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This Harvard Business Review article argues that vacation is beneficial for employees and companies and suggests that managers are key to fixing broken vacation policies.

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Karen Weise's June 2015 article "This Is How Uber Takes Over a City," details the company's lobbying efforts across the US, revealing that Uber employs 250 lobbyists and 29 lobbying firms.

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Homebrew Finds reviews a rope ratchet from Amazon and discusses its potential use for homebrewing. via Homebrew Finds

A new Pew Research Center report examines teen internet and social media habits, finding that 91% of US teens access the internet from mobile devices. via MarketingProfs.

This poem explores the diversity of topics covered by the media through questions from various news headlines.

This FiveThirtyEight article explores flight data to rank the best airlines and airports, highlighting top performers like Virgin America and Alaska Airlines.

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Fast Company takes a look at the battle for the American dinner plate. via The source of this content is Fast Company.

SharpBrains shared an article from The Huffington Post titled "The Digital Revolution Meets the Human Brain." via SharpBrains

Carolyn Kormann wrote about a man who achieved social media fame in an unusual way: through packing mules. via The New Yorker

Tim Ferriss' interview with Bryan Johnson covers the entrepreneur and investor's "rags to riches" story, negotiation tactics, and approach to parenting.

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Paul Ford's 38,000-word article "What Is Code?" attempts to answer the question posed in its title.

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