Actors will play White House lawyer John Dean and his wife
Reid Nakamura | May 13, 2021 @ 10:38 AM
“Glow” alum Betty Gilpin and “Legion” star Dan Stevens have joined the cast of Starz’s upcoming Watergate series “Gaslit,” the premium cable network announced Thursday.
The duo will play the “infamous” couple Mo and John Dean, the young duo who were wrapped up in the political scandal while John was serving as a White House lawyer under the Nixon administration. Also joining the cast as series regulars are Shea Whigham as G. Gordon Liddy and Darby Camp as Marty Mitchell.
Based on Slate’s “Slow Burn” podcast, “Gaslit” stars Sean Penn as Richard Nixon’s loyal attorney general, John Mitchell, with Julia Roberts playing Mitchell’s Arkansan socialite wife, Martha. Executive producer and creator Robbie Pickering will serve as showrunner.
54% of Small Businesses Have a Budget for 2021, Finds New Survey From Clutch
Small businesses employ a variety of budgeting practices. More than half of small businesses (54%) have a formally-documented budget for 2021. But how small businesses choose to budget depends on their size and the business environment.
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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ More than half of small businesses (54%) have a documented budget for 2021, according to a
Clutch surveyed small business owners and managers to learn about what kind of budgeting they do. The data reveals that most businesses do have budgets, but that the smallest businesses are more likely to go without them.
Crystal clear: Sir Ian Diamond on using data to profile the pandemic
By Matt Ross on 11/05/2021
Diamond briefs the public at a daily COVID-19 press conference last year: his agency’s data has helped shape policies and communications during the pandemic. Credit: Pippa Fowles/Number 10 Downing Street/Flickr.
The UK civil service has transformed its data operations during the pandemic, says Office for National Statistics chief Professor Sir Ian Diamond – web-scraping, integrating datasets, and building partnerships with businesses and foreign governments. And with more analysts and statistics professionals, he tells Matt Ross, it could move even faster
“We have seen a rapid and incredibly impressive use of statistics over the last year, in radical, novel and innovative ways,” says Professor Sir Ian Diamond. “During the pandemic, we have done things at much greater pace than we might have otherwise.”
A new breed of public servants: skills and staffing after the pandemic
By Matt Ross on 10/05/2021
Over the last year, civil servants have called on groups including airline hostesses, digital communities and academic scientists to help combat the pandemic. Illustration by Katy Smith
Civil servants have broken new ground during the COVID-19 pandemic – using hackathons, scientific advisory groups and private sector volunteers to shape policy and deliver services, for example. But at the Global Government Summit, it became clear that these innovations may be dwarfed by the changes to come. Matt Ross listens in as leaders debate the future of governance
Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu s acclaimed drama
Pass Over will be the show that reopens Broadway s August Wilson Theatre, with exact dates to be announced.
The production, a transfer of the 2018 Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 staging, will once again be directed by Danya Taymor, with a creative team that includes Wilson Chin (set), Sarafina Bush (costumes), Marcus Doshi (lighting), and Justin Ellington (sound). Casting is by Daniel Swee. It will be produced by Matt Ross, Jujamcyn Theaters, Lincoln Center Theater, Concord Theatricals, Renee Montgomery, Blair Underwood, Madeleine Foster Bersin, and Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu.
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Pass Over, Moses and Kitch stand around on the corner talking smack, passing the time, and hoping that today a miracle will come. A provocative mash-up of