Over the years I have enjoyed reading Jia Tolentino’s work in both the New Yorker and on Jezebel but I did not read Jia profile instead I elected to read Luna’s. I am tired of reading features on Brooklyn base writers (even those individuals whose writing I admire) however I never tire of profiles on companion… Read more

There is so much money in global soccer this can easily be done, it’s just the people in power don’t want you to think that. I did a blog about it: https://deadspin.com/the-biggest-thing-holding-back-womens-soccer-is-the-sam-1836365285 Read more

Maybe you’re new here - Pissing Contest is not a particularly good place for “short answers.” We want to hear all the gory details!! Read more

if you now, like me, cant stop thinking about rats, check out robert sullivan’s book. it’s really good Read more

Uber is losing billions of dollars a year. Read more

There’s a slightly larger issue as a whole that the Taxi and Livery Industry does not function the same way as your typical business. Uber and Lyft came in to try and legitimize a portion of the industry. They actually hurt the value that was in the Taxi Medallions as well as closing down many of the local Livery cabs… Read more

I’m glad I never used either service. The business model was always going to be bad for the drivers.
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Uber is B-Lining to fully autonomous cars. (I have friends who work at corporate and we chat about this regularly). All protests and rallies are doing is effectively SPEEDING UP the rate in which the drivers (ALL DRIVERS) will lose their jobs. For them the math is simple. Purchase price of a fleet of fully autonomous… Read more

“Gig economy” is not an economy, it’s an unsustainable scam. Read more

“which is expected to earn a $90 billion valuation” Read more

I always thought that driving for Uber was supposed to be a side hustle, which makes me wonder: why would someone have quit another job to do it full-time, or at least not seek out other employment? Read more

What would happen to the drivers if Uber simply ceased to exist? What would they do? Read more

Uber had no desire to compete in the market. They priced themselves so that they could crush cab companies, first with lower fare, and better wages. They changed their model right quick when the competition was weak. Uber created the abuses. Uber is responsible for destroying the driver economy, and in working as… Read more

The work that taxi unions will do will help the scabs that joined  Lyft and Uber to the detriment of taxi unions. I hope they appreciate it. Read more

I always thought of these ride sharing jobs as supplemental income. I mean, it’s right there in the name “ride sharing”. You are going for a ride somewhere (work, home, shopping), so you logon to the app and share your ride with someone else for money. Read more

There’s a reason the “strikes” in Europe aren’t being imaged, right? Read more

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and editors who would consider wearing That Bodysuit. Read more

This is how I imagine their wedding:

Also, uh, Joe Lieberman and his wife made a surprise cameo appearance???