The prices charged by U.S. producers were unchanged in August, the latest evidence that inflation is tame.
Read More The Lark in West Bloomfield to close this year
Owners of acclaimed fine dining destination are retiring after 35 years of business
Read More Arena holdout asks $3.5 million for fire-damaged home
The owners of a fire-damaged house in the shadow of the new Red Wings arena are asking for a whopping $3.5M
Read More Big plans revealed for Temple Street near new arena
Owners of the Red Wings want to widen street and possibly renovate three buildings; the fate of three others are unclear
Read More Macy’s plans to close 35 to 40 department stores early next year
Macy’s Inc. plans to close 35 to 40 underperforming department stores early next year and will announce specific locations later.
Read More How One Designer Took His First Product All The Way To Bed, Bath, & Beyond
Apparently, the hours between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. can be extremely productive.
As the former Executive Creative Director of CNN, Andy Bergmann has designed websites, data visualizations, and even one cult hit iPhone game. But he’d never created a physical product before the SpoonStar. It’s a teaspoon/tablespoon set molded into a single cross, intended to be a more elegant solution than jiggling for the right measuring spoon on a ring.
How Airbnb Plans To Become A Community-Driven Superbrand
Airbnb CMO Jonathan Mildenhall talks about far how the brand has come and where he hopes it’s going.
When Airbnb hired Jonathan Mildenhall as CMO in early 2014, he was VP integrated marketing communication and design excellence for Coca-Cola North America, a role that would hitherto have been considered one of the best in marketing, perhaps the pinnacle of a career. He chose to move to Airbnb. The reasons he did so crystallize the fundamental shifts in marketing caused by the digital revolution.
Like An American Girl: Going Beyond The Doll For A More Empowering Image
The brand is hoping more content, new products in health, beauty, and cookware, and events will bring girls together.
There’s a pretty big movement in pop culture right now that’s taking an inspired swipe at gender issues and stereotypes, whether it’s the rise of Amy Schumer, the new Ghostbusters, the new Thor, the launch of Vice’s Broadly, or the record-breaking popularity of the women’s world cup, the signs are everywhere and the momentum continues.
“The Diary Of A Teenage Girl” And The Necessary Audacity Of Creative Confidence
First-time writer/director Marielle Heller opens up about learning to have total faith in her creative vision despite what anyone may think.
Some of the greatest masterpieces never made are doomed to occupy a negative space of perpetual possibility. Talent and vision, as crucial as they may be, are only part of the equation. True artists also need the audacity to explode their talent and vision onto a seemingly indifferent world.
Uber Is Even Bigger Than You Realize
Fast Company‘s exclusive profile of CEO Travis Kalanick reveals that the ride-hailing app serves 2 million rides per day.
Just five years in, Uber is the most valuable startup in the world, worth more than $50 billion after its most recent round of funding. It’s arguably the quickest to scale as well, and the ride-hailing company doesn’t show signs of slowing down: An exclusive new profile of CEO Travis Kalanick in Fast Company discloses that Uber drivers now make a whopping 2 million rides per day across the world.
