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The Downfall of Quitting My Job Too Early
The Huffington Post - 19 May 2015 16:18
Have you ever thought about quitting your job? I mean really just packing up and walking out because either you had enough or maybe the dream in your heart was ready to burst out that you thought it was time to move on? ...
Miley Cyrus' Song To Her Dead Blowfish Pablow Is Really Kinda Awesome
Popdust - 19 May 2015 00:49
RIP sweet Pablow!
How to eat like a doctor
The Week - 19 May 2015 18:32
Pediatrician Aaron Carroll has compiled a handy list of eating guidelines. It's handy because it's far more realistic than the average list of this type, which usually consists of "superfoods" and "cancer risks" du jour....
How the Bandidos became one of the world's most feared biker gangs
Chicago Tribune - 19 May 2015 06:024 Secrets to Becoming Luckier, According to Research
Time - 19 May 2015 06:01
Be open to more opportunities, interact with a large network of people, break routines and keep a relaxed attitude toward life. Via Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries: …lucky people pay m...
This Amazon employee had a startling realization when he spent six months trying to recruit new people
Business Insider - 19 May 2015 21:40
James Thomson worked at Amazon for more than five years in multiple seller-services related roles. The entire time, he was blown away by his fellow coworkers. With a background in consulting and investment banking, he ...
Oxboard: Like a Segway without handles
Cult of Mac - 19 May 2015 20:14
It’s springtime in Chicago, and one sure sign is the bizarre lines of helmeted tourists teetering on Segways on the biking paths along Lake Shore Drive. When I am stopped at a light and see a group of Segwayers crossin...
One innovation changed pig farming drastically
Business Insider - 19 May 2015 22:01
Pigs and chickens have much in common: they eat similar diets (chickens, like pigs, are omnivorous) and grow to slaughter weight quickly -- in less than two months for chickens and less than six months for pigs. Unlike c...
Nev Schulman Is Selling His 'Glorious Chest Hair' For $20,000
MTV News - 19 May 2015 16:49Apple Watch OS 1.0.1 - Faster Screen Response and Glances
The Mac Observer - 19 May 2015 22:41
Apple released the first update to Apple Watch OS earlier on Monday-Apple Watch OS 1.0.1-and right off the bat we noticed that screen reaction times are dramatically faster. Glances load more swiftly, too, and switching ...
I lived in Europe for 5 years -- these are the places I tell all my friends to visit
Business Insider - 19 May 2015 22:00
Travel isn't cheap. But it usually makes for an experience that exposes you to something new and leaves an impression for years after. I was lucky enough to live in Zurich, Switzerland, for five years when I was younger....
BREAKING: 7 men arrested in connection with the Hatton Garden jewelry heist
Business Insider - 19 May 2015 14:43
Seven men were arrested Tuesday in connection with the Hatton Garden jewelry heist that occured in early April, London's Evening Standard reports. In a series of raids in north London, officers recovered several large ba...
What $2 million buys around the world
CNN - 19 May 2015 04:00
A $2 million budget can mean a sprawling mansion or a one-bedroom apartment.
Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya Isn't Going Anywhere, Says Insider
The Street - 19 May 2015 23:09
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Rumors have been flowing thick and fast around Greek-yogurt maker Chobani of late, as industry watchers have suggested that founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya could be headed for the door, to be repla...
Prostitute Pleads Guilty in Death of Google Executive, Gets Six Years in Prison
Time - 19 May 2015 23:02
Woman had injected the victim with heroin and did nothing after he fell unconscious.
Liam Hemsworth smolders in Diesel's fragrance campaign
New York Post - 19 May 2015 18:22
Liam Hemsworth is no stranger to modeling -- but his newest ad for Diesel's Only the Brave fragrance might have his best look yet. Meanwhile, plus-size model Ashley Graham launches...
Report: ABC spent $105 million on George Stephanopoulos
Fox News - 19 May 2015 14:40
ABC has plenty of reasons to be freaking out over the George Stephanopoulos scandal -- $105 million, to be exact.
A Must Read
TPM - 19 May 2015 14:12
TPM's Tierney Sneed spent days looking for one-time Iraq War architects and cheerleaders to see if any were still willing or able to say that invading Iraq was a good idea. Here's what she found.
The Benedict Option: Why the religious right is considering an all-out withdrawal from politics
The Week - 19 May 2015 11:18
Have you heard of the Benedict Option? If not, you will soon. It's the name of a deeply pessimistic cultural project that's capturing the imaginations of social conservatives as they come to terms with the realization th...
At Least 21 Cambodian Garment Workers Killed, Several Injured, After Speeding Bus Hits Van
IBTimes - 19 May 2015 08:40
At least 21 garment workers were killed when a speeding truck hit their van on Tuesday in eastern Cambodia, a local newspaper reported. The incident reportedly also left about two dozen people injured.
State Department Plans Release of Clinton Emails by January
Time - 19 May 2015 08:28
Portions of 55,000 pages of Clinton emails will be released
Teen Shoots, Kills Friend Trying To Wake Him By Throwing Pebbles At Window
Time - 19 May 2015 06:42
No arrests have been made but investigators are deciding whether or not to press charges