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The national suicide rate is at its highest in nearly 30 years. Why? (Photo: Silvia Sala/Flickr) So much for a country built on boundless optimism. More Americans are committing suicide now than at any other time in the last 30 years, according to a new analysis by the National Center for Health Statistics. The NCHS…
What happens when Hot Ones takes over your press junket? Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele found out as they did the rounds to promote their new comedy, Keanu, hitting theaters April 29. Hot Ones host Sean Evans unleashed five fiery wings on each of the comedians to get one of their craziest interviews yet. Subscribe…
if content is empty, don’t append this div. This helps with checking whether we need a lede or not British engineer George Carwardine designed the first balanced-arm lamp, the 1227 Anglepoise, in the early 1930s. But it’s the the Luxo L-1, created by Norwegian designer Jac Jacobsen in 1937, that everyone remembers. Its exposed springs, jointed armature, and bulbous…
Two New York Times employees are suing the newspaper, citing “an environment rife with discrimination based on age, race, and gender”. The class action lawsuit comes the same week that Curt Schilling accused ESPN of a culture of racism. Schilling was recently fired from his role as a commentator at the sports channel after making…
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… EU Files Formal Charges Against Google Over Android Conduct (Wall Street Journal) For the second time in a year, Google is facing charges of abusing a dominant market position to bolster other parts of its business. This time, the allegations strike at the…
CREDIT: AP Photo/Mike Carlson Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to Carly Fiorina while taping an interview with Sean Hannity during a campaign stop in Orlando, Fla., Friday, March 11, 2016. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is expected to announce former Hewlett Packard executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate on Wednesday,…
Donald Trump voting in New York (Getty Images) Donald Trump might be a classless
(Getty) Part of what gives Uber an edge over taxis is that you can request an Uber while still in your apartment and know that it will be there when you finally change out of your pajamas, finish your Blades of Steel game, find your keys (ha, they were in my pocket all along!)…
UPDATE: This survey seems to have been taken down. We are inquring with DDB about whether the campaign has been ended. Original story below: Since Axe is all about helping its male consumers out with the ladies, why not just let them know exactly what women want? Axe Puerto Rico and DDB decided to do…
Slack is looking for an experienced writer to develop original, deeply-reported stories with a strong human focus on work and work life. Does this topic inspire at least 10,000 pitches and make you want to start sourcing subjects yesterday? Are you curious about people, not just “Important” people, but all people? Are you lovely to…