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Kara Swisher has been called “pioneering” (the New York Times), “Silicon Valley’s top pundit” (Wired), and “so shrill at this... more

According to Merriam-Webster, the word “conversation” has 36 synonyms, ranging from the alliterative (”confabulation”) to the arcane (”persiflage”). Why the... more

Growing old gets a bad rap, and it's not hard to see why. Your hair thins and your waist thickens.... more

Honesty may be the best policy, but that doesn’t make giving honest feedback any easier. That’s why Kim Scott, a... more