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James Acaster and Ed Gamble's Off Menu tour extended again

One night at the Palladium...

The stand-up stars originally announced eight Off Menu Live shows across the UK and Ireland in October and November. With tickets already sold out for the original dates, further shows were added at several venues.

And now, a third date has been added at the iconic London Palladium on Sunday, November 19. Tickets for this show will go on sale on Friday, May 12 .

"I am mad with joy that we finally get to put the dream meals on wheels," said Great British Menu judge and Taskmaster podcast host Ed.

James, who was recently cast in Ghostbusters: Afterlife 's sequel , added: "Like Shrek and Donkey, Ed and I are off on a noble quest and we won't stop until we find our happily ever after."

So, if you want to hear James shouting "Poppadoms or bread?" repeatedly at a celebrity guest in real time, here's where you'll need to be – and when:

• Monday, October 9: London, Royal Albert Hall (new show) Tickets

• Tuesday, October 10 : London, Royal Albert Hall Tickets

• Wednesday, October 11 : Bristol, Hippodrome Tickets

• Thursday, October 12: Bristol, Hippodrome (new show) Tickets

• Wednesday, October 18 : Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall Tickets

• Saturday, October 21 : Glasgow, SEC Armadillo Tickets

• Sunday, October 22: Glasgow, SEC Armadillo (new show) Tickets

• Sunday, October 29 : Manchester, O2 Apollo Tickets

• Monday, October 30: Manchester, O2 Apollo (new show) Tickets

• Sunday, November 19: London, The Palladium Tickets on sale May 12

• Saturday, November 25 : Brighton, Dome Tickets

• Monday, November 27 : Dublin, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (new show) Tickets

• Tuesday, November 28 : Dublin, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Tickets

Each show will feature a different celebrity sharing their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert, drink, and more besides. Audiences have also been promised "a slightly different version of James' Diet Coke story" at each show.

Tickets are on general sale now, with limited availability already for several of the new shows.

Since its launch in late 2018, Off Menu has been nominated twice in the Best Comedy Podcast category at the National Comedy Awards, and has welcomed over 180 guests through the doors of the Dream Restaurant.

Ed and James recently teamed up for Celebrity Hunted in support of Stand Up to Cancer, memorably tackling the hunters' ground crew face-to-face with water pistols in the grounds of the Taskmaster house.

James will also be on the road with his own solo stand-up show Hecklers Welcome later this year.

Off Menu , hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster, is available on services including Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Podcasts and Acast .

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James Acaster And Ed Gamble Are Taking Their ‘Off Menu’ Podcast On A Hunger-Inducing Live Tour

The dynamic duo are embarking on a 13 night live tour around the UK, with a new guest joining each night to curate their dream menu - with all the trimmings.

Ed Gamble and James Acaster’s hit of a podcast Off Menu launched in December 2018 and has since rocketed to popularity, with over 120 million downloads to its name . The pair feature a guest in each episode and embark on the task of putting together the guests’ ultimate meal, including starter, main, dessert, a side dish and drinks. Along the way, the hosts add their dose of side-splitting silliness to unite comedy and foodies.

The podcast’s first ever live tour will have shows in major cities in the UK & Ireland, including London Manchester , and Dublin . Tickets have just been released with some shows already sold out and five extra dates added today ( April 14 )!

The Royal Albert Hall sets the scene for the comedic duos nights in London on October 10 and the additional night on October 9 , a majestic setting for a night full of laughs.

Ed is a English comedian who regularly graces our screens on shows such as the BBC’s satirical panel show Mock The Week (an absolute classic), has featured in Russell Howard’s Good News, and has had a stint as as a judge on BBC Two’s Great British Menu. Ed’s most recent stand-up tour in 2022, Electric, was a huge success after selling out many of its venues just on its first run, having to extend the tour with 35 more dates.

James Acaster

Many of us are no strangers to James’ comedic charms as much as live comedy tours is no stranger to James. In 2018 Netflix released James Acaster: Repertoire, a stand up mini series of James’ four part show he performed during a live tour. It was the first of its kind and an instant hit . More recently, James was announced as part of the star-studded cast for the Ghostbusters sequel which will bring the comedian to our big screens.

As of yet, the guests featuring on each night have not been released. However, from the caliber of celebs that have appeared on the podcast, you’ll certainly be in for a treat. Big names such as Stanley Tucci, Florence Pugh, and Paul Mescal have all divulged their dream menu and left us craving some mouth-watering meals.

Dates for the Off Menu live tour

October 2023.

October 8 – Birmingham, Hippodrome

October 9 – London, Royal Albert Hall (extra date)

October 10 – London, Royal Albert Hall

October 11 – Bristol, Hippodrome

October 12 – Bristol, Hippodrome (extra date)

October 18 – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall

October 21 – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo

October 22 – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo (extra date)

October 29 – Manchester, O2 Apollo

October 30 – Manchester, O2 Apollo (extra date)

November 2023

November 25 – Brighton, Dome

November 27 – Dublin, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (extra date)

November 28 – Dublin, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

Tickets are now on sale on the official website of the Off Menu Podcast , so be sure to nab them fast.

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Off menu podcast with ed gamble and james acaster live tour announced.

Comedians and podcast hosts Ed Gamble have announced the first ever live tour of their critically acclaimed podcast, Off Menu. Taking in an initial eight dates in October and November 2023 including one night at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, tickets are available to members of the Off Menu mailing list on Thursday 13th April at 10:00 am with general on sale taking place on Friday 14th April at 10:00am. Tickets will be available here.        

Update: more dates added including London Royal Albert Hall with second nights being added in Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester and Dublin. Tickets at link above.                

In  Off Menu: Live  the genie waiter (James) and maître d’ (Ed) will quiz a guest about their dream cuisine – their favourite ever starter, main course, dessert, side dish and drink (not in that order) – live on stage. Featuring a different guest each night, and a slightly different version of James’ Diet Coke story.

Since launching in December 2018, Off Menu has become one of the biggest podcasts in the country and was an instant success, winning multiple awards, regularly topping the podcast charts and racking up over 120 million downloads. In 2019 and 2020, it was nominated for Best Comedy Podcast at the British Podcast Awards.

Ed Gamble said:  “I am mad with joy that we finally get to put the dream meals on wheels.”

James Acaster said:  “Like Shrek and Donkey, Ed and I are off on a noble quest and we won’t stop until we find our happily ever after.”  

Ed Gamble  is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster. Crowned the series nine champion of the award-winning TV show Taskmaster (Dave/Channel 4), Ed was featured on the second Champions of Champions episode in 2022 and is the current host of the Taskmaster Podcast. Ed has appeared in over 30 episodes of the hit satirical panel show Mock the Week between 2015 to 2021, making him one of the most frequent regulars on the show. He is also a judge on BBC Two’s Great British Menu and co-host of a Radio X Show with Matthew Crosby.

Ed additionally served as one of six rotating guest-hosts for Pointless (BBC One) – alongside Alexander Armstrong. Additional TV credits include Almost Royal (BBC America), Man Down (Channel 4), Blankety Blank (BBC One), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two), Hypothetical (Dave). His most recent stand-up tour, Electric, was given an Autumn extension after selling out multiple venues in its initial run. This comes after his twice-extended 2019 show, Blizzard, and his 2019 Amazon Prime special, Blood Sugar. Most recently, Ed has appeared on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two) for a second time.

James Acaster  is ‘One of comedy’s most original voices’ (Evening Standard). A whimsical master, he has received acclaim from around the world, including a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for Best Comedy Show at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. In 2017 he toured the country with a staggering three show Trelogy, performing Recognise, Represent and Reset consecutively over three nights in each venue. These three shows and Recap, form his Netflix four part series, Repertoire.

It was the first of its kind, a stand up mini series with an overarching narrative, James being the first UK comic to shoot more than one Netflix Original special. James has released three books – Classic Scrapes, Perfect Sound Whatever and James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media – all of which made the Sunday Times bestseller list. In 2019, James completed a mammoth long tour of his hugely successful show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 around the UK, Australia and America; the show is now available to watch on Vimeo. James was recently announced as joining the cast of the Ghostbusters sequel and will be touring his new stand-up show Hecklers Welcome in autumn 2023.                 

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Sunday, 8 October 2023                                       Birmingham, Hippodrome

Tuesday, 10 October 2023                                   London, Royal Albert Hall

Wednesday, 11 October 2023                             Bristol, Hippodrome

Wednesday, 18 October 2023                             Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall

Saturday, 21 October 2023                                   Glasgow, SEC Armadillo

Sunday, 29 October 2023                                      Manchester, O2 Apollo

NOVEMBER 2023

Saturday, 25 November 2023                              Brighton, Dome

Tuesday, 28 November 2023                                 Dublin, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

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Announcement off menu: the christmas dinner party - live show in london - on sale this wednesday.

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Off Menu: The Christmas Dinner Party

Live at London’s Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall

Tuesday 20 December 2022

Tickets go on sale this Wednesday 5th October 10am from southbankcentre.co.uk

This festive season(ing), Ed Gamble and James Acaster decorate the Dream Restaurant and host the Off Menu Christmas Dinner Party.

Join The Genie and the Maître Dream for some very special festive surprises, for one night only. Yorkshire pudding chat guaranteed*.

*Not guaranteed.

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OFF MENU PODCAST Adds More Dates To First Ever Live Tour

There will now be two shows at London's Royal Albert Hall with second nights being added in Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester and Dublin.

Comedians and podcast hosts Ed Gamble and James Acaster have announced that, due to phenomenal demand, they are adding an extra five dates to their first ever live UK and Ireland tour for 2023.

Tickets are available now from offmenupodcast.co.uk , See Tickets, Ticketmaster as well as directly with venues.

In Off Menu: Live the genie waiter (James) and maître d' (Ed) will quiz a guest about their dream cuisine - their favourite ever starter, main course, dessert, side dish and drink (not in that order) - live on stage. Featuring a different guest each night, and a slightly different version of James' Diet Coke story.

Since launching in December 2018, Off Menu has become one of the biggest podcasts in the country and was an instant success, winning multiple awards, regularly topping the podcast charts and racking up over 120 million downloads. In 2019 and 2020, it was nominated for Best Comedy Podcast at the British Podcast Awards.

Ed Gamble said: "I am mad with joy that we finally get to put the dream meals on wheels."

James Acaster said: "Like Shrek and Donkey, Ed and I are off on a noble quest and we won't stop until we find our happily ever after."

Ed Gamble is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster. Crowned the series nine champion of the award-winning TV show Taskmaster (Dave/Channel 4), Ed was featured on the second Champions of Champions episode in 2022 and is the current host of the Taskmaster Podcast. Ed has appeared in over 30 episodes of the hit satirical panel show Mock the Week between 2015 to 2021, making him one of the most frequent regulars on the show. He is also a judge on BBC Two's Great British Menu and co-host of a Radio X Show with Matthew Crosby. Ed additionally served as one of six rotating guest-hosts for Pointless (BBC One) - alongside Alexander Armstrong. Additional TV credits include Almost Royal (BBC America), Man Down (Channel 4), Blankety Blank (BBC One), Roast Battle ( Comedy Central ), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two), Hypothetical (Dave). His most recent stand-up tour, Electric, was given an Autumn extension after selling out multiple venues in its initial run. This comes after his twice-extended 2019 show, Blizzard, and his 2019 Amazon Prime special, Blood Sugar. Most recently, Ed has appeared on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two) for a second time.

James Acaster is 'One of comedy's most original voices' (Evening Standard). A whimsical master, he has received acclaim from around the world, including a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for Best Comedy Show at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. In 2017 he toured the country with a staggering three show Trelogy, performing Recognise, Represent and Reset consecutively over three nights in each venue. These three shows and Recap, form his Netflix four part series, Repertoire. It was the first of its kind, a stand up mini series with an overarching narrative, James being the first UK comic to shoot more than one Netflix Original special. James has released three books - Classic Scrapes, Perfect Sound Whatever and James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media - all of which made the Sunday Times bestseller list. In 2019, James completed a mammoth long tour of his hugely successful show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 around the UK, Australia and America; the show is now available to watch on Vimeo. James was recently announced as joining the cast of the Ghostbusters sequel and will be touring his new stand-up show Hecklers Welcome in autumn 2023.

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Tuesday, 10 October 2023 London, Royal Albert Hall

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Thursday, 12 October 2023 Bristol, Hippodrome EXTRA DATE

Wednesday, 18 October 2023 Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall

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Sunday, 22 October 2023 Glasgow, SEC Armadillo EXTRA DATE

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Monday, 30 October 2023 Manchester, O2 Apollo EXTRA DATE

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In October of 2022, Morro Bay’s new $79 million water facility, located off Highway 1 on South Bay Boulevard, started treating water.

“I drive by it all the time, but I never envisioned what’s going on up on the hill here,” said Richard Beatie, Morro Bay resident.

The previous facility was deemed to be located in a coastal hazard area which turned out to be true during the winter storms of 2023.

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“We have a membrane system, so it treats the water to a very high-quality system. The second phase will treat the water to an advanced water treatment and then it will be injected into the ground,” Hanson said.

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Neil Young Stuns at 2024 Tour Launch, Unveils Lost ‘Cortez the Killer’ Verse

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In typical Neil Young fashion, virtually nothing was revealed about his 2024 U.S. tour before it kicked off Wednesday night at San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, other than the fact he’d be backed by Crazy Horse , and that Micah Nelson would be taking over guitar duties from Nils Lofgren. Would he pull a Greendale and debut an entire rock opera nobody had ever heard? Would he focus the set around the three new studio albums he cut with Crazy Horse between 2019 and 2022? Might he repeat the concept of his 2023 solo tour by spotlighting obscure Eighties and Nineties album tracks and skipping most of his hits?

They jammed for six minutes before Young sang the opening lines, igniting the crowd into a frenzy, but the big moment came near the end, when he began singing completely unfamiliar words. As he teased earlier this month , it was the legendary lost segment of the song that failed to record during the 1975 Zuma sessions because the console briefly lost power. Young recently found the lyric manuscript, and worked out where they originally fit in the song.

“I floated on the water,” Young sang. “I ate that ocean wave/Two weeks after the slaughter/I was living in a cave/They came too late to get me/But there’s no one here to set me free/From this rocky grave/To that snowed-out ocean wave.”

It was a remarkable moment to witness. After 49 years and over 540 live performances, the world finally got to hear the song as Young originally wrote it.

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Young was talking about “Scattered (Let’s Think About Livin’),” from 1996’s Broken Arrow, which was the newest song they played all evening. The rest of the set was music recorded when Briggs was alive, largely between 1969 and 1979, beginning with “Don’t Cry No Tears.” He followed it up with a triple shot of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere : “Down by the River,” “The Losing End,” and the title track. And it was a particularly mesmerizing “Down by the River” that stretched out for 16 blissful minutes.

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After the Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere mini-set, the quartet (Crazy Horse 4.0?) kicked into one of the greatest renditions of “Powderfinger” I’ve ever heard, thanks to improvisational guitar work prior to each verse by Young and Nelson. What came next was a 16-minute “Love and Only Love,” the band walking offstage, and then Young strapping on an harmonica rack for solo acoustic renditions of “Comes a Time,” “Heart of Gold,” and “Human Highway” that had the entire amphitheater singing along.

The band returned to wrap up the night with “Don’t Be Denied,” an autobiographical tale that carries a lot more emotional weight when Young sings it at age 78 as opposed to 28, and a thrashed-out “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black).”

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Billy Horschel wins PGA Tour event amid historic finish, but there’s a catch

Billy Horschel won the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic, his first PGA Tour win since 2022.

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Eleven months ago, after the first round of the Memorial Tournament, Billy Horschel stood in front of the media and fought back tears as he talked about his lack of confidence.

He had just fired a 12-over 84, which served as a metaphor for his struggles throughout the 2023 season. Horschel missed 10 cuts a year ago, which led to him missing out on the FedEx Cup Playoffs .

As such, Horschel did not meet the qualification requirements to play in this week’s RBC Heritage —the fifth Signature Event of the 2024 season . But he still wanted to play, knowing that his game was trending in the right direction.

So, he teed it up at the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic, an opposite full-field event.

The decision paid off.

Horschel began the final round three strokes behind Wesley Bryan, but he stormed past him and all the others to win by two. The former Florida Gator signed for a 9-under 63, which tied the course record, to win for the first time on the PGA Tour since the 2022 Memorial.

“This game of golf is so fickle. I think you can put a lot into it and get everything you want out of it,” Horschel said after his win on Sunday.

“But I knew in my 14 years, 13 years previously on the PGA Tour, that I had the ability, I had the talent. I just needed to continue to work hard, do the right things, and continue to believe that good stuff was going to come to the forefront at some point in time.”

Even though his victory did not come against the likes of Scottie Scheffler , Wyndham Clark , Rory McIlroy, or any other elite PGA Tour players, Horschel still holds this win—and other opposite field events—in high regard.

“The PGA Tour has a lot of tournaments, and it’s tough for every tournament to get its due. Opposite-field events have been crucial for many players coming up the ranks,” Horschel explained.

“Look at Tony Finau, Viktor Hovland winning in Puerto Rico, Matt Wallace won this. So listen, it’s another opportunity to play, it’s another opportunity to become a better player, to get that win on the PGA Tour. These events are crucial to the PGA Tour in the sense of the growth of the development of the players on the PGA Tour.”

8-under thru 12 @BillyHo_Golf leads by two after an eagle @CoralesChamp . pic.twitter.com/qkAjIiaKmI — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 21, 2024

Horschel’s victory in the Dominican Republic vaults him from 76th to 45th in the FedEx Cup rankings. The top 70 players earn entry into the FedEx Cup Playoffs, so yes, this win carries significant weight.

But Horschel would not have been able to finish the job without his strong psyche and ability to handle pressure down the stretch.

“I don’t like talking about myself but growing up, I always wanted the ball when I was a pitcher; I always wanted to be the guy at battle trying to drive in the winning run; I always wanted to have it on me,” Horschel explained.

“I think growing up and having that mentality, I have grown into Ioving being in the lead. I love having that spotlight on me; I love having everything on me, knowing that if I mess up, it’s my fault, and I am the one who can control my destiny. I’ve always been really good up near the lead, and today, I showed that a little bit.”

Horschel made five birdies on the front nine to soar toward the top of the leaderboard at the midway point of his round. True to himself, he did not fold down the stretch, but rather, he thrived. His eagle at the par-5 12th gave him a two-shot lead with six holes to play, and he never relinquished it.

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.

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Good riddance to bad rodents

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After 20 years of work, the Chesapeake Bay can finally bid goodbye and good riddance to the exotic, invasive nutria — who for years has wreaked havoc on marsh landscapes.  

On Friday, September 16, the Chesapeake Bay Nutria Eradication Project invited leadership from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state and federal leaders, and local partners to celebrate the long-earned eradication of the rodent and tour the Chesapeake Bay marshes to learn more about the removal efforts. 

Nutria and their destructive feeding habits have destroyed thousands of acres of marshes since the 1940s when they were introduced to the Delmarva peninsula in Maryland from South America for the fur market. 

Maryland’s Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge has seen some of the worst of this destruction and has lost over 5,000 acres of wetlands due to the combined siege of nutria impacts, sea-level rise, and land subsidence. 

In 2004, the total annual economic, environmental, and social services losses due to nutria damage were estimated at $5.8 million with projections to drastically increase if nutria were not addressed. 

In order to address the problem, we along with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources formed the CBNEP, which worked closely with private landowners and other public partners.  

Half of the 14,000 nutria removed during the project were from private lands, thanks to over 700 participating landowners, which ultimately protected over 250,000 acres of marshes on the Delmarva Peninsula. 

To detect and remove the rodents, the CBNEP deployed specialized detector dogs, who were trained to detect scat. The dogs and their handlers were key to confirm the absence of nutria in previously trapped areas.  

“Traditional tools, such as trapping and wildlife surveys, were integrated by wildlife biologists with new technology and detector dogs. These tools were applied by dedicated individuals to put every nutria at risk, every day of the year. Due to this hard work, partnership, and perseverance, we are excited to announce the destructive invasive species invasive species An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars. Learn more about invasive species , nutria, will no longer be damaging and destroying the marshes of Delmarva,” said Kevin Sullivan, USDA-Wildlife Services State Director. 

The project was the first of its kind — attempting to eradicate an aquatic mammal from a non-island locale. The group has worked for 20 years to fully eradicate nutria from the region. 

In 2015, the project hit an inflection point, when the last known Maryland nutria was captured.  

Since then, CBNEP has been monitoring and revisiting historic nutria areas to ensure eradication through statistical monitoring. The team has moved into a scaled-down biosecurity phase to respond to any reported sightings and assist other states like Virginia that are experiencing an increase in nutria that could potentially reinvade the Delmarva if not controlled. 

The removal of nutria reinforces other ongoing efforts to bolster marsh resilience in the Chesapeake, where sea level rise and historic ditching and diking efforts of the past are quickly converting acres of marsh into open water. Managers have also been placing native plants, depositing thin-layer sediment, and restoring hydrology to help rebuild marsh processes that will help the landscape keep up with climate change climate change Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale. Learn more about climate change . These resiliency efforts would not be possible if nutria remained on the Delmarva Peninsula. 

The project was funded by the National Wildlife Refuge System and Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, and supported by 27 partner organizations. The Service’s Chesapeake Bay Field Office and Chesapeake Bay Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex administered the project, implemented by a crew of 17 federal wildlife specialists from the Department of Agriculture’s APHIS Wildlife Services. 

“After years of hard work and partnership, we have proven that eradication of this invasive species is possible,” said Maryland DNR Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio. "Maryland’s wetlands, particularly in this region, are special because of their ecological and economic importance but also because of their historic and cultural significance, and we have successfully protected them from this threat.” 

“The Chesapeake Bay Nutria Eradication Project is an excellent example of foresight and collaboration,” said Service Director Martha Williams. “This project is a powerful case study for how federal and state agencies can work closely together to achieve a shared goal that benefits the environment and the community.” 

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Influencer-marketing startup Grin has laid off staffers in a new round of cuts

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The influencer-marketing platform Grin has laid off "many" staffers — in the company's third round of layoffs in recent months — a spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.

Grin is a platform that helps brands access influencers for marketing campaigns and provides other creator tools. The company has raised a total of $145 million to date, per Crunchbase data , and was founded in 2014 by Brandon Brown, a former marketing manager at Red Bull.

As the company grew, "a distance also grew" between the platform and its customers, the Grin spokesperson said in a statement.

"We need to close this gap and put the customer back at the center of how we work," the spokesperson said. "It is no secret that the ongoing changes in the global economic environment have impacted many brilliant companies in the tech sector worldwide, demanding greater adaptability and resilience than ever before. Like many others in our community, Grin is not immune to these pressures and must take decisive action to ensure its sustainability and continued success."

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The spokesperson did not respond to a question about the size of the layoffs but indicated in the statement that "many" employees had been cut.

Previously, the company conducted layoffs impacting roles across marketing and engineering. First, in November 2022, the company laid off 60 staffers, mostly in Grin's sales department, the company confirmed to BI at the time. Then, in March 2023, the company laid off several staffers across multiple departments, sources close to the company told Business Insider.

Some staffers were caught off guard by the 2023 layoffs.

"I do feel hurt by the cuts," a former staffer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect career prospects, told BI last year . "I feel like my team in general pulled all nighters and weekend hours to get a critical project done."

Grin is among several creator-economy startups that have laid off staff in recent months , including Jellysmack, which laid off 30 staffers in the US and France in January, and esports organization FaZe Clan, which cut 20% of staff in 2023.

The impacted staffers in this latest round of cuts will receive a three-month severance package and extended healthcare benefits, the Grin spokesperson said. "Reductions are never easy, and we are so grateful and proud of the incredible work our team has delivered to date," the spokesperson said.

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She continued, “Five days a week I undergo athletic, physical and vocal therapy. I work on my toes, my knees, my calves, my fingers, my singing, my voice… I have to learn to live with it now and stop questioning myself. At the beginning I would ask myself: why me? How did this happen? What have I done? Is this my fault?”

Dion says she doesn’t have the answers as to why she got this illness and she only has two options, “Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it’s over, I stay at home, listen to my songs, stand in front of my mirror and sing to myself. I’ve chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team. I want to be the best I can be. My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again!”

The “My Heart Will Go On” singer says that it’s her family, children, and fans that keep her strong and is grateful she has the means to have good doctors and treatments, adding, “I have this strength within me. I know that nothing is going to stop me.”

Since being diagnosed with SPS, Dion has been largely kept out of the public eye. In February of this year, she made a surprise appearance at the Grammys and presented an award to Taylor Swift .

When asked about getting back on stage and touring again, Dion said, “I can’t answer that… Because for four years I’ve been saying to myself that I’m not going back, that I’m ready, that I’m not ready… As things stand, I can’t stand here and say to you: ‘Yes, in four months’ [I will return]. I don’t know… My body will tell me.”

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Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai producing. An election coming. ‘Suffs’ has timing on its side

After a successful run at the Public Theater, “Suffs” makes the move to Broadway. At a recent preview of the show, cast members Nikki M. James and Jenn Colella talked about Shaina Taub’s buzzy musical, and the show’s high-profile producers. (April 17)

Hillary Clinton says the opening of “Suffs” on Broadway “could not be better timed.” The former Secretary of State is a producer of the new musical about the women’s suffrage movement. (April 18)

This photo provided by Rubenstein shows Director Leigh Silverman talking with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a rehearsal for the off-Broadway musical “Suffs” in New York. Clinton and Shaina Taub are joining together as producers of the musical about the suffragist movement. (Jenny Anderson via AP)

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This photo provided by Rubenstein shows Malala Yousafzai pointing to a sign for her off-Broadway musical “Suffs” in New York. Yousafzai and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are joining together as producers of the musical about the suffragist movement. (Jenny Anderson via AP)

This photo provided by Rubenstein shows Malala Yousafzai, right, and and Shaina Taub, creator and star of “Suffs” pose. Yousafzai and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are joining together as producers of the musical about the suffragist movement. (Jenny Anderson via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Shaina Taub was in the audience at “Suffs,” her buzzy and timely new musical about women’s suffrage, when she spied something that delighted her.

It was intermission, and Taub, both creator and star, had been watching her understudy perform at a matinee preview last week. Suddenly, she saw audience members searching the Wikipedia pages of key figures portrayed in the show: women like Ida B. Wells, Inez Milholland and Alice Paul, who not only spearheaded the suffrage fight but also wrote the Equal Rights Amendment ( still not law, but that’s a whole other story).

“I was like, that’s my goal, exactly that!” Taub, who plays Paul, said from her dressing room later. “Do everything I can to make you fall in love with these women, root for them, care about them. So that was a really satisfying moment to witness.”

Satisfying but sobering, too. Fact is, few audience members know much about the American suffrage movement. So the all-female creative team behind “Suffs,” which had a high-profile off-Broadway run and opens Thursday on Broadway with extensive revisions, knows they’re starting from zero.

It’s an opportunity, says Taub, who studied social movements — but not suffrage — at New York University. But it’s also a huge challenge: How do you educate but also entertain?

One member of the “Suffs” team has an especially poignant connection to the material. That would be producer Hillary Clinton.

She was, of course, the first woman to win the U.S. presidential nomination of a major party, and the first to win the popular vote. But Clinton says she never studied the suffrage movement in school, even at Wellesley. Only later in life did she fill in the gap, including a visit as first lady to Seneca Falls, home to the first American women’s rights convention some 70 years before the 19th Amendment gave women the vote.

This photo provided by Rubenstein shows Director Leigh Silverman talking with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a rehearsal for the off-Broadway musical “Suffs” in New York. (Jenny Anderson via AP)

“I became very interested in women’s history through my own work, and writing and reading,” Clinton told The Associated Press. And so, seeing “Suffs” off-Broadway, “I was thrilled because it just helps to fill a big gap in our awareness of the long, many-decades struggle for suffrage.”

It was Taub who wrote Clinton, asking her to come on board. “I thought about it for a nanosecond,” Clinton says, “and decided absolutely, I wanted to help lift up this production.” A known theater lover, Clinton describes traveling often to New York as a college student and angling for discounts, often seeing only the second act, when she could get in for free. “For years, I’d only seen the second act of ‘Hair,’” she quips.

Clinton then reached out to Malala Yousafzai, whom Taub had also written about becoming a producer. As secretary of state, Clinton had gotten to know the Pakistani education activist who was shot by a Taliban gunman at age 15. Clinton wanted Yousafzai to know she was involved and hoped the Nobel Peace Prize winner would be, too.

“I’m thrilled,” Clinton says of Yousafzai’s involvement, “because yes, this is an American story, but the pushback against women’s rights going on at this moment in history is global.”

Yousafzai had also seen the show, directed by Leigh Silverman, and loved it. She, too, has been a longtime fan of musicals, though she notes her acting career both began and ended with a school skit in Pakistan, playing a not-very-nice male boss. Her own education about suffrage was limited to “one or two pages in a history book that talked about the suffrage movement in the U.K.,” where she’d moved for medical treatment.

“I still had no idea about the U.S. side of the story,” Yousafzai told the AP. It was a struggle among conflicting personalities, and a clash over priorities between older and younger activists but also between white suffragists and those of color — something the show addresses with the searing “Wait My Turn,” sung by Nikki M. James as Wells, the Black activist and journalist.

This photo provided by Rubenstein shows Malala Yousafzai pointing to a sign for her off-Broadway musical “Suffs” in New York. (Jenny Anderson via AP)

“This musical has really helped me see activism from a different lens,” says Yousafzai. “I was able to take a deep breath and realize that yes, we’re all humans and it requires resilience and determination, conversation, open-mindedness … and along the way you need to show you’re listening to the right perspectives and including everyone in your activism.”

When asked for feedback by the “Suffs” team, Yousafzai says she replied that she loved the show just as it was. (She paid a visit to the cast last month, and toured backstage.) Clinton, who has attended rehearsals, quips: “I sent notes, because I was told that’s what producers do.”

Clinton adds: “I love the changes. It takes a lot of work to get the storytelling right — to decide what should be sung versus spoken, how to make sure it’s not just telling a piece of history, but is entertaining.”

Indeed, the off-Broadway version was criticized by some as feeling too much like a history lesson. The new version feels faster and lighter, with a greater emphasis on humor — even in a show that details hunger strikes and forced feedings.

One moment where the humor shines through: a new song titled “Great American Bitch” that begins with a suffragist noting a man had called her, well, a bitch. The song reclaims the word with joy and laughter. Taub says this moment — and another where an effigy of President Woodrow Wilson (played by Grace McLean, in a cast that’s all female or nonbinary) is burned — has been a hit with audiences.

“As much as the show has changed,” she says, “the spine of it is the same. A lot of what I got rid of was just like clearing brush.”

Most of the original cast has returned. Jenn Colella plays Carrie Chapman Catt, an old-guard suffragist who clashed with the younger Paul over tactics and timing. James returns as Wells, while Milholland, played by Phillipa Soo off-Broadway, is now played by Hannah Cruz.

Given its parallels to a certain Lin-Manuel Miranda blockbuster about the Founding Fathers, it’s perhaps not a surprise that the show has been dubbed “Hermilton” by some.

“I have to say,” Clinton says of Taub, “I think she’s doing for this part of American history what Lin did for our founders — making it alive, approachable, understandable. I’m hoping ‘Suffs’ has the same impact ‘Hamilton’ had.”

That may seem a tall order, but producers have been buoyed by audience reaction. “They’re laughing even more than we thought they would at the parts we think are funny, and cheering at other parts,” Clinton says. A particular cheer comes at the end, when Paul proposes the ERA. “A cast member said, ‘Who’d have ever thought the Equal Rights Amendment would get cheers in a Broadway theater?’” Clinton recalls.

One clear advantage the show surely has: timeliness. During the off-Broadway run, news emerged the Supreme Court was preparing to overturn Roe vs. Wade, fueling a palpable sense of urgency in the audience. The Broadway run begins as abortion rights are again in the news — and a key issue in the presidential election only months away.

Taub takes the long view. She’s been working on the show for a decade, and says something’s always happening to make it timely.

“I think,” she muses, “it just shows the time is always right to learn about women’s history.”