Two longstanding local food chains – Buddy’s and Chicken Shack – mark big anniversaries this month
Read More Howes: MI’s Big Three schools bolster Detroit’s revival
MSU, Michigan, Wayne State make one of the leading university clusters for drawing talent and exploiting economic change
Read More This Woman Wants Facebook To Ban Unsolicited Dick Pics
A new Change.org petition calls on Facebook to crack down on the aggressive imagery that men sometimes send to women.
For Alexandra Tweten, unsolicited dick pics just seem to be a part of modern life. As a single woman in Los Angeles and an active online dater, she has seen more than her share of photos of men’s genitalia—but never because she asked for them.
Airbnb’s New Features Make Bookings More Collaborative
Airbnb adds collaborative wish lists, business travel bookings, and multi-party reviews.
Your Airbnb experience is about to get a bit more collaborative. During OpenAir, Airbnb’s annual tech conference in San Francisco, the company announced a number of updates designed to make it easier to travel with friends, family, and coworkers.
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan Joins Board Of Pluralsight
The former education secretary’s new role is emblematic of the migration from Obama’s White House to Silicon Valley.
Since leaving his post as U.S. education secretary, Arne Duncan has spent most of his time in his hometown of Chicago. There, as managing partner of the philanthropic organization started by Steve Jobs’s widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, Duncan is developing programs designed to help high school dropouts and former convicts find jobs.
Facebook Now Supports 360-Degree Photos
Facebook now supports 360-degree photos that can be viewed on desktop, iOS, Android, and even using a virtual reality headset.
Starting today, the images you see on Facebook will get a lot more immersive.
How The Tech Industry Has Dramatically Changed The Face Of Job Interviews
Here’s the story behind questions like, “What’s your favorite ’90s jam?”
It’s not necessarily new for an interviewer to throw in a curveball to keep a candidate on their toes. It happened to me: While applying for college I was asked what sort of light fixture I would be.
How Rooster Teeth’s “Summer Of Animation” Is Going To Forever Reshape Its Future
Rooster Teeth Animation grew from 15 employees to 70 in five years. How do you stay true to your in-house roots with that kind of growth?
Fourteen years ago, Rooster Teeth’s animation department was five guys in Burnie Burns’s apartment with an Xbox, recording footage of themselves playing Halo and putting in audio of the jokes they cracked on top of it. It was a lo-fi beginning, but it was enough. The show they launched off of that, Red vs. Blue, became an institution—finding release on DVD, Blu-ray, and syndication, in addition to its web presence—and has spanned a whopping 14 seasons.
The World’s Population Is Very Slowly Backing Away From The Dangerous Coasts
More than a quarter of the world’s population lives near the shoreline. But as that becomes riskier, our demographics are starting to shift.
Throughout the history of civilization, humans have always congregated around coastal regions, from early societies on the Persian Gulf to today’s largest megacities, like Tokyo, Shanghai, and Jakarta.
The Race To Build Refugee Housing That Feels Like Home
Amid intense sociopolitical strife surrounding Germany’s refugee policy, architects are rushing to provide more than just housing.
It’s often said that the best solutions come in moments of crisis—pressed for time, money, and space, moments of brilliance emerge.
