What’s next Soup Kitchens for Investment Bankers (in New York and London) and Hedge Fund Managers (in Greenwich, Connecticut).
Being on the East Coast, I might not have paid as much attention as those in California to the welfare of striking Hollywood writers.
While getting my briefing of the day ‘s business news thanks to Marketplace Morning Edition, I caught up with the drama thanks to their piece on the Soup Kitchen for Writers at Campanile in LA.
It is really only Soup Kitchen in name as it costs $18 for a 3 course meal, Wednesdays only I think.
If I got my facts straight from The Knife (Variety blog), in order to benefit you need to have at least one card carrying member (of the Writers Guild) per table.
Eater LA calls it Offensive and Chris Ayres (Times Online UK) concurs with Help the writers! Ignore Pedro!(LA Notebook).
To finish on a positive note Stacey Vanek-Smith of Marketplace notes that Writers’ pain means others’ gain namely theaters in LA who are getting an influx of talent.
Will TV and Film writers return the favor upon returning to work and setup their own Soup Kitchen for those in need?
Keep us in the loop.
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