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January 16, 2015
A Lifetime Biopic That's Actually Good? Yep, It's Angela Bassett's "Whitney"
Bassett spoke with us about her directorial debut, how her own life helped tell Whitney's story, and why crafting a scene is like foreplay.
You're about to read a sentence you never thought you would: Lifetime has made a good biopic movie. It's true. And we're not talking so bad it's good, like the gold standard of that genre, Showgirls. Just good good.
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Infographic: 20 Years Of Controversy Over Depictions Of The Prophet Muhammad
To put the Charlie Hebdo tragedy in historical context, Co.Design created an infographic depicting 20 years of Prophet controversies.
The massacre at the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people last week, was allegedly Al-Qaeda's response to cartoons the newspaper had published. The tragedy is only the most recent in a series of violent or controversial episodes surrounding depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in the past few decades.
Ime Archibong: Facebook Exec Discusses What Startups Can Learn About Diversity From IBM
The director of product partnerships at Facebook discusses the lessons in diversity tech companies can take from industry giants like IBM.
Ime Archibong is best known as the director of product partnerships at tech giant Facebook where he leads a team working to connect Facebook's products and strategies with various business partners. Archibong and his team have worked on everything from the Facebook Messenger app to a relatively new initiative called Internet.org, which aims to connect the world to the internet.
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Boston's Olympic Bid Logo Is Straight Out Of "Tron"
Let's hope it means we're finally getting a light-cycle event.
As part of its successful attempt to win the United States Olympic Committee bid to host the 2024 Olympics, Boston has gotten itself a new logo. It's clean, inoffensive, and not much to write home about, except for one thing: the mysterious beacon symbol to the left of Boston 2024.
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H.P. Lovecraft's Weird Fiction Has Inspired A Line Of Beer
The Rhode Island-based brewer tries to answer a simple question: what would Cthulhu drink?
Based out of Rhode Island, the Narragansett Brewing Company is perhaps most strongly associated with Jaws, thanks to its prominent placement in the 1975 classic. But now Narragansett is teaming up with a number of New England-based artists to design beer cans celebrating another underwater monster with strong links to Rhode Island: the tentacle-faced Elder God, Cthulhu. Or perhaps more accurately, Cthulhu's daddy—famed horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.
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You Could Make More Money Investing In Solar Panels Than Stocks
It's so cheap to go solar now, that the savings may beat stock-market profits in the long haul.
Thinking of putting your money into the stock market? Think again. Solar panels may be a better bet.
7 Classic Tips On Creating A Career You Love, From Modern Renaissance Man Nathan East
How the Grammy-nominated bassist—you heard him recently on Daft Punk's "Get Lucky"—carefully manages his most precious resource: time.
Even if you haven't heard of Nathan East, you've certainly heard him. This veteran bassist has toured with or accompanied just about everyone: Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, George Harrison . . . the list goes on. Most recently, you've heard his work on Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories," including the ubiquitous hit "Get Lucky." A Hulu documentary on his life, "For the Record," has just debuted, and after decades as a supporting musician, 2014 saw East put out his first solo album, which was recently nominated for a Grammy.
Free App Friday: 5 Great Tools For Your Commute
You're stuck with your commute. Might as well take as much misery out of the equation as you can.
If you're like most of us, you leave the comfort of your warm, loving domicile five mornings each week. You venture out into the cold to rub bumpers with a gaggle of miserable fools just like you. For hours!
What's Really Standing Between A Creative Hobby And A Creative Career
Ready to turn what you love to do into your full-time life? Here's how to get started.
All too often, the creative work we most value, the stuff that brings the greatest meaning and satisfaction to our lives, gets shoved aside for other priorities. No matter the creative work you're doing—writing, designing, composing, coding, or just brainstorming ideas—if you want to make real progress, it's essential you treat your work not as a hobby or side note, but as a job.
Inside A Startup Bootcamp That's Addressing Silicon Valley's Diversity Divide
Startup Institute is making efforts to represent the change needed in the startup landscape.
It's no secret that Silicon Valley has a diversity problem.
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