenstein story on a messy, manic, monstrous ride

In some alternate universe, there’s probably a simpler, more straightforward version of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein spin-off movie The Bride! that’s currently getting called a must-see ...
City Journal

Tax the Rich—Or Mamdani Will Tax You All

During last year’s mayoral campaign, Zohran K. Mamdani came off as an economic and fiscal fabulist, but at least he seemed politically astute. He was the only candidate who focused on rising costs, ...
MarketWatch

This is the biggest weakness in most people’s budgets. Here’s how to fix it.

There is a common oversight in monthly spending plans that can sabotage well-intentioned budgeters’ ability to stay on course, especially when prices are rising: not having a buffer to cover price ...
The Economist

Don’t go after the rich to fix broken budgets

America’s top 1% enjoy a fifth of the economy’s income and pay nearly a third of its federal taxes. Many politicians think they should cough up much more. Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor, wants a new ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Why Democracy Needs the Rich’ Review: A Wealth of Ideas

“Let me tell you about the very rich,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. “They are different from you and me.” Sure, Ernest Hemingway supposedly countered: “They have more money.” But to many today, that is ...