Journalism

The 'Barney' Franchise Is Officially Being Relaunched

Love him or hate him, Barney is back, with a new animated series coming in 2024 Millennials of a certain age (author raises her hand) have a, shall we say, complex relationship with Barney. Was the purple dinosaur a ubiquitous part of our childhoods? Absolutely. Did we love him like we loved other major TV characters of the time? Not even close. Regardless of how we feel, though, Barney is back. Mattel just announced that the big, purple dinosaur is getting a new animated series in 2024, so if

Study: Grandmas May Feel Closer to Their Grandkids than Their Own Kids

If you’ve ever felt like grandma is closer to the grandkids than she was to her own kids, you may not be wrong—and now science can prove it There’s no denying that there’s just something special about the bond between a grandma and her grandkids. But until now, that was just a feeling we all had—there was no scientific proof that grandmas liked their grandkids more than their own kids, right? A new study out of Emory University actually confirms it—researchers found that grandmas relate to thei

20% Of All Pediatric COVID Cases In The U.S. Happened In The Last 2 Weeks

The omicron variant is now causing more than 1 million U.S. kids to become infected with COVID each week, according to the American Academy for Pediatrics The omicron wave of the pandemic may be receding in much of the U.S., but the highly contagious variant is still shattering records when it comes to one demographic of cases: kids. The American Academy for Pediatrics reported Tuesday that more than 1 million U.S. kids were infected last week, breaking the record set just the week before. Arou

Content Marketing

Making Your Mark: How Breweries Can Hone Their Craft Beer Marketing Strategy | notch

Despite the pandemic's disruptions in the food and beverage industry, this is a good time to own a brewery. Craft breweries exploded onto the scene in the mid-2000s, and that scene has since taken on a life of its own. Some of today's most recognizable beer brands started as home brewers or microbreweries, as brewmasters have elevated this hobby to an art form. There are now over 10,000 craft brewers in the U.S. and Canada, with many of them using local ingredients to produce unique and delicio

Why is ambition important?

Navalent cofounder and managing partner Ron Carucci wrote for Harvard Business Review about serving on a committee to select a company's next CEO. He wrote: Carucci went on to point out a few problems that were taking place in this scenario, with one of them being "just how ineffective people can be at nurturing and expressing ambition". Carucci is right that in the business world, we can have a strange relationship with ambition. It's a complex trait, and one that is often seen in a negative

Is it pretentious to send Calendly links?

The internet is known for debating over a lot of things. Is the dress white and gold, or black and blue? Is it pronounced "gif" or "jif"? Is a hot dog a sandwich? And while those debates can certainly get spirited, they're also pretty lighthearted and low stakes. But one of the latest online arguments is one that could actually impact your professional life. The internet can't seem to decide: is it pretentious to send Calendly links? While many people consider Calendly to be a useful tool that

Headless Commerce: The Ultimate Guide

Gone are the days when headless things only belonged in spooky movies. As online shoppers’ needs and behavior rapidly and continuously changes, some of the top ecommerce retailers in the game are finding new ways to keep up. Industry leaders like Amazon are embracing a new strategy that helps them innovate on the fly and experiment with new ways to meet consumers’ needs: Headless commerce. It’s not as spooky as it sounds, we promise. Is headless retail something your ecommerce store should be