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...wanted to actually release it in America," says Parton, "then we really had to have somebody that could clear it for us." So despite Parton's "healthy suspicion" of major labels, Memphis struck a deal with Sony BMG, and this month, Thunder, Lightning, Strike was reissued with extra tracks in Europe and released, via Columbia, in the U.S. So has life changed for Parton and his bandmates? Well, they've given up their day jobs to concentrate on teamwork. "We were all running out of days off," says Bell, the laconic bassist, a former draftsman for an engineering firm...
...living wage. It calculates the money necessary to support a decent lifestyle independent of the nature of the actual work being done, and independent of the compensation that the labor market demands. In practice, if Harvard were to grant a living wage, it would have to make up the extra expenditure through other means. Living wages granted in cities nationwide have mixed track records. Businesses sometimes report being able to make up for lost cash through increased worker morale, but the majority of cases see businesses voluntarily accepting reduced profits. With a fixed operating budget every year, Harvard...
...horror on Chava’s face.As it turns out, Carlos’s look of shock is genuine. Without telling him, Mandoki dressed the actor’s older brother in fatigues and put him in the scene as Chava’s target. Expecting to see an extra, Carlos instead found his brother in his sights.According to producer Lawrence Bender, it took a heated argument with Mandoki to get Torres to discuss his reluctance to pick up a gun.Bender says, “Oscar said [to me], ‘I’ve felt ashamed...
Well, Gervais has a new sitcom, “Extras,” and fortunately we can watch it Sundays on HBO at 10:30 p.m. in its unprocessed, un-pasteurized British form. The new program follows Gervais as Andy Millman, a struggling extra (or, as he coins himself, background artist) trying desperately to get that coveted line in a film. Obviously the biggest challenge for Gervais with this series is to distance himself from his iconic incarnation as David Brent. Like “The Office,” “Extras” follows the insatiable quest...
...found at the food pantry, stacking food, unloading deliveries from a truck, counting all the supplies, and setting up the food for distribution. And then they hand it out. When the grateful customers leave around 12:30 p.m., the team helps clean up. Many members of the team take extra time to chat one-on-one with those they help. The experience opens eyes and minds. “There’s not a lot of English spoken,” senior captain Mike Baria says. “A lot of Russian, a lot of Spanish. Luckily, some...