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WHAT HAPPENS ON SCREEN DOESN'T STAY ON SCREEN
For a long time, Hollywood had a pretty clear message about aging. It was, pretty much, don’t do it. You know it. The slow fade when an actor moves from main character to supporting role to bit part. The actress who becomes invisible when she hits 35. The man whose best years are framed in the past tense. The butt of the joke. The cautionary tale. And we absorbed that messaging as a society. But over the last few years, something has been shifting. We have seen recent mov
Maureen Clough
3 days ago3 min read
The Great Salary Reset
How Corporations Are Using AI as Cover for the Biggest Pay Cut in a Generation You're being conned right now. And I need you to understand exactly how it's happening. Pinterest just announced it's cutting 15% of its workforce —780 people—explicitly to fund its "transformation into an AI-powered platform." They're reallocating $35-45 million toward AI-focused roles while eliminating hundreds of existing positions. And they're not alone. Amazon's CEO has linked recent cuts of
Maureen Clough
Feb 46 min read
Women at Work
If you haven't been under a rock, you've likely noticed that an issue that used to be considered taboo - menopause - is suddenly...
Maureen Clough
Mar 29, 20252 min read
Ageism hits the news
Thanks to reporting by Amanda Hoover at WIRED, the problem with ageism in the tech industry is getting the focus it has long deserved. ...
Maureen Clough
Apr 16, 20241 min read


New Year, new (older) me
Happy New Year (how long can we be saying this? This has been debated since the days of Seinfeld, and I’m not sure we’re closer to...

Maureen
Jan 7, 20243 min read


Why "It Gets Late Early"
Some of you may be wondering why this show is called It Gets Late Early. The rest of you understand it’s both an homage to a late...

Maureen
Dec 4, 20233 min read


And Just Like That...Carrie Bradshaw is The Same Age as The Golden Girls.
Oh my oh my, what a haircut can do. However, it’s true. With the exception of Sophia who is in her 80’s, the Golden Girls and Carrie,...
Isabelle Kaminsky
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Is The Show Younger Commenting on a Harsh Reality?
Ageism in the workforce isn’t real, right? Older workers are just being dramatic? And if it is real, it has only been an issue in the...
Isabelle Kaminsky
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Not Old. "Golden."
Did you know that old people are capable of dating 25 people at the same time too? Back in 2020, Bachelor Nation thought it was breaking...
Isabelle Kaminsky
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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