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October 10, 2014
10 Words And Phrases That Are Killing Your Cover Letter
These common, sneaky words and phrases show up in writing that's trying too hard to impress.
For creative writing, Joyce Carol Oates got it right when she advised, "Be daring, take on anything."
The New Habit Challenge: Will Working From Home For A Week Make Us More Productive?
No commute and working in our PJs sounds amazing, but will the lack of human interaction drive us crazy? We'll spend a week finding out.
My laptop and a cup of coffee--that's all I really think I need to start my workday.
October 9, 2014
Amazon Is Opening A Store In New York City
Yes, the same Amazon that turned Best Buy into a showroom.
Amazon is posed to open its first brick-and-mortar store, and it'll be in Manhattan, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Ikea Now Sells Insurance
The company is already offering child and pregnancy coverage in Sweden; home insurance is just around the corner.
Ikea is getting into the insurance business. The world's biggest furniture retailer started selling child and pregnancy insurance in Sweden this month and is planning on offering home insurance in Sweden in the very near future.
Inside The Design Of Norway's Beautiful New Banknotes
Shackled with countless constraints, Snøhetta's design for Norway's new banknotes turns cash into an abstraction of ocean winds.
There are few acts of graphic design more daunting than that of creating a new face for an entire country's currency. Even in a world full of digital payment methods, cash still passes through the hands of essentially every citizen, as well as international travelers. Much like the national flag, it's a visual representation of a country's identity. And there are not only political factors to take into account when deciding what--or who--should be represented on bills, but security issues and anti-counterfeiting measures to consider.
Disappearing Ads Are Coming To Snapchat "Soon"
This will be the startup's first attempt at monetization.
Ephemeral messaging service Snapchat is gearing up to debut disappearing ads.
20 Chic Homes That Are Actually Made Of Mud
How can you rebrand a negative stigma around mud huts? Bring in the architects.
Used properly, mud can be a free and durable building material that will stand for generations, while offering a sort of natural air conditioning. And when reinforced with sand, clay, or cement, mud can rival the hardness of concrete. Even still, rural Africa's mud huts are seen as a social stigma among Africa's rapidly rising middle class.
Google X's Astro Teller Says Wearables Are "Tough"
"There's no point in having it on your body unless you can give people something you really couldn't get otherwise."
Hoverboards. Space elevators. Teleporters.
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What The Frack? Brands, Please Learn From The Komen Foundation's Latest PR Mess
In a textbook pinkwashing move, Baker Hughes, a fracking company, just installed pink drill bits for breast cancer awareness. Um, yeah.
Baker Hughes, a Texas-based oil services company that performs fracking, has slapped some pink paint on their drills to show their support for the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. This partnership is problematic for several reasons, including, as Lindsay Abrams of Salon reports, that fracking is associated with a carcinogen called benzene. (This is not the first time the organization has been involved in awkward public moves.) The blowback against the Komen foundation is just beginning: Lizz Winstead, cocreator of The Daily Show tweeted "Cancer for the Cure!!!" and Sarah Silverman, among many others, also expressed shock.
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