Profits are up, according to a business survey. This time, it probably isn’t due to “greedflation.”


by @Marketplace

@Marketplace— NABE survey reflects strong profitability, but current price increases look more like they did before the pandemic.

Refinery29—Good Times: Black Again Isn’t As Bad As Its Trailer — But It Also Isn’t Good. There isn’t a show out right now that’s more offensive than Good Times: Black Again — Netflix’s new animated series reboot of the 1970s classic sitcom Good Times — and that’s saying a lot considering Zeus Network is still actively in business and cranking out almost exclusively aggressive and exploitative content, like the reality TV franchise Baddies. After the Good Times reboot trailer dropped, immediate backlash ensued. If the conversation on X (formerly Twitter) was any indication, most...

Entrepreneur—Here's What Millions of Small Businesses Have in Common, According to a New Survey. A majority of the businesses surveyed, almost three in five, have been running for at least six years, and 15% were operational for over a quarter of a century.

The Independent—Croissants aren’t French and pizza sauce isn’t Italian – the national dishes that aren’t from where you think. A food historian has kicked up controversy after claiming that there is ‘no such thing’ as Italian cuisine, sparking debate over the origins and ownership of food. But perhaps we should reconsider our ideas about so-called ‘national dishes’, suggests Hannah Twiggs