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Cynthia Payne, madam - obituary
Brothel keeper dubbed ‘Madam Cyn’ who was jailed after holding sex parties in Streatham [UK] in exchange for ‘luncheon vouchers.’
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Can You Teach a Coal Miner to Code?
As America goes digital, its bluest collar workers are facing the toughest challenge of their lives.
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Da Art of Storytellin’ (A Prequel)
I didn’t fully understand or feel inspired by Grandmama’s stank or freshness until years later, when I heard the albums ATLiens and Aquemini from those Georgia-based artists called OutKast. By Kiese Laymon.
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The Dialectic of Love and Authority
The title of Christopher Lasch's controversial book Haven in a Heartless World: The Family Besieged misled many of his critics. By George Scialabba.
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How Walmart Keeps an Eye on Its Massive Workforce
The retail giant is always watching.
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The Best Restaurant Stories of 2015
Welcome back to Behind Closed Ovens, where we take a look at the best and strangest stories from inside the food industry. This week, we bring you the best BCO submissions of 2015. As always, these are real e-mails from real readers.
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The truth about Sweden's short working hours
Sweden is obsessed with work-life balance, and many companies are trialling six-hour days to see what effect they have on staff, customers and profits.
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“All You Americans Are Fired”
The H-2 guest worker program, which brought in 150,000 legal foreign workers last year, isn't supposed to deprive any American of a job. But many businesses go to extraordinary lengths to deny jobs... By Jessica Garrison, Ken Bensinger and Jeremy Singer-Vine.
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What does it mean to be a man in the age of austerity?
The age of austerity has transformed work, but what it means to be a man has not caught up
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The Radical Courage of Silent Movie Stuntwomen
How the physical feats of silent movie actresses helped make the case for women's liberation. By Molly Gregory.
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Blues on Wheels
A writer becomes a carrier for the United States Postal Service out of a long-held love for the mail. What she discovers are screams, threats, lies, labor violations, and dog attacks. By Jess Stoner.
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Who will fight the next war?
Failures in Iraq and Afghanistan have widened the gulf between most Americans and the armed forces
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Should Writing Be an Art or a Career?
Novelists have a choice: stay in and write or get out and promote.
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Cheered By Pentagon’s Decision, Female Marines Turn Focus Toward Training
In separate interviews with NPR, Marine Cpt. Zoe Bedell and Lt. Col. Kate Germano say the Pentagon's move to allow women in combat jobs is a crucial first step.
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There will be blood
Every year, roughly 40,000 people die in Minnesota. For some, it’s weeks or months before anyone finds their bodies. Meet the crew who comes in to clean up the mess. By Andy Mannix.
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Holacracy
In Holacracy, authority is distributed. You are all now entrepreneurs.
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On the Road to Nowhere
Uber drivers are getting creative in their fight for basic workplace rights. By Steven Greenhouse.
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Outsourced: Casualties of Cola
How South Africa's beverages industry changed the labour game. By Richard Poplak, Diana Neille, Sumeya Gasa and Shaun Swingler.
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9 Idiotic Office Rules That Drive Everyone Insane
Companies need to have rules--that's a given--but they don't have to be shortsighted and lazy attempts at creating order. I understand the temptation. As my company has grown, so has our difficulty maintaining standards. There have been many instances where someone crossed a line, and we were tempted to respond with a new rule that applied to everyone. But that's where most companies blow it.
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Say farewell to your 9-to-5. Here's why we'll all work flex schedules soon.
Several months ago, I was talking to a college senior about her career plans. She wanted a job with flexible hours, and I asked why. The young woman said she wanted the freedom to take a short nap right after lunch when her energy flagged the most and the ability to work late at night when her brain was sharpest. If I had made a comment like this when looking for my first job 16 years ago, I would have been laughed out of the room. But coming from a college student today, the request doesn’t...
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