May 2026

Entertainment industry publicist’s professional email signature is longer than most of the emails it appears below, includes client roster highlights, awards won, charitable affiliations, a personal brand statement, and a seven-line confidentiality notice Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat bring you ScrewTheNews — Los Angeles where the earnestness is real and so is the satire. …

Countywide ordinance phases out single-use plastic straws at food service establishments, replacement compostable PLA straws certified under county environmental standards begin dissolving in cold beverages within approximately 15 minutes, county confirms this is ‘an improvement over the previous product’ Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat bring you ScrewTheNews — Los Angeles where the earnestness is …

Independent bookshop offers a 60-day programme in which participants surrender their algorithm-generated reading lists and accept book recommendations chosen entirely by human booksellers, programme costs $200, first cohort of 30 participants reports reading more than they have in years Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat bring you ScrewTheNews — Los Angeles where the earnestness is …

Downtown LA restaurant removes fixed prices and asks diners to pay what they genuinely believe the meal was worth to them, month-long pilot shows average payment 34% below menu equivalent, restaurant extends the pilot citing ‘fascinating data about value perception’ Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat bring you ScrewTheNews — Los Angeles where the earnestness …

Board meeting agenda item allocating 30 minutes for feedback on proposed newsletter name changes consumes the entire four-hour meeting as board members, parents, and public commenters explore the cultural, historical, and identity implications of each of seven proposed names, newsletter name remains unresolved Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat bring you ScrewTheNews — Los Angeles …