Linda Hall of Spokane, Wash. has worked hard all her life but hasn’t earned any respect from the labor market. Laid off for the first time at age 62, Hall has no health insurance, not enough savings for retirement and almost no chance of getting hired again. “A year ago I was absolutely certain that [...]
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Would You Buy A Drink From This Man?
Posted by on March 31st, 2012
Kiss frontman Gene Simmons has entertained rowdy crowds around the world. Now, he wants to do it again. The legendary rocker and reality TV star has plans to open a chain of rock-themed brew pubs starting in April. Step one is relaunching Rock & Brews in El Segundo, Calif. Simmons, rock promoter David Furano and [...]
Michele Nash-Hoff: American Manufacturing Has Declined More Than Most Experts Have Thought
Posted by on March 31st, 2012
A new report released by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) presents a strong case that manufacturing has declined more during the last decade than it did during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It’s gratifying to finally see a well-respected non-partisan “think tank” release a report based on empirical data that corroborates what [...]
Kris To Kim: How Much Money Did We Make?
Posted by on March 31st, 2012
Kris Humphries has filed legal docs … asking a judge to reinforce the obvious — that Kim Kardashian has a duty to disclose how much money the couple raked in during their 72-day marriage. But Kris is also challenging Kim’s right to give away money that represents what they made in wedding gifts.
Flaming Lips Collaborates With Bon Iver On New Track
Posted by on March 31st, 2012
The Flaming Lips will release a vinyl album on Record Store Day (April 21), entitled, The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends. The record will include collaborations with Ke$ha, Bon Iver, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Prefuse 73, Tame Impala, Jim James, Nick Cave, Lightning Bolt, Yoko Ono, Neon Indian, Erykah Badu, New Fumes and [...]
