Amazon Hits Back
Amazon's playing defense after a damning article in the New York Times Sunday alleged that the tech giant churns through white collar employees, pitting them against one another and sometimes forcing them to choose between family or health and Amazon.
Company founder and CEO Jeff Bezos circulated a memo to his staff asking them to report any instances of employee abuse directly to him, and Amazon vice president and former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney took to CBS This Morning, claiming he's never heard of the brutal company policies. [NY Magazine]
Nerds Took Over Washington Square Park This Weekend
Did you miss this weekend’s epic lightsaber battle in Washington Square Park? Enjoy this video of Star Wars fans living their lightsaber dreams, then head over to Bedford + Bowery for some truly great quotes from event attendees. [Reuters]
A Grim Summertime Business
“If I made a banner of all the faces I’ve seen since I started, it would stretch from East New York Avenue to Pitkin Avenue,” says Brownsville printer Mark Arthur of the uptick in orders for memorial T-shirts — many of them for young people killed by gun violence — he receives at his shop in the summer months.
In this heartbreaking profile, The Wall Street Journal speaks to Arthur and his clients, who give a snapshot of one of the ways eastern Brooklyn communities cope with too many early deaths. [WSJ]
#HeidiTrumpsTrump
The Donald can’t keep his opinions about women to himself. His most recent target? Heidi Klum, who is “no longer a 10,” he said in an interview in the New York Times. The supermodel and TV personality took the news in stride, posting a tongue-in-cheek tweet and video on Monday.
#TrumpHasSpoken #sadly #9.99 #NoLongerA10 #IHadAGoodRun #donaldtrump #HeidiTrumpsTrump #BeautyIsInTheEyeOfTheBeheld pic.twitter.com/dwDmEXNKMR
— Heidi Klum (@heidiklum) August 17, 2015Click here to view Klum's video. [E! News]
Tracy Morgan Returns to SNL
Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Tracy Morgan makes a comeback to the iconic show in October.
The return marks one of the comedian’s first performances since the June 2014 car crash that left him critically injured.
Stoked to be going home...#SNL
— Tracy Morgan (@RealTracyMorgan) August 17, 2015It’ll be his second time hosting SNL. We’re hoping Brian Fellow makes an appearance.
Other headliners for the new season include Miley Cyrus and Amy Schumer. [USA Today]
