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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dave Nemetz Reviews Adults: FX's Hilarious Gen Z Sitcom Gives TV a Much-Needed Youth Infusion
Young people are an endangered species on TV these days. Broadcast TV has given up on them entirely, and even cable and streaming shows rarely focus on people in their 20s unless it's through a sci-fi or supernatural lens. It's as if TV has thrown up the white flag and surrendered an entire generation to YouTube and TikTok. That's why it's a relief to see a show like FX's Adults hit our screens. (It debuts tonight at 9/8c on FX and streams in full on Hulu starting tomorrow; I've seen the first three episodes.) It's not only a show about young people today, but a very good one: a laidback Gen Z hangout comedy with an easy charm and — most importantly — lots of big laughs. Adults follows a group of five New York City friends in their early 20s who live together in the house of one of their parents (who never seem to be home). They giggle on the subway, they scam free food, they confront sex offenders. They don't know how to write a check, and are really still figuring out how to be grown-ups, actually. They're broke and in so much debt that they're contemplating starting an OnlyFans, but they hang onto their jobs by serving as their bosses' resident youth correspondents, answering queries like: 'Do kids your age give a s–t about Al Gore?' More from TVLine The Handmaid's Tale Boss Reveals the Character He Almost Killed Off in the Series Finale (But Didn't) The Handmaid's Tale's Elisabeth Moss Takes Us Inside Directing the Series Finale: Ending Show Without That Big Character Return 'Didn't Feel Right' The Handmaid's Tale Brings Back [Spoiler] in Powerful Series Finale - How Did June's Story End? This all feels like a mash-up of twentysomething comedies we've loved in the past, pairing the sexual frankness of Girls with the tight-knit nucleus of Friends. (Phoebe Waller-Bridge's delightful Netflix comedy Crashing, with a bunch of friends living in an abandoned hospital, is another touchstone.) But the biggest influence here is the late, great Broad City, with its loopy surreal touches and its willingness to gleefully trample over any notion of good taste. (These friends walk in on each other on the toilet just to chat.) Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, who write for Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, created the series, and they manage to capture the chaotic energy of youth, where truly anything can happen at any given moment. (Especially when you're living in New York.) Adults is also firmly set in The Year of Our Lord 2025, and it exposes the very weird tightrope young people have to walk today to avoid becoming a social media pariah. The struggle is real… and it's relatable, too. As Samir (Malik Elassal) puts it, 'I always thought the world was going to be waiting for me, and instead, everyone's annoyed that I'm here.' Even if you're not in your 20s anymore, the hurdles that Samir and his pals have to leap over just to survive are all too familiar, and that helps the show tap into something timeless. The cast is packed with newcomers who are brimming with potential. All five lead actors are basically unknowns, and they all get a chance to shine, from Lucy Freyer's sunny Billie to Amita Rao's gloriously brash Issa. (Issa and Broad City's Ilana would be instant best friends, I'm sure of it.) Owen Thiele is an early standout as Anton, the overly gregarious 'friend slut' whose propensity to make friends leads to hilarious trouble in Episode 3. (He has hundreds of people he just met once saved in his phone as 'Red Shirt Tall Guy' and 'Psychic Shared Her Joint.') Even though it's rooted in Gen Z, Adults still fits into fairly conventional sitcom rhythms and payoffs. (There are hints of a potential romance between Samir and Billie, for example, that might eventually start to bloom.) And it's comforting in a way to see this show use those tried-and-true techniques to find big laughs within a whole new generation. There's a notion out there that TV comedies aren't funny anymore, or that nothing can be funny anymore, with all the perceived restrictions on what we can and can't joke about these days. Neither one of those is true, of course — and Adults, thankfully, joyfully, proves it. THE TVLINE BOTTOM LINE: FX's Gen Z sitcom is a welcome shot in the arm to TV comedy, with a cast of talented newcomers and a bold style that delivers huge laughs.
Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to address graduating seniors at Harvard on Wednesday
Past Class Day speakers include former vice president Al Gore, a Harvard graduate, and comedian Amy Poehler, a Burlington native. Abdul-Jabbar spent 20 seasons in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers, earning the league's Most Valuable Player honors a record six times. He is also an award-winning author and a former Time magazine columnist, writing on various topics including sports, race, religion, and Black history. Advertisement He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former president Barack Obama in 2016 for his work promoting social justice. Abdul-Jabbar, whose trademark skyhook helped him become the NBA's all-time leading scorer in 1984 until LeBron James surpassed him in 2023, also founded Nick Stoico can be reached at
Wall Street Journal
21-05-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
The $10 Billion AI Startup That Thinks It Is an Energy Company
In just ten years, Octopus Energy has gone from being a startup run by a handful of whiz kids, to a successful global business with several thousand employees and a valuation close to $10 billion. Visitors to its bright pink London office include Hollywood stars such as Idris Elba and top-tier politicians like U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. And earlier this year, it became the largest household energy supplier in Britain, providing green power to more than 7 million consumers in the U.K. and close to 10 million globally.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Al Gore's Generation Investment Management Reduces Amazon Stake by 46.77%
Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Sign with MSFT. Al Gore (Trades, Portfolio), the former Vice President of the United States, is renowned not only for his political career but also for his significant contributions to environmental advocacy and sustainable investing. He co-founded Generation Investment Management in 2004 alongside David Blood. The firm is headquartered in London, with additional offices in New York, Washington D.C., and Sydney. Generation Investment Management is dedicated to long-term investing, integrating sustainability research, and aligning with client interests. The firm serves a diverse clientele, including pooled investment vehicles, pension plans, and charitable organizations, with a focus on sustainable development and addressing global challenges such as climate change and resource scarcity. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and bottom-up investment strategy, with a significant allocation in the information technology sector. Al Gore (Trades, Portfolio) added a total of three stocks to his portfolio in the first quarter of 2025. The most significant addition was Synopsys Inc (NASDAQ:SNPS), with 560,782 shares, accounting for 1.45% of the portfolio and a total value of $240.49 million. The second largest addition was Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), consisting of 3,398,991 shares, representing approximately 1.3% of the portfolio, with a total value of $215.77 million. The third largest addition was Fortune Brands Innovations Inc (NYSE:FBIN), with 1,612,301 shares, accounting for 0.59% of the portfolio and a total value of $98.16 million. Al Gore (Trades, Portfolio) also increased stakes in a total of 11 stocks. The most notable increase was in Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX), with an additional 1,087,446 shares, bringing the total to 2,801,325 shares. This adjustment represents a significant 63.45% increase in share count, a 1.6% impact on the current portfolio, with a total value of $682.29 million. The second largest increase was in Workday Inc (NASDAQ:WDAY), with an additional 778,301 shares, bringing the total to 2,903,767. This adjustment represents a significant 36.62% increase in share count, with a total value of $678.12 million. Al Gore (Trades, Portfolio) completely exited three holdings in the first quarter of 2025. He sold all 3,192,849 shares of CBRE Group Inc (NYSE:CBRE), resulting in a -2.19% impact on the portfolio. Additionally, he liquidated all 1,813,499 shares of Twilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO), causing a -1.02% impact on the portfolio. Al Gore (Trades, Portfolio) also reduced positions in 20 stocks. The most significant change was a reduction in Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4,421,680 shares, resulting in a -46.77% decrease in shares and a -5.06% impact on the portfolio. The stock traded at an average price of $217 during the quarter and has returned -10.28% over the past three months and -6.48% year-to-date. Additionally, he reduced Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) by 1,175,159 shares, resulting in a -47.19% reduction in shares and a -2.16% impact on the portfolio. The stock traded at an average price of $353.16 during the quarter and has returned -16.29% over the past three months and -7.28% year-to-date. As of the first quarter of 2025, Al Gore (Trades, Portfolio)'s portfolio included 38 stocks. The top holdings were 11.78% in Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), 7.33% in Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX), 6.77% in Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW), 6.25% in MercadoLibre Inc (NASDAQ:MELI), and 5.78% in Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN). The holdings are mainly concentrated in seven of the 11 industries: Technology, Healthcare, Consumer Cyclical, Financial Services, Industrials, Communication Services, and Real Estate. This article, generated by GuruFocus, is designed to provide general insights and is not tailored financial advice. Our commentary is rooted in historical data and analyst projections, utilizing an impartial methodology, and is not intended to serve as specific investment guidance. It does not formulate a recommendation to purchase or divest any stock and does not consider individual investment objectives or financial circumstances. Our objective is to deliver long-term, fundamental data-driven analysis. Be aware that our analysis might not incorporate the most recent, price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative information. GuruFocus holds no position in the stocks mentioned herein. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
New York Post
06-05-2025
- Science
- New York Post
Surprise! Ice is rebounding at BOTH poles — climate is more complex than we know
When it comes to climate change, to invoke one of Al Gore's favorite sayings, the biggest challenge is not what we don't know, but what we know for sure but just isn't so. Two new studies show that the Earth's climate is far more complex than often acknowledged, reminding us of the importance of pragmatic energy and climate policies. One of them, led by researchers at China's Tongji University, finds that after years of ice sheet decline, Antarctica has seen a 'surprising shift': a record-breaking accumulation of ice. Advertisement The paper takes advantage of very precise measurements of Antarctic ice mass from a series of NASA satellites called GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment). Since the first GRACE satellite was launched in 2002, Antarctica has seen a steady decline in the total mass of its glaciers. Yet the new study found the decline reversed from 2021 to 2023. Advertisement Melting Antarctic ice contributes to global sea-level rise, so a reversal of melting will slow that down. Understanding the dynamics of ice mass on Antarctica is thus essential. The recent Antarctica shift makes only a small dent in the overall ice loss from 2022, but comes as a surprise nonetheless. A second new paper, a preprint now going through peer review, finds a similar change at the opposite end of the planet. Advertisement 'The loss of Arctic sea ice cover has undergone a pronounced slowdown over the past two decades, across all months of the year,' the paper's US and UK authors write. They suggest that the 'pause' in Arctic sea ice decline could persist for several more decades. Together, the two studies remind us that the global climate system remains unpredictable, defying simplistic expectations that change moves only in one direction. In 2009, then-Sen. John Kerry warned that the Arctic Ocean would be ice-free by 2013: 'Scientists tell us we have a 10-year window — if even that — before catastrophic climate change becomes inevitable and irreversible,' he said. Advertisement Today, six years after that 10-year window closed, catastrophic climate change has not occurred, even as the planet has indeed continued to warm due primarily to the combustion of fossil fuels. Partisans in the climate debate should learn from Kerry's crying wolf. On one side, catastrophizing climate change based on the most extreme claims leads to skepticism when the promised apocalypse fails to occur on schedule. On the other side, studies like the two surprising polar-ice papers reveal climate complexities, but don't prove climate change isn't real and serious. Policy-makers today appear to be embracing energy realism over a myopic rush to net zero at all costs. But their newfound pragmatism should still embrace decarbonizing the economy, as well as reducing the costs of energy, expanding global energy access and ensuring secure and reliable energy supplies. These multiple objectives are not always in concert, which is why energy policy is so challenging. We know that humans affect the climate system in many ways — greenhouse gas emissions in part, but also through land management, air pollution and vegetation dynamics. Advertisement At a planetary scale the net effect of these changes is a warming of the planetary system. Yet anticipating regional and local consequences is far more difficult, and irreducible uncertainties mean that adapting to climate variability and change comes down to risk management as we balance competing objectives. Fortunately, pragmatic energy policy has plenty of low-hanging fruit — expanding nuclear power and accelerating the retirement of coal are good places to start. Advertisement The surprises revealed by the two new papers about polar ice also remind us that we need to be prepared for unexpected behavior of the climate system, regardless of the underlying causes of change. History tells us that climate can shift abruptly, with profound consequences for society. For instance, the 1870s saw a wide range of climate extremes across the planet, by some estimates contributing to the deaths of 4% of global population. More recently, the climate extremes of the 1970s led to many new US government programs focused on monitoring and researching climate, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Advertisement Such efforts are crucially important because we can't always anticipate the results of research. If we could, we wouldn't need data and science. Perhaps the most important lesson to take from the new polar-ice findings is that ongoing efforts in Washington, DC to gut climate data and research are deeply misguided. The global climate system has more surprises in store for us — and we ignore them at our peril. Roger Pielke Jr. is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who writes at The Honest Broker on Substack.
