As business leaders, what we say “yes” and “no” to can alter the course of our professional and personal lives. Every “yes” we give and every “no” we give has an unintended consequence. What we have to figure out, however, is when to say “yes” — and when to say …
Read More »Aqua Brings Tiësto to the Party With First Official 'Barbie Girl' Remix
Aqua and Tiësto are ready to party on the first official remix of “Barbie Girl,” the 1997 hit from the Danish dance-pop group that has been criminally left off the official soundtrack to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. A version of the record, it seems, will be folded into the Nicki Minaj …
Read More »Christine and the Queens' Movie-Length Pop Opera Is an Emotional Journey
It takes 97 minutes to listen to Christine and the Queens‘ moving, three-act pop opera, Paranoïa, Angels, True Love, but you need months to understand it fully. On the album, the French artist (let’s call him Chris for simplicity) summons celestial bodies, pays tribute to his late mother, flirts with …
Read More »Christian Lopez Goes Back to 'Harpers Ferry' in a Dreamlike New Video
Christian Lopez recorded his just-released album Magdalena in self-imposed exile in a remote corner of New Mexico. But for his new video “Harpers Ferry,” the singer-songwriter-guitarist went home again. A West Virginia native, Lopez would frequently visit nearby Harpers Ferry, a historic site in the U.S. Civil War and beyond, …
Read More »Four Foundations of Client Retention
Every time our company brings on a new customer, it’s cause for celebration. But, in my mind, it’s just as satisfying when we get the green light from a current client saying they want to sign on the dotted line for a renewal or extension. In fact, client retention is …
Read More »Fresh From Opening For Beyoncé, Nia Archives Delivers A Summer Banger With 'Off Wiv Ya Headz'
The British singer and producer Nia Archives already has fans in Beyoncé and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, as well as scores of young people drawn to the 23-year-old musician’s emotive dance tunes — a sound she describes as “crying in the club” music. In the past few years, she’s toured …
Read More »A Trump Aide Has Been Charged, Too
Donald Trump isn’t the only individual to be indicted in the Justice Department’s probe into the former president’s handling of classified documents. Trump revealed on Friday that one of his aides, Walt Nauta, has also been charged. “I have just learned that the ‘Thugs’ from the Department of Injustice will …
Read More »Reuse, Reduce, Recycle (Code): Leveraging Sustainable Software
The potential and quality of reusable software components (RSCs) could impact how we view web sustainability and “green” digital products. However, RSCs are one of the least visible aspects of a software or tech company’s innovation cycle and often stay at the bottom of the business barrel. The term “reusable …
Read More »Amy Schumer Dropped Out of 'Barbie' Because Original Version Wasn't 'Feminist and Cool' Enough
We almost got a very different version of Barbie than Greta Gerwig‘s sugar-sweet spectacle of Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken that will hit theaters on July 21. For one, Amy Schumer was almost the actress who would have brought the doll to life on-screen, and Hilary Winston was …
Read More »Trump Indictment Part II: What's Different This Time?
Donald Trump is now the first former president to be indicted on federal charges, having earlier this year become the first former president to be criminally indicted on state charges. Both cases charge felonies. The New York case could result in prison time if there’s conviction. But in this federal …
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