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Author And Filmmaker Marjane Satrapi On Creating Across Boundaries
Marjane Satrapi is best known for Persepolis, the best-selling graphic novel about growing up during the Iranian Revolution that she later adapted into an Oscar-nominated animated film with Vincent...
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The Sun Takes The Tracking Shot Off The Rails
People love a good long take. It’s an art form that’s been explored to memorable effect in feature films and, more recently, in the ad world–most notably in the blockbuster Old Spice “The Man Your Man...
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The Imperfect Balance Between Work and Life
You can have it all. It just won’t all be perfect. After years of observing individual struggles to achieve work-life balance — and of enlightened companies to provide it — I’ve concluded that one...
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Negotiation Lessons from a Father of 37
Sudarsan is a man I met at a skills training center for below-poverty-line Muslim girls in Southern India’s Nizamabad district two weeks ago. He is a 55-year-old government clerk, who has with his...
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Sex and the Working Mom
At one of the companies with which I work there is a legendary story about work life balance. The firm’s most senior line woman was asked to join a newly constituted high-level diversity committee,...
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On 9/11, This Bank Saved a Life
René Carayol of Cass Business School explains how First Direct’s commitment to customer service saved a life on 9/11. Read this article: On 9/11, This Bank Saved a Life
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Solving Gen Y’s Passion Problem
Generation Y, of which I’m a member, is entering the job market in record numbers, and according to many commentators things are not going well. One of the best-known books about my cohort, for...
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Boring is Productive
Whatever you think of his politics, you have to admit that Barack Obama has a very demanding schedule. The president’s typical day might include a ceremony celebrating Team USA’s Olympic athletes,...
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Chris Ware Brilliantly Bundles “Building Stories” As Graphic Novel Boxed Set
When he’s not crafting sly New Yorker covers or shipping his meticulous illustrations for display at the Whitney Biennial, graphic novel pioneer Chris Ware has for decades crafted deeply immersive...
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Job Satisfaction Against the Odds
The upcoming election is largely about the economy, and the economy is about jobs. The stubbornly high unemployment rate, and the struggle of countless Americans without jobs has been an endless topic...
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