by David Morel writing for Forbes After more than fourteen months, the world’s biggest work-from-home experiment is coming to an end. As the Covid-19 vaccine program continues at pace, many businesses are looking to resume office life, and they want their employees back at their desks. Goldman Sachs has told staff to “make plans to be in […]

By Haleema Shah SMITHSONIANMAG.COM Working inside an office during a heatwave in June. A dinner party in July. Buying chocolate in August. If you talk to Salvatore Basile, author of the book Cool: How Air Conditioning Changed Everything these things wouldn’t have happened in America without the ability to cool the temperature around us. “It has shaped our […]

by By: Paul Bubny Connect National As vaccine rollouts continue and city and state economies reopen, the office sector is poised for an increasingly widespread return-to-work movement. However, “return to work” doesn’t mean a return to pre-pandemic business as usual.  For both landlords and tenants, the remote work environment of the pandemic raised new questions […]

By Lauren Smith McDonough, Brittney Morgan and Alex Aronson Esquire.com When you plan a vacation, most people tend to go to more popular places, right? It’s usually cities they’ve read about or towns and attractions that have been recommended by friends and family. But that’s about to change, because there are plenty of small towns in America that are worth traveling to, […]

by  Nancy writing for MyHackerNews There’s a new phishing scam circulating in which the victim receives an email claiming that undelivered mail is being held for them on their Outlook Web Mail service. The email will have the subject line “Notifications | undelivered emails to your inbox”. The email body contains a table of undelivered […]

by Katie Holmes OutWit Trade Working from home has been a difficult adjustment for many of us during the current pandemic. For those struggling to be productive at home, here are some great tips a wide range of professionals have sent us on how they were able to make the most of working at home. […]

from NMAAHC On “Freedom’s Eve,” or the eve of January 1, 1863, the first Watch Night services took place. On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect. At the stroke of midnight, prayers were answered as […]

by Vanessa Van Edwards writing for Science of People Do you know how to speak with your hands? Holler and Beatie found that gestures increase the value of our spoken message by 60%! The best, most charismatic speakers and influencers know the importance of using hand gestures. Leaders use specific hand gesture patterns. Science of […]

By Kyler Alvord thrillist.com The largest collection of Harry Potter products is coming to New York City this summer for what’s sure to be one of Manhattan’s hottest new attractions. The three-story shop, set to open on Thursday, June 3, takes wizarding to a whole new level, with 15 themed areas spaced across 21,000 square feet. Harry Potter […]

by Emma Beddington TheGuardian.com If they want us back, will we go? And how can managers make workplaces more enticing? Emma Beddington wonders if office life will ever be the same again. My husband is standing in the kitchen, asking me if his shirt is stained. He looks different: clean-shaven, sharper. I like it. “I […]