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The Worst Movies of 2019 - Metacritic

The Worst Movies of 2019 - Metacritic Unplanned (#2)  The year's worst (and only?) anti-abortion and anti-Planned Parenthood drama came from the prolific faith-based film company Pure Flix and was partially funded by MyPillow founder Mike Lindell. The excessive gore (really) earned the studio a rare R rating, while the no-name cast, mean-spirited script, and lack of nuance left the film saddled with some of the very worst reviews of 2019. “Unplanned will make you writhe in agony over how such an ugly, malicious and potentially dangerous piece of religious and political propaganda could have made its way into this world.” —Barry Hertz,  The Globe and Mail
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The Woman Who Has Styled Justin Bieber, Anita Hill, and the iPod | The New Yorker

The Woman Who Has Styled Justin Bieber, Anita Hill, and the iPod | The New Yorker : Her clients talk about her as they would a guru. Olivia Wilde said, “She’ll be, like, ‘Are you looking for a change in your career? I think I can help guide that.’�” Wilde told me that last year, when she was in the process of directing her first feature, “Karla was, like, ‘Let’s start putting you in a strong shoulder, or a tux.’ She got that I didn’t want to be an ing�nue anymore.” Welch is confident in the contributions she has made to her clients’ successes. When she started working with Ruth Negga, in 2016, she said, “nobody knew who Ruth was, and all of a sudden she’s in a custom Marc Jacobs look. It set a trajectory for her presence, right up to her getting an Oscar nomination and going to the Oscars.”
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PG&E is the country's first climate bankruptcy but experts say it won't be the last - The Washington Post

PG&E is the country's first climate bankruptcy but experts say it won't be the last - The Washington Post : While PG&E may be the first climate bankruptcy, it will likely not be the last, according to a report by Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. “Wildfires alone could become up to 900 percent more destructive in certain regions by midcentury, and utility assets will also be increasingly exposed to threats stemming from hurricanes, rising sea levels, and other climate-related events,” it said.
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conslulting timeline

1940sA decade started by War, ended by conversion to Peace and start of the Cold War. Consulting gains great legitimacy in business circles for government work performed in wartime. Many military officers move into the business world, bringing knowledge and respect for consultants with them. Rapid development of technology and business organization makes business more complex which also increases need for consulting services.
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