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Steen, now a 24-year-old living in Seattle, was primarily raised by her father and grandmother in Florida even before the arrest, in part because of her mother’s persisting mental health struggles. Despite the distance between the two, she describes her relationship with her mom prior to incarceration as sometimes distant …

Navigating the pandemic has become a numbers game. Last Monday, we met the “rule of six” – a new restriction which dictates that no more than six people may meet at any time – with an extensive list of caveats that absolutely do not include mingling. (These rules were published …

Right, that’s it. I’ve run out of patience. The next middle-class self-employed creative to whine about working from home thanks to coronavirus is going to get a smack.

If you’ve got nothing to hide, so they say, you’ve got nothing to fear. Which begs the question: why, in our era of transparency, do companies still try to exploit gagging orders – and expect it not to come back to bite them?

Is it possible to run a software company alone? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. In terms of founding a company and hiring a few people who would help at first, it’s possible to …

If you’ve passed the interview for a similar job, there are two ways to tell if you are ready: In order to keep it on the safe side and ensure that you can learn and grow with the company, here are several things that you can do in order to …

How do I make web dev/programmer friends when I'm a beginner? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. The best path to making friends in the programming world when you're a beginner would be to …

I wrote this story at my most recent internship at the Center for Community Change in Washington, D.C.

Before I became a mom, I woke up naturally, as bluebirds pulled back my covers with their little beaks and doe-eyed deers brought me my slippers. At least that’s my...

As a new software engineer, why should I stay at a company for longer than one to two years? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. More often than not, there’s a company that is …

You see through all of the BS - but sometimes it’s just not your place to fix it.

Digital ads rely (mostly) on a media outlet promoting one’s services. It’s (almost) always a cash-driven transaction and widespread across the net for decades. Influencers, on the other hand, tend to promote brands that they are willing to connect to and bet their name on them. Influencer marketing is not …

The summer I turned 19, having dropped out of college amid some personal upheaval, I decided to apply to be a flight attendant. I wanted to get out into the...

A little over two months ago an estimated 4,600,000 people marched for women’s rights. Women and men peacefully assembled and protested inequality. It’s been two months of opposition. Two months...

It seems a city has been spotlighted for becoming a haven for the rich. So where to if you want to hang out with the wealthy? – Monaco. The city-state is renowned as the premier playground of the rich and famous and has come in at top of the charts …

Internet marketing has earned its place at the table with core public relations strategies, but get an edge against other brands with certain tools that social-media expert’s use. It’s getting harder to stand out amid the sea of audio, video, images, blogs, and even more against the companies that take …

Dealing with divorce comes in all shapes and sizes, but unfortunately it’s usually the worst ones – well, sometimes that is. We shouldn’t walk out on love, unless it’s one of the reasons you’re not happy – then that’s a different story. It’s easy when the love you had for …

Don’t just check your priorities - check your perspective.

Earlier this week, Jason (How-Does-He-Sleep-At-Night) Chaffetz suggested that with the new, World’s Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017, people will have the incredible choice between buying a new iPhone and investing...

A healthy work-life balance reminds employees that their job doesn’t define them.

Explore Amangani with some of the best skiing in Jackson Hole, offering over 2,471 acres of terrain for experts and beginners alike. If you’re not a skier, you’re in luck – say hello to the bunny slopes, you can take lessons, or go snowmobiling, snowshoeing or on a sleigh ride. …

You can have one of the top marketing strategies right now by using a solid corporate video production. There’s a time and a place for other advertising, but video marketing captures the attention of online browsers from start to finish. The average attention span is just about eight seconds so …

Valentine's day, with a school-aged kid, is basically a test of patience. There is the torture of watching a younger elementary school child try to write out 25 cards, the drama and hurt feelings, the sheer mass of candy, and the logistics of trying to find a babysitter for a …

The more honest I get about motherhood, the more people are willing to help me out by letting me know exactly what we, as mothers, are doing wrong. Since I spend a lot of time being honest, I’ve gathered quite a bit of info on the subject.

As you left the store with your too-big kid sitting in the cart, asking a million questions, I saw you close your eyes and take a deep breath before saying, “Just… because. That’s just how it is.” You didn’t even give her a real answer.

Despite being the most popular social media platform in the world, Facebook is one of the most under-utilized online advertising networks out there today. Those who claim they don’t use ads on Facebook may be due more to a lack of understanding rather than on how to build a truly …

North America’s premiere art fair is quickly descending upon Miami for Art Basel 2016. Not only does it attract the most iconic global art scenes, but with all of the celebrities and socialites that come along with it nobody’s going to judge if you get some partying done while you’re …

Fear of God clothing quickly became one of the most coveted high-end street wear brands in 2013, but even some of today’s top celebrities are attracted. It all began with a designer in Los Angeles who had the creative idea in 2013 – Jerry Lorenzo. Lorenzo is the founder of …

“You Are Not Equal” had a “tone” the commentators said. It was “offensive” and “hysterical” and “bitchy” and “condescending,” they yelled. I was throwing a “temper tantrum,” they cried. Vocal...

Many flock to PewDiePie’s YouTube channel for comedic relief – now the joke’s on us. Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie with more than 50 million YouTube subscribers, announced in a recent video that he would exit the platform that made him famous once he reached that 50 million …