
Nicolas Vega
Lead Entertainment Reporter at CNBC Make It
Entertainment, pop culture + more @CNBCMakeIt • Formerly @nypost, @businessinsider, @bupipedream • [email protected] • 🇪🇸🇵🇷
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2 days ago |
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
For more than 25 years, David Blaine has captured the world's attention with his card tricks, illusions and feats of endurance. The magician has buried himself alive, caught a bullet in between his teeth and held his breath for more than 17 minutes. But though his tricks have turned him into a household name, Blaine said in a recent Hollywood Reporter profile that his career hasn't been as lucrative as some might imagine.
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1 week ago |
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
Even as a child, nothing could keep Sabrina Ionescu off the basketball court. The 27-year-old New York Liberty point guard was always drawn to the game and went to great lengths to make sure she could play it. In middle school, her school informed her that they didn't have enough players to field a girls team.
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1 week ago |
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
John Boyega nearly went broke in his quest to land a life-changing "Star Wars" role. The 33-year-old, who played the stormtrooper Finn in the trilogy of blockbusters, revealed this week that he took his bank account close to zero while traveling to meet director J.J. Abrams to discuss the role when he was still an unknown actor. After several rounds of auditions, Abrams sent Boyega an email inviting him to a meeting while the director was in London.
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2 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
If the third season of "The White Lotus" has you thinking that it's time to plan a vacation to Thailand, you're not alone. The hit HBO series — which returned to TV screens in February — has created a surge of interest in the latest locale where its eponymous fictional hotel is set. "After the White Lotus premiere, there was a big spike up," says Kate Bodden, a spokesperson for the airfare search platform Skiplagged.
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2 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
In the wake of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement this week, American consumers are bracing for the potential of higher prices on everything ranging from toilet paper to TVs. Retailers like Target and Amazon have seen their stocks slide roughly 10% since Wednesday as investors prepare for the possibility that consumers could cut back on spending.
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