It will be a turkey of a Thanksgiving for thousands of Paramount employees.
The media giant is targeting early November for what one insider called an epic “bloodbath” — a massive round of layoffs following its merger with Hollywood studio Skydance Media, The Post has learned.
Jeff Shell — the former NBCUniversal boss tapped by Skydance as Paramount’s new president — has told managers at the home to Paramount Pictures, CBS, MTV and Showtime to start compiling “kill lists,” a source with knowledge said.
But here’s the thing, that’s not why I don’t like the logo. I don’t even care to pick a political side. I’m just sick of businesses stripping out every last speck of personality and replacing it with a soulless minimalist brand, like someone took the heart out of the place.
Remember Ruby Tuesday? Loud atmosphere, onion-straw burgers, sugary margaritas, neon décor, music blasting? … chaotic, over-the-top—just fun. Remember McDonald’s with playgrounds and colorful walls, where kids ran around and old folks lounged with their coffee? Today it’s all grey, sterile, silent… more like a dentist office than a place to eat.
This trend isn’t limited to restaurants. Inside our own homes, open-concept kitchens, grey walls, zero character are suddenly “in.” Bring back the wood paneling. Bring back the burgundy. Bring back some damn charm.
As for Cracker Barrel—well, time will tell. Their stock is down. People are picking a side now: eat there or boycott it. But think about it—nobody ever called Cracker Barrel fine dining. It wasn’t about that. It was about the experience—the front country store, the peg game at every table, the sense of stepping into something nostalgic.
Now, with the logo gone and the interiors “modernized,” that experience is fading. The soul is slipping away, and what’s left is just another bland, forgettable brand.
Now the real question is, what does Mr. Mike from Cracker Barrel actually think?
Erik Menendez was denied parole during his first-ever parole hearing on Thursday, 36 years and one day after he and his brother killed their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez.
Erik Menendez, 54, attended the nearly 10-hour hearing via video from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. The board said he can next be eligible for parole in three years.
The board based its decision on multiple factors, including: his behavior in prison; burglaries he participated in before the murders; and the killing of his mother
A part of the reason was, because despite what people have said, the judge stated that Menendez was not the model prisoner. And the murder of his mother showed an extra amount of time, lack of compassion and empathy..
.Facebook support groups are helping Menendez brothers fans other through this dark time… <insert sarcastic voice>
