Unsolicited advice for the new Credit Suisse CEO

Tidjane Thiam, the next chief executive of Credit Suisse, isn’t wholly unfamiliar with the company or its investment bankers. Prudential…

How She Got There

An interview with Mule Design’s Erika Hall about philosophy, phone calls and her professional journey.

Actually, I’m Not White.

Part 1 of Güera/Morena: Light skinned Latinas- privileged, outcast and judged by their community.

The Beatles or the Stones: Which Side Are You On?

If the Stones resented the Beatles’ cultural primacy, the Beatles resented the Stones’ unassailable coolness and…

Designed for Envy, Sold for Ideology: The Launch of Apple Watch

With today’s launch of Apple Watch, the company is introducing one of its most expensive products in 30 years. The gold…

The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story

In 1963, a young manager arranged for the Beatles to headline the “Ed Sullivan Show”—the world hasn’t been the same since

The Global Economy in 10 Charts & 2 Rules

They say a picture is worth a thousand words but in economics a good chart is worth at least 10,000. So in that spirit, here are ten charts that tell us something about the state of the world economy today.

Links to the source are included in each title.

Stuck in blood-red soil

Indigenous people and ranchers are dying in Brazil in a century-old land war sparked by bad political decisions and failed legislation.

How I Achieved Peace by Crippling My Phone

Getting over the myth of productivity

Productivity. A million products have been sold on that promise. It’s what every…

I’m Not Pregnant

I’m Not Pregnant -or- YES, I’m SURE I’m Not Pregnant -or- The Thing I Most Want to Punch in the Face (After Jennifer Worick)

Notes on Company Culture

What is Company Culture?

Some Notes on Company Culture

What follows are condensed notes on almost 20 years of working in…

A New Golden Age of Architecture

Did you know that architecture is in a crisis?

It’s a major crisis that has recently hit a high note in the media. Almost daily…

A Radio “Bridge” to Peace

After months of silence, residents of Bambari in the Central African Republic are on the air again

In the line of fire: Life in the southern Hebron Hills

A tour of Firing Zone 918 offers a glimpse of the harassment by settlers and soldiers, and of locals’ sense of helplessness.

By Chaim Levinson | Haaretz | Oct. 5, 2013 |

Teachers as SEALs of the Classroom

Why America’s classrooms shouldn’t be a “war zone”

Teachers as

After GigaOm, The Non-VC “SimCity” Approach To Growing A Media Business

I can’t speak with any authority about why GigaOm suddenly ran out of money. But I’ve already seen the…

How Product Managers Redefine the Term “CIO”

We often hear that product managers are called the CEO of their product — meaning, they manage the end-to-end development and launch of their…

The Faith Healer Next Door

When a heartfelt belief becomes a dangerous delusion

“The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything…

Stormtrooper in a Tutu? How One Russian Artist is Challenging Stereotypes in Her Home Country

Uldus Bakhtiozina’s exquisitely detailed, painterly photographs use…

The Internet is Rigged

This isn’t the Internet we signed up for…

It was the inherent beauty of the web. I had access to the same tools and the same publish button as any…

The Vice President on the March 9th Letter From Republican Senators to the Islamic Republic of Iran

Statement by the Vice President on the March 9th Letter From Republican…

Dear Science: Can Carly Rae Jepsen’s “I Really Like You” End Climate Change?

…and is the video merely a provocative art piece that forces you to wonder about her…

What Your Favorite Drink Says About You

Unlock the secrets of your personality , with cocktails!