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Rusty Blazenhoff / 7:03 am Sun, Mar 18, 2018

The 'WKRP in Cincinnati' closing theme lyrics are all gibberish

Remember that rock song at the end of WKRP in Cincinnati? The one that ends with a kitten meowing? Well, today I learned that its lyrics are complete gibberish. Go ahead, listen to it, I'll wait. All gibberish! Here's its story, according to the last.fm wiki: The closing theme, "WKRP In Cincinnati End Credits", was […]
Cory Doctorow / 7:10 am Fri, Apr 7, 2017

The linguistic backflips used by Deliveroo to pretend its employees are independent contractors

Deliveroo is a "gig economy" company that hires people to cycle around big cities, delivering meals, while pretending that all their riders are actually "independent contractors" running their own businesses through which they subcontract to Deliveroo, thus dodging any need to pay benefits or comply with basic labor, health and safety rules.