Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy

Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy

In the middle of struggling through the opening monologue of the Golden Globes in January, the comic Jo Koy did something unusual, if not unprecedented, for the host of a major awards show: He blamed the writers. “I wrote some of these — and they’re the ones you’re laughing at,” he said of his jokes, … Read more

Employers are fed up with college ‘waste,’ opt for skilled blue-collar workers instead

Employers are fed up with college ‘waste,’ opt for skilled blue-collar workers instead

Employers don’t value college degrees as much as originally thought, recent survey data shows, and the disdain is behind a restored appreciation for blue-collar job-seekers that bring skill and experience over education. The study, known as the Freedom Economy Index (FEI), a joint project of job recruiting service RedBalloon and PublicSquare, surveyed opinions from 70,000 small businesses between … Read more

Actress Vivica A. Fox swipes at stigmas of skilled trade jobs: ‘Studying up those naysayers’

Actress Vivica A. Fox swipes at stigmas of skilled trade jobs: ‘Studying up those naysayers’

Actress Vivica A. Fox debunked some of the stigmas around trade jobs in an interview with Fox News Digital ahead of the release of the new documentary “SKILLED.” “SKILLED,” produced by 3M and Generous Films and directed by Julio Palacio, screened at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah, this weekend. The documentary features … Read more