Ann-Marie Alcantara

3 weeks ago | advisorstream.com | Ann-Marie Alcantara |Ron Phillips

By Ann-Marie Alcántara / Photographs by Gabby Jones for WSJ May 14, 2025 The AMC A-List is not an exclusive club. Membership costs $20 to $28 a month and anyone older than 13 can join. But its nearly one million members brag about the movie subscription service as if they’re part of United Airlines’ invitation-only Global Service status.

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Ann-Marie Alcantara

Savannah Oviedo admits she’s no exception. “I unfortunately fit the exact archetype of the A-lister,” said Ovideo, a social-media manager who is 25 years old and lives in Brooklyn. “Every time there’s a viral tweet about AMC A-List or being an AMC A-lister—I get it sent to me from at least, at minimum, five different people.”The main benefit of the AMC Stubs A-List membership is the right to go to up to four movies a week.

1 month ago | tovima.com | Ann-Marie Alcantara |Joseph Pisani

Alicia Marchese was in bed watching TV when a vision came to her: Could the 21-year-old college student actually help pick the next pope? She spent four hours putting together video clips of her favorite cardinal, Matteo Zuppi, hoping to rally public support around him. She put a Charli XCX song over it with the repeating lyrics, “I’m your number one, I’m your number one.”Zuppi, like Marchese, is from Italy. He also shares progressive views similar to the late Pope Francis .

1 month ago | wsj.com | Ann-Marie Alcantara |Joseph Pisani

Cardinals will pick the next pope in private. But outside of the Vatican, it’s a very public contest with betting pools and bingo cardsAlicia Marchese was in bed watching TV when a vision came to her: Could the 21-year-old college student actually help pick the next pope? She spent four hours putting together video clips of her favorite cardinal, Matteo Zuppi, hoping to rally public support around him.

1 month ago | tovima.com | Ann-Marie Alcantara

America’s biggest consumer spenders are skipping manicures and Ubers, as worries about the economy increaseCall it a new recession indicator: Young women who not long ago splashed out on self care, tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and “Barbie” are pulling back on their spending. Searches in the U.S. for “press on nails” are up 10% since February, and “blonde to brunette hair” is up 17% in the same period, according to Google. Miranda McClellan recently started skipping manicures.