Award-winning British poet Kate Clanchy has been a teacher for 30 years, and she’s made some pretty big changes in her current school. “We keep winning poetry prizes at national level, which is great for everyone. We have built up a culture of success and confidence around poetry. Normally, the head boy of a school would be captain of the rugby team but our head boy, Mukahang Limbu, is captain of the poetry team.” – The Observer (UK)
Tag: 03.31.19
The Search For An Iron Throne Above The Arctic Circle
The masterminds behind Game of Thrones wanted to garner even more excitement for the series’ final season, so they sent people off on random quests for, well, thrones. Here’s the wild, weird story of a 25-year-old in Sweden who thought she recognized where one of them might be. – NPR
Instagram Is For Vacations, Facebook Is For Family Photos, And TikTok Is For … Work?
Though honestly, no one understands the mysterious algorithm of this app, it has created a weird new window into work: “TikTok, which encourages users to contribute short videos to hashtags, or to join in on jokes or challenges or to sing along with clips of songs, has, in its manic and frequent demands for content from its users, become an unlikely force for labor visibility.” – The New York Times
Famous Actresses Lobby For Food Service Workers. Workers Say Leave Us Alone
For more than a year, a group of Hollywood actresses waving the banner of the Time’s Up movement have been pressing Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to apply New York’s minimum wage to workers who earn tips, arguing that it would make waitresses less vulnerable to sexual harassment. But it has also created an unexpected divide: Waitresses and other servers are resisting the proposal, saying they can make more money from tips and do not need celebrities to help protect them from harassment. – The New York Times