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NEW MACBOOK REVIEW: STUPIDILY THIN

the new MacBook is a marvel of engineering. It’s beautiful, and far more functional than a computer this size has any right to be. But it’s not for me, and I doubt it’s for you, either. It’s just too damn thin. The latest crazy-thin Apple computer—a tiny 12-inch laptop with a incredible hi

10 OUTSTANDING COFFEE SHOP IN CHICAGO

When you wake up in the morning, and the alarm goes off without warning, everyone needs a place where they can grab a great cup of coffee for serenity, to survive the work day, or for the extra jolt to push them through. Here are some of the best options in Chicago to grab that […]

THE BASICS OF WORKING ON TEAMS

In the best of all possible worlds, teams are formed deliberately and carefully to meet work needs that an individual or a group of individuals cannot meet as effectively. Although many groups are called “teams”, not every work group is a team. In a work group, performance is a function

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10 BEST WAYS TO RELAX AFTER WORK

When you get home from work it can be easy to jump on the couch, park yourself in front of the TV and not move till bedtime but it’s important to unwind your mind and body the right way. So put down the remote and try doing one (or more!) of these 10 things for […]

THINGS I LEARNED FROM TRAVELING

Travel for long enough and one day you wake up to realize: This is no longer a vacation, it’s your life. Over one year ago I quit my job and decided to travel around the world. This was both a dream 10 years in the making and one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

THE CHOICE TO LIVE AND WORK AS A WRITER

The choice to live and work as a writer is a tricky one. When we’re on a successful jag, we crank it out with guts and gusto. When we’re not successful, what do we do? Keep writing anyway. Shutting down the writer’s mind is among the most undoable tasks. We try to turn it off, […]

FATHERS ARE NOT MOTHERS TO THEIR DAUGHTERS

No matter how much their fathers may have disappointed or hurt them, all the women I met felt a measure of loyalty and gratitude to them. Fathers matter a great deal not only in childhood but well into adulthood — and yet few women are truly aware of the ways in which their fathers impact [&he

TYPEFACE COMBINATION

Combining typefaces is one of the most challenging skills for a designer to master. Setting two fonts together in the same design brings out unexpected flavors in them both. What’s more, there’s rarely a right or wrong answer. There are dozens of different ways to combine typefaces, some more us

Baby Alpaca’s Gorgeous, Sad ‘Wild Child’

Actual baby alpacas do not appear to be confrontational creatures, unless you consider nearly nuzzling a kitten to death to be representative of an aggro species. Baby Alpaca, the pseudonym of Brooklyn-based musicians Chris Kittrell and Zach McMillan, also doesn’t come off confrontational—Kittre

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