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Sure, Benihana has over 110 locations worldwide, but I know most are not in the basement of a two-thousand-square-foot single-family suburban home. I’ve personally visited Benihana in the past—on a DATE, Brian, because I had other romantic partners before we met—but that particular location did not have a two-car garage or a novelty mailbox in the shape of a fish, although I suppose it would reflect the restaurant’s delicious sushi menu. That’s just sensible branding, Brian. Benihana is more than great teppanyaki.

I remember walking through this house with the real estate agent three years ago. We definitely discussed the UNFINISHED basement. I even walked into a cobweb, Brian. You laughed affectionately and called me your “little mummy.” I also remember later that night when I playfully chased you, going, “Currrse, CURRRSE.”

I’ll tell you what I don’t remember: A discussion about a basement restaurant featuring ten teppan-style griddle tables, each with comfortable seating for eight people.

There are fears that foreign powers can use proxies to channel cash into UK political parties

Far right groups have infiltrated anti-LGBTQ+ protests, and are influencing government policy a new report reveals

For World Refugee Day to matter, it must address the root causes of such complex and ongoing problems. Only an honest and deep understanding can serve as a starting point for a meaningful conversation and, hopefully, meaningful actions.

The post The Irony of World Refugee Day: Celebrating, then Blaming the Victims appeared first on MintPress News.

The political and media firestorm over a school girl claiming to identify as a cat, turns out to be a story 'too good to check'. Byline Times has spoken to a witness

David interviews the director, musician, and activist Boots Riley about social justice and his new show “I’m A Virgo.”

The perilous journey of one ‘freedom swimmer’ – along a route traversed by 2 million others – from China to Hong Kong

- by Aeon Video

Watch at Aeon

What strikes someone with BDD as a glaring physical problem actually calls for a psychological solution

- by Toni Pikoos

Read at Psyche

“It’s wild how little of what’s happening is being chronicled.”

The post Ukraine Blocks Journalists From Front Lines With Escalating Censorship appeared first on The Intercept.

In historical archives, we came across many people who had helped create international systems and strategies to enhance the scale and power of corporate empires. They included the German banker Hermann Abs, who travelled around the world to rally support for his idea for a new global ‘Capitalist Magna Carta’ and justice system to enforce […]

COVID-19 spurred a wave of retirements. Though the effects of the pandemic have subsided, the number of retirees remains well above what would have been expected from socioeconomic trends.

My early academic work was on the Phillips curve and the precision in estimating the concept of a natural rate of unemployment, or the rate of unemployment where inflation stabilises at some level. This rate is now commonly referred to as the Non-Accelerating-Rate-of-Unemployment (NAIRU) and my contribution was one of the first studies to show…

Keir Starmer has closed-off policy-making and refuses to engage with critical voices, writes a Labour peer

Madon pekar på det bisarra att inte så få som kallar sig antirasister gör en halsbrytande manöver när de faktiskt förespråkar ökad rassegregation. Man vill ha särskilda ”rum” dit bara de med rätt etnicitet har tillträde, man vill att svarta patienter bara skall vårdas av svarta läkare och sjuksköterskor, man vill att bara svarta musiker […]

Millions of workers are being pushed into poverty by the surging cost of living, yet the Albanese government does nothing.

The post Editorial: Rate rises and cost of living bite but Albanese does nothing appeared first on Solidarity Online.

Governments across the country are targeting climate activists with draconian anti-protest laws, at a time when climate protest is desperately needed.

The post Governments back fossil fuel criminals with attack on right to protest appeared first on Solidarity Online.

You think it's FUNNY when unimaginably rich people die in incredibly ironic ways?

Be very afraid. The future is coming!

Experts were concerned about OceanGate years before its sub vanished.

The Labor government has been talking up its commitment to women’s rights since it came to power.

The post Labor falling short on women’s equality and wages appeared first on Solidarity Online.

Workers at the Brotherhood of St Laurence in Melbourne have rejected management’s proposed enterprise agreement in a non-union ballot, 61 per cent to 39 per cent.

The post Rank-and-file unionists at Brotherhood show organising can win gains appeared first on Solidarity Online.

At the time of writing there are just seven refugees left on Nauru, with the final few expected to be transferred to Australia by the end of June.

The post Last refugees leave but Labor won’t close Nauru appeared first on Solidarity Online.

Liberal leader Peter Dutton used his budget reply speech to drum up racist scaremongering in a desperate bid to try and boost the Coalition’s plummeting support.

The post Dutton scapegoats migrants for housing crisis, but Labor has no answers appeared first on Solidarity Online.

The scandal over PwC’s attempt to profit from confidential government information has shone a light on the scale of government outsourcing.

The post PwC profiteering scandal exposes outsourcing obsession appeared first on Solidarity Online.