We're used to technology that's designed to look attractive, sexy even – Apple saw to that – but in 1969 the idea that a typewriter could be gorgeous to look at and enjoyable to use was eye-opening. That's why the Valentine typewriter made by Italian firm Olivetti was such a ground-breaking piece of …

Anne Magnuson’s future is very much undetermined. The St. Cloud native already earned a nursing degree and is waiting to find out if she’ll be attending medical school this fall. She’s driven and taking opportunities while she can, with no regrets. You wouldn’t know all of this from looking at her. Nor would you know that […]

(Well maybe not every type of company culture. As a customer service consultant, I’ve limited my practice to cultures that aspire to focus on the customer and support employees as multi-dimensional human beings. So if you have more transactional, customer-agnostic cultural goals, the applicability of these seven steps may be limited.) 1. Shorten your mission statement. Are there consultants (or CEOs) out […]

Overlooking lower Manhattan's skyline, guests enjoyed luxurious bites and libations to go along with the daring beauty on display. Hulking caviar blinis were paired with a signature cocktail combining Moët & Chandon champagne, Belvedere vodka, fresh grapefruit juice, and flecks of gold leaf.

The mysterious Maya city of Tikal in north-east Guatemala has been on the Central American tourist trail for decades, and swells with visitors during the day. But it is 5am, and I am part of a television crew with permission to explore the ancient site before dawn. The stars sparkle as, soupy from tiredness, we navigate with […]

Remember how George Clooney’s ultra-slick character in “Up in the Air” had everything ready to go before he passed through security? Well, seasoned world travelers are just like that, too — they know where they’re going, pack what they need, and don’t waste precious minutes at check-in. Here’s what you need to know to fly like […]

When Tina Fey’s film “Mean Girls” came out in 2004, the comedy was lauded as a silly, satirical excoriation of modern high-school life and its cliques, cafeteria antics and materialism. “Mean Girls” was a “Clueless” for the millennial age. And it was so fetch. Fast forward to 2018. “Mean Girls” is about to begin a new […]

The Super Bowl has been called “The Marketer’s Holiday” for good reason. At $5 million for a 30-second spot, it’s one of the highest-grossing media events in the world. And with all the hype around previews before The Big Game, it’s become a frenzy to follow all the activity of the big brands before and […]

The Mercedes Formula 1 team now has such strength in depth that it could withstand any of its senior technical personnel leaving, reckons boss Toto Wolff. Paddy Lowe left his role as Mercedes’ executive technical director ahead of 2017 and moved to Williams. But Mercedes still earned a fourth straight F1 title double, with James […]

Sunday, 11 February, is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To mark the day, we asked female scientists from around the world to reflect on their experiences and offer their advice. The responses have been edited for clarity and brevity. Being a woman in physics has been challenging and lonely at times. I […]