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Boing Boom Tschak
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Tipping isn’t higher math. If you’re paying 20% either way, you’re really saying the math is too hard for you? Really?

Good, keep it going.

. “He’s brought more division to this country than we’ve seen since the Civil Rights Act.”

Can I give a thumbs-down to whoever thought of separating out certain costs of doing business from the rest of the costs of doing business and adding them as a surcharge at the bottom of the check? I first saw this in California for healthcare  now see it in lieu of tips or to help improve back of the house

Can restaurants—and servers—survive without tips?

So how did this French Canadian son of a Ukrainian immigrant become the authoritative voice of American knowledge?

Performers age two to 92...Is that real or a typo?

And you may say to yourself, “My God, what have I done!?”

See, you SAY that, but "MST3K" has also been a way into genuine love of B-Z Grade cinema for SO many people.

In the wake of this “second wave” (really, first wave part two) there’s been this narrative that “young people” are getting infected at higher rates because they’ve decided to go out partying to the bars that are open to them or they’re hosting parties at their own homes. Therefore, young people, you better behave and

It’s like the Velvet Underground of hotspots: Not many people attended, but everyone who did got COVID.

That’s also very true, or it was. I used to listen to his music and think about how such nice music could come from such a jerk.

a friend of hers expects her to take a plea deal and to keep her mouth shut about Andrew

I heard an interview with his former bassist, and the picture that was painted of him as a creator was not awesome. Tormented genius reputation was replaced by selfish obsessed dickhead that wasted people’s time, not to mention the allegations made about him.

He is also shockingly prolific, but has slowed his pace in recent years. 

Ryan Adams is usually so blind drunk, I’m amazed he’s even still alive.

I can definitely understand waiting a few years, so that you’re not interfering with the tours too much. On the other hand, it seems plausible that you could easily gross a ton more from a recorded version of a show than you’d lose by undercutting theatrical runs. Filming Hamilton likely didn’t cost more than a few

Theater is a live artform, its ephemeral nature the source of its magic.

Yeah, maybe the show would have been popular then. 

Hold on now, am I not understanding this right?