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Barbie Leads Golden Globe Nominations With 9, Followed Closely by Oppenheimer

Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original songs. It

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What Happens When People Stop Taking the Weight Loss Drug Zepbound

As a new generation of highly effective weight loss drugs hits the market, doctors are still trying to figure out how long people will need to take them for the best results. A new study offers a clue. Writing in

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Top Colleges by Size in the Northeast

Amherst, Princeton and Penn head these lists from the WSJ/College Pulse ranking

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He Helped Usher in the Reality TV Era. Now He’s Writing a New Hollywood Playbook

Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse counts Jimmy Kimmel as a partner, makes legacy TV, streaming fare and social-media content—and aims to turn stars into brands.

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High Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to stand – NPR

High Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to stand  NPR Supreme Court rejects challenge to Washington state ‘conversion therapy’ ban  NBC News Supreme Court lets stand Washington state law barring conversion therapy for minors  CNN Supreme Court declines case

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Macy’s Buyout Could Take a Miracle on 34th Street

A suitor has shown up at Macy’s, but given the tough environment, a deal that crosses the finish line would be a surprise gift for shareholders. 

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COP28 Draft Climate Deal Floats Fossil Fuel Cuts for First Time

The United Arab Emirates, presiding over this year’s COP28 climate talks, presented a draft deal that called on countries to cut their consumption and production of fossil fuels, trying to end an impasse between developed countries and petrostates with less

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Bill Ackman demands MIT fire its president: ‘I promise I won’t write you a letter’ – New York Post

Bill Ackman demands MIT fire its president: ‘I promise I won’t write you a letter’  New York Post University of Pennsylvania President resigns  4 News Now Penn’s Chaos: What Led Up to Liz Magill’s Resignation After Antisemitism Hearings  The New York Times Opinion:

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War rages on in Gaza’s 2 largest cities with civilians trapped amid the violence

The war has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians and driven nearly 85% of the territory’s 2.3 million people from their homes.

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