November 2019

Sephora’s Genius Basket System Is An Introvert’s Dream Come True

Lifestyle /

Makeup is self-expression. And at Sephora, you can express your desire to be left alone. The cosmetics mega-chain’s color-coded basket system helps distinguish shoppers who would like assistance, a hallmark of the Sephora experience, from shoppers who prefer to peruse the aisles without interruption. A way to communicate you’d like to shop solo without even […]

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Lionheart: Nigeria’s Oscar choice disqualified over English dialogue

Entertainment /

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lionheart director Genevieve Nnaji said the film represented how Nigerians communicate Nigeria’s first-ever Oscar submission for best international feature film has been disqualified by award organisers, sparking criticism from its director. Films in this category, formerly best foreign language film, must have “a predominantly non-English dialogue track”. However, the

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Microsoft Surface Pro X Review: Powerful Computer, but So-So Tablet

Technology /

When Apple unveiled the iPad in 2010, Steve Jobs presented the tablet as a third device that we could carry along with a computer and smartphone. Years later, Microsoft responded with a radically different approach: It designed its Windows operating system to work on personal computers and tablets at the same time so that we

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Vin Diesel Posts Emotional Birthday Message For Paul Walker’s Daughter

Entertainment /

Vin Diesel’s birthday message to Paul Walker’s daughter, Meadow Walker, would have surely made her dad proud. On Monday, the actor shared a photograph of Meadow Walker alongside his own daughter, Pauline Sinclair, who is 4 years old. “I could say that I am so proud of the person you are becoming … but the

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Hawks’ Collins suspended 25 games without pay for PEDs

Sports /

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins was suspended for 25 games without pay on Tuesday for a violation of the NBA’s anti-drug program after testing positive for a growth hormone. The NBA announced that Collins, 22, tested positive for Peptide-2. He is Atlanta’s leading rebounder and second-leading scorer. Collins is the third player to be handed

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As McDonald’s CEO learned, workplace romance can be perilous

Finance /

Workplace couples are often romanticized — think Bill and Melinda Gates or Michelle and Barack Obama. But when the relationship involves two people with unequal power, it can also be fraught with peril, especially in the #MeToo era. McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook is only the latest chief executive to be ousted over a consensual relationship

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