fastcompany
44h ago
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‘SNL’ and Shane Gillis get backlash for ‘rape culture’ jokes during a national conversation about sexual assault
Shane Gillis hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend, and the response to the comedian’s opening monologue has been fast and mostly furious.
fastcompany
45m ago
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Six Flags tragedy in Georgia puts spotlight on the industry’s patchwork of safety standards
The horrific death of a man who was ejected from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia is drawing attention to the safety of amusement park rides that have become increasingly faster and steeper in their quest for the biggest thrill.Even so, deaths on roller coasters are still extremely rare, and Georgia officials have said little about what happened Monday when Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, was thrown from his seat while riding the Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia before...
fastcompany
27h ago
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5 clever ways to break through writer’s block
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps.
fastcompany
5h ago
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This is how great managers respond to disengaged employees
When team members disengage, most leaders instinctively tighten the reins. It’s an understandable response, but rarely an effective one. Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2025 report found that 70% of the variance in team engagement stems directly from the manager.
fastcompany
23h ago
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This is the one role founders should absolutely outsource
In a startup’s earliest days, founders are the only salespeople by default. And founders who don’t have any previous sales experience are often surprised to find that they’re very effective at it. But this makes sense; after all, they’re the one who first saw the need for the product and drove its creation.
fastcompany
42h ago
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A super PAC trying to influence the Maine Senate election seems to have advertised to the wrong Portland
In most cases, confusing Portland, Maine, with Portland, Oregon, might be seen as an innocent faux pas. But in the case of political actors ahead of an election, it can be a costly—and frankly comedic—blunder.
fastcompany
26h ago
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38 Percent of U.S. adults are estranged from family. The workplace is feeling it
Family estrangement isn’t just a private family problem anymore. It’s become a widely discussed social phenomenon. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, reports and polls across the United States have pointed to a rise in adults cutting ties with relatives.
fastcompany
22h ago
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Bending Spoons product lead sparks fury with X post on Airtable layoffs
Bending Spoons product leader Federico Simionato sparked a social media firestorm after announcing a major layoff at Airtable in a brief post on X yesterday.
fastcompany
27h ago
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Chipotle’s ridiculously oversized bag can carry enough food to feed your entire family
Chipotle Mexican Grill has debuted a 3-foot-wide, 170-liter (45-gallon) bag that serves as both a bold fashion statement and a marketing stunt that exemplifies the creative style of its chief brand officer, Fernando Machado.
fastcompany
29h ago
3°
They’re cheap, they’re kitschy, and investment bankers love them
When strolling the hallways of his first internship in investment banking, Alex R. kept noticing small trinkets crowding the desks of executives and junior analysts alike, as if each workstation grew its own skyline made up of knickknacks.