Claire Zulkey

Since 2002, Claire Zulkey has run the blog Zulkey.com. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Jezebel, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of the young adult novel An Off Year and will be publishing a middle grade novel with Harper Collins in 2015. She lives in Chicago.

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Fast Company

7 Ways Being A Mom Makes Me Better At My Job

These working moms have turned parenthood into professional development.

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Looking To Give Back At The End Of A Rough 2016? Follow These Examples

Finding meaningful ways to be generous with our time and money is helping a lot of us end a particularly divisive year on a positive note.

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Are You Crowdsourcing Or Wasting Your Time?

The line between seeking constructive advice online and procrastinating is a fine one. Here’s how to make the most of crowdsourcing.

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Ditch Your Book Club: This AI-Powered Memoir Wants To Chat With You

Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s interactive <em>Textbook</em> uses smart bots to engage with readers in real time. A new tech lit is born.

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The Software That Airbnb And Kickstarter Have Used To Get Honest Employee Feedback

“Know Your Company” helps CEOs find out the honest answers to questions that employees are otherwise too shy to answer.

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What I Gained When I Threw In The Towel On Family Dinner

Sometimes, everyone is better off when mom goes on strike.

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The (Hectic, Messy, Sometimes Annoying) Truth About Working From Home

Thirty-seven percent of Americans telecommute, and it has its perks–but also downsides. Such as: You might actually miss your commute.

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5 Creative Ideas For Throwing An Office Holiday Party People Will Love

Because you can do (way) better than white elephant gifts and cookies in the break room.

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Out Of Office With The Founder Of Ghana’s Ashesi University

Patrick Awuah, a 2015 MacArthur Fellow, founded a university to educate Africa’s future leaders. He also plays Words With Friends.

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5 Rules For Building A Family-Friendly Startup For Grownups

Senior-level hires care more about baby-friendly policies than in-office beer pong. Here’s how one CEO created culture for the long haul.

Ideas

A Rugged Box Of Education Tech With Its Own Internet Connection, And Other World Changing Developing World Technology

Ideas

Credo Mobile Wants To Help Power The Resistance (And Give Away Millions In The Process)

Ideas

These High-Tech Sensors Track Exactly How Fresh Our Produce Is So We Stop Wasting Food

Entertainment

Bryson Tiller, Carly Rae Jepsen, And That Lorde & Chromeo Remix: This Week In Music

Entertainment

He Didn’t: An “Arrested Development” Writer On Twitter’s Most-Used Political Meme

Entertainment

Sweden Lists On Airbnb, Gillette Asks Dad: The Top 5 Ads Of The Week

Co.Design

Interactive

Google’s New Viz Tool Makes Snappy GIFs Out Of Your Data

Product

This MIT-Invented Pasta Packs Flat, Then Snaps Into Crazy Shapes

Product

The Running Shoes Of The Future Are Alive (Oh, And They Glow)

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Leadership

Three Reasons Your Boss Is Constantly Disagreeing With You

Leadership

I Hated Growing Up Evangelical In Sweden, But It Made Me A Better Entrepreneur

Ideas