capitalism
The Writers Guild of America is now on strike starting on May 2 after studios rejected a number of key proposals during negotiations between them and the association. Among the issues detailed in the WGA’s proposals, as seen here, are concerns over the use of A.I. and the blatant need for fairer practices in terms of […]
The Writers Guild of America is on strike for the first time in 15 years as writers are once again tasked with fighting for a living wage. Issues detailed as being at the center of this strike include establishing minimums for streaming projects, preservation efforts for writers’ rooms (i.e. a minimum of six writers, including […]
Red Table Talk is reportedly being shopped around amid Facebook parent company Meta’s dismantling of its Facebook Watch Originals brand. Per a report from Deadline, the shift has also spurred the exit of Mina Lefevre, who joined Facebook in 2017 and served as Head of Development and Programming. In terms of the bigger picture, this is […]
On Feb. 3 of this year, multiple cars carrying hazardous chemicals as part of a train operated by Norfolk Southern were confirmed to have derailed in the East Palestine area of Ohio. Developments surrounding the troublingly toxic event have continued to spill out in the weeks since, with updates from the scene of the crash […]
A Twitter employee and top exec who went viral last November after being pictured sleeping in the floor of the company’s offices amid the early days of Elon Musk’s takeover has been fired, according to multiple reports. Esther Crawford, Twitter’s Director of Product Management who also led the Twitter Payments division, was first reported by Platformer’s Zoë […]
Rihanna is set to unite the globe this Sunday, complete with some generous opening and closing entertainment from two football teams, with her headlining performance as part of the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. But this piece isn’t about that. Instead, we’re going to take an exhaustive look at the haul of Super Bowl commercials that […]
A woman in Michigan has been charged with first-degree retail fraud and accused of not scanning items at a local Walmart while using the self-checkout option. Per a report shared last week by regional outlet WJBK, TeddyJo Marie Fliam was initially arrested in the Alpena area late last month after a local Walmart employee alleged to […]
Back in April a tiny New Jersey-based deli made headlines after it was valued at $100 million on the stock market, and now we know why. Last year, the Your Hometown Deli only made $13,976 in revenue, but its market capitalization sat at a ridiculous $113 million. As the sole location for the company Hometown […]
While the push for an ever-expanding approach to modern space exploration has arguably been kept in the mainstream in recent years thanks in large part to Elon Musk’s SpaceX projects, many have remained skeptical of Musk—also known for Tesla, The Boring Company, Neuralink, and his support of bitcoin—due to capitalism’s proven societal shortcomings. Over the weekend, […]
Noname, whose first new song of 2021 arrived last Friday, is servicing the community with the construction of the official headquarters for the Noname Book Club. This week, photos were shared to the @Nonamehiding Instagram account showing the space in progress. The photos were also accompanied by an outlining of the plans for the space from […]
