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The Gospel of Hard Work, According to Silicon Valley
The Gospel of Hard Work, According to Silicon Valley
Nitasha Tiku, Wired
Work ethic is a perennial topic in the tech industry, which has its own blinkered take on the American dream of bootstrapped socioeconomic mobility.
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Dissecting Marissa Mayer’s $900,000-a-Week Yahoo Paycheck
Dissecting Marissa Mayer’s $900,000-a-Week Yahoo Paycheck
Vindu Goel, The New York Times
So why did Ms. Mayer receive more than $900,000 a week? The answer, like so many things about Yahoo, is surprisingly complicated. It is rooted partly in the never-lose structure of modern executive compensation packages, but also in two farsighted investments made long ago by one of Yahoo’s founders, Jerry Yang.
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10 Things I Would Do If I Were Twenty-One
10 Things I Would Do If I Were Twenty-One
Brett and Kate McKay, The Art of Manliness
The voyager entering a new country will listen with attention to the traveler who is just returning from its exploration; and the young warrior buckling on his armor may be benefitted by the experiences of the old warrior who is laying his armor off. I have climbed the Hill of Life, and am past the summit, I suppose, and perhaps it may help those just venturing the first incline to know what I think I would do if I had it to do over.
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Fringe Groups Revel as Protests Turn Violent
Fringe Groups Revel as Protests Turn Violent
Alan Feuer & Jeremy W. Peters, The New York Times
As the founder of a group of right-wing vigilantes called the Fraternal Order of Alt-Knights, Mr. Chapman, a 6-foot-2, 240-pound commercial diver, is part of a growing movement that experts on political extremism say has injected a new element of violence into street demonstrations across the country.
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How the World’s Most Interesting Man Befriended the World’s Most Powerful Man
How the World’s Most Interesting Man Befriended the World’s Most Powerful Man
Jonathan Goldsmith, Politico
A beer commercial icon became an unlikely pal to the president of the United States. It stayed interesting.
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The Complex Gender Politics of the 'Wonder Woman' Movie
The Complex Gender Politics of the ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie
Tatiana Siegel, Hollywood Reporter
Can Patty Jenkins make the superhero world safe for female directors? Warner Bros. gambles $150 million on its first woman-centered comic book movie with a filmmaker whose only prior big-screen credit was an $8 million indie.