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Re-runs of Friends breed 'laziness' and 'mediocrity' in US culture, says Trump cost-cutter Vivek Ramaswamy

An entrepreneur-turned-politician set to co-lead Donald Trump's cost-cutting drive has claimed repeats of TV shows like Friends have bred 'laziness' and 'mediocrity'. His outlandish attack also featured former GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy taking aim at a host of other beloved 90s sitcoms, as he made a point around 'fixing the problem' of what he perceives to be wrong with …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Vivek Kaul: Warren Buffett and the mediocrity of investing

Live Mint

Wasim Barelvi is perhaps the greatest living Urdu poet. Value investing involves perhaps even looking stupid as an investor for a while—maybe a few months or even a few years. A mediocre investment approach like the 90/10 strategy doesn’t really find much fandom amongst retail investors. In recent years, concentrated bets in what one may term riffraff stocks have delivered …

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"Somebody got stuffed in a locker": MAGA fumes at Vivek Ramaswamy's rant about American "mediocrity"

Salon

The billionaire bro–far-right civil war is heating up. Former presidential hopeful and “Department of Government Efficiency” co-head Vivek Ramaswamy is the latest in Donald Trump’s inner circle to weigh in on a brewing debate over American workers, triggering a MAGA meltdown in the process. In response to a MAGA-world fight over Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk’s call for …

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2 weeks ago

Vivek Ramaswamy's Read On American 'Mediocrity' Sparks Conservative Immigration Skirmish

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Vivek Ramaswamy got quite a strong reaction from conservatives when he tried to explain hiring trends across the tech sector in a culturally-charged social media post on Thursday. The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over “native” Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit. Tough questions demand tough answers & if… …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Manu Joseph: A right that women don’t have is the right to mediocrity

Live Mint

In a few weeks, when Donald Trump takes over as US President once again, people will wonder if things might have been different had his opponent been someone other than Kamala Harris. A way of the world is that it punishes the ordinariness of women and is more understanding of the mediocrity of successful men. The real bias against women …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Lincoln Riley has imprisoned USC in a cycle of mediocrity

LA Times

This season is officially worse than the last, USC completing its regular season with a 6-6 record and probably destined for a minor bowl in a desert wasteland. 5 Notre Dame at the Coliseum on Saturday, Lincoln Riley has a 25-14 record as USC’s coach. I could go on about that for an hour, but I just don’t think it’s …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Naam-The Missing Identity review: Anees Bazmee, Ajay Devgn's thriller from 2000s is mediocrity served as entertainment

Hindustan Times

Naam- The Missing Identity, which was stuck for about 10 years according to the film’s team, finally releases today. But this is in no way a 2014 film, because the story and production values remind you of the early 2000s, when the Maruti Suzuki Esteem used in the film was still being produced. I am not saying the comedy in …

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2 months ago

‘Vijay 69’ movie review: Anupam Kher takes a dip in the channel of mediocrity

The Hindu

One day, a foul-mouthed man on the cusp of 70 realises that he doesn’t have any achievement in his lifelog that will keep him alive for posterity. A national-level swimmer who didn’t strive enough to change the colour of his bronze medal, Vijay Mathew is an ordinary old man seeking a sliver of gold dust. On paper, it reads like …

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2 months, 1 week ago

As Colts bench Anthony Richardson, it’s clear they’re content embracing mediocrity

New York Times

They told us there would be ups and downs. Colts coach Shane Steichen telegraphed Richardson’s benching Monday when he was asked if Richardson would remain the starting QB in Week 9. “We are evaluating everything,” Steichen said When pushed further about Richardson’s starter status, Steichen replied, “Right now, today, he is, yes.” But what about Sunday at Minnesota? GO DEEPER …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

How Liverpool shrugged off ‘mediocrity’ and honed the art of closing out wins

New York Times

When this season is over, the turning point for Liverpool may well be traced back to the final stages of a match early on away against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Those eight minutes included a move breaking down because Cody Gakpo was offside, Virgil van Dijk failing to clear a header, Ibrahima Konate passing the ball out of play, Joe Gomez giving …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Colts stuck on hamster wheel of mediocrity under Chris Ballard. Is it win or else in 2024?

New York Times

Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard knew he had to stick up for his defensive backs. “We’ll continue to let these guys grow and come on,” Ballard said last week of his young and inexperienced secondary. If it gets me fired, so be it.” GO DEEPER Colts’ Granson to wear Guardian Cap in regular season The last line is the …

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4 months, 1 week ago

View: L-1, mediocrity, processes and poor skills behind Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took the blame for the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse in Sindhudurg district on August 26 and asked for forgiveness from the Maratha people for the great Maratha king was his revered deity. While a joint probe headed by a Naval Commodore is now trying to ascertain the reasons for an accident …

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8 months ago

Shekhar Suman compares himself with Dilip Kumar and Aamir Khan: 'No point getting steeped into mediocrity'

Hindustan Times

Shekhar Suman has compared himself to Dilip Kumar and Aamir Khan while talking about selecting roles for projects. Shekhar Suman shared how he is inspired by Dilip Kumar and Aamir Khan Shekhar Suman disagrees that Heeramandi marks his comeback The actor said, “I am quintessentially a theatre actor. Shekhar Suman compares himself with Dilip Kumar, Aamir Khan He added, "I …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Farzi, London restaurant, review: How to break the humdrum of mediocrity

The Independent

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11 months, 1 week ago

TikTok owner ByteDance's chief warns against mediocrity as AI brings disruption

The Hindu

ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo warned employees at a company-wide meeting on Tuesday that the TikTok owner risks becoming complacent and slipping into mediocrity as it faces challenges from newer startups. Liang said the Beijing-based company's rapid expansion in recent years had made it less efficient, and it had not paid enough attention to groundbreaking artificial intelligence technology, according to a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

After years of competing for titles, Big 12 women’s hoops competes to escape recent mediocrity

Associated Press

Krista Gerlich played back when the Big 12 was one of the top women’s basketball conferences in the country, leading Texas Tech to the national championship a few years before the Southwest Conference dissolved and it was absorbed by the league. “There is such great women’s basketball in our conference,” countered Gerlich, whose Lady Raiders won 20 games and went …

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1 year, 3 months ago

"True equality is embracing mediocrity": Aparna Nancherla on imposter syndrome and fear of failure

Salon

Aparna Nancherla is different from what you expect from most comedians. It was like when I found comedy and when I got more creative, really leading with maybe all the things I had struggled with actually felt like kind of a relief, just to put it all out there and be like, "This is what's going on inside." It kind …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Manchester United's 'culture of greed, ill-discipline, indecision and uncertainty' is because of the Glazers, rages Gary Neville - who insists the owners are 'responsible' for 'mediocrity on and off t

Daily Mail

Gary Neville has called on the Glazers to sell Manchester United ‘with some speed’ and says they are to blame for ‘the culture of greed, ill-discipline, indecision and uncertainty that runs right through the club’ in another evisceration of their ownership. They set the culture of greed, ill-discipline,… — Gary Neville September 16, 2023 Gary Neville has placed the blame …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Curiously expensive mediocrity cost Wolves a manager and now threatens their future

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

'We have become used to celebrating mediocrity': Venkatesh Prasad on Indian team

Firstpost

Venkatesh Prasad compared the Indian limited overs side with the current England team, the T20 and ODI World Cup champions, and former all-conquering Australian sides. Former India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad has slammed the Indian team for their below-par show in white ball cricket over the last few years. Cont — Venkatesh Prasad July 30, 2023 “Test cricket aside, India has …

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1 year, 5 months ago

'We have become used to celebrating mediocrity' - Venkatesh Prasad slams Indian team for 'underperformance'

India TV News

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has slammed the Indian cricket team for its underwhelming performance in the white-ball formats. Taking to the micro-blogging site Twitter, Venkatesh termed India's campaign during the last two editions of the T20 World Cups as "poor". He referred to England's newly adopted approach to playing an aggressive brand of cricket across formats and termed them …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is tainted by association with Marvel mediocrity

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

Shweta Basu Prasad feels ‘mediocrity’ is celebrated in Indian showbiz: PR said my social media isn’t like that of actor

Hindustan Times

Shweta Basu Prasad has always preferred to stay away from the rate race. Actor Shweta Basu Prasad has turned director with a short film, Retake/ “I know about it. “The other day I got a call from an agency, and the woman said ‘your profile is not like that of an actor’ I said ‘okay, enlighten me’. Apparently classical music …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Mayberry: Bulls shamelessly comfortable with mediocrity after NBA trade deadline dud

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2024 NBA trade deadline. Yet, the Bulls’ chief basketball executive explained his decision to sit idle for a second consecutive trade deadline by expressing continued faith in his failed roster. It’s also worth noting that the Bulls remain short on draft capital due to the pile of compensation Karnišovas sent Orlando and San …

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Re-runs of Friends breed 'laziness' and 'mediocrity' in US culture, says Trump cost-cutter Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Kaul: Warren Buffett and the mediocrity of investing

"Somebody got stuffed in a locker": MAGA fumes at Vivek Ramaswamy's rant about American "mediocrity"

Vivek Ramaswamy's Read On American 'Mediocrity' Sparks Conservative Immigration Skirmish

Manu Joseph: A right that women don’t have is the right to mediocrity

Lincoln Riley has imprisoned USC in a cycle of mediocrity

Naam-The Missing Identity review: Anees Bazmee, Ajay Devgn's thriller from 2000s is mediocrity served as entertainment

‘Vijay 69’ movie review: Anupam Kher takes a dip in the channel of mediocrity

As Colts bench Anthony Richardson, it’s clear they’re content embracing mediocrity

How Liverpool shrugged off ‘mediocrity’ and honed the art of closing out wins

Colts stuck on hamster wheel of mediocrity under Chris Ballard. Is it win or else in 2024?

View: L-1, mediocrity, processes and poor skills behind Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse

Shekhar Suman compares himself with Dilip Kumar and Aamir Khan: 'No point getting steeped into mediocrity'

Farzi, London restaurant, review: How to break the humdrum of mediocrity

TikTok owner ByteDance's chief warns against mediocrity as AI brings disruption

After years of competing for titles, Big 12 women’s hoops competes to escape recent mediocrity

"True equality is embracing mediocrity": Aparna Nancherla on imposter syndrome and fear of failure

Manchester United's 'culture of greed, ill-discipline, indecision and uncertainty' is because of the Glazers, rages Gary Neville - who insists the owners are 'responsible' for 'mediocrity on and off t

Curiously expensive mediocrity cost Wolves a manager and now threatens their future

'We have become used to celebrating mediocrity': Venkatesh Prasad on Indian team

'We have become used to celebrating mediocrity' - Venkatesh Prasad slams Indian team for 'underperformance'

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is tainted by association with Marvel mediocrity

Shweta Basu Prasad feels ‘mediocrity’ is celebrated in Indian showbiz: PR said my social media isn’t like that of actor

Mayberry: Bulls shamelessly comfortable with mediocrity after NBA trade deadline dud