The Subway logo is seen on takeout boxes at a restaurant in Londonderry, N.H. The sandwich chain says it will be sold to the private equity firm Roark Capital. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Subway said Thursday it will be sold to Roark Capital, a private equity firm with expertise in restaurant management that Read More…
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State Board Of Education Approves A College Bathroom Rules
FILE: A unisex bathroom sign on the University of Florida campus. State Board of Education approves a college bathroom rule Florida public colleges will be required to update policies on restrooms and changing rooms to have separate facilities “based on biological sex at birth,” under a rule approved Wednesday by the State Board of Education. Read More…
When Mississippi Once Banned “Sesame Street”
Credit: Children’s Television Workshop / Courtesy of Getty Images. Since it began airing in the fall of 1969, Sesame Street has become an indelible part of millions of children’s formative years. Using a cast of colorful characters like Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch, along with a curriculum vetted by Sesame Workshop’s Read More…
The Forgotten Art Of Squatting Is A Revelation For Bodies Ruined By Sitting
In much of the world, squatting is as normal a part of life as sitting in a chair. A young boy in Delhi, India looks pretty comfortable in this posture. Photo by Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee. Sentences that start with the phrase “A guru once told me…” are, more often than not, eye-roll-inducing. But recently, while resting Read More…
Why America Stopped Building Public Pools
The public pool in Astoria, Queens, in 2021. The pool is closed this summer for renovations. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Why America stopped building public pools By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Updated 10:21 AM EDT, Mon July 24, 2023 New York CNN — Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance Read More…
The Difference Between Idle Time And Downtime At Work
When we refer to working 40 hours a week, are we really working 40 hours—or are we waiting on colleagues to respond to emails, chatting with coworkers, and wasting away in meetings for a sizable chunk of that time? There are simply some hours that aren’t true work hours, even if they occur during the Read More…