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December 24, 2014
U.S. Lawyers Left Guessing At Argentine Animal Rights Ruling
Court says that the animal was wrongfully deprived of its freedom.
In an apparent victory for animal rights activists, an Argentine court has declared that Sandra, a 28-year-old orangutan living in the Buenos Aires zoo, is a non-person but that "it is necessary to recognize that the animal is subject to rights, and should be protected."
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Indicted In South Korea
Seoul officials have found Uber and its Korean business partner in violation of local transportation laws.
Uber's aggressive expansion into Asia has hit a roadblock in South Korea: CEO Travis Kalanick and the head of its partner business in the country, MK Korea Co., have been indicted there.
The Best Books Fast Company Read This Year
Relive the year in reading with the Fast Company staff.
As the year wraps up, the Fast Company staff remembers our year in reading with our favorite books of the year. The list above is by no means comprehensive, or even the best new titles, but just some of the works we spent the last 12 months consuming and loving. Enjoy!
The Fastest Animal On Earth Is Not A Cheetah
It might be a falcon, a shrimp, or even the humble jellyfish. We go deep on the surprisingly complicated question.
What is the fastest animal on Earth?
12 Best Destinations For Globe-Trotting Design Fans
From the Hello Kitty Hotel to the Aga Khan, here's Co.Design's best Wanderlust stories of 2014.
The world is full of great design. In Wanderlust, we visit the greatest design destinations around: the world's most creative hotels, restaurants, museums, and other must-see places. If you're planning a globe-trotting vacation next year, here are the 15 design destinations we covered in 2014 that you might want to bookmark.
18 Must-Follow Venture Capitalist Twitter Accounts
You can't go wrong with the mix of inspiration and news that these VCs provide on social media. It's the next best thing to getting an MBA.
The world and parlance of venture capital can be tough to navigate and inscrutable, respectively. However, by following some new Twitter accounts, you can get a better handle of VC life and even learn a thing or two.
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The 11 Most "Innovative" New Fast Foods Of 2014
Let's hear it for heartburn.
Maybe innovative is the wrong word here. But this year, in 2014, everyone from Taco Bell to Tim Horton's decided to dip into bizarro territory with audacious fast-food chimeras that dominated the foodie blog headlines on a weekly basis.
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Forget Christmas Or Hanukkah, Betabrand Has Its Own Holidays
Weird celebrations help this clothing company poke fun at the ever-increasing holiday shopping season. Except, it's also part of them.
Betabrand celebrated Christmas in October. Just before Halloween the apparel company built on memes launched a video game: Santa Sleighs Halloween, its tagline: "Christmas comes early... WITH A VENGEANCE."
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6 Questions For The White House's Maker-In-Chief Stephanie Santoso
Stephanie Santoso on why the maker movement is key to America's future
The holiday decorations at the White House this year were decidedly nontraditional. They included a robotic replica of the Obamas' dog Bo, crowdsourced lighting design, and 3-D printed Christmas tree ornaments designed by contest winners. The design and tech invasion was an extension of the administration's efforts over the last year to encourage making, the name some people have given to the surge of interest in emerging technologies like 3-D printing, as well as traditional crafts like sewing and building, to create innovative products.
The Best Sketches of 2014
Whatever your taste, or medium, there was plenty to distract you from one bummer of a year!
We're living in a golden age of sketch comedy, when everybody with some funny friends, a good idea, a cheap camera, and a YouTube account can find an audience online. And there are more opportunities, on shows ranging from stalwarts like Saturday Night Live to relative newcomers like Key & Peele, Inside Amy Schumer, and Comedy Bang Bang, for audiences to find whatever type of sketch represents their favorite brand of humor.
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