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Jack Nicholson’s secluded m estate he bought from Hollywood legend is his private haven

Jack Nicholson’s secluded $10m estate he bought from Hollywood legend is his private haven

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Jack Nicholson has been a movie heavyweight for decades. He’s the recipient of three Academy Awards and six Golden Globes and is thought of as one of the most prolific and esteemed actors from the golden age of Hollywood. Having worked in La La Land since 1958 – the year he made his big screen debut at age 21 – it’s not surprising that Jack has a stunningly impressive home in the affluent area. The One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest actor bought a home on Mulholland Drive in Beverly Hills in 1969.  Jack paid $5 million for the home at the time and, according to MailOnline, it’s now worth more than double. Recommended videoYou may also likeWATCH: Jack Nicholson’s private life and family explained Jack Nicholson’s private sanctuary in Beverly Hills The star was so keen to make the most of the high levels of privacy the property offers that in recent years he even bought neighbouring houses on the estate – one of which belonged to fellow Hollywood legend, Marlon Brando. The pair worked …

Counteroffer: What if Greenland bought the U.S.?

Counteroffer: What if Greenland bought the U.S.?

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Sign up for the Smarter Faster newsletter A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. The Danes are in “crisis mode” after a “horrendous” call in mid-January between President Donald Trump and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in which Trump in no uncertain terms reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland. What are the Danes to do — ponder and vacillate like Hamlet? Or remember that offense is the best defense? In the latter case, they would do well to recall an amusing proposal made by Greenland’s prime minister in 2019, when Trump first set his sights on the world’s largest island. Kim Kielsen, who was prime minister of Greenland from 2014 to 2021, formulated a tantalizing counteroffer to Trump’s claim. According to Kielsen, it should be Greenland that acquires the U.S. — not the other way around. And the prime minister had a good historical argument behind his satirical claim. “It was Leif the Lucky who discovered America,” Kielsen told the Danish newspaper Politiken in …

People Reveal What They Bought Themselves As Adults That They Were Denied As Kids

People Reveal What They Bought Themselves As Adults That They Were Denied As Kids

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When we consider the struggles of childhood we usually think of big, difficult traumas, but it’s often the little things that we remember most.  On Reddit, people got into quite a conversation about this stuff, with users sharing how they’ve been able to make it up to their kid-selves as adults. 12 nostalgic people shared the things they’ve bought for themselves as adults that they were denied as kids: If you’re like a lot of people, you can still hear your mom saying, “No, we have ____ at home” or “Don’t ask me for anything!” every time you went into a store and just had to have that new toy or piece of candy. Every kid needs to be taught these lessons — and we’ve all witnessed what kids who’ve never been told “no” are like. But when that “no” also comes from a place of financial struggle, it can have a lasting impact. Studies have shown pretty conclusively that financial trauma is very real, and our childhood financial experiences shape us as adults. There …

Crypto mogul eats banana he bought for .2 million and offers to buy 100,000 more from fruit vendor

Crypto mogul eats banana he bought for $6.2 million and offers to buy 100,000 more from fruit vendor

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more The crypto entrepreneur who bought a banana duct-taped to a wall for $6.2 million last week has eaten it. Justin Sun knew he wasn’t meant to eat the banana when he originally purchased it. Yet, in a room filled with media personnel at a hotel in Hong Kong, the 34-year-old TRON cryptocurrency founder swallowed the banana like it was any other. Before taking a bite, Sun sang the praises of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, arguing conceptual art was similar to cryptocurrency as he described the banana as “iconic.” “It’s much better than other bananas,” Sun proclaimed. “It’s really quite good.” Cattelan, 64, debuted the artwork at Art Basel in Miami, Florida, in 2019, titling it “Comedian.” The banana, which was regarded as “the most …

Tell us: have you bought a house in the UK with your friend? | Housing

Tell us: have you bought a house in the UK with your friend? | Housing

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While house prices have steadied in the first part of 2024, home ownership remains out of reach for many as the average cost of renting continues to increase. This has prompted some to find different ways to get onto the housing ladder. We would like to hear from home owners who bought their house with one or more friends. Why did you choose to pool your resources? What are the pros and cons of sharing your property with someone who is not a significant other? Tell us all about it below. Share your experience You can tell us about your experience of buying a house with a friend using this form.  Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. For true anonymity please use our SecureDrop service instead. Source link

I bought Trump’s Bible – a blasphemous, sticky nightmare | Donald Trump

I bought Trump’s Bible – a blasphemous, sticky nightmare | Donald Trump

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There was a time, not so long ago, that Donald Trump did not seem to be very familiar with the Bible. When he first ran for the nomination of the very Christian Republican party, Trump was unable to name a single Bible verse. Early in his 2016 presidential campaign he referred to the Eucharist as a “little cracker”. In a subsequent church visit, as he attempted to prove his religious credentials, he put cash in a plate that was meant to hold the communion. How times have changed. “All Americans need a Bible in their home, and I have many. It’s my favorite book,” Trump declared in March, in a video posted on Truth Social. “I’m proud to endorse and encourage you to get this Bible. We must make America pray again.” In the video, Trump, who has a long history of endorsing and selling things, is clutching the God Bless the USA Bible – a “patriotic” take on the holy text that Trump is now hawking for $59.99. “I want to have a lot …

They Bought Tablets in Prison—and Found a Broken Promise

They Bought Tablets in Prison—and Found a Broken Promise

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States that allow tablets in their institutions also benefit from major kickbacks from those telecom companies in the form of revenue- and profit-sharing and incentives. For example, the Colorado Department of Corrections—which contracts its tablets through GTL and provides them to incarcerated individuals free of charge—receives an annual flat payment of $800,000. Other states like Missouri are allotted a slice (20 percent in Missouri’s case) of the revenue from purchases of entertainment downloads like music, movies, and games. High fees for content downloads combined with time to kill often result in a hefty bill at the end of the month for the incarcerated folks. And since prison jobs, on average, pay a minimum wage of 86 cents a day for in-prison work, the burden of footing the bill for those downloads often falls to loved ones on the outside. Even so, for the families of people incarcerated in federal prisons, a tablet can be a real lifeline—albeit an expensive one—and would be well worth the associated costs. Bowman told us, “It would mean everything if …

Government Forcing Razer to Pay .1 Million to People Who Bought Its Bizarre RGB Mask

Government Forcing Razer to Pay $1.1 Million to People Who Bought Its Bizarre RGB Mask

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“These businesses falsely claimed, in the midst of a global pandemic, that their face mask was the equivalent of an N95 certified respirator.” Liar, Liar Razer, a company best known for its PC gaming hardware, is being forced to refund over $1.1 million to the thousands of customers that bought its face mask, the US Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday, in a move that is part of the agency’s effort “to combat COVID-related health product scams.” In its complaint detailing a proposed settlement, the FTC claimed that Razer advertised its Zephyr mask, which was sold for $100, as offering N-95 grade protection even though the company never submitted the product for testing and certification. On top of the refunds Razer is being forced to pay, the FTC has slapped on a civil penalty of $100,000, barring the company from “from making COVID-related health misrepresentations or unsubstantiated health claims about protective health equipment.” Not Very Sharp Sold in 2021 during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Zephyr mask, in self-indulgently gamer fashion, was meant …

I was financially secure until i bought a house. Now I’m drowning in debt

I was financially secure until i bought a house. Now I’m drowning in debt

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Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter A woman has issued a warning to other potential homeowners after her big purchase didn’t pan out as well as she’d hoped. Samantha Barker, creator of the “Make Money Online” TikTok page, claimed that buying a house “ruined her financially”. In a 7 April video, Barker ran through some financial numbers to show her followers how her investment turned out to hurt her more than help her. “So, buying a house has ruined me financially,” she started. “And for the sake of transparency and accountability, I’m going to share what those numbers look like.” The online creator explained that before she bought her house, the “only debt” she had was her student loans and a car payment. Now, she’s added a mortgage, a $25,000 heating, ventilation, and air conditioning fee, new ductwork electrical, $15,000 for a foundation repair, and $10,000 in personal loans …

Elon Musk Fires More Than Ten Percent of Tesla’s Staff After Alienating Pretty Much Everyone Who Might Have Bought a Tesla

Elon Musk Fires More Than Ten Percent of Tesla’s Staff After Alienating Pretty Much Everyone Who Might Have Bought a Tesla

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“There is nothing I hate more, but it must be done.” Mass Effect The electric carmaker Tesla is laying off more than ten percent of its global workforce, multiple outlets report. Per Electrek, the mass firings were confirmed in a leaked internal memo to staffers from company CEO Elon Musk, who wrote that “we have done a thorough review of the organization and made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount by more than [ten percent] globally.” “There is nothing I hate more, but it must be done,” Musk added, according to Electrek. “This will enable us to be lean, innovative and hungry for the next growth phase cycle.” It’s only April, and already 2024 has been a rough year for Tesla. The company’s shockingly low first-quarter vehicle deliveries — though it was predicted to deliver an average of about 457,000 vehicles, Tesla only delivered about 387,000 — prompted one analyst to refer to this as Tesla’s “nightmare” year. A recent report from Reuters, meanwhile, alleged that fierce competition in China has pushed Tesla to …