just love how that dude steals other peoples’ jokes as his own so much
It’s not a pleasant way to spend the holiday for the workers doing it.
Hot take: don’t get your nails done by another person. Do it your damn self. Going to nail salons (especially for a pedicure), however nice you think you are, is a minor power trip and you should not subject another person to a disgusting dig into your disgusting toes. There are things that shouldn’t enter the…
I really hope there is a Pulitzer coming for this article. Such an in-depth and heartbreaking look at the industry. And good for Cuomo for standing up and doing something about it.
Great news. I feel like he had no choice. The Times, with their amazing effort on this series of pieces, essentially came out and said NYC is full of sweat shops masquerading as nail salons. Pretty damning stuff. Kudos to the journalists.
I am shocked to see an elected official act so quickly to protect the vulnerable in his state. And to disregard immigrant status? Bravo!
“This is just the way it works!” = “I make a lot of money exploiting these desperate people and don’t have any desire or need to change, so NYEH!” or “This is what happened to me, so I have a right to inflict my misery and mistreatment upon others because no one gave a fuck back in 1985.”
It’s just crazy. I’m a gay man, and basically EVERY necessity in my life, particularly medical ones, is going to be tax-exempt. Shit, even condoms are tax exempt (and they are in many places in the states) because the government recognizes public health when men are involved.
We have poor women in America that need access to this stuff too.
Good on Canada! In Australia, goods and services tax (GST) applies to feminine hygiene products. We’re trying (again) to have them excluded. Anyone care to help us out?
Speaking of ~feminine hygiene~
He’s only ten years Madonna’s junior, so... wayyyyyy too old for her.
Just reading about the tablespoons of fish oil gives me fish burps.
I like a good thin crust too. I'll take just about any kind of pizza tbh.
It looks gross to me, but I’m someone that only likes thin crust pizzas.
I’m writing my own book about overachieving and working harder.
Chapter subheading holy crap we are all going to die
Chapter one: “Crunches and Spreadsheets Won’t Save Me From The Unstoppable Roll of Time, It Turns Out, So Lets All Chill.”
I’ll wait 7 or 8 years before his book “Doing Nothing: How I Learned the Priceless Art of Relaxation After I Had to Spend 2 Years in Bed Due to a Mysterious Chronic Illness.”