Yesterday I noted that although the number of jobs was up, the number of employed people was down considerably while the number of unemployed people was up. This divergence represents one of the ongoing mysteries of the labor market. Is it strong or is it weak? Here's another mystery: aggregate hours worked: Through the end ...continue reading "Employment is up, but hours worked are down. Why?"
Five Years Ago This week in 2018, the core Vevo product flopped in yet another example of record labels underestimating and misunderstanding technology, while the industry was displaying its hypocrisy in its latest legislative push. EU Parliament members were also playing hardball on their terrible copyright policies, while we looked at how Swedish copyright trolls […]
A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his body was found in an Arkansas lake. But the case remains shrouded in mystery as investigators have released few details to his family or the public.
It begins: When ChatGPT came out last November, Olivia Lipkin, a 25-year-old copywriter in San Francisco, didn’t think too much about it....In April, she was let go without explanation, but when she found managers writing about how using ChatGPT was cheaper than paying a writer, the reason for her layoff seemed clear. ....For some workers, ...continue reading "The beginning of the end of work"
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Norway on Thursday to announce the most remote US diplomatic post in the world: Blinken said the U.S. would open what is known as an “American Presence Post” in Tromso, about 215 miles north of the Arctic Circle. The post will open this year and be staffed by ...continue reading "US adds consul to remote Norwegian town"
According to the CBO, interest payments are going to hit a postwar high within ten years: The previous postwar record was set during the Reagan era and peaked at 3.1% of GDP. CBO estimates that interest payments will attain that level again in 2028 and then keep climbing until they reach 3.7% by 2033.
Opening Reception & Artist Talk – Friday, May 5 from 5:30 – 7:30pm – with performance by DJ Pharaoh (so fun) Featuring: Grace Danback Allan Gromilic Braden McMakin Taylour
Green Door Art Gallery presents Botanicals & Blooms III, a celebration of all things flo-ral and botanical, featuring silver and stone jewelry by Debbie Garavaglia, botanical bas relief by Catherine
Spirits Roaming on the Earth maps conceptual artist Jacolby Satterwhite’s extraordinary creative trajectory across multiple materials, genres and modes of thinking. Drawing on a broad set of real and
Offering a fresh view of two of the most experimental painters of the 20th century, Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape is the first exhibition in the U.S. to examine the
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