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Cinco Paul, the screenwriter behind hit movies like the “Despicable Me” series and “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”, sits down with “CBS Saturday Morning” to discuss his latest project: adapting the hit Apple TV+ series “Schmigadoon!” for Broadway.
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Salman Rushdie Love Quote: Salman Rushdie: “We fall in love with each other’s strengths, but…” | – The Times of India
Salman Rushdie has always noticed the nuances of human relationships that most romantic narratives often miss. The Indian-born, British-American author often strips love of its idealism and reveals the truth beneath surface. In his novel, The Golden House, Rushdie says something profound about love. Things that the mainstream movies overlook.
“We fall in love with each other’s strengths, but…”
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Most of us grow up hearing about fairytale love stories. The ones that are perfect and straight out of a book. They meet. The magnetic attraction brings them together, and they live happily ever after. But love is more complicated than that. According to Rushdie, love is not really a bed of roses. His perspective on love cuts deeper than Hollywood romance. In his novel, The Golden House, he writes, “This is how we are: we fall in love with each other’s strengths, but love deepens towards permanence when we fall in love with each other’s weaknesses.”In this initial phases of romance, we fall for the best qualities of each other. We are drawn to their best qualities. We admire their kindness, talent, humor, confidence, and intelligence. Those are indeed the traits that help them stand out in a crowded room. But once the honeymoon phase ends, you start to see their flaws. Their failures, fears, insecurities, and imperfections. That’s when most couples fall apart. But true love is about loving the whole person. It means choosing them on their good and bad days. If their humor cracks you up, you should be able to deal with their fears. True intimacy is about accepting the person for who they are. Not parts of them, but as a whole.
Why it matters
Salman Rushdie reframes what we should expect from love and relationships. At a time when we are expected to only show our best selves, this quote carries more weight. Real intimacy involves being authentic, rather than chasing perfection. We all have flaws. Acceptance is more important than judgement.True love is beyond admiration. It also includes compassion for weaknes, forgiveness, and acceptance. If you really love someone, you should know that they go beyond the flamboyant traits. They also have vulnerabilities. We indeed fall in love with someone for their strengths, but a life together is built on acceptance of their weakness as well. That’s where the real magic happens.
Saturday Sessions: The Lone Bellow performs
The Lone Bellow began playing more than 10 years ago and gained a following for their folksy, Brooklyn sound. Now, out with their latest album, “What a Time to Be Alive,” here’s The Lone Bellow performing “You Were Leaving.”
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Saturday Sessions: The Lone Bellow performs
The Lone Bellow began playing more than 10 years ago and gained a following for their folksy, Brooklyn sound. Now, out with their latest album, “What a Time to Be Alive,” here’s The Lone Bellow performing “No Getting Over You.”
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Saturday Sessions: The Lone Bellow performs
The Lone Bellow began playing more than 10 years ago and gained a following for their folksy, Brooklyn sound. Now, out with their latest album, “What a Time to Be Alive,” here’s The Lone Bellow performing “I Did It For Love.”
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Video: Why Your Paycheck Feels Smaller
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Ben Casselman, our chief economics correspondent, explains why wages are not keeping up with inflation and what that means for American workers and the economy.
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NJ Transit CEO explains World Cup fare hike as NJ Gov again implores FIFA to pay for $150 train tickets
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An already-expensive trip to the World Cup just got even more costly, as NJ Transit and the FIFA New York New Jersey Host Committee announced fare hikes to attend eight matches at MetLife Stadium this year.
The East Rutherford, New Jersey, stadium will host those matches, beginning June 13 and ending with the final on July 19, but a roundtrip train ticket to and from New York Penn Station and MetLife Stadium will be $150, up from the usual $12.90. Shuttles are also available for $80.
NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri defended the fare hikes on Friday, saying that the ultimate cost to the public transportation company should not be the burden of New Jersey commuters.
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NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri and Alex Lasry, CEO of the 2026 FIFA World Cup New York New Jersey Host Committee, speak during a press briefing on the regional mobility plan for the World Cup in Newark, New Jersey, on April 17, 2026. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
“It is an exciting moment for New Jersey to showcase New Jersey’s diversity as well as its economic standing in the country and in the world. Equally important, she has said that New Jersey commuters cannot and will not subsidize the movement of fans going to the game, because that would not be fair,” Kolluri said, reiterating that the tournament will cost NJ Transit $48 million.
“In order to move 40,000 people and to pay for the cost of $6 million (per game), we have to charge $150.”
The CEO said that if the regular $12.90 fare were put in place, commuters would subsidize the $48 million bill by 92%.
“No one that I have spoken to thinks that’s fair or reasonable. Commuters in New Jersey should not carry the cost years into the future for a wonderful event, no doubt. But the fans going to the games should burden the cost, that’s all we’re trying to say,” Kolluri added.
Days after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said that FIFA should pay for commuters’ costs, she did so again shortly after the fare hikes were announced.
“New Jersey is ready and excited to host eight FIFA World Cup matches this summer – including the World Cup Final,” Sherrill began in a social media post Friday.
A general view of MetLife Stadium and the Meadowlands Train Station is seen from a NJ Transit train before the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semi-final match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 9, 2025. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
“Since I took office, my Administration has been working to prepare for the biggest sporting event our state has ever seen – and today, NJ TRANSIT released their Mobility Plan to move 40,000 fans to and from each match safely and efficiently. In the FIFA World Cup agreement that my Administration inherited, FIFA put zero dollars towards transporting World Cup fans. It also eliminated parking at MetLife Stadium, putting the burden of transporting four times more matchday riders than typical for an event at the stadium on NJ TRANSIT. This agreement will cost NJ TRANSIT at least $48 million, while FIFA is positioned to make $11 billion during the World Cup.
“As I have said repeatedly, FIFA should cover the cost of transporting its fans. If it won’t, we will not be subsidizing World Cup ticket holders on the backs of New Jerseyans who rely on NJ TRANSIT every day.”
The fare hikes, however, did not please FIFA. In a scathing statement to Fox News Digital, World Cup COO Heimo Schirgi said the “current pricing model will have a chilling effect,” including congestion, late arrivals, and “broader ripple effects that ultimately diminish the economic benefit and lasting legacy the entire region stands to gain from hosting the World Cup.”
Schirgi also ripped Sherrill for her “unprecedented” ask to make FIFA pay for the commuting costs.
“No other global event, concert or major sporting promoter has faced such a demand. While FIFA is projected to generate approximately $11 billion in revenue, not profit, as the Governor incorrectly claims, FIFA has always been a not-for-profit organization as per our statutes. Revenues from the FIFA World Cup are reinvested into developing the game of football, particularly for youth and women, worldwide,” Schirgi said.
Commuters move through the NJ Transit section of Penn Station in New York City on May 20, 2025, after NJ Transit resumed operations following a tentative deal to end a three-day strike by train engineers. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Parking has been barred from MetLife Stadium, and rideshare will be extremely limited, both of which will result in increased NJ Transit commutes.
New York Penn Station will also only be open to matchgoers beginning four hours prior to the start of games, and fans were urged to avoid nonessential NJ Transit travel on game days.
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Scotland 7-84 England: Red Roses score 12 tries in ruthless Women’s Six Nations victory
Scotland: Rollie, Lloyd, Wills, Smith, Campbell; Nelson, Brebner-Holden; Bartlett, Skeldon, Clarke, Wassell, Cunningham, Malcolm (capt), Stewart, Coubrough.
Replacements: Martin, Swann, Poolman, Bogan, McLachlan, Darroch, Scott, McGhie.
England: Sing; Breach, Jones (capt), Rowland, Kildunne; Harrison, L Packer; Clifford, Cokayne, Muir, Burton, Ives Campion, Short, Kabeya, Feaunati,
Replacements: Powell, Carson, Bern, Lutui, M Packer, Robinson, Aitchison, Venner.