Robert Downey Jr. is one of the most popular and acclaimed actors around, and his tumultuous journey through Hollywood has led to an inspiring story of redemption. The actor, who rose to prominence as a Brat Pack adjacent bad boy in the ’80s and battled personal demons, had an amazing resurgence in the ’00s as Marvel’s Iron Man. Currently, Downey is the frontrunner for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as antagonistic government official Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer.

Casualty actress Leslie Ash has lived a rather wild life – and was forced to step out of the spotlight for a whopping 11 years after suffering a severe spinal infection. The actress was warned by doctors that she wouldn’t be able to walk and would need a wheelchair to get around by the time she was 60 – but defied the odds and returned to acting in 2021. From controversy with her botched lip fillers to a huge court battle which saw her scoop a £5million payout, Leslie really has done it all.

Hoping for a bonus and more paid leave? A company in northern China is offering both, for any employee who’s having a newborn baby.Da Bei Nong Group, an agricultural technology company in Beijing, is offering up to 90,000 yuan (US$14,124) in cash and extra leave of up to 12 months for female staff and an extra nine days for males, if they are expecting a baby, the National Business Daily reported on Monday.

This week In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc: Jesse Kirshbaum, CEO, Nue Agency. By design, New York-based Nue Agency sits dead center at the juncture of culture, music, brands, and technology. Consider Nue Agency as an idea/deal factory; its CEO Jesse Kirshbaum being a canny cultural anthropologist deal-maker with a small team deftly matching brands with artists via edgy marketing strategies while developing brands and artists alike. Nue’s first incarnation as a talent agency in 2007–representing Clipse, Pusha T, J.

To change the world, you change a person. This can be described as Simon Sinek approach to creating a better world for all. The English motivational speaker is an author whose insights have been widely admired in books like the popular Start With Why. Because of the unique feelings, he has spread, Simon Sinek has had the opportunity to speak at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit and the TED Conference.