Ruth Samuel

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'Industry' Gives Us The Character Study We've Been Waiting For

Sep 1, 2024 | huffpost.com | Ruth Samuel |Marina Fang

If you had to pick one word to describe Sunday nightâ€™s episode of â€śIndustry,â€ť the first one to come to mind might be â€śchaos.â€ť But as is often the case with the hit HBO series, that chaos is portrayed in such a bold and ambitious way that you cannot look away. Season 3, Episode 4 focuses in on chaos agent Rishi Ramdani (Ragar Sadia), the king of one-liners and lewd commentary on the trading floor at Pierpoint. Sadia was upped to a series regular in Season 3.
'Industry' Gives Us The Character Study We've Been Waiting For

Sep 1, 2024 | flipboard.com | Ruth Samuel |Marina Fang |Erin Evans

Biden, It's Time to Tell the Painful Truth About the Israeli HostagesIt seems like a lifetime ago, but just two weeks ago, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel, and ended his visit to the country with a …
'Industry' Gives Us The Character Study We've Been Waiting For

Sep 1, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ruth Samuel |Marina Fang |Erin Evans

Sagar Radia in "Industry." Nick StrasburgIf you had to pick one word to describe Sunday night’s episode of “Industry,” the first one to come to mind might be “chaos.”But as is often the case with the hit HBO series, that chaos is portrayed in such a bold and ambitious way that you cannot look away. Season 3, Episode 4 focuses in on chaos agent Rishi Ramdani (Ragar Sadia), the king of one-liners and lewd commentary on the trading floor at Pierpoint. Sadia was upped to a series regular in Season 3.
'Industry' Gives Us The Character Study We've Been Waiting For

Sep 1, 2024 | au.lifestyle.yahoo.com | Ruth Samuel |Marina Fang |Erin (Shields) Evans

Sagar Radia in "Industry." Nick StrasburgIf you had to pick one word to describe Sunday night’s episode of “Industry,” the first one to come to mind might be “chaos.”But as is often the case with the hit HBO series, that chaos is portrayed in such a bold and ambitious way that you cannot look away. Season 3, Episode 4 focuses in on chaos agent Rishi Ramdani (Ragar Sadia), the king of one-liners and lewd commentary on the trading floor at Pierpoint. Sadia was upped to a series regular in Season 3.
The Season 3 Premiere Of 'Industry' Boldly Reminds Us Why The Show Is So Great

Aug 12, 2024 | huffpost.com | Marina Fang |Ruth Samuel

On the HBO drama series “Industry,” a baseball bat makes a recurring appearance. Early in the show’s first season, which follows a group of recent college graduates during their cutthroat first year at the London office of fictional investment bank Pierpoint & Co., the baseball bat becomes synonymous with grizzled Pierpoint veteran Eric Tao (Ken Leung), who menacingly swings it around the trading floor.
'Love Is Blind' Has Us Feeling All The Things

Mar 7, 2024 | huffpost.com | Erin E. Evans |Ruth Samuel |Taryn Finley |Elyse Wanshel

At last, audiences made it to the altar with some of the couples in the Season 6 finale of “Love Is Blind” Wednesday. Through the 90-minute episode, we cried, we yelled and our mouths dropped during several moments as the couples decided whether they would actually say “I do.”Amy and Johnny accomplish what we all knew would happen from the very beginning. We finally see how Jimmy and Chelsea’s rollercoaster of a relationship plays out.
These Are The ‘Love Is Blind’ Couples Who Should Actually Get Married

Feb 23, 2024 | huffpost.com | Taryn Finley |Ruth Samuel |Cambria Roth

We’re more than halfway into “Love Is Blind,” and one thing is clear to us: There needs to be more self-reflection than weddings at the end of this season. For HuffPost’s latest live blog and episode of “I Know That’s Right,” we share our predictions about who we think will make it to the altar and who should just call it quits. Sarah Ann and Jeramey should get married. She could wear a Hawaiian-print gown and he could wear a red, white and blue tux.
1 Couple Calls It Quits On 'Love Is Blind' — But The Drama Is Just Beginning

Feb 22, 2024 | huffpost.com | Erin E. Evans |Ruth Samuel |Taryn Finley |Cambria Roth

Netflix just released three new episodes from Season 6 of “Love Is Blind” on Wednesday — and the drama is yet another roller coaster ride this week. All of the couples go through ups and downs in Episodes 7-9 — with one couple calling it quits in one of the most confusing conversations we’ve seen all season. The couples settle back home in Charlotte, North Carolina, meet each other’s friends and families, and have big conversations about race, parenthood and their fears.
The Cracks Are Starting To Show For These 'Love Is Blind' Couples

Feb 16, 2024 | huffpost.com | Erin E. Evans |Taryn Finley |Ruth Samuel |Cambria Roth

We decided to split the coverage of the first drop of new “Love Is Blind” episodes because, well, so much goes down at the top of Season 6. (If you want to catch up on what we talked about while the cast members were in the pods, you can read that blog here.)In Episodes 5 and 6, five couples make it to their honeymoons in Dominican Republic, and very quickly, some of their relationships start to crack at the seams.
Read Live Updates On The 2024 Grammys

Feb 4, 2024 | huffpost.com | Erin E. Evans |Taryn Finley |Ruth Samuel

It could be ladies’ night at the 2024 Grammys on Sunday night. SZA leads in nominations with nine nods, including for record, song and album of the year for her second studio album “SOS.” Victoria Monét, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo all nabbed several nominations as well. The “Barbie” soundtrack dominated the nominations list with 11 nods.