"I put out the song right before COVID hit," Draze tells me. "It was supposed to be the first single from an album I was about to drop, but as soon as COVID hit, I paused the album. It ended up being a blessing in disguise because the video is now at 2 million views [on Facebook ] and it sparked the movement."
"Put money in our hands and all of a sudden we are not asking someone else to create a program for us, we are funding a program," Draze explains. "Put money in our hands and we're not asking politicians to change laws for us, we're lobbying like anyone else would using our dollars to curve the vote towards our agenda and needs."
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A soap opera leads the way into post-lockdown Hollywood - Marketplace
Last week, the state of California and Los Angeles County allowed filming for movies and television to resume.
Like most TV shows, “The Bold and the Beautiful” ended production in mid-March because of COVID-19. Now, it's going to start taping again, but the steamy scenes the show is known for aren’t going to be happening.
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the chief operating officer of the screen actors union SAG-AFTRA, said everyone wants to get back to work, but safely.
Rick Steves launches new Guides' Marketplace Directory for homebound travelers - My Edmonds News
As a free service to his 150 European guides and the 24,000 Americans who had hoped to travel with him in 2020, Edmonds-based European travel authority Rick Steves has created a Guides' Marketplace directory. The goal: For homebound travelers to connect with these guides and enjoy a little vicarious travel during this crisis.
Steves launched his Guides' Marketplace Directory to connect his tour guides with travelers who are looking for creative ways to virtually experience Europe. Until international travel resumes, Americans won't be able to explore Europe and Steves' guides will have no income from leading tours.
How Japan's superfans taught the world to love pop culture - Marketplace
The screen flares, and a title appears: FINAL FANTASY VII. The rising strains of a synthesizer — haunting, melancholic — hint at wonders to come.
Final Fantasy VII was a videogame, and when it debuted in 1997, the world had never seen anything like it. It was the latest installment in a popular (and increasingly misnamed) series, but previous Final Fantasy titles had been delivered in the standard, two-dimensional, squashed and flattened perspective of traditional videogames. Final Fantasy VII was a different beast altogether.
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May retail sales leap 17.7%, but gains may not be sustainable - Marketplace
The Commerce Department released retail sales numbers Tuesday, and they were eye-popping — up 17.7% in the month of May . That percentage gain is a record, and it sounds like great news. But these are month-to-month comparisons, and frankly anything looks good compared to March and April.
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“I just want to go and run an errand,” Bell said. “I want to get out of the house.” Since he tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, he went to the majestic, soothing aisles of Home Depot.
Facebook is going to let users turn off political ads - Marketplace
Facebook says it's activating a new feature that lets users avoid seeing political ads. This move comes as several civil rights groups are calling for major advertisers to boycott the social network.
David Brancaccio : Let's start with Facebook's new blinders thing — how does this new political ad feature work?
Nova Safo : It's going to be rolled out here in the U.S., first to a few users, then to everyone, and it allows people to turn off all political ads so they won't see them when they're on Facebook. The company and Mark Zuckerberg, personally , have come under criticism from all sides of the political spectrum. Some want the company to do more to police the content on its platform, while others say it should take a hands-off approach.
FedEx Office and Canva Launch Digital Content and Design-to-Print Marketplace
FedEx Office and Canva have partnered on a design-to-print marketplace to make it easy for business owners and consumers to create professionally printed products.
FedEx Office, a provider of convenient, state-of-the-art printing, packing and shipping services and subsidiary of FedEx Corp., and Australian-born online design platform Canva, a content and creative design platform, have joined forces to create a digital design-to-print marketplace making it easier for businesses to create the professionally printed materials they need to get back to business quickly and safely.
NH Parking Garage to Turn Into Outdoor Marketplace to Help Struggling Shops, Restaurants –
In an effort to save struggling shops and restaurants in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a parking garage will be turned into an outdoor venue.
On Wednesday at the Black Trumpet Bistro, chef and owner Evan Mallet was busy preparing for opening night.
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Mallet has been doing takeout, but like many restaurants in Portsmouth, he hasn't been able to offer outdoor dining because of limited sidewalk space.
"It's been beyond devastating. We have already seen the loss of several restaurants in our downtown," Mallet explained. "Eleven so far since March 15th."
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