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Arts and Letters, Part II: HodgePodge for Dec. 6

This could be a story about how Jack Kerouac contributed to the economy by using Willie Nelson’s guitar to imitate Vermeer sending a rude text message. Survey says Anyone who has ever taken a high school English literature class has surely wondered whether all the purported symbolism was legit. In...

Have a good Thanksgivukkah: HodgePodge for Nov. 22

Today’s edition of HodgePodge brings you stories on the dismal science of Star Trek, a really old ocean, breaking the seal, Jony and Marc’s red objects, and America’s Sherlock. Where no invisible hand has gone before What’s geekier than talking about economics? Talking about Star Trek. What’s geekier than talking...

Not saving lives here

For the past couple years, public relations has found itself at the top of the most stressful jobs list. In fact, if you take away the life-or-death careers (police officer, soldier, fire fighter, pilot), our profession is #1. Not brain surgeon, not nuclear engineer – public relations professional. Take a...

My favorite things: HodgePodge for Nov. 15

Here’s your weekly look at some of the interesting stories we’ve read (and heard) this week. Coffee hacks You can keep your official NFL McDonald’s happy meal and official Hunger Games: Catching Fire Subway sandwich, I’ll take a fan-improvised Starbucks Butterbeer, please. American football The BBC wonders if MLS can...

Pass the pasta, hold the prejudice: how companies can stop upsetting minorities

Earlier this fall, Barilla made headlines for all the wrong reasons: its president said they’d never use a gay family in advertisements. News outlets reported on planned boycotts, people flocked to social media expressing outrage and clever Photoshoppers edited the company’s trademark blue Barilla box to say, “Bigotoni,” a play...