So, like James Dean but not nearly as famous? Ok. 

Very similar to the results I conducted where I asked about policies that several Democratic candidates are advocating, then asked the respondent how they felt about them after I informed them that if any of these passed, the young lady at the grocery store they have an inappropriate crush on would stop smiling…

No, you’re mistaken. He’s from The Goonies and then went on to play for Notre Dame and they made a movie about him. 

No, Sean Astin is the guy from Stranger Things 2.

Umm, that was about Sean Astin. And he’s probably more famous that Rudolph Valentino. 

They made the movie Rudy about his life.

I’m 42 years old and I have no idea who Rudolph Valentino is and I consider myself relatively worldly. I don’t think he’d be in the top 1,000 most famous people. 

It’s actually pretty common - it’s similar to “off the record,” basically. The idea is to educate a reporter on an issue before you’re ready to announce news. For example, I once met with reporters to discuss the foundation for my company’s decision to divest from certain stocks, even though I couldn’t tell them yet wh…

Maybe a well established company could make a product and then sell it, instead of getting consumers to front the cash.

Doing right by your writers is independent of wanting to get better benefits and get a stronger barrier of security in case things change in the future. For example: HBO could decide tomorrow that they don’t want to be an investor in The Ringer anymore, which would cause the website to downsize its editorial staff by,…

The money in that company comes from podcasts, which are a bit more personality driven. Which is not to say the platform doesn’t provide much of the value, but still.

To ensure that he, or any future management, is contractually obligated to do right by his employees. Having an actual contract collectively governing the salary/raise/benefits structure and diversity in hiring is important in any industry or workplace - and for digital media specifically, set policies for…

“the establishment of a 401k program”

WGA East is the one that actually has all the experience organizing digital media shops - including Slate, Vice, Vox, and yours truly. I believe WGA West is mostly focused on screenwriters.

A protracted labor fight would certainly be the weirder of the media fights. So much of the Ringer’s stuff is the staff talking with each other. Jonah Peretti and Ben Smith didn’t have to go on 5 podcasts a week with their angry writers, but Simmons and Sean Fennessy have to joke around with their staff about Freddy…

It’s hard to find anyone who has ever worked for him and has a bad word to say. Seems like he prides himself on being a good boss. But he’s also notoriously sensitive and thin-skinned. Wouldn’t shock me to see a reaction along the lines of, “I’ve been Cool Boss all these years and this is how you repay me?”

*Marianne Williamson promises to publicly audit all four sports leagues*

I know a lot of people are going to be making jokes about this Werder’s physical appearance, and I just want to point out that it’s not okay to body-shame. This is true even of demographics not usually subject to body-shaming, because, if we’re being honest with ourselves, nobody likes a hypocrite. And maybe the world…

I amended to clarify, TY! I am sure many Taylor Swift fans are very nice, but they are terrifying when you make them angry!

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