Ask small business owners about open offices and you’ll hear dreamy musings about plant-covered walls, Ping-Pong tables, natural light, and something called “work-jamming.” What you don’t hear so much in the breathless descriptions of 21st century workspaces: the grumbling from employees who can’t focus on their jobs because of all the distractions. Or the stories […]

A man has been jailed after breaking a “revenge porn” law introduced in California last October. Noe Iniguez posted a photograph of his ex-girlfriend naked to her employer’s Facebook page alongside derogatory comments. The 36-year-old is the first person to be convicted under the new law. Thirteen US states have enacted revenge porn laws over […]

You won’t have to head to the movies to see the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Friday. Star Wars’ official Twitter account sent out a message this afternoon saying that the trailer would be published Friday on iTunes. Lucasfilm initially announced that you would have to head out to one of just 30 movie theaters in order to see the […]

“If by some miracle some prophet could describe the future exactly as it was going to take place, his predictions would sound so absurd, so far-fetched that everyone would laugh him to scorn.” That was Sir Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction author best known for 2001: A Space Odyssey, describing the inherent folly of predicting […]

The momentous Macy’s Day Parade seen by more than 3.5 million people in New York and 50 million at home is a Thanksgiving staple full of balloons, floats and festive performances. But how did it all start? More than 60 years after the Thanksgiving holiday’s formal recognition in 1863, another tradition was born in 1924, […]

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Chicago Tribune Those who would rather choke on a wishbone than forgo pecan pie for Thanksgiving Day sales or venture into the Black Friday madness might be happy to hear that next weekend’s deals may be just the tip of the iceberg. “The 2014 holiday season is shaping up to be the […]

Dan Biederman insists midtown monstrosities are hurting others’ biz. The sidewalks around Macy’s and Bryant Park are home to dozens of food carts with large umbrellas, flashing LED signs and loud generators, whose vendors sell a variety of consumables, from hot dogs and pretzels to Halal cuisine. Their presence is giving Dan Biederman indigestion. The […]

Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY 4:14 p.m. EST November 18, 2014 BETHPAGE, N.Y. — How do you solve a problem like following up NBC’s The Sound of Music? Last December’s telecast, the first live presentation of a Broadway musical on television in nearly six decades, drew a jaw-dropping 21.3 million viewers. But reviews were mixed, particularly […]

Let’s not pretend I don’t get super excited to do this post every year! The fact that it is time again can only mean one thing: the holidays are here!!! Get ready to set your DVRs so you can conveniently watch the classics cozied up to your children. And, yes, my kids and I check […]

A crumbling old Hudson River pier once used by ocean liners like the Lusitania will be torn down and replaced by a 2.7 acre park on the water featuring rolling hills and an outdoor amphitheater. Mayor de Blasio is expected to reveal further details about the park at a press conference this morning, but the […]