At Aetna, A C.E.O.’s Management By Mantra – NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com: 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…
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Tennessee Lawmaker Denies Controversial Comments Were Racially Charged
A Tennessee House Republican is defending herself from charges of racism after making controversial comments on Facebook. “It is time for a Council of Christian Relations and a NAAWP in…
Walker: I’ll leave the nonsense to the media
Instead, as his star rises among conservatives and he moves toward a 2016 presidential bid, Walker is insisting those questions are a media-manufactured sideshowand he’ll have nothing to do with…
Guns for women on campus make sense
As the nation contemplates better ways to prevent sexual assault on college campuses, legislators and college administrators alike have recently offered some mind-bogglingly dumb ideas. One of them is California’s…
Lunar New Year Recipes: P.F. Chang’s Lettuce Wraps, Dumplings, Noodles And More
February 19 is Lunar New Year, a holiday celebrated in many Asian countries, including China, Vietnam and Korea. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep (or goat or ram, depending…
Keeping the Oscar de la Renta Name Alive
Peter Copping’s appointment as the successor to Oscar de la Renta was announced to the world last year on Oct. 13. Seven days later, Mr. de la Renta died.rn Mr….
Bobby Jindal: The right’s unlikely Common Core hero
The scene of Jindal railing against Common Corethe education standards embraced by more than 40 statesstands in stark contrast to his enthusiastic approval of the program when it was first…
Gamcheon: Is this Asia’s artsiest town?
Instead, the eerily quiet village is a destination for a different type of travelerone that’s not driven by foodie discovery or lazing on the beach, the primary reasons Koreans vacation…
Randy Gillen Jr. Stole $500 Left At Drive-Thru Bank Window: Cops
Police say a Pennsylvania man hoping to pass a fraudulent check instead stole $500 when he found that much money left behind by another customer at a drive-thru bank window….
10 Hacks For When You Need A Little Extra Willpower
Willpower. It’s something we all have, in varying quantities. It’s the essence of our self-control. It allows us to recognize the right decisions to make, and then make them. And…
Jimmy Kimmel Calls A Kids’ Book Club Meeting To Analyze The Literary Intricacies Of ‘Goodnight Moon’
Dad and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has always wanted to join a book club, but he doesn’t have time to get through 400-500 page novels. So instead, he formed…
FYI: You Can Draw Pretty Pictures In Gchat
A picture is worth a thousand words. So why type when you can draw instead? – Now go forth and draw!
Argentina president posts tweet mocking Chinese accent
She took the opportunity to mock the accent of her hosts while making a reference to those in attendance. Fernandez posted a message on Twitter, replacing the letter “r” with…
Time To Leave The NICU Behind
“Come on, Joel. If we don’t leave now, I’m going to want to go to sleep rather than have dinner.” Those were the words my wife, Rachel, used to try…
‘Sex And The City’ Goes Lesbian In ‘Remix’ Clip That Sees Carrie Bradshaw On The Search For Mrs. Right
“Sex and the City” was a pioneering show in terms of lesbian, gay and bisexual representation in many respects — but this clip goes a step further. YouTube user Elisa…
Super Bowl Commercials Go for Heart, Not Just Funny Bone and Jugular
The game plan for the advertising blitz during Super Bowl XLIX was simple: Go straight for the heart. Many of the commercials during NBC’s national broadcast of Sunday’s game sought…
Obama Budget Proposal To Target Income Inequality: Report
President Obama will propose a 10-year budget on Monday that stabilizes the federal deficit but does not seek balance, instead focusing on policies to address income inequality as he adds…
Woman Orders Food, Gets Bag Of Cash Instead
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman got a surprise at a Burger King drive-thru: a bag full of cash instead of food. – The newspaper reports that the…
Uncle left 9-year-old twins home alone for months, officials say
Giobari Atura told police he agreed to watch his brother and sister-in-law’s twin boys while the couple traveled to Nigeria in July, but instead of moving into the apartment, Atura…
New Research Finds More Reasons To Exercise At Work
Feeling that midday slump? You may want to skip that third cup of joe and move your feet instead. Two new studies are highlighting the growing benefits of exercising on…
Pope: Catholics Don’t Have To Breed ‘Like Rabbits’
Pope Francis is firmly upholding church teaching banning contraception, but said Monday that Catholics don’t have to breed “like rabbits” and should instead practice “responsible parenting.” Speaking to reporters en…
‘SNL’ Shows How Different ‘The Wire’ Would Be If Set In Brooklyn
On this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live,” Kenan Thompson, Jay Pharaoh and host Kevin Hart portrayed their own version of “corner boys,” the low-ranking street-level drug dealers many associate with “The…
The Pope said what?!? More stunners from Francis
Case in point, a brief press conference on Monday aboard the papal plane from the Philippines to Rome, when Francis sounded off, in his very unpope-like way, on birth control,…
Arsenal sweep Man City aside
Instead, Arsenal put in a supremely disciplined performance against a Manchester City team without their talismanic midfielder Yaya Toure, who is now at the African Cup of Nations, and struggling…
The real lesson of the Paris march
This is what martyrdom is aboutnot seeking death, but recognizing instead that life is precious. True martyrs seek to preserve and enhance life. And there has been an outpouring of support,…