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Is SNL parodying how we tweet about women in Congress? Or perpetuating it?How to watch the 2019 BAFTA awards on BBC America without cableHow to watch 2019 Grammy Awards live without cableDo these things to make yourself feel at home in your new jobWorried about smaller tax returns in 2019? These 6 tools will help you calculateIn the age of Alexa and Siri, how come most customer-service voice assistants still suck?Why 800 numbers are getting their own robocallsTiny houses have a dark secretThis origami screen turns your windows into solar panels5 things I’ve learned working with a women-dominated engineering teamNo, Amazon probably isn’t walking away from NYC, and here’s whyThe Green New Deal highlights the stealth connections between trade policy and carbon emissionsWhat can we do to stop the damage of fast fashion?The continuing adventures of Jeff Bezos, David Pecker, AMI, and TrumpThese 5 public art projects just won $1 million each to spark discussion about social issuesSpotify’s warning: Use an ad blocker and face immediate terminationWashington could be the first state to rein in automated decision-makingThanks, Samsung, but ads predicting the future should be a thing of the pastReport: Amazon may cancel its New York HQ2Cryptocurrency fans are just loving the Wells Fargo banking outageTesla, BMW, VW, Mercedes, Ferrari airbag recalls: How to tell if your vehicle is affectedTest your UI design skills with this addicting gameSay hello to the world’s biggest 3D-printed rocket engineThis AI dreams about cats–and they’ll haunt your nightmares3 simple habits that can protect your brain from cognitive declineRead National Enquirer’s response to Jeff Bezos’s bombshell Medium postPaul Feig wants to “Break the Room” with more diverse TV writersDigisexuality is stepping out of the closet. Keep an open mindThis is why you can’t seem to tackle your admin tasks list5 career mishaps you probably didn’t realize you were makingAT&T’s fake “5G” service sparks deceptive advertising lawsuit from SprintThese designers are crowdsourcing menstrual products for homeless womenEarly Facebook designer: “Sometimes you don’t know something’s wrong until it’s too late”7 ways to gauge emotional intelligence through body language10 questions to ask your company before you take a standAI predicts an historic Grammy win for Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”Apple gives developers 24 hours to remove screen recording code from their appsDieter Rams’s 10 Principles of Design, illustrated by his ingenious productsWhy watching weird YouTube videos helps me fall asleep when nothing else worksThis new clothing line is designed for life after apocalyptic climate changeThe problem the Grammys needs to fix if it wants more people to watchHere’s how to wrangle your passwords without going crazySeven weeks after NSFW ban, Tumblr still bulges with pornWhen refugees need emergency help with a language barrier, this app connects them to a translatorIn shocker post, Jeff Bezos releases email extortion attemptThe Green New Deal is a people-first approach to solving climate changeHelping big brands be more digital is the future of the advertising businessThis Nascar car was turned into beer cans to make a point about recyclingHere’s how to update your iPhone to fix Apple’s FaceTime privacy bugWoody Allen sues Amazon Studios over terminating his movie dealFoot Locker pours $100M into sneaker resale startup GOATImages of Delta’s new A220 planes show bathroom windows and bigger binsNo beans about it: Chipotle just had its best day in yearsHow right-wing meme slingers weaponize a toxic patriotismPixar’s new short “Purl” takes on toxic workplace bro cultureWas Nancy Pelosi’s ironic clap actually just a clap? An investigationWells Fargo banking outage enrages customers, ruins morningsGametime’s LastCall lets fans save big by procrastinating on ticket salesAOC’s Green New Deal is a wake-up call for the building industryThese probiotics for plants help farms suck up extra carbon dioxideThe real problem with posting about your kids onlineAirbnb just hired Virgin America’s former CEO as chief transportation officerStanford has 99 problems and the Chinese CRISPR baby might be oneCongratulations to IHOP, which figured out a way to ruin both pizza and pancakesWhen podcast met newsletter: Substack puts two hot media trends togetherOoooh, here’s a map of all the weird sounds humans makeWhat to do when your passion is stressing you outBehold the most complete map of American breweries everHow to take breaks when you’ve got too much to doMoMA is closing down for four months–here’s whyThis new study challenges what we know about color and typeStanford researchers dismantle Mark Zuckerberg’s “meaningful interactions” argumentExclusive: With 2U, WeWork is becoming a global campus for adult learnersJill Abramson went on Fox News to hit back at plagiarism claims5 ways to improve your bad luckTwitter’s Q4 earnings by the numbersThese incredible Canada Goose parkas were created by Inuit designersFacebook ordered to stop combining WhatsApp and Instagram user data in GermanyCan this startup do for male foot odor what it did for manscaping?iPhone interface designer Imran Chaudhri’s most important tool is an old-school notebookAsk yourself these four questions when your mind starts to wanderThis politician is fighting Amazon’s HQ2 with DIY designSome iPhone apps are secretly recording your screenUnited CEO Oscar Munoz: Learn to listen, improve your emotional intelligenceHow to not be boringThere are now 5 generations in the workforce–can they work together?English Premier League fans, rejoice! Intel is bringing 360-degree replay to the gameWireless carriers sold location data used by 250 bounty huntersBrand strategist Ana Andjelic has the best travel tipsWhy this miniature speaker is worth the $999 price tag73 blockchain projects that could actually have social impactVirginia line of succession: What happens if 3 scandal-plagued officials resign?Instacart is raising minimum pay–againMeasles outbreak: Here’s what the CDC says to do if you live in NY or WA2020 already? What the U.S. can learn from election cycles in these 6 countriesI bet on Facebook—and helped Soros write the speech that incensed its execsMicrosoft really wants you to stop buying Office as boxed software“I am not here to educate idiots”: Amanda Seales on her HBO stand-up special and approach to creativityTo delegate effectively, follow these 6 stepsNASA’s Exoplanet program lets you tour 10 alien worlds—and take home souvenirsSpotify and Apple get competition with the new $100M podcasting network HimalayaThese are the 4 essential components to becoming more courageous2018 was the fourth hottest year on recordHow to use emotional intelligence to find a job that’s right for youThis ingenious ruler doubles as a fountain penNancy Pelosi’s ironic clap wins the State of the Union addressHere’s why Snap stock is still soaring todayCalm just became the first meditation unicorn with its $88M Series BHow to answer 5 of the craziest job interview questionsExclusive: New York Public Radio gets a new chief content officer, Vox’s Andrew GolisThe Power and the GloryThe subtle sexism of hackathonsHow to work at peak productivity–and know when to take a breakHow does a far-flung founder find global investors?Lyft’s new Green Mode lets you request an electric vehicleAn exclusive first look at WeWork’s design for Arianna Huffington’s new officeTumblr’s NSFW ban is arousing a surge of sex-based social networksIt’s not just Google or Facebook: The freezer aisle is ad targeting you nowThese companies are making sure more women get promoted to managementWomen finally get a menstruation emojiSpotify is embracing podcasting with the purchase of two podcast giantsWith items starting at $2, here’s everything to buy at Ikea in February7 not-so-great gift ideasOver 1,500 e-scooter crash injuries have happened since 2017This clothing factory cuts waste by machine-knitting sweaters on demandTech expert: Why business leaders shouldn’t have blind faith in AIA brilliant breakthrough in email productivity is going away foreverAndy Rubin’s company gave my favorite email app a scary privacy policyNo words: These reaction shots to Trump’s State of the Union speech say it allApple retail chief Angela Ahrendts is stepping down in AprilThis is how Disney is going to compete against NetflixSnap stock rockets up 15% after it says its user number stopped shrinking4 things you may not know about Stacey AbramsPeople are searching “high cut thong bodysuit,” but you don’t need to click on itHow to watch the State of the Union and rebuttal onlineIf your flight is delayed, these AI lawyers and bots can help you get compensatedThe best State of the Union 2019 drinking gamesTyra Banks wants to be the next Walt Disney with her new venture ModellandTrump golf courses may have employed hundreds of undocumented workers, says lawyerHe wrote a book on WhatsApp. It just won the 2019 Victorian Prize for Literature4 questions that entrepreneurs must ask themselvesThis lot is just 17 feet wide. NYC wants your ideas for turning it into housingMarc Andreessen shares the 4 realities facing every entrepreneur todayThis scientist-designer makes awesome posters for university lecturesThis tech company is giving half a million to fight homelessnessGoogle has two cool, new Android apps to help people with hearing lossFounders, this common fear is hindering your company’s successAmazon is investing in baby-tracking tech, which is honestly a little terrifyingThe color of the ocean is changing–here’s whyHate your job? Ask your boss for these five opportunitiesMost U.S. companies say they are planning to transition to a circular economyCan you tell the difference between Rembrandt and an algorithm?Why can’t Alexa and Google Assistant coexist on one device?4 charts that show the bias against women of color at nonprofits5 situations where you shouldn’t feel guilty about wasting timeGuideStar and the Foundation Center are merging to form the definitive nonprofit transparency organizationYouTube’s best beauty tutorials don’t teach you anything about makeupThe hidden “black tax” that some professionals of color struggle withApple is reportedly paying France $571M in back taxesIn another privacy move, Apple will limit websites’ access to your iPhone’s motion dataAT&T’s misleading “5G E” icon will soon be on your iPhoneTechnology alone won’t solve your company’s diversity problemsYour online shopping has a startling hidden costFacebook bans four armed groups in Myanmar in attempt to thwart violenceWhat Brexit means to U.K. business: like jumping out of a plane without a parachuteThis new personal care company ditches single-use plastic for refillable containersUSPS is launching a test of electric delivery trucksCoda, which wants to turn docs into apps, is now generally availableFacebook turned 15 on Monday. Here’s its story thus farNew documents challenge Instacart’s claim that workers get 100% of tipsNeed help starting a family? Tesla, eBay, or Spotify may be the best places to workAlphabet earnings: Here’s why Google stock is tumbling despite profit spikeState of the Union 2019: Here are 6 of the most noteworthy guestsWhy this is the “Asian century”WeWork grows up (and out and everywhere)FX CEO John Landgraf blasts Netflix for “not telling you the whole story”We rearrange President Trump’s workday schedule to make him more productiveHow a spyware-hunting PhD student foiled a private spy over lunchMcCormick and IBM team up to add AI-fueled flavorsA Parkland victim’s dad shames Louis CK with a macabre standup setSlack just confidentially filed to go publicNickel & Dimed author wrote and deleted a racist tweet, then posted a weird followupPeople are outraged by Liam Neeson’s real-life racist revenge fantasiesHollywood power publicists start a new firm for the post-MeToo, Twitter trial eraAdidas drops an all-white shoe called “Uncaged” for Black History MonthI rode the 300-pound electric tricycle that could be the future of urban deliveriesA crypto exchange can’t repay $190M because the founder died with the only passwordWhich commercial won the Super Bowl? Depends on who you askGoogle’s Verily may make smart shoes that track your weightHow to stop inadvertent age discrimination in your hiring processA snobby theater geek reviews Skittles Commercial: The Broadway MusicalWould you rent Ikea furniture? Subscription plans are comingBuy a book (or three) of the USPS’s new Ellsworth Kelly stampsWhy the culture of cybersecurity is broken–and how to fix itExclusive: Meet the 9 startups that Techstars believes can disrupt the music industryWhy Bud Light’s Knight was killed by HBO’s Game of Thrones in Super Bowl adA shockingly large majority of health news shared on Facebook is fake or misleadingWhen is it appropriate to give up on a goal?This chair made from ocean waste hints at the furniture of the futureCan chatbots make workers more ethical?Google’s new Android apps listen to the world for the hard of hearingHere’s the cure for the deluge of scammy, spammy robocallsFor hourly workers, the cost of missing just one shift can be staggeringThis coworking space is like a horse trailer, but for humansThe National Parks’ iconic typeface has never been digitized–until nowJP Morgan to Apple: Buy Netflix5 ways work culture will change by 2030As GM layoffs hit, a Canadian union aired a scathing Super Bowl adWhatsApp now lets you secure your messages behind Face ID and Touch ID on the iPhoneThe Instagram egg’s creator has been revealedStanford professor: How politicians hurt public pension plansSelf-driving cars will never be moral. Let’s stop pretending otherwiseWatch the first firing of SpaceX’s new Starship Raptor rocket engine