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London food
fromIndependent
15 hours ago

Restaurant ordered to pay 80,000 to 'vulnerable' worker who was paid 1.61 per hour and worked 90-hour weeks

A restaurant owner must pay €80,000 to a former employee for underpayment and excessive working hours.
LA food
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Noma chef responds to abuse allegations ahead of pricey L.A. pop-up

Abuse allegations against Noma chef René Redzepi resurfaced before the restaurant's Los Angeles pop-up launch, prompting an apology and claims of institutional reform.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
4 weeks ago

Why a Woman Would Rather Love a Statue Than a Man

Yagi's fiction uses absurd humor and magical realism to explore how women reclaim agency by rejecting workplace exploitation and societal expectations.
Film
fromVulture
3 months ago

What's Going on With Wong Kar-wai?

Wong Kar-wai faces workplace exploitation accusations from a former crew member claiming he ghostwrote Blossoms Shanghai scripts and was demoted to low-paid assistant.
Film
fromWIRED
5 months ago

The Director of a Raunchy 3-Hour Dracula Movie Says AI Is Gross and Slimy. That's Why He Used It

A film reimagines Dracula with AI, blending pornographic scenes, exploitation of tech workers, and internet-era alienation into confrontational satire.
Social justice
fromwww.redlandsdailyfacts.com
8 months ago

California city pays $1.2 million to settle another Police Department sexual misconduct lawsuit

Redlands settled a lawsuit for $1.2 million due to sexual exploitation claims by former Police Department employee Julie Alvarado-Salcido against a former deputy chief.
Artificial intelligence
fromInverse
10 months ago

Apple's Best New Sci-Fi Show Just Flipped The Script On One Tired Robot Trope

Murderbot subverts typical sci-fi robot tropes by featuring distinct SecUnits with unique faces, enhancing realism and humor.
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