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Why A Shark Attack Was The Perfect Ad For The World Surf League

Chief Marketing Officer Scott Hargrove talks about the new brand campaign, balancing between core surfers and a broader audience, and more.

On July 19, Mick Fanning and Julian Wilson were paddling out at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa to face each other in the finals of a World Surf League event. Suddenly, during the live broadcast and before either had caught a wave, a shark popped up behind Fanning. What happened next lasted only a few seconds: Fanning struggled, disappeared under the water and out of sight, then popped up quickly and climbed on the back of a jet ski that had made its way over to help. The champion surfer got away with just a snapped surf leash strap and a close call.

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Tinder Wants You To Swipe Right To Become an Organ Donor

The dating app is partnering with the U.K.’s National Health Service to raise awareness of the organ shortage in the country.

Most people aren’t thinking about the national organ shortage while scrolling Tinder for a date. But the U.K.’s National Health Service is hoping that it can leverage the dating app’s appeal with millennials to raise awareness of the health care issue.

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How Aziz Ansari’s “Master of None” Is Launching His Brother’s TV Writing Career

Aniz Adam Ansari talks editing comic books, obsessing over Tyrese and transitioning into TV comedy with Master of None.

By episode two of this winter’s most talked-about new Netflix series, Master of None, it’s clear that acting talent runs in co-creator and star Aziz Ansari’s family. His parents, Dr. Shoukath and Fatima Ansari, play his character’s parents on the show, and acquit themselves admirably. What’s less obvious from watching, however, is that the show also proves writing talent runs in the family. Aziz’s 25-year-old brother, Aniz Adam Ansari, was one of the writers on the series. It was his first job working in television.

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