Yesterday, NASA’s Messenger space probe slammed into the surface of Mercury
Friday, May 1, 2015
The Last Picture Captured By NASA's Messenger Before It Bit the Dust
Why Companies Need Novelists
Leaders, take note (and MFA grads, take heart): acclaimed novelist Mohsin Hamid on the most important tool you're not using enough.
True story: In 2007, the Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid catapulted into the literary spotlight with his second book, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, an examination of the harsh realities of America's fractured post-9/11 relationship with Muslims. The book sold over a million copies worldwide, was turned into a Mira Nair-directed feature film, and was short-listed for the prestigious Man Booker Prize. The Guardian called it one of the books that defined the decade.
Can I Still Accept Severance If I Take Another Job?
Career expert Alison Green answers readers' questions, from "Should I share my résumé?" to "Should I call out a rude hiring manager?"
Sometimes your work-life questions are complex and deserve detailed, nuanced answers. Other times the solution is a little more simple. Here, career expert Alison Green (a.k.a. Ask A Manager) answers five reader dilemmas.
Watch 6 Hours of Pro Photoshop Retouching in 90 Seconds
The photographer Elizabeth Moss has decided to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the world’s high-end photograph retouching. In a series of time-lapse videos, she boils down hours of laborious retouching into mere seconds, and the results are pretty crazy.
The Russian Spacecraft Falling to Earth Poses No Danger
A Russian spacecraft is spinning uncontrollably around Earth after it broke down travelling to the International Space Station with food and fuel supplies. The vessel, Progress M-27M, will burn up when re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere in a week or two, although there is a small chance that parts of it could crash down on the planet. The risk to us humans is minute – we have survived far greater objects falling back towards Earth before.
After Nearly Ten Years, the Record Industry Finally Killed Grooveshark
Remember Grooveshark, that bootleggy version of Pandora that let you stream any song, in surprisingly high quality, for free? After nearly a decade of blatant copyright infringement, the site’s finally totally kaput.
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