Primal Doubts and All

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Zadie Smith | Commencement Speech 2014 | The New School

Internationally renowned novelist Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, and NW, speaking to graduates at The New School (2014)

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Is there a shortcut to bonding with a romantic partner on a deeper level?

Everything you need to know about Is there a shortcut to bonding with a romantic partner on a deeper level?

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20 Classic Stories by The New Yorker Women

This is full of awesome.

It is comprised entirely of fantastic. 

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Once wearables become truly ubiquitous, the etiquette will reverse itself: The things we do with smartphones will seem intrusive, and the passive efficiency of wearable cameras and communication devices will be a mark of politeness. Waving screens around to capture the newlyweds kissing will seem as rude as calling someone when a text would have sufficed.

Jonathon Keats in "Forget Google Glass--for now" Wired

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Happy Birthday, Brain Pickings: 7 Things I Learned in 7 Years of Reading, Writing, and Living

Reflections on how to keep the center solid as you continue to evolve. UPDATE: The fine folks of Holstee have turned these seven learning

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9 Consultant Skills They Don't Teach You In Business School

Ways to deflect the divas, how to translate the "blah blah blah"--you won't find any of these tips in a college textbook.

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9 Habits of Exceptionally Charismatic People

Once you realize what charisma is, learning how to be more charming and magnetic might be easier than you think.

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Cooking 101: 22 Recipes Every Cook Should Know

We’re talkin’ everything from breakfast staples and easier-than-they-look roasts, to crowd-pleasing side dishes and deliciously simple desserts. Besides letting you prove your prowess in the kitchen, these recipes can be tweaked so they’re entirely your own.

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Banishing Your Inner Critic

Everybody has one: the inner critic that tells you you’re just faking it, that others have more talent, that you’ll never achieve the success you seek. The inner critic is an unconscious deterrent that stands between the seeds of great ideas and the fruits of achievement, making you hate your designs, giving you “writer’s block” as your deadline looms, keeping you stuck in a project’s initial thinking stage because something isn’t quite right. Denise Jacobs anatomizes and shows how to quash your inner critic, giving you the mental space and energy to let your true talents emerge.

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How to Afford Travel When You Want to Travel EVERYWHERE

Got wanderlust but a less than full bank account? We share tips on how to cure the travel bug without breaking budget.

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The Storm

Edvard Munch (1893)

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A Crash Course in Jazz Appreciation

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Turns Out There Is A Magical Day To Book Your Plane Ticket

Finally, theres a scientific answer to that magic number of days before a flight when tickets are at their cheapest. The answer? Are you ready? Are you reeeally ready? Fifty-four days before takeoff is, on average, when domestic airline ...

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