Do Spotify ads and subscription fees help pay artists?
Every day, millions of people use Spotify to stream music. A few years ago, it would’ve felt like an impossibility: Click, and bam—a seemingly endless catalog of recorded music opens up, right at your...
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How American Express made this dorky earpiece into the US Open’s hottest...
Katie Couric sits in the stands of Arthur Ashe Stadium following the relentless on-court thwacks of the US Open tennis tournament. Curiously dangling from her ear is an American Express-branded blue...
View ArticleThe ultimate guide to using Handshake to land a job or internship
If you are attending college this year, you’re probably already familiar with Handshake. In recent years, the campus recruiting platform has become synonymous with higher-education hiring, and is one...
View ArticleThis is what climate change does to your brain, according to a neuroscientist
Clayton Page Aldern is a former neuroscientist turned environmental journalist. He is currently a senior data reporter at the climate media site Grist. His work focuses on the intersection of climate...
View ArticleCreative arts therapy can help healthcare workers experiencing burnout,...
Doctors and nurses seldom learn in school how to tell a family that their loved one is not going to survive. Yet healthcare professionals face the immense burden of tragedy, illness, and dying in an...
View ArticleHow these two probes are helping researchers understand solar wind
Our Sun drives a constant outward flow of plasma, or ionized gas, called the solar wind, which envelops our solar system. Outside of Earth’s protective magnetosphere, the fastest solar wind rushes by...
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These ad creatives are flipping Trump’s insults against Harris into...
It should probably go without saying that Vice President Kamala Harris never “happened to turn Black,” as former president Donald Trump recently accused her of doing. Incredibly, it did go without...
View ArticleThis is the biggest mistake people make when taking PTO
Americans are notoriously bad at taking PTO. Like, shockingly bad. In fact, according to one survey, only 26% of workers used all their paid time off (PTO). And according to another, 47% of people...
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After losing millennials, can rum make a comeback with Gen Z?
At the Manhattan cocktail bar The Happiest Hour, Carlos Rodriguez is known to whip up cocktails that feature fresh flowers, bright green herbs, and contrasting colors in funky cocktail glassware...
View ArticleThis deadly mosquito-borne disease is spreading on the East Coast—and climate...
A 41-year-old man in New Hampshire died last week after contracting a rare mosquito-borne illness called eastern equine encephalitis virus, also known as EEE or “triple E.” It was New Hampshire’s...
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Nike has a secret design archive. This new museum show takes you inside of it
In a confidential location known only to a select few, an unassuming building hides a sneaker lover’s paradise. This top-secret facility houses the Department of Nike Archives (or DNA), where more...
View ArticleAn airline captain shares how leaders can truly gain respect and influence
In the flight deck, on our worst days, when without notice, the normal becomes an emergency, the most valuable resource is our team. We need them, their knowledge and skills, and all the input they...
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How Athletic Brewing conquered the drink market
Nonalcoholic beer is more than just a fleeting trend—it’s a movement, driven by Gen Z’s shift towards mindful drinking and a general pivot towards living a healthy lifestyle. Leading this surge is...
View ArticleLabor Day is the time to call for employee ownership and better worker...
Labor Day is an important reminder of the sacrifices and contributions of American workers. But as we commemorate this day, we must confront a sobering reality: our economic system is increasingly...
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The company that helped put Tim Walz on the map offers a master class in...
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations...
View ArticleWhat’s open and closed on Labor Day 2024? Banks, stock markets, USPS, stores,...
Monday, September 2, is Labor Day. The federal holiday is observed on the first Monday of every September and celebrates the workers who help power the American economy and society. The day is also...
View ArticleA ‘sad day for X users’, Musk’s platform is blocked in Brazil
Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge’s...
View ArticleAbout 10,000 major hotel-chain workers are on strike in these 8 cities
With up to 17 rooms to clean each shift, Fatima Amahmoud’s job at the Moxy hotel in downtown Boston sometimes feels impossible.There was the time she found three days’ worth of blond dog fur clinging...
View ArticleHere’s where Harris and Trump stand on fracking and EVs
As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have starkly different visions on how to address a...
View ArticleWhy Japan wants its citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day...
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