The Cost Of Free: Casper Pays A Price For Generous Mattress Returns
There's no free lunch, economists will say. So when a company says, sleep on a mattress for a few months and return it for free — that actually costs money.
Just how much?
That question is now in the spotlight as online mattress seller Casper plans to go public. The decision forced Casper to disclose eye-popping losses: more than $92 million in 2018.
This has become a familiar story of a startup.
True Bloods Kristin Bauer van Straten on the Pam-Tara Sex Scene We All Missed
Kristen Bauer van Straten as Pam. On the last season of True Blood, Pam finally became a maker, and while escaping the Authority headquarters, shared a steamy kiss with her progeny, Tara. This season, Pam’s got to make time for Tara on top of her other complicated relationships, as her own maker Eric finally reveals that the friend he had in the Authority was his sister. Plus, there’s the True Blood drink shortage, the Louisiana governor’s war on vampires, and disputed rights to Fangtasia.
What's Going Down On the 3-Part 'Happily Ever After' Tell-All?
The three-part Tell-All for the fifth season of TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After, hosted by Shaun Robinson, starts with a two-hour episode at 8 p.m. EST on TLC on Sun., Sept. 27.
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, 90 Day Fiancé cast members will be joining from their homes via video chat for many hours of juicy discussion. Here’s what we can expect from the Tell-All, based on the most recent previews.
Selena Gomez -- Cries Onstage During Song (Allegedly) About Justin Bi
Selena Gomez is still torn up about her ex, Justin Bieber -- or she's a really good actress ... that's the only explanation for her sappy and tear-filled performance last night in Brooklyn.
Selena started sobbing and weeping near the end of her ballad, "Love Will Remember" -- which is widely believed to be about the Biebs ... partially because the original leaked version of the song featured a voicemail Justin left for Selena.
American Horror Stories Recap: The World Is Full of Ugliness
American Horror Stories Facelift Season 2 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » American Horror Stories Facelift Season 2 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » In the 1992 movie Death Becomes Her, Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn play rivals Madeline and Helen, who join forces to achieve a shared goal: eternal youth and beauty.
Ashanti's Sister Details Severe Domestic Abuse At The Hands Of Well-Known Ex
It came as a shock last year when it was revealed that Ashanti's sister, Kenashia "Shia" Douglas, was involved in a violent relationship. It was during the 32-year-old's birthday post in 2020 that she revealed her battered face. Her teeth were knocked out, there was blood coming from her nose, she had a black eye, and she included video clips of her reconstruction surgery on her mouth and jaw.
The images stunned the public and at the time, 50 Cent reshared the devastating images and called out Shia's fiancé, a man who goes by the name Slowbucks, because Fif was beefing with him.
George Russells Dreams Come Crashing Down as 23 Y.O. Real Madrid Prodigy SinksEnglands Ship
George Russell joined Mercedes with the hopes of challenging for the title. Unfortunately, the Briton has only been able to muster one win so far during his Mercedes tenure. A heart-shattering reality for the Briton. But unlike Max Verstappen’s dominance, the 90 min game of football cannot be predicted. In the FIFA Women’s World Cup final, a 23-year-old Real Madrid player sank England’s ship in the final as George Russell’s dream came crashing down once again.
Green Day Cancels Stadium Concert in Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
Green Day has canceled its concert scheduled for May 29 at Spartak Stadium in Moscow over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the band announced on Sunday.
“With heavy hearts, in light of current events we feel it is necessary to cancel our upcoming show in Moscow at Spartak Stadium,” the band said in a statement to Variety.
One woman's controversial fight to make America accept drug users for who they are
When Louise Vincent was introduced at a drug policy conference last month in Phoenix, the huge crowd erupted in applause.
She's a small woman, rail thin. At age 47, her face is weathered by what she describes as a hard life. It's grown harder in recent years, after drug cartels began pushing deadlier drugs into U.S. communities, including fentanyl and the veterinary drug xylazine.
"We saw the drug supply turn upside down,"
Remembering Composer Steven Stucky
The classical music community has marked two sad passings of major composers this month: first the death of 93-year-old Pulitzer Prize winner Leslie Bassett on Feb. 4, and now the untimely death of another Pulitzer winner, Steven Stucky, one of the most widely admired and collegial figures in modern music.
The composer's wife, Kristen Stucky, said in a statement that he had been diagnosed with a fast-moving brain cancer in November, and that he died at their home in Ithaca, N.