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At Noma, Accusations of Past Physical Abuse – The New York Times

At Noma, Accusations of Past Physical Abuse  The New York TimesNoma chef responds to abuse allegations ahead of pricey L.A. pop-up  Los Angeles TimesNoma Chef Rene Redzepi Faces Abuse Allegations From Former Staff, Issues Public Apology  NDTV FoodChef accused of ‘public shaming rituals’ at world’s best restaurant  The TelegraphCelebrity chef punched, kicked, publicly humiliated employees at 3 Michelin star restaurant: ‘Work felt like war’  Hindustan Times

The cute and cursed story of Furby

The hottest toy of 1998 was sort of adorable, and sort of annoying. It couldn’t do much – couldn’t do anything, really – but it could look at you, it could say some nonsense phrases, and it seemed uncannily aware of the world around it. That’s all Furby needed to pretty much take over the world.The story of Furby is filled with technical achievement. The fact that the furry little guy worked at all, ever, was a bit of a surprise to a lot of people involved. But Furby also represents a different way of thinking about our relationships with technology, a different idea about human-computer…

Are Canada’s ‘red flag’ gun laws working? No one can say

Red flag orders were a key part of the federal government’s response to the 2020 Portapique, N.S., mass shooting. But two years after the measure became law, a CBC News investigation has determined that no one is keeping track of when, where or how often these emergency orders are being implemented.