EditorialSteven Yeun, left, who stars in “Beef,” which was inspired by a road rage incident experienced by the creator, Lee Sung Jin, right, in Los Angeles, March 22, 2023. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialThe chef Matty Matheson, who plays a handyman on “The Bear,” at home in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 24, 2022. (Brandon Watson/The New York Times)
EditorialGeraldo Serrador, janitor and handyman, at the Toca do Baiacu pub, or Blowfish’s Den, in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 26, 2021. (Dado Galdieri/The New York Times)
EditorialGeraldo Serrador, janitor and handyman, at the Toca do Baiacu pub, or Blowfish’s Den, in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 26, 2021. (Dado Galdieri/The New York Times)
EditorialSeth Flicker, who lost his work as a handyman and has been stymied in filing for unemployment benefits, in Brooklyn, April 29, 2020. (Laylah Amatullah Barrayn/The New York Times)
EditorialSeth Flicker, who lost his work as a handyman and has been stymied in filing for unemployment benefits, in Brooklyn, April 29, 2020. (Laylah Amatullah Barrayn/The New York Times)