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Move Over, Bake Sales: The New School Fundraising Model Sells Local, Organic GroceriesYahoo is Killing Its Web Directory, And With It A Little Bit of the Internet’s SoulForget Pumpkin Spice: Homemade Costumes of “Up” Characters Is What Halloween Is All AboutThe Recommender: Sandra Pasquariello, Who Was The Williams Sisters’ Ball Girl For A Day (Kind Of)Cartier’s Anti-Counterfeit Push Runs Afoul Of Free Speech AdvocatesSorry Brands, People Still Care More About Tweets From People They KnowStudy: Google Glass Doesn’t Make It Safe To Text And DriveIdeo Helps Develop New Designed-Minded Journalism DegreeToday in Tabs: Ello Darkness, My Old FriendFlights! Camera! Action! FAA Gives Hollywood Permission To Fly Drones“Thug Kitchen Cookbook” Will Stop You From Being a Lazy F*@k About FoodHow Levi’s Turned A Design Evil Into A Design SignatureThom Yorke Hearts BitTorrent, Releases Spooky New AlbumThe Case Of China’s Missing Tesla CarsThis Interactive Mirror Shows Women Positive Things About Themselves They Don’t SeeCan You Recognize Your Favorite Websites By Looking Only At Their Skeletons?BlackBerry Passport Pre-Orders Sold Out After Two DaysUntil The Real Thing Arrives: 2 Visions Of True Detective Season 2Payments Company Stripe To Power Facebook’s Buy ButtonTalkTalk and “The X Factor” Re-invent The Video SelfieThis Hidden Cam Stunt Shows How Often A Woman’s Boobs Get Checked Out DailyBaggu CEO Emily Sugihara On Why All Designers Should Visit TokyoThis Mexican Wildflower Could Help Clean Up The Perfume IndustryThis Drain Cover Captures Debris So Drains Don’t Clog During StormsLearn to Product Week Three: Think Small, Ask Why Five TimesApple Execs Unloaded $143 Million In Stock In SeptemberLove Post-It Notes? You’ll Love This New Productivity App That Digitizes ThemWhy This Patagonia Designer Still Loves His Job After 17 YearsFacial Prosthetics Get A Makeover Thanks To 3-D PrintingCuddle Up To Brutalist Architecture With These Pillows And BlanketsThe Vysk iPhone Case Ensures Your Camera And Photos Never Get HackedThe Tiny Wireless Earbuds Of The Future Are Made Possible By SoftwareWe Could Save $100 Trillion If We Ditched Private Car Ownership By 2050As Edible Insects Become More Popular, Thailand’s Insect Farming Community Is GrowingSpecialized Gear For Transit Commuters Protects You From Other People’s GermsCEOs Get Paid A Lot More Than People Think–And No One Is Happy About ItDebbie Millman On The Courage To Fail At Doing What You LoveHave You Ever Designed Something You Were Too Ashamed To Put Your Name On?The Stunning Paper Sculptures Of George Nelson’s Right-Hand ManCould This Toy Persuade Military Men To Do Yoga?New “A Clockwork Orange” Illustrations Are Super CreepyKnowing When And How to Blend Your Work And Personal LivesThis App Is Your 360-Degree Passport To The WorldThe (Surprisingly Profitable) Rise Of Podcast NetworksWith Response To Touch, ToyTalk’s Conversational Characters Get More RealisticThe U.S. Cities With The Most Bike Commuters (It’s Still Not A Lot)Standing Desks Are Coming To Schools, To Cure Obesity And Increase Attention SpansOnly A Radical Design Shift Can Fix Apple’s Bendy iPhone ProblemNetflix Spoils Everything, Budweiser Makes Us Cry With A Puppy: The Top 5 Ads Of The WeekAmerica’s Digital Divide: Startups Fly, Storefronts StruggleFinding The Untold Story Of Rock Legend Jimi Hendrix In “All Is By My Side”Getting Over Impostor Syndrome, Procrastination & Monday-Hate: This Week’s Most Popular Leadership StoriesShould You Include A Video With Your Resume?3 Lessons In Growing Pains From GrubHub’s VP Of Corporate AccountsHow Your Spouse’s Personality Affects Your Success At WorkDefining The Future Of Public Relations5 Ways Magic Helped Me Carve Out A Path In BusinessProductivity Hack Of The Week: Use Aromatherapy To Improve Your WorkI Have Four Jobs. . . Is This The “New Economy”?Yes, Gender Equality Is A Men’s IssueThe New Habit Challenge: Single Task By Using Only One Browser Tab At A TimeGet Ready For This Epic Glow-In-The-Dark Ski Movie From PhilipsApple: The iPhone 6 Bending Problem Is Not A ProblemToday in Tabs: No Its BeckyHow Bill Hader Went From Production Assistant To “SNL” Hero To Leading Man“We’re Not Trying To Be Something For Everybody”: The Promise And Perils Of ElloSecretive Amazon Lab To Develop Wearables and Household Devices4 Oculus Rift Developers Who Are Going To Blow Your MindAutodeskSee The Big Bang Of The Next InternetThis Five-Story House Is Attached To The Side Of A CliffBringing Solar Power To Remote Hospitals Is Saving LivesSan Francisco And Los Angeles Try To Put The Brakes On Sidecar’s CarpoolThis Unofficial Ad Shows How Google Glass Can Actually Do GoodAsk FCancer’s Yael Cohen Braun And Her Husband Anything!In Photos: Ai Weiwei Goes To AlcatrazYacht-Designing Billionaire Wants To Build A Yacht-Shaped HospitalApple Fixes iOS 8 Cellular Bug, Might Replace Bent iPhonesMap: Which Countries Are Most Responsible For Climate Change?Your New Favorite Instagram Account Is Eavesdropping On Your ConversationsFAA Issues Drone Permits To Six Production CompaniesA Dummy’s Guide To The “Bash Bug,” Your New (And Scarier) HeartbleedSmart Homes Make For Angry RoommatesRivers Can Tweet At You To Tell You When They FloodA Public Phone Charging Station That Harnesses Power From Pedestrians’ FootstepsHow To Pick The Best Wireless Carrier For YouA Better Use For All The Fruit Going To Waste: Fruit Jerky9 Rare Photos Of The First Crossing Of AntarcticaThis Film Is Made From 3,000 Animated GIFsMyontec’s Smart Shorts Will Measure Your Athletic Performance From Below The BeltHow Pandora Helps Musicians Plan ToursRadical Re-Use: Finding Unexpected New Life For Weird Industrial StuffIn China, The Modern Shopping Mall Is Topped With An Urban Farm, Not With CarsSee 128 years Of Coca-Cola’s History In 2 MinutesThis Is What Your Grocery Store Will Look Like In 2065What Needs To Happen For Impact Investing To Be The World-Changing Force It Could BeTilt Brush Is Like Microsoft Paint For The Year 2020The Insanity Of CEO Paychecks, VisualizedWhy Wendy’s Wants To Conquer The Fast Food World With BBQA Typeface For The BauhausInside The Company That Got Rid Of EmailThis Adaptable House Reshapes Itself For Your Growing Family, Or For Your DivorceHow Issa Rae Went From Awkward Black Girl To Indie TV Producer5 Design Lessons From Anna Sui, Fashion’s Enduring Boho QueenFinding The Overlap Between Your Creative Passions And Your CareerWatch This Oculus Rift Skateboarding Trip Through Las VegasThe Directors Of Nick Cave Doc “20,000 Days On Earth” On Making A Film As Unconventional As Its SubjectCobain, Tupac, Winehouse: Street Artist D*Face Portrays Artists Who Burned Bright and Died YoungCrazy Entrepreneurial Advice That Actually Isn’t5 Strategies For Big-Picture ThinkingWhat It’s Really Like For Women In Tech3 Considerations You Should Take When Managing From AfarJungle Bird Is Racing To Save The World, One Madcap Video Bombing At A TimeThe 7-Step Formula For A Performance Review That Actually WorksHow To Negotiate Your Way To Loving Your Job (Without Ever Mentioning Money)4 Things CEOs Who Stay Off Social Media Don’t Have To Worry AboutWhy Venture Capital Wasn’t Right For Me And 15 Alternative Funding SourcesDeleted That U2 Album From Your iPhone Yet? Here’s Why You Must. Right. Now.Deleted That U2 Album From Your iPhone Yet? Here’s Why You Must. Right. Now.The Best (And Worst) Times To Post On Social Media (Infographic)How Neil Gaiman Stays Creative In An Age Of Constant DistractionWatch 128 years Of Coca-Cola’s History In 2 Minutes5 Reasons You Can’t Miss Fast Company’s 2014 Innovation By Design Awards And ConferenceAdidas Just Stole Three Great Designers From NikeMankind’s Greatest Architectural Achievements Since PrehistoryDHL Will Begin Testing Drone Deliveries On FridayNow We Don’t Need Poppies: Scientists Create Opiates In A LabDecking Out Boston’s Trucks With Simple Tech That Keeps Cyclists Alive10 Scenes You Need To See From Raiders of the Lost Ark…In Black & WhiteCirque du Soleil Has A Spellbinding New Dance Performance Video Between A Man And His DronesPeople Who Jump From Screen To Screen Have Less Gray Matter In One Brain Region, Study FindsBuzzFeed’s Data Offers Hope That People Read Before They ShareBombay Sapphire’s New Headquarters Look Like A Giant Drop Of GinNearly Half Of U.S. Companies Had Data Breaches In The Past YearRichard Estes’s Paintings Appear More Real Than PhotographsAwww Alert: Watch A Cute Beagle Return Items Lost On Planes To KLM FlyersMedia “Mystery” Reveals Web Journalism Has Reached Peak LazinessLeast Creative Thing Of The Day: Threatened Emma Watson Leak Is A Marketing HoaxIndia Beats China In Race To MarsWatch Cirque Du Soleil Dance With DronesThe Design Constraint That Gave Dale Carnegie’s Classic Self-Help Book Its Catchy TitleWant To Be A YouTube Star? Some Practical Advice (Hint: Tweeting At Celebs Can Actually Work)See John Malkovich Transformed Into Marilyn, Einstein, And Other Icons From Famous PhotosReview: The BlackBerry Passport’s Weird Design Pays Off–But The App Situation Remains BleakFacebook, Following Google And Microsoft, Moves To End Anti-Renewable Lobbying MembershipZaha Hadid’s Chessboard Looks Just As Alien As Her BuildingsWarning: Big Pharma May Be A Highly Addictive And Ethically Challenging Indie GameMeet Councilman Ben Kallos, The Agile Politician5 Ways Rent The Runway’s CTO Turns Data Into BeautyWhat It’s Like To Use North Korea’s InternetNot Your Average Bakery On WheelsIndiegogo’s New “Forever Funding” Program Lets Fundraising Go On After A Campaign’s OverThis Startup Can Map The Solar Potential Of Every Single Home In Your CityHere’s What Happens When College Kids Have Their Smartphones Confiscated For An HourThis Danish Neighborhood Is A Giant Experiment For Smart CitiesWill Brain-To-Brain Instant Messaging Eventually Replace Phones?Google Ventures’ Formula For Attracting Top Design TalentAnthony Bourdain Has Become The Future Of Cable News, And He Couldn’t Care LessThe Secret Histories Of 5 Famous Hollywood CostumesWatch Rob Lowe Get Really Ugly And Super CreepyTake A Look Inside The Intense World Of Pro Gaming At Red Bull’s eSports ExtravaganzaA Pittsburgh Startup May Have Already Built The Most Influential Explainer Site On The WebThis City Lost 1 Million Pounds–Now It’s Redesigning Itself To Keep Them OffThis App Replaces Ads On New York’s Subway With ArtThis Electric Bike Is Controlled By Your Heartbeat, For The Perfect WorkoutThe One Thing That’s Probably Missing From Your PowerPoint PresentationsWhat’s Really Standing In The Way Of Reaching Your DreamsYou Aren’t Imagining It: Email Is Making You More Stressed Out“Dynamic Pins” And The Ongoing Quest For Less Sucky Air TravelAsk The Experts: I Think I’m Being Discriminated Against–What Should I Do?7 Super-Efficient Ways To Jump-Start Your MorningHow Women In Tech Are Changing The GameWant To Work While Traveling The World For A Year? This Startup Might Be Able To Help3 Tricks For Reaping The Benefits Of Change7 Benefits Of Hiring New Talent Over Experienced Pros5 Ways To Stay Motivated Even When You Really, Really Don’t Want ToAnd Now “Game of Thrones” Has Inspired a Metal BalletThe “Synthetic Turducken,” Broccoli-Shaped Ribs, And Other Mouth-Tingling Fake Meat ConceptsSheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey Awarded Britain’s Highest Architecture PrizeToday in Tabs: Tech vs. ArtHome Depot’s Customer Security Nightmare ContinuesMexico City’s New Airport Will Be The Most Sustainable Airport Ever BuiltHBO S.W.A.T.s Away Rumors, DELIVERS “True Detective” Casting NewsSee How Far Everything On Your Desk Has EvolvedWatch NYC Newlyweds Go On An Oculus Rift Honeymoon To Hawaii, Without Leaving City HallMcNally JacksonYour Next Innovative Idea Could Be A Restaurant Visit AwayThis Samsung Cord Will Let Your Mobile Devices Share PowerPayPal Vendors Can Now Accept BitcoinSpoiler Alert! Why Netflix Is Letting You Click Through Big Spoilers From Big TV Shows And MoviesStanford Says It Won’t Use Google Funding Toward Privacy Research [UPDATED]A “Learn To Code” Startup For Instagram-Loving Teenage GirlsThese Are Photos Of Puppies Learning To Swim. That Is AllJimmy Fallon And Justin Timberlake Have More To Say About The iPhone 6Someone Strapped A GoPro To A Falcon And Recorded A Stunning, Mid-Air Crow HuntInfographic: This Is A Map Of Everywhere Liam Neeson Has Killed People In MoviesThis Music Video Tells a Love Story Across 14 Different Apple ScreensApple: iOS 8 Adoption Reaches 46%California Lawsuit Says Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts Should Add Cancer Warnings LabelsThis Logo Is Just A Bunch Of Squiggly Lines, And It’s PerfectThis Childrenswear Line Is Made Entirely From Upcycled Men’s ShirtsThe David Bowie Exhibit Reveals Little About The Man Behind The MaskA Shoppable Tour Guide To The World’s Most Fashionable CitiesKanye West Is Teaching Fashion At CollegeIg Nobel Winners Find That Stuffing Pork Up Your Nose Stops Fatal NosebleedsMeet The Genius Kid Inventors At The Google Science FairThese 10 Teams Are Racing To Build Real-Life Star Trek TricordersOops. By 2100, There Could Be 2 Billion More People Than We AnticipatedRecreating One Woman’s 1,700-Mile Walkabout In “Tracks”Quirky Off-Shoot Launches Touch-Screen Controller For Smarthome GadgetsA Visual Guide To North Korea’s Totalitarian Operating SystemIs Your Team Lacking Motivation? Try These StrategiesGoogle To Drop Ties With Lobbying Group That Is “Literally Lying” About Climate ChangeThe Smallest Car In The World Is Back From The 1960s, And Now It’s ElectricCan This Human Hamster Wheel Make You More Productive At Work?Eerie Video Shows Masdar City–The Sustainable City Of The Future–Has No One In ItThe Next Big Thing In Responsive DesignThe Creepiest New Corner Of Instagram: Role-Playing With Stolen Baby PhotosI Built A Crazy Food Piñata At Taco Bell, Then Sold It To SomebodyTaco Bell Let Me Design a New Taco (and Immediately Regretted It).A New Technique For Creating More Aha Moments: The Surprise Journal4 Completely Scientific Ways To Know If Your Content Is CompellingNeuromarketing–You’re Doing It Wrong. Look For Human Insights, Not Magic TacticsThe People You Need In Your Support Network, And How To Find ThemWhy You Should Never Wear Orange To An InterviewLean In’s Cofounder On Learning From What Doesn’t WorkThe Real Reason You’re Procrastinating8 Practical Steps To Getting Over Your Impostor Syndrome5 Ways To Improve Your Listening SkillsYes, You Need A Mentor, But A Sponsor Will Really Boost Your CareerHow To Lead Like The PopeWhy It’s Time To Usher In The Next Generation Of EmailTalko Wants To Reinvent The Phone Call From ScratchJukePop Wants To Bring Indie Titles To More LibrariesTest-Rifting The Oculus Crescent Bay VR HeadsetWhat’s Happening At Today’s Climate Protests On Wall StreetToday in Tabs: Monkey BusinessWatch Fast Company Editor Bob Safian Talk To Michael Dell About Technology, Entrepreneurship, And The Promise Of The FutureThe 5 Best Things About The New High LineTake A Virtual Tour Of Chrysler’s New 5-Million-Square-Foot FactoryHow Photographers Make People Fall In Love With BuildingsThis Bicycle Saddle Doubles As A LockIf Scary PSAs Won’t Do It, Maybe This Adorable Puppy Will Stop You From Drinking And DrivingThese Clocks Keep Time With Saxophones, Pendulums, And FansWatch The Evolution Of The iPhone From The Original To The 6 In One GIFGet Stuff Into Your Trunk, Without Straining Your Back4 Smart Medical Devices That Could Save Lives, All Built By College StudentsMiguel Cotto And Oscar De La Hoya Meet An Even Stronger Fighter In This Hard-Hitting ShortBehind The White House’s Celebrity-Filled Campaign To Stop Sexual Assault On College CampusesYou Can Now Say “No, Thanks” To Google+A Sign Of The Times? An Oil Baron’s Heirs Vow To Divest From Fossil FuelsReporter Quits Her Job On Live TV To Focus On Legalizing Pot In AlaskaHow To Do More In Your First Hour Of Work Than Most People Do All DayWatch Live: Apple CEO Tim Cook Speaks At Climate Week NYCPhotographs Sculpted Into Stunning 3-D Still LifesWhy Kerry Washington Is Fighting a Different Kind Of Domestic Trauma–Financial AbuseA Visual Guide To Designer Dog BreedsCan Longform Become A Netflix For Journalism?The Priceline Of Pot Finds Marijuana That Fits Any BudgetSmart Sensors Let You Monitor Your Home Any Way You WantWhy VCs Use Crowdfunding To Make Sure Their Hardware Startups Pay OutThis Cafe Makes Ingredients, Not MealsThe $15 Million X-Prize To Find A Peer-To-Peer Learning Platform For The Developing WorldThe Business Case For Carbon-Cutting ActionsCan This Bike Safety Fashion Fail Inspire Better Reflective Gear?How Sephora Discovered That Lurkers Are Also Its “Superfans”Open Office Or Private Space? What If We Told You That You Could Have Both?How Apple’s Innovative Design Became Boring DesignPostcards From The Future Show What London Will Look Like After Climate ChangeA Trippy Visualization Of Galaxies CollidingCan A Search Engine Make You More Creative?How An Iowa Newspaper Is Using Oculus Rift For Big, Ambitious JournalismCheck Out These Mini-Robotic Remote Control CarsWant A Job In The Future? Go Into Health CareiPod Mastermind Tony Fadell On The Death Of The iPod: “You Can’t Get Too Nostalgic”Paul Rand’s 4 Most Enduring Bits Of Design WisdomThe Time I Cold Called Carole King And Helped Her Write A #1 HitFastCo Studios Launches With 4 New Video SeriesBorrowed Letterhead And Instant Movie Pitches: How Ben Schwartz Hustled His Way Into An Acting And Writing CareerWhat Squirt Gun Assassination And $666 Burgers Can Teach You About Consumer EngagementFundraising Is Like Poker–How Startups Can Play The GameWhat Happened When Fast Company Staff Created Better To-Do ListsInside Warby Parker’s Inner Circle, They Master The Live-And-Work-Together LifestyleHow To Achieve Success By Admitting You SuckWhy You Should Hire For Potential, Not ExperienceQuote of the Week: Look Failure In The Eye And Keep GoingHow To Finally Finish That One Project–You Know The OneHow To Turn Monday Into A Day You Actually Enjoy4 Steps Toward A More Successful Women-In-Tech InitiativeHow To Quit Your Job GracefullyWhy Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe Just Gave $31 Million To A New Computer Science CenterWhy I Went From Queasy To Hopeful At MIT’s Breast Pump Hackathon