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Eater
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
Southern-Leaning American Bistro Cannonball Dives Into South Pasadena
One of northeast Los Angeles's most charming neighborhoods, South Pasadena, welcomed Cannonball on May 2, a new restaurant from Hippo chef Matt Molina and operating partner Joe Capella. The sprawling multi-floor space, previously occupied by Piccolo, has original brick walls, an extensive vintage wine list, cocktails, and farmers-market-derived seasonal produce. It's potentially the most exciting new restaurant to open in the area in a few years (its most recent was 2023's debut of Katsu Jin on Fair Oaks). With Molina and Capella steering the ship, South Pasadena has a grown-up restaurant for drinks and classic American dishes, coupled with reasonable prices. Molina, who won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Pacific of 2012 for his work at Osteria Mozza, has had a strong run with Capella at Arts District's Everson Royce Bar (opened in 2015), which is also co-founded and co-owned by Randy Clement and April Langford (Good Neighbor Bar, Silver Lake Wine). The foursome opened Hippo in Highland Park and Triple Beam alongside Nancy Silverton in 2018, cementing their place in northeast LA's dining scene. Molina's relationships with farmers at the South Pasadena Farmers Market, a main source for Hippo's produce, led him and Capella to check out the former Piccolo. The former Venice-based Italian restaurant had expanded to Mission Street in 2022 but closed just a year later in spring 2023 (it still operates in Santa Monica). Cannonball is Capella and Molina's first collaboration, opened without involvement from Clement, Langford, and Silverton. 'Hippo was in a good spot and we wanted to do something in this neighborhood [South Pasadena,' says Molina. 'I grew up in SGV and first heard about it when our friend Steven Arroyo opened something here. He was always ahead of the game. It's so charming here, but a lot of people in Northeast LA don't know about it, or the farmers market.' After a career spent in Hollywood and Mid-City at Osteria Mozza and Campanile, Molina has become acclimated to this part of town. Molina sees a similarity to New York City restaurateurs [like Gabe Stulman], who open multiple concepts in a particular neighborhood to serve a similar audience. Like Everson Royce Bar, Molina anchors the menu with his signature flaky biscuits with honey butter and a single-patty burger made with ground chuck and Tillamook cheddar. Starters include shaved celery salad with medjool dates, roasted carrots with cumin vinaigrette, and fideos with clams, chorizo, and saffron. Most starters range $12 to $24, bucking the trend of inflationary prices that seem to affect most new LA restaurants. A short list of six mains includes the burger with fries for $23, and extends to barbecue pork loin with Anson Mills polenta, grilled prawns, or grilled New York steak with pommes aligot. An olive cake with a side of crème fraiche is the sole dessert. Molina says the menu will not feature pasta during its opening phase, but he might add some in the future. Beverages at Cannonball are another strong suit, with Joe Capella's extensive wine and spirits knowledge on full display. Capella priced the wines to drink now (he would like the entire inventory to turn over every six months), with glasses between $14 and $17, and a long bottle list with prices that are often lower than online retail. He was inspired by places he's visited in Stockholm and Japan that price wine and spirits at an accessible level and allow enthusiasts to actually 'taste the fruits' of often labor-intensive curation. 'We're not trying to profit disproportionately just because it's rare and in demand,' Capella told Eater over email. There are plenty of wines priced between the high-$30s and mid-$40s, alongside higher-end bottles for those looking to ball out. Cocktails come from a longtime relationship with Varnish co-founder Eric Alperin, who advised on the drinks and helped install lead bartender Wolfgang Alexander at Cannonball. Drinks reflect the Milk & Honey school of bartenders with playful takes on classics like the Raymond Hill (Manhattan) using bourbon, amaro lucano, Pedro Ximénez sherry, and mole. Fettle Design helped preserve the building's main interior, hoping to conjure a New York, East Coast, and London feel that stands in contrast to places like Hippo. Capella and Fettle saw the moody space working with a darker color palette; tasteful landscape art, vintage lighting, indoor plants, and pops of old-timey wallpaper complete the look. A more cheerful patio with French cafe-style chairs and greenery works well as an al fresco summer dinner. Eventually, service will expand daily to later hours and a daytime menu on weekends (no weekday lunch, though). With two industry veterans at the helm and a versatile, classic ambience — plus the very approachable food — Cannonball has brightened South Pasadena's dining scene in a big way. Cannonball is open Thursday to Monday from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with expanded hours forthcoming; it's located at 1010 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA, 91030. Reservations are available on Resy . Sign up for our newsletter.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Palm Dog: ‘The Love That Remains', ‘Sirât', ‘Pillion' And ‘Amores Perros' Honored
Before the Palme d'Or gets dished out and after power cuts took down the town's electricity for a day, Cannes was abuzz with the burning question: qui a gagné le Palm Dog? The answer came yesterday afternoon at a star-studded-collar event on the beach at The Members Club. In a woof-and-ready ceremony, jury member Peter Bradshaw noted that 25 films had come under consideration for this year's honors, pointing out that some were made by directors who hadn't even been born when the event first took place at the UK Pavilion back in 2000. • The top prize — The Palm Dog itself — went to sheepdog Panda, for her part in a film directed by her owner: The Love That Remains, Hlynur Pálmason's tragicomic, gentle family saga. More from Deadline Ethan Coen's 'Honey Don't!' Gets 6.5-Minute Ovation In Cannes Cannes Awards Predictions: Deadline's Critics Make Their Picks For This Year's Palme D'Or & Other Main Prizes Chilean Drama 'The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo' Wins Top Un Certain Regard Prize - Cannes • Mutt Moment — for the year's best scene-stealer — went to the British Un Certain Regard film Pillion for its long-haired Dachshund Hippo and Rottweiler Rosie. • The Grand Jury prize went to the two dogs in Oliver Laxe's apocalyptic road movie Sirât. • The inaugural Four-Legged Fellowship went to Alejandro González Iñárritu's Amores Perros, screening in Cannes Classics. Pillion director Harry Lighton was unable to attend, but sent a message saying, 'I'd like to thank the jury for recognizing the nuance, complexity and raw sex appeal in Hippo's 'performance. I hesitate to use that word. Hippo doesn't perform, she inhabits, and while Harry and Alexander do solid work, it's Hippo who carries the film on her little legs… This award is for every small dog out there with big dreams.' Sad news came from Sirât star Jade Oukid, who revealed that Pipa, the dog in the film, was actually her own, and had passed away after the shoot. However, director Laxe kindly added that, thanks to the power of cinema, Oukid's dog had become 'eternal'. And in a move so new that disorganizer Toby Rose forgot to mention it on the Palm Dog press release, this year also saw the inauguration of a brand new award, The Four-Legged Fellowship. This went to the team behind Alejandro González Iñárritu's Amores Perros (2000), which, like the Palm Dog, celebrated a quarter of a century at the festival this year and is about to get a shiny new re-release courtesy of Mubi. Iñárritu was a bit too tied up, shooting Tom Cruise in London, to attend, but producer Martha Sosa sent a message saying, 'We are truly honoured to receive this recognition from the Palm Dog Awards, for the beloved canine stars of Amores Perros, who are sadly no longer with us. This year marks a significant double celebration: the 25th anniversary of your awards and 25 years since the premiere of Amores Perros at Cannes. A heartfelt thank you to the entire Palm Dog Awards team from all of us.' Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far Everything We Know About 'The Testaments,' Sequel Series To 'The Handmaid's Tale' So Far
The Independent
15-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
What Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms and motto tell us about his leadership
Pope Leo XIV has announced his motto and coat of arms – a long-held tradition for those in the ranks of bishops, cardinals and popes. The choice of symbols and words reflects the person's experience. Leo's shield is divided diagonally: The upper half shows a white lily on a blue background, and the lower shows the emblem of the Order of St. Augustine – an order to which he belongs. His motto reads, 'In Illo uno unam,' translated as 'In the One, we are one,' which are words of St. Augustine from his Exposition on Psalm 127, Paragraph 2: 'I understand one in the One Christ. You are therefore many, and you are one; we are many, and we are one. ' In choosing this motto, Leo includes the identifying symbol of Augustine, a heart pierced by an arrow. As an art historian, I explain how Renaissance artists portrayed Augustine's humility, and what the choice of the motto might tell us about the new pope. The Order of St. Augustine Augustine lived in the late fourth century, ultimately serving as bishop of Hippo in northern Africa for 34 years. The Augustinian order was founded in 1244 after several communities of hermits living in the region of Tuscany, Italy, petitioned Pope Innocent IV to form a single order. The pope gave them the Rule of Saint Augustine as a code of living, which stated: 'Call nothing your own, but let everything be yours in common; [do] not seek after what is vain and earthly.' Augustine's status as a scholar, theologian and administrator made him a widely depicted saint. For example, he appears in a stained glass window commissioned by a pastor in 1622, in which he holds his symbol of the heart pierced with the arrow resting on a book on his lap. The image relates to a phrase from Augustine's book 'The Confessions': 'Thou hadst pierced our heart with thy love, and we carried thy words, as it were, thrust through our vitals.' In this stained-glass image, the saint is seen speaking to a child. The 1483 translation of the 'Golden Legend,' a collection of saints' lives, explains that while struggling to write his treatise 'On the Trinity,' Augustine was walking at the seashore and saw a child filling a tiny pit with water. When the child explained that he was bringing the ocean into the pit, Augustine scolded him for being silly. The child answered that he would sooner fit all the water of the sea into the pit than Augustine could bring the mystery of the Trinity into his limited human understanding. The Trinity is the Christian concept that God is not a single person but three – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – united in a single divine and eternal nature. This lesson in humility became widely depicted across the centuries. In 1482, an altarpiece by the painter and sculptor Michael Pacher shows Augustine with a child at his feet holding a spoon. Augustine's scholarship Augustine's legacy includes not only 'The Confessions,' one of the most widely read books of medieval and early modern times, and 'On the Trinity,' but many others, including 'The City of God,' a monumental work of over 1,000 pages. Sandro Botticelli 's 1480 painting of Augustine in his study shows the saint searching for clarity of thought as he pauses his writing. Dressed simply in a long white garment and a cloak, he has set aside his bishop's miter, an official hat – also a gesture of humility. His study is crowded with books; on the right, behind his head, a book is open to a study of geometry. Botticelli tries to show the saint as a scholar in ancient times by placing on the left an old and discredited celestial model that depicts the Earth at the center of the universe, with the Sun, Moon, planets and stars revolving around it. We, with modern knowledge, understand that despite his intelligence, Augustine cannot know everything. Leo has been both a scholar and pastor. He served as a professor of canon law and early Christian theology at San Carlos y San Marcelo, a seminary in Peru. Yet, like the founder of his order, his words at this first Mass reflected his humility when he said that his appointment as pope was 'both a cross and a blessing' and spoke of the responsibility he and the cardinals have in the world.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hippo Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and will Hold an Investor Day on June 12, 2025
Investments in operational efficiencies continued to pay off as fixed expenses (S&M, T&D, and G&A) declined by $7m while revenue increased by $25m YoY, resulting in an 18pp decrease YoY in these costs as a percentage of revenue, from 48% of revenue in Q1'24 to 30% in Q1'25 The company also announced it has signed an agreement to raise a $50 million surplus note 1 . It plans to use the incremental, risk-based capital to support the growth of diversified product lines it accesses via the Spinnaker platform. "We delivered on two of our most important objectives as a company. We proactively supported customers affected by the Los Angeles wildfires and further advanced the key long-term value drivers in our business," said Hippo President and CEO Rick McCathron."Our homebuilder channel, which provides access to new, more resilient homes, drove a 35% year-over-year increase in gross written premium. Written premium outside of the Hippo Home Insurance Program increased by 21% year-over-year––an important source of diversification." Story Continues Underlying improvement in profitability masked by impact of LA wildfires Q1 Net Loss attributable to Hippo increased YoY by $12m to $48m; LA wildfires contributed $45m 2 Q1 adjusted EBITDA loss increased $21m to $41m; LA wildfires contributed $45m2 Financial Strength Cash and investments, excluding restricted cash, decreased $42m QoQ to $528m; decrease was mostly related to losses from LA wildfires Spinnaker surplus of $198m Signed an agreement to raise a $50m surplus note; pending regulatory approval, expected to close in Q2'25 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Information Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time Dial In: +1 833 470 1428 / Global Dial-In Numbers Access: 093248 Webcast: A replay of the webcast will be made available after the call in the investor relations section of the company's website at Information about Key Operating Metrics/Non-GAAP Financial Measures We define gross loss ratio expressed as a percentage, as the ratio of the gross losses and loss adjustment expenses, to the gross earned premium. We define TGP as the aggregate written premium placed across all of our business platforms for the period presented. We measure TGP as it reflects the volume of our business irrespective of choices related to how we structure our reinsurance treaties, the amount of risk we retain on our own balance sheet, or the amount of business written in our capacity as an MGA, agency, or as an insurance carrier/reinsurer. We define adjusted EBITDA, a Non-GAAP financial measure, as net loss attributable to Hippo excluding interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, net investment income, restructuring charges, impairment expense, gains and losses on sales of business, other non-cash fair market value adjustments, contingent consideration for one of our acquisitions, and other transactions, which may include certain legal fees and settlement costs, that we consider to be unique in nature. We exclude these items from Adjusted EBITDA because we do not consider them to be directly attributable to our underlying operating performance. This Non-GAAP financial measure is in addition to, and not a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of this Non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP counterpart is included in the shareholder letter referenced above. We believe that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful supplemental information to investors about Hippo. Forward-looking statements safe harbor Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "outlook," and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of financial results and other operating and performance metrics, our business strategy, our cost reduction efforts, the quality of our products and services, and the potential growth of our business. These statements are based on the current expectations of Hippo's management and are not predictions of actual performance. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions, and many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Hippo. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including our ability to navigate extensive insurance industry regulations and the scrutiny of state insurance regulators, our ability to achieve or maintain profitability in the future; our ability to retain and expand our customer base and grow our business, including our builder network; our ability to manage growth effectively; risks relating to Hippo's brand and brand reputation; denial of claims or our failure to accurately and timely pay claims; the effects of intense competition in the segments of the insurance industry in which we operate; the availability and adequacy of reinsurance, including at current coverage, limits or pricing; our ability to underwrite risks accurately and charge competitive yet profitable rates to our customers, and the sufficiency of the analytical models we use to assess and predict exposure to catastrophe losses; risks related to our proprietary technology and our digital platform; outages or interruptions or delays in services provided by our third party providers, including our data vendors; risks related to our intellectual property; the seasonal and cyclical nature of our business; the effects of severe weather events and other natural or man-made catastrophes, including the effects of climate change, global pandemics, and terrorism; continued disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic; any overall decline in economic activity; regulators' identification of errors in the policy forms we use, the rates we charge, and our customer communications including, but not limited to, cancellations, non-renewals and reinstatements through market conducts, complaints, or other inquiries; the effects of existing or new legal or regulatory requirements on our business, including with respect to maintenance of risk-based capital and financial strength ratings, data privacy and cybersecurity, and the insurance industry generally; and other risks set forth in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that Hippo does not presently know, or that Hippo currently believes are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Hippo's expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. Hippo anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Hippo's assessments to change. However, while Hippo may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Hippo specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Hippo's assessments of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. About Hippo Hippo is protecting the joy of homeownership, helping to safeguard customers' most important financial asset by harnessing the power of real-time data and a growing suite of home services to deliver proactive home protection. Hippo Holdings Inc. operating subsidiaries include Hippo Insurance Services, Hippo Builder Insurance Agency, Hippo Home Care, Spinnaker Insurance Company, Spinnaker Specialty Insurance Company, and Wingsail Insurance Company. Hippo Insurance Services and Hippo Builder Insurance Agency are licensed property casualty insurance agents with products underwritten by various affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies. For more information, visit Contacts Investors: Sammy Ng Investors@ Press: Mark Olson press@ 1 Pending regulatory approval 2 $45m includes selling of our subrogation rights, CA FAIR assessment, and reinstatement premium Cision View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Hippo Analytics, Inc
The Irish Sun
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
David Attenborough lands epic new BBC show just days before his 99th birthday
DAVID Attenborough has landed an epic new BBC show just days before his 99th birthday. The national treasure who turns 99 this week has already recorded his scripts for the brand new natural history series. 3 Sis David has landed a brand new show just before his 99th birthday 3 Sir David's new documentary Ocean will be released in cinemas within a matter of days Credit: Silverback Films 3 Sir David's career spans eight decades and he will be returning to the BBC this summer Credit: BBC , whose career spans eight decades will returning to BBC One this summer for another landmark natural history series, titled Parenthood. The five-part series will showcase how parenthood in the animal kingdom is a high stakes game in which some animal parents must come up with extraordinary strategies to give their young a head start. The synopsis reads: "From Orcas teaching their offspring to hunt Blue Whales to Hippo families navigating the terrifying African night. "Parenthood is an adventure and just like us, animal parents can be caring, patient, dedicated, short-tempered and foolish. Richard Attenborough "Elephant mothers will dedicate themselves to showing their calves where to find water. "Cardinalfish fathers endure housing their fry inside their own mouths, whilst a lion pride adopts the cubs of a recently killed matriarch and raise them to become giant hunters." BBC specialist factual commissioning boss Jack Bootle told The that Sir David has already recorded his carefully-worded scripts for all five episodes. "This is a wonderful, warm, engaging and surprising series, made by some of the very best wildlife filmmakers in the world , and I'm thrilled Sir David is joining us again to narrate it,' he said. Most read in News TV Series producer and director, Jeff Wilson, speaking of the series said: 'The ultimate celebration of the joys and challenges of raising offspring in the natural world'. He added: 'Silverback Films did a deep dive into the subject over 2.5 years, uncovering extraordinary new behaviours and jaw-dropping dramas using the world's best wildlife cinematographers and directors. BBC releases official trailer for new David Attenborough series Asia 'We are incredibly proud that Sir David was on board with us to bring to the screen a landmark series that has something for everyone. "Moments of heart warming tenderness, high stakes narrative , and a timely guide from a huge cast of unbelievably engaging cast of characters on how to navigate the complex world of Parenthood.' Meanwhile, BBC's best nature shows The BBC has a wide range of wildlife shows - and here is a selection of some of the best. Springwatch Autumnwatch Planet Earth Animal Park The Green Planet Dynasties Hive Alive The feature length film sees him on a shoreline looking out to sea in A TV insider said: 'They're two major moments but despite being associated with the BBC for most of his working life, they both feature in the documentary which is set to drop on Disney+.' In the documentary, which airs on the streaming giant next month he is seen saying: 'When I first saw the sea as a young boy, it was thought of as a vast wilderness to be tamed and mastered for the benefit of humanity. 'Now, as I approach the end of my life, we know the opposite is true. 'After living for nearly a hundred years on this planet, I now understand that the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea.' The film shows Although he says we are 'almost out of time', Attenborough remains optimistic. He tells how creating protected marine reserves where fishing is banned allows the ocean's eco-system to recover. Oceans is out in cinemas from May 8th and is available to stream from Sunday, June 8 on Disney+
