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☆ Trump campaign lawyers can't quit workplace discrimination case for now, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2023. A New York federal judge on Thursday rejected — for now, at least — a request by a law firm to withdraw from representing the presidential campaign of Donald Trump in a discrimination lawsuit by former 2016 campaign advisor Arlene "A.J." In addition to the Trump campaign, the firm represents the other defendants in Delgado's suit: Reince Priebus, Sean Spicer, and Steve Bannon all of whom held top positions in the Trump White House. Parker's order Thursday noted that because the Trump campaign "is an entity" — not a person — "it may not represent itself." "Thus, if the motion to withdraw is granted, the Campaign will be at risk of default if it does not promptly obtain substitute counsel," the judge wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ted Hendricks, —, Arlene " A.J, Delgado, Katharine Parker, Hornik, Greenberg, Kittredge, Carlin, McPartland —, Trump, Parker's, Parker, Reince Priebus, Sean Spicer, Steve Bannon, Jason Miller Organizations: New, Trump White House Locations: Hialeah , Florida, U.S, New York, Manhattan, Hornik

☆ Trump campaign lawyers' bid to withdraw from discrimination case gets closed-door hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The law firm at LaRocca, Hornik, Greenberg, Kittredge, Carlin & McPartland asked to withdraw from the case filed by Arlene "A.J." Delgado told Parker in a filing Monday that she objected to LaRocca, Hornik's motion to withdraw from the case. Defendants include Donald J. Trump For President, Inc., former Trump White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, former White House advisor Steve Bannon and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer. Delgado noted that on April 24, Parker had granted her request that Trump's campaign "must produce any complaints of: gender discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, and sexual harassment, through the 2020-election cycle." CNBC has requested comment from one of LaRocca, Hornik's lawyers, and from a spokesman for Trump's current campaign for president.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Hornik, Greenberg, Kittredge, Carlin, McPartland, Arlene " A.J, Delgado, Katharine Parker, Jason Miller, Parker, LaRocca, Donald J, Reince Priebus, White, Steve Bannon, Sean Spicer Organizations: Trump, Inc, Trump White House, White House, CNBC Locations: New York, LaRocca, U.S, Manhattan

☆ Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw From a Long-Running Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A law firm that has long defended Donald J. Trump’s campaign and businesses from employment lawsuits has abruptly asked to withdraw from a yearslong case over what it calls an “irreparable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.”The firm — LaRocca, Hornik, Greenberg, Rosen, Kittridge, Carlin and McPartland — has represented Mr. Trump’s political operation in numerous suits dating to his first presidential run, helping secure several settlements and dismissals and billing nearly $3 million in the process. But late on Friday, it asked a federal magistrate judge to allow it to withdraw from a suit filed by a former campaign surrogate, A.J. Delgado, who says she was sidelined by the campaign in 2016 after revealing she was pregnant. Delgado in 2016. Credit... via YouTubeIn the request, filed in federal court in Manhattan, the lead lawyer, Jared Blumetti, did not provide any details about the dispute, asking permission to “explain” the matter privately with the judge. Mr. Blumetti did not respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Donald J, ”, —, Hornik, Greenberg, Rosen, Kittridge, Carlin, McPartland —, Delgado, Jared Blumetti, Blumetti Organizations: YouTube Locations: Manhattan

☆ On This Saturday Night, Colin Jost’s Jokes Fell Flat
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Jason Zinoman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

People in the media have long worried about the impact of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on journalism. Colin Jost’s set this year does not belong in that pantheon. With long pauses between jokes, eyes darting side to side, he occasionally took a drink of water and at least once acknowledged the lack of laughter in the room. His jokes leaned on wordplay more than a specific or novel perspective. “Some incredible news organizations here,” began one of his pricklier jokes, finished by: “Also, some credible ones.”

Persons: Trevor Noah, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Conan O’Brien, Wanda Sykes, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Larry Wilmore, Michelle Wolf, Colin Jost’s, Michael Che, ” Organizations: White, ’

☆ A myth about Irish immigrants who came to the US during the potato famine gets debunked in a new book
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

In part, that was because it was just impossible to trace Irish famine immigrants and find out what had happened to them. This is just inconceivable to anyone who had ever thought about the famine Irish given the obstacles that faced them. Biden is one of four US presidents who descended from Irish famine immigrants. The famine immigrants really were the ones who cemented the idea of the American Dream as we understand it today. At the time, the neighborhood was home to the more Irish immigrants than any other part of the city.

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☆ Biden’s Next Crisis Might Be North Korea - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( John Delury | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

How do you solve a problem like North Korea? President Biden’s administration has taken a notably more ambivalent approach toward North Korea than his predecessor Donald Trump, who alternately railed at and courted its leader, Kim Jong-un. But we shouldn’t stop trying to come up with bold ways to denuclearize North Korea, improve the lives of its people or lessen the risks of conflict, even if that means making unpalatable choices. It might seem preposterous, even suicidal, for Mr. Kim to seek war. The people of both Koreas certainly don’t need war, and neither does the United States.

Persons: Biden’s, Donald Trump, Kim Jong, Robert Carlin, Siegfried Hecker, Kim, Vladimir Putin of, Mr, Putin Locations: North Korea, United States, Korea, South Korea, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Ukraine, Israel

☆ Kim Jong Un has broken with decades of North Korean policy – does it mean he’s planning for war?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The two sides have been cut off from each other since 1953, when an armistice ended the Korean War, and remain technically at war. Yoon and Biden have sharpened their countries’ deterrence plans and coordination in the face of North Korea’s threats and weapons development. If anything, some analysts believe, North Korea’s public statements signal that North Korea is abandoning its reunification policy in pursuit of peace on the peninsula. Vladimir Smirnov/AFP/Getty ImagesAn ‘emboldened’ KimThe North Korean leader may also feel more confident about his arsenal and his options as he watches a shifting global landscape. “Kim Jong Un is wary of a full-scale provocation by the South Korean military disguised as a military exercise and has vowed to occupy South Korean territory without hesitation,” said Lim in Changwon.

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☆ Opinion: Kim Jong Un wants the world to take his threat seriously
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Opinion Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The world once again is trying to parse the stance of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. After North Korea was defeated, the fighting stopped with a 1953 armistice but a peace agreement was never reached. Kim has certainly been signaling that something fundamental has shifted and he clearly wants the world to take his threats seriously. For decades the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea or DPRK, has had two explicit goals. The warning about North Korea cannot be ignored, and the US, South Korea and Japan should update their planning.

Persons: Frida Ghitis, Kim Jong, Kim, Donald Trump, Kim “, ”, Robert Carlin, Siegfried Hecker, Carlin, Hecker, North, Kim Il Sung, Yoon Suk Yeol, ” Carlin, Kim bluster, Trump, Biden, Vladimir Putin, what’s Kim, It’s, he’s, Putin Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, Politics, Frida Ghitis CNN, West, Democratic People’s, South, Ukraine, Korean, Politico Locations: Korean, Frida Ghitis CNN North Korea, Ukraine, North Korea, South Korea, North, Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, DPRK, Seoul, United States, Korea, Russia, East Asia, Japan, China, Moscow, Pyongyang

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. The named defendants are Dudesy and podcast hosts Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen. “None of the Defendants had permission to use Carlin’s likeness for the AI-generated ‘George Carlin Special,’ nor did they have a license to use any of the late comedian’s copyrighted materials,” the lawsuit says. The company, as it often does on similar projects, also released a podcast episode with Sasso and Kultgen introducing and commenting on the mock Carlin. “Yeah, that sounded exactly like George Carlin,” Sasso responds.

Persons: George Carlin, “ George Carlin, I'm, Carlin, Kelly Carlin, Jerold Hamza, Will Sasso, Chad Kultgen, Dudesy, Sasso, Kultgen, ” Sasso, Josh Schiller Organizations: ANGELES, YouTube Locations: Los Angeles

☆ George Carlin’s Estate Sues Podcasters Over A.I. Episode
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Christopher Kuo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The estate of the comedian George Carlin sued the makers of a podcast on Thursday after they claimed to use artificial intelligence to impersonate Carlin for a comedy special. The lawsuit was filed against Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, hosts of the podcast “Dudesy,” saying that they infringed on the estate’s copyrights by training an A.I. algorithm on five decades of Carlin’s works for “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” which was posted on the podcast’s YouTube channel, where it remains. “It’s a fictional podcast character created by two human beings, Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen,” Del wrote in an email. “The YouTube video ‘I’m Glad I’m Dead’ was completely written by Chad Kultgen.”

Persons: George Carlin, Carlin, Will Sasso, Chad Kultgen, “ George Carlin, I’m, Danielle Del, Sasso, Dudesy, “, ” Del, ” Organizations: YouTube

Josh Shapiro has a new slogan for how he wants to run Pennsylvania — and it's not fit for kids' ears. “There’s children here, so we’ll just say ‘stuff.’”That was the G-rated version of the line he’s been delivering in recent months. His social media team also has used the phrase online in videos. One of Shapiro's fellow Pennsylvania Democrats, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, cussed routinely on social media while on his way to winning the Senate seat in 2022. Still, Fetterman — known for his blunt and irreverent talk — generally confined his profanities to his writings on social media when describing his disdain for, say, Pennsylvania's relatively low minimum wage.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, “ We’ve, Shapiro, ”, “, George Carlin ’, Manuel Bonder, Bonder, ” Bonder, Russ Diamond, It's, Sen, Kristin Phillips, Jerry Brown, Benjamin Bergen, Donald Trump —, —, Jennifer Mercieca, Mercieca couldn't, ” Mercieca, John Fetterman, cussed, Fetterman, Bergen, ” Bergen, “ It’s, ’ ” Bergen, Marc Levy Organizations: —, Pennsylvania, Johnstown YMCA, Democratic Party, White, Supreme, York, Twitter, California Gov, University of California, New York Times, Texas, Trump, Pennsylvania Democrats, U.S Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Johnstown, Milwaukee, U.S, Philadelphia, Lebanon, California, San Diego, Pennsylvania

☆ Is Kim Jong-un Really Planning an Attack This Time?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Choe Sang-Hun | More About Choe Sang-Hun | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two veteran analysts of North Korea — the former State Department official Robert L. Carlin and the nuclear scientist Siegfried S. Hecker — sounded an alarm this past week in an article for the U.S.-based website 38 North, asserting that Mr. Kim was done with mere threats. “Kim Jong-un has made a strategic decision to go to war,” they wrote. But there is still stark disagreement over where Mr. Kim’s new tack might be leading. “The North Koreans won’t start a war unless they decide to become suicidal; they know too well that they cannot win the war,” said Park Won-gon, a North Korea expert at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. “But they would love their enemies to believe that they could, because that could lead to engagement and possible concessions, like the easing of sanctions.”

Persons: Robert L, Carlin, Siegfried S, Hecker —, Mr, Kim, “ Kim Jong, ”, Donald J, Kim’s Organizations: North, State Department, U.S, Trump, Koreans, Ewha Womans University Locations: North Korea, Korea, Russia, Ukraine, South Korea, United States, Seoul

☆ Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Christine Chung | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024 At the start of what promises to be a very busy year, we look ahead at what you’re likely to encounter. With 2023 in the rearview mirror, we look ahead at what travelers will face in 2024. At United Airlines, for example, smarter software can offer rebooking options and issue food and lodging vouchers when a flight is canceled, rather than just rebooking a flight. United Airlines has suspended its flights indefinitely, said Josh Freed, a United spokesman. This year, travelers are expected to choose faraway places and board small ships, according to Virtuoso, the consortium of luxury travel agencies.

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☆ Why North Korea Is Offering New Reasons to Worry - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The globe is already pockmarked with crises, and here may be another: North Korea is acting in highly unusual ways, leading some veteran analysts to fear it is preparing a surprise attack on South Korea and perhaps on Japan and Guam as well. I’ve seen many false alarms since I began covering and visiting North Korea in the 1980s. But one of those experts is Robert Carlin, who has been analyzing North Korea for 50 years for the C.I.A., State Department and other organizations. Carlin and Hecker published their warning in an essay on the 38 North website, which focuses on North Korea. They raised the possibility that North Korea might use its nuclear warheads to strike the region (it’s not clear if its warheads could reach the United States and survive re-entry into the atmosphere).

Persons: Kim Jong, Robert Carlin, Siegfried Hecker, Carlin, Hecker Organizations: State Department, Stanford, North Locations: North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Guam, Korea, United States

☆ The 75 most impactful TV moments are debuts, farewells and historic firsts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

These and more indelible moments appear on the Television Academy’s new list of the 75 most impactful moments in TV history, spanning introductions, endings and history-making events. MTV premieres with its first music video – “Video Killed the Radio Star,” 198113. “All in the Family” – viewers meet the working-class Bunker family, 197135. 8.” M*A*S*H” series finale, 198326. But these classic TV moments that stirred audiences when they first aired are still resonant and frequently referenced in contemporary culture.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as “Cheers,” “ER,” “Sex and the City” and “The Closer,” has died. Sternhagen died peacefully of natural causes in her home in Washington, D.C., her son, John Carlin, said in a statement posted to Instagram. She was nominated for Tonys four other times, for starring or featured roles in "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window," "Equus," "Angel" and "Morning's at Seven." In 2013, she played Edie Falco’s mother in the off-Broadway play “The Madrid.”“I have been very fortunate,” Sternhagen told the Daily Breeze of Torrance, California, in 2002. “And I think a lot of that is because I’m considered a character actor — which really means you can do a variety of things.

Persons: — Frances Sternhagen, Tony, ” “, ”, Sternhagen, John Carlin, ” Carlin, ” Sternhagen, Neil Simon's, Edie Falco’s, I’m, —, you’re Organizations: City, Washington , D.C, Broadway, Daily Locations: Washington ,, “, Brustein's, Madrid, Torrance , California

☆ Frances Sternhagen, Actress Who Thrived in Mature Roles, Dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Anita Gates | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Frances Sternhagen, the Tony Award-winning actress who played leading roles in stage productions of “Driving Miss Daisy” and “On Golden Pond” as formidable older women when she was so young that she had to wear aging makeup, died on Monday at her home in New Rochelle, N.Y. She was 93. Ms. Sternhagen won Tonys as featured actress in a play for her performances in two very different productions. In a 1995 Broadway revival of “The Heiress,” based on Henry James’s novel “Washington Square,” she was Cherry Jones’s well-meaning, matchmaking Aunt Lavinia. In “The Good Doctor,” Neil Simon’s 1973 take on Chekhov, she played multiple roles in comedy sketches. She received Tony nominations for her roles in the original productions of “On Golden Pond,” “Equus” and the musical “Angel” and in revivals of “Morning’s at Seven” and “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.”

Persons: Frances Sternhagen, Daisy ”, Tony Carlin, Sternhagen, “, ”, Henry James’s, Cherry Jones’s, ” Neil Simon’s, Chekhov, Alfred Uhry’s “, Ernest Thompson’s “, Tony, “ Morning’s Locations: New Rochelle, N.Y, ”, Brustein’s

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Kevin Hart has been chosen to receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in American humor, capping a three-decade career that has seen him rise from the open mics of Philadelphia to become one of his generation's most successful performers. Hart, in a statement, noted that the launch of the Mark Twain Prize in 1998, with inaugural recipient Richard Pryor, basically coincided with the start of his comedic career. I am grateful to the Kennedy Center for recognizing my voice and impact on culture.”Hart will receive his prize at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on March 24. Mark Twain recipients are honored with a night of testimonials and video tributes, often featuring previous award winners. Bill Cosby, the 2009 recipient, had his Mark Twain Prize rescinded in 2019 amid multiple allegations of sexual assault.

Persons: Kevin Hart, Kennedy, Mark Twain, Hart, Lil Kev, ” Hart, ”, Deborah F, Rutter, “, Kevin, Twain, Samuel Clemens, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, Carol Burnett, Dave Chapelle, Bill Cosby Organizations: WASHINGTON, ” Kennedy, Kennedy Center, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts Locations: Philadelphia, America

☆ The US and Chinese air forces are rethinking whether it's possible to control the air
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The US and Chinese air forces are both thinking about how they'd try to control the air in a war. "It will be a struggle back and forth for air superiority," added Hinote, whose last position was as the Air Force's chief futurist. The most comprehensive is air supremacy, which the US Air Force defines as when "the opposing force is incapable of effective interference within the operational area using air and missile threats." The next level is air superiority, which the Air Force defines as "control of the air by one force that permits the conduct of its operations at a given time and place without prohibitive interference from air and missile threats." AdvertisementAdvertisementUS Army Air Force B-17s bomb an aircraft factory in eastern Germany during World War II.

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☆ Musk Studied Napoleon to Take 'Battlefield' Lessons: Biographer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk has taken leadership notes from Napoleon Bonaparte, Walter Isaacson told Axios. Isaacson said Musk has likened Tesla and SpaceX factories to a "battlefield." Elon Musk has analyzed the leadership tactics of the French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte for use in his role as CEO of Tesla, Walter Isaacson told Axios. So he liked to show up late at night on the assembly lines at Tesla and SpaceX," Isaacson told Axios. The biographer said that Musk likened Tesla and SpaceX factories to "battlefields" and also liked to listen to Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History" podcast.

Persons: Elon Musk, Napoleon Bonaparte, Walter Isaacson, Axios, Napoleon, Isaacson, Musk, Tesla, that's, Dan Carlin's, Mai, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Bruce Lee Organizations: SpaceX, Tesla, Napoleonic, Twitter, Meta Locations: Europe, France, Russia, Tesla's Fremont , California, Sparks , Nevada

☆ Finucane ends Britain's wait for women's sprint champion
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GLASGOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Emma Finucane became the first British track rider to win the women's sprint gold at the World Championships for 10 years as she beat Germany's Lea Friedrich in the final on Wednesday. The 20-year-old beat two-time world champion Emma Hinze in the semi-final round and then proved too strong for Friedrich in the gold-medal ride, winning 2-0. But in Welsh rider Finucane they have unearthed a new force in women's sprinting just a year out from the Paris Olympics. "I get the feeling we're going to be talking about Emma Finucane for a very long time," Britain's former world champion Chris Boardman, commentating for the BBC, said. Finucane was beaten to gold by Hinze's Germany in the team sprint alongside Sophie Capewell and Lauren Bell but dominated a high-class field in the individual event.

Persons: Emma Finucane, Germany's Lea Friedrich, Emma Hinze, Friedrich, Australia's Ellesse Andrew, Hinze, Kevin Quintero, Aaron Gate, Spain's Albert Torres, Belgium's Fabio Van den, Becky James, Finucane, Chris Boardman, Sophie Capewell, Lauren Bell, Quintero, Harrie Lavreysen, Jeffrey Hoogland, Jack Carlin, Matthew Richardson, Japan's Shinji Nakano, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: GLASGOW, Spain's, Paris, BBC, Hinze's, Scottish, Thomson Locations: British, Welsh, Hinze's Germany, keirin

☆ F1 Academy: All 10 F1 teams to have drivers and liveries for 2024 season in all-female single-seater series
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Formula 1 Academy 2023 drivers line up for a group photo at the Red Bull Ring on April 27, 2023 in Spielberg, Austria. All 10 current Formula 1 teams will have one driver and have their livery on a car competing in the all-female F1 Academy from 2024. F1 Academy has five teams — ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, MP Motorsport, PREMA Racing and Rodin Carlin — with three cars per team to make up a 15-driver grid. From next year, 10 of these drivers will be nominated by Formula 1 teams and each team will have their livery on one car. In 2024 the F1 Academy will join our race calendar, raising the awareness and profile of the series globally and to have the F1 liveries on the grid will be something very special."

Persons: Campos, PREMA Racing, Rodin Carlin —, Susie Wolff, Stefano Domenicali, Susie, Paul Ricard, Marta Garcia, Hamda Al Qubaisi, Lena Buhler, Garcia Organizations: Academy, F1, Prix, Campos Racing, Motorsport, Formula, F1 Academy, Circuit, F1 United States, Monza Locations: Spielberg, Austria, Americas, Hamda

☆ People are comparing Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter to X with a cringe pitch from Kendall Roy in 'Succession'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would be rebranding to X, replacing its bird logo and doing away with identifiable phrases like "tweet." Many Twitter users aren't totally on board with the move, resulting in CEO Linda Yaccarino's verbose statement being compared with a cringeworthy business pitch featured in "Succession." Kendall Roy, played by Jeremy Strong, describes it as "Substack meets Masterclass meets The Economist meets The New Yorker." Noah Shachtman, the editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone, quipped: "[Kendall Roy voice] It's, y'know, Venmo meets Clubhouse meets Ebay meets ChatGPT." "Enjoyable to imagine Kendall Roy saying this to investors," said another tweet, which has been seen 2 million times.

Persons: Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Linda Yaccarino's, China's WeChat, It's, Roy, Kendall Roy, Jeremy Strong, Substack, Masterclass, Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, Bailey Carlin, Kendall, didn't Organizations: Rolling, Ebay, Twitter Locations: we're

☆ Starbucks ordered to pay $25 million to ex-manager who claimed she was fired because she was white
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Starbucks was ordered to pay $25.6 million in damages to a former employee this week. Shannon Phillips claimed she was fired from her role as a regional director because she was white. After a 2018 viral video, Phillips pushed back on disciplining a white manager who wasn't involved, she said. The director — who disagreed with Starbucks' handling of the issue that triggered a nationwide discussion on race — had claimed in a lawsuit that she was fired because she was white. She disputed that the white district manager was involved, said she had no performance-based reason to suspend him, and said the store in question was overseen by a Black district manager who was not facing discipline, she said in the suit.

Persons: Shannon Phillips, Phillips, wasn't, —, Kevin Johnson, Laura Carlin Mattiacci, Aaron McDade Organizations: Starbucks, Service, Court, Philadelphia Starbucks, Employees, CNN, New York Times Locations: Philadelphia, New Jersey, Ohio, Black

☆ A ‘Crown Jewel of Comedy’: The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Jason Zinoman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Joan Rivers died in 2014, ending one of the greatest careers in modern comedy, several groups were interested in acquiring her archives, which included a meticulously organized collection of 65,000 typewritten jokes. Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, recalled a conversation with a representative from the Smithsonian Institution who wanted the catalog of jokes but said it would not be on permanent display. Her mind instantly went to the final tracking shot of “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” in which the golden Ark of the Covenant is locked inside a crate and placed in a vast warehouse with hundreds of other crates. “I couldn’t do that because so much of who she was is in those files,” Melissa Rivers told me on a video call from Los Angeles. The fact that the jokes will be accessible is only one of the reasons for Melissa Rivers’s decision.

Persons: Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Rivers, George Carlin, Carl Reiner, Melissa Rivers’s Organizations: Smithsonian Institution, “ Raiders, National Comedy Center Locations: Los Angeles, Jamestown, N.Y

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