Employee cynicism doesn’t seem disconnected from reality. Festival visits from 2022 to 2025 were roughly a third of what they were pre-Covid. And CIFF revenue has plunged by about $1 million since.

“No Scrubs” is that track you throw on when you’re done putting up with nonsense. That’s it. It sat at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks and still shows up in TikToks and karaoke ...