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The American economy seems to be doing pretty well right now, at least on paper. Unemployment is low. Stocks are up from last year. Inflation is slowing. Things aren’t great for everyone, of course, but they could be a lot worse. President-elect Donald Trump hopes to upend that status quo in the new year.

For those in the “acceptance” phase of the eight stages of grief over the 2024 election, reality has set in: Donald Trump will get most of what he wants through a GOP Congress. Worse, there doesn’t seem to be much of a plan—or even, really, an appetite—among Democrats to offer up much of a fight, the way Republicans unerringly do when Democratic presidents come to power.

If pushed, I’d describe my 2024 gaming habits as eclectic, but that would actually be a lie. All my favourite games for the year are actually very similar: they are all the best. Unfortunately, the realities of sharing website space with several less-correctos means they didn’t all make this year’s advent calender.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t back from their holiday break until Saturday.

Perhaps John Maynard Keynes' best con job was convincing people that a growing economy needs inflation, lots of inflation. As David Gordon points out, however, Ludwig von Mises eloquently explained why inflation undermines the free market economy.

Though the European economy is far weaker, central banks there might keep following the Federal Reserve’s cue.

From Charlie Puth to Olivia Culpo to Alexandra Cooper, here are the celebrity weddings you couldn't stop clicking on.

No boring suits or gowns here: These notable names brought a sense of fun, innovation, and risk-taking to the scene.

An eyelash expert shares her advice for keeping your eyelashes long, healthy, and strong. After all, gorgeous lashes are never out of style.

“I don’t want to be in a situation for even an hour where I’m not enjoying myself,” Kim Cattrall once famously said. For writer Daisy Jones—a recovering people-pleaser—she’s the perfect role model for 2025.

Manchester United could only be a couple of signings away from competing at the top of the Premier League again like Jurgen Klopp was at Liverpool, suggests former striker Michael Owen

Fabrizio Romano reveals that Tottenham Hotspur have held an interest in an exciting young wing-back since the summer transfer window. 20-year-old has gone from strength-to-strength... The post Tottenham and Chelsea are still monitoring left-back target – Fabrizio Romano appeared first on Spurs Web.

We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle.

America’s rail lags behind the rest of the world—but travelers are increasingly interested in train travel as an option.

Plus, 5 brilliantly designed palate cleansers, because 2024 was a lot.

Today’s theme: 2024 in news and politics.

“Why, it’s one of those indistinguishable days between Christmas and New Year’s, sir.”

Concerts, comedy, and Christian Marclay’s “The Clock.”

The album is fifty years old, but it remains a blueprint for how to sever rock and roll from nostalgia.

Los Alamos is growing at a pace not seen since J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project.

Life in plastic, it's fantastic.  In fact, that's how many celebs confessed to feeling after getting plastic surgery or undergoing cosmetic procedures. Take Jennifer Aniston, who admitted she got...

WASHINGTON - MARCH 26: Head coach Jim Larranaga of the George Mason Patriots cuts down the nets following the game against the Connecticut Huskies in the Regional Finals of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 26, 2006 at Verizon Center in Washington D.C. George Mason won 86-84 in overtime. | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images

You won’t find many purer expressions of winning basketball than this.

Improved consumer confidence helped to drive greater use of buy now/pay later as younger generations turned to short-term installment options.

We've arrived at the final Friday of 2024 and as Tom Lehrer so aptly put it decades ago--that was the year that was. But TVNewser suspected that news industry insiders probably had more to say about the historic 12 months Americans watched unfold on their outlets of choice, whether that was legacy media or social...

Twenty-seven. That's how many times I offered a brilliant freelance creative director a full-time job when I was chief creative officer. Twenty-seven times, they said no. It drove me crazy. They already freelanced with us regularly, loved the team, crushed the briefs, and (apparently) tolerated me just fine. The money was great. What was the...