Interview with Dan Berger, CEO of Social Tables
This company has the solution to creating event layouts in the fastest and easiest way imaginable. Dan Berger created a company with the vision to make planning corporate meetings and events as easy as possible. After a long and strenuous
Delivering on the Promise of the 2030 Development Agenda
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United Tastes of America: California
It is undeniable that America’s makeup is unique. According to the US Census Bureau, as of July 2015 we have an estimate of 17.6 percent Latino, 5.6 percent Asian, 13.3 percent African American or Black, and 61.6 percent White, accounting
Olympic 2016 Preview: The Zika Virus
Amidst the alarming findings of illegal doping and the political turbulence brewing in the Brazilian capital, reservations toward the 2016 Summer Olympics have often focused on one of the planet’s pesky insects: the mosquito — more specifically, the Aedes aegypti
NICOL VIZIOLI: The Supernature Edition
I've been following Nicol Vizioli's work for quite a while. Her photography has a unique trademark, its sense of theatrical drama has an intense and profound impact that always struck me. Her rigorous use of Hasselblad (analogic medium-format camera), her
SDG 16: A platform for a new era of international cooperation
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. THIS PIECE WAS CO-AUTHORED BY JOHAN BERGENAS AND GRACE MAHONEY. The international community labored for years to conceptualize a new
Alden of New England
There was once a time when buying shoes meant that an expert craftsman handmade and repaired each pair on a first name basis. In today’s global economy we often look for traits in shoes such as “Italian leather” and “handmade,”
How Water Saved Iceland from an Economic Crisis
Editor's Note: This piece is co-authored by Arriana Spallone and Gaia Garofalo. Following the Lehman financial debacle in 2008, Iceland experienced a de facto bankruptcy triggered by an economic crisis so profound the country appeared to be doomed to failure. Fast-forward
A Poem By Uche Ogbuji
IN LOCO Down the lanterns, repent in retirement– Truss-up for children with frayed string. Press one for says-he, two for she, Three to guess what those old lies meant Down the lanterns that losing spring. Back up again for one winning chance: Trust in children, what say