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"Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography" by Bourdain’s longtime assistant Laurie Woolever collects memories and recollections from 91 people who knew him. Together, they show how unreachable the man behind the icon was.
Westport Country Playhouse's 2021 New Works Initiative Season - Westport, CT - Developing new plays and nurturing writers is an instrumental part of Playhouse programming
Westport Country Playhouse’s New Works Initiative begins its 2021 season with a virtual workshop of ““The Immaculate Perfection of F---ing and Bleeding in the Gender Neutral Bathroom of an Upper-Middle Class High School,” written by Daniel Halpern and directed by Margot Bordelon, on Wednesday and Thursday, May 26 and 27.
Vanishing workers are the latest economic worry The US economy is roaring back to life after a long period of hibernation, sending companies scrambling to find workers that can help them meet a surge of demand. In many cases, they’re coming up short. What’s happening: A growing number of sectors are reporting problems with worker shortages. Uber and Lyft are offering incentives to get drivers back on the road. Chipotle has said it’s playing “catch up” on staffing. And America’s factories are staring at half a million job openings. The US economy added a paltry 266,000 jobs in Apri...
The average weekly unemployment benefit is now $638 - $300 more than what it was 2019 That means people are earning around $16-an-hour - more than double minimum wage which is at least $7.25 across America It is creating a nightmare scenario for the economy; businesses are desperate to recover from the pandemic but they can't fill their jobs It is forcing business owners to pay higher wages to attract workers, after a devastating year when they were financially knee-capped Restaurant owners, for example, say it's already driving inflation and the country isn't fully open again Repub...