The office grump may be doing the whole company a favor. When disgruntled employees have a chance to gripe about pay and conditions, they skip work and leave for other jobs at lower rates, according to new research. As garment workers absorbed news that a minimum wage increase was less than expected, the study — Read more about Office grumps could be making the job better for everyone[…]
The first heart-wrenching trailer for the film adaption of Donna Tartt’s 760-page, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Goldfinch” was released Wednesday. “In Amsterdam, I dreamt I saw my mother again,” star Ansel Elgort narrates at the launch of the melancholy preview. The “Fault in Our Stars” star plays the adult Theo Decker, who loses his mother Read more about ‘The Goldfinch’ trailer: First look at Ansel Elgort in film adaptation[…]
A senior Apple executive dismissed Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s claim that Apple is only able to focus on privacy because it charges a premium for its products. In a recent New York Times op-ed, the Google chief executive wrote that “privacy cannot be a luxury good offered only to people who can afford to buy Read more about Apple rejects Google CEO’s criticism over privacy being a ‘luxury good’[…]
President Trump’s campaign is considering using digital micro-targeting to reach African Americans, suburban women and Hispanics – three key demographic groups that Trump and Republicans have struggled with in recent elections, a report on Wednesday said. Click Here: Sports Water Bottles It plans to push the “strong economy and historic low unemployment” message for all Read more about How Trump campaign plans to reach key demographics in 2020[…]
Better be nice to your Uber driver and keep those stars up. Beginning Wednesday, the ride-hailing app will start to boot the worst of its boorish riders off the platform. Click Here: Sports Water Bottles “Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability,” Kate Parker, Uber’s head of safety brand and initiatives wrote in Read more about Uber will start booting riders with low ratings[…]
Real estate hotshot Ivan Kaufman, CEO and president of Arbor Realty Trust, is in contract to buy Three Ponds Farm in Bridgehampton for around $35 million — more than half off of its $75 million asking price from 2003. (It most recently asked $49 million.) The 58.6-acre estate comes with its own 18-hole private golf Read more about CEO buys over-the-top Hamptons manse for around $35M \u2014 more than half off[…]
Robin Weigert was getting her life together when “Deadwood” last aired in 2006 — 13 years before it returns Friday on HBO as “Deadwood: The Movie.” She’d received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Calamity Jane on the HBO series (2004-06) and its profile, and popularity, were on the rise — as was Weigert’s Read more about ‘Deadwood’ star was a real Calamity Jane when HBO shot down her show[…]
In a stunning development, Israel’s parliament voted to break itself up early Thursday, sending the country to a second election this year as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline. The dramatic vote, less than two months after parliamentary elections, marked a setback for Netanyahu and left the Read more about Israel faces new election after Netanyahu misses coalition deadline[…]
A posh pad is about to list at the Pierre hotel for $14.5 million. see also Wealthy widow to be evicted from $10M Pierre Hotel pad The wealthy widow of a Greek shipping heir is getting… The apartment made headlines last year, when a Greek shipping heir’s then-73-year-old widow, Tara Kulukundis, was forced to vacate Read more about Pierre pad where wealthy widow was evicted to list for $14.5M[…]
Motorcyclist, a 100-year-old magazine, is the latest to go all-digital, but editor-in-chief Chris Cantle and his staff will remain on board to put out a digital version. “Like other enthusiast-content segments, motorcycle readership has evolved to a truly digital audience,” said Andy Leisner, senior VP and managing director of the Motorcycle Group at parent company Read more about 100-year-old Motorcyclist magazine moves to digital only[…]