At Aetna, a C.E.O.’s Management by Mantra
On a recent wintry afternoon, Mark T. Bertolini, the 58-year-old chief executive of Aetna, the health insurer, was sitting in his Hartford office wearing a dark suit and a crisp,…
Month: February 2015
Cameron Defends British Security Services Over ‘Jihadi John’
LONDON — After disclosures that the man who posed in videos of the murder of Western hostages was known to British intelligence, Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday defended the…
Kurdish Fighters Capture Tel Hamees, ISIS Stronghold In Syria
Backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Kurdish fighters fought their way Friday into a northeastern Syrian town that was a key stronghold of Islamic State militants, only days after the group…
21 Glorious Vintage Photos Of Kids Having Fun Before The Internet
Life before Snapchat and Candy Crush was clearly really boring. As this collection of vintage photos spanning from the 1800s to the 1970s shows, there was just nothing to do…
Let These ‘House Of Cards’ Charts Remind You Why You’re Binge-Watching So Hard
“House of Cards” is back! After months of anticipation, everyone’s favorite power-hungry, fourth-wall-breaking politician has returned to Netflix for a third season. Here are some “House of Cards” charts to…
Vines Of Those Llamas Are Here And They’re Freaking Hilarious Of Course
“We now go live to llamas enthralling a nation.” If you’re anything like us, you probably couldn’t remove your face from the screen when two llamas evaded authority figures in…
Obama Mourns ‘Star Trek’ Icon Leonard Nimoy: ‘I Loved Spock’
President Barack Obama mourned the death of actor Leonard Nimoy on Friday, praising the “Star Trek” icon for his commitment to the arts and sciences as well as his performance…
‘Afghan Girl’ resurfaces in Pakistan documents probe
This week, Pakistani media revealed that a woman believed to be her and two men said to be her sons allegedly obtained national identity cards using forged documents. – Pressure…
Rick Santorum Calls For Ground Troops To Fight Islamic State
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who is considering another presidential run, called for putting 10,000 U.S. troops on the ground to fight the growth of the extremist group that calls…
Chicago ‘Black Site’ ‘Not First Time’ Anti-Terror Tactics Allegedly Used On Americans
The Guardian’s bombshell about a secretive “black site” holding facility in Chicago where suspects are allegedly shackled, beaten and held for long periods of time without access to their lawyers,…
Want To Look Smarter? Stop Sending Emails And Speak Like A Human
Think you’re saving time and looking pretty smart dashing off endless emails to your boss? Do yourself a big favor, stop typing and talk to her instead. – Taking his…
ESPN Writer Ivan Maisel Anxious About Son Max Maisel’s Disappearance
Ivan Maisel, a senior writer for ESPN.com, is clinging to the hope that his missing 21-year-old son Max will be found safe. “We’re scared and we’re heartbroken,” Maisel said at…
Why blue/black/white/gold dress went viral
There’s a simple reason why the dress debate and the rampaging llamas in Arizona have taken over our news feeds, our conversations and our lives this weekand it has more…
Vince Young Thinks The NFL Had ‘Some Very Horrible Quarterbacks’ This Year
News broke Friday that Vince Young, the 31-year-old former NFL wunderkind who retired in June after he couldn’t find work as a NFL quarterback, will participate in the league’s first…
For sale: handbags and conservative ideology
But two floors below the Conservative Political Action Conference’s cavernous ballroom, there’s an entirely different show. An eclectic — and sometimes bewildering — mix of more than 120 vendors are…
5 Things That Happened To Conan O’Brien When He Went To Cuba
“Hey, who’s paying for this?” asked Conan O’Brien as he entered an Italian restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, where about a dozen journalists were sitting in front of appetizers, waiting for…
This Woman Built A Ton Of Furniture In The Time It Takes To Make A Sandwich
If you’ve ever put together an Ikea bed (or, say, attempted to build a piece of furniture yourself) then you know full well that furniture assembly and construction is one…
These Middle Schoolers Are Out To Educate The World About Teen Dating Violence
What started out as a school project about teen dating violence quickly turned into something much larger for six Texas students. The girls, who are in sixth, seventh and eighth…
Lawsuit Plaintiff Byron Allen: Comcast Uses ‘Least Expensive Negro’ Al Sharpton To ‘Cover’ Discrimination
Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Al Sharpton were hit last week with a $20 billion lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against black-owned media companies. While Sharpton and Comcast have spoken out…
Why We Do NOT Think Claudio Cutugno’s Models Were In Blackface
If the debate around “The Dress” has taught us anything, it’s that the way we see color can be starkly different. For the record, I’m #TeamBlueAndBlack. That perception is being…
Aaron Hernandez murder trial: What you missed this week
Here are some of the key moments from the past week of his murder trial: Victim’s sister can talk about the texts Judge Susan Garsh on Monday reversed her initial…
An Official Bruce Lee Biopic Is In The Works
Bruce Lee’s life will make it to the big screen, according to an announcement made by his daughter, Shannon Lee, on Friday. His family will be fully involved in the…
Why This Trendy NYC Restaurant Banned Tips
NEW YORK — Amanda Cohen is attempting a radical experiment for Manhattan restaurants: no tipping. And so far, the chef of revered vegetarian eatery Dirt Candy said, she hasn’t received…
This ‘Map To The Stars’ Scene Scared Off Other Actresses, But Not Julianne Moore
A tricky scene that takes place in a bathroom didn’t scare Julianne Moore away from accepting a leading role in “Maps To The Stars,” but the same can’t be said…
Greek Prime Minister Rules Out Third Bailout
Greece’s new radical left government has no intention of seeking another bailout deal from international creditors and will spend coming months trying to ease the terms of its current commitments,…
Why Netanyahu is confronting the White House
Israel, he declared, would defend itself “with all the means at our disposal.” These words still reverberate in Israel today, and they help explain why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is…
States Prepare For Fallout Of Possible Obamacare Ruling
Officials in several Republican states that balked at participating in President Obama’s health-care initiative are now revisiting the issue, amid mounting panic over a possible Supreme Court decision that would…
Net Neutrality Nonprofit Wins Reddit’s Top Charity Vote
Proponents of net neutrality are marking Thursday’s historic ruling by doing what they do best –- further protecting the rights of Internet users. In layman’s terms, the Federal Communications Commission’s…
Browns Canyon, industrial town among new national monuments
Obama is naming the sites using his authority under the Antiquities Act, which he has already used to establish or expand 16 national monuments. Since 1906, presidents have used the…
College Snapchat Accounts Raise Legal Concerns
You take a selfie of your night and send it to your best friends with the expectation that it will disappear in a matter of seconds. Since social-messaging platform Snapchat…