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Formula 1 set to agree plan on 2017 rule changes
BBC News - By Andrew Benson
Formula 1 has been through a turbulent time over the last year or so. There have been rows, stand-offs and threats. At times, the very future of the sport has seemed in doubt. Falling TV audiences and
President Obama’s Interview With Jeffrey Goldberg on Syria and Foreign Policy
The Atlantic - Jeffrey Goldberg
The U.S. president talks through his hardest decisions about America’s role in the world. Friday, August 30, 2013, the day the feckless Barack Obama brought to a premature end America’s reign as the world’s
The 100 best novels written in English: the full list
The Guardian - Guardian Staff
After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at his list A story of a man in search of truth
Mercedes: Engine boss 'assuming Ferrari wins & Honda threat'
BBC News - By Andrew Benson
World champions Mercedes are expecting a serious challenge from Ferrari this season and also say McLaren-Honda are a "big threat". Mercedes team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have dominated the
Formula 1 gossip: Haryanto, Hamilton, Vandoorne, Jorda
bbc.co.uk
Indonesian driver Rio Haryanto, 23, says Manor has given him more time to find the required funds to race for the team in 2016. (F1i.com) Renault development driver Carmen Jorda has hit back at former
Renault reveal new F1 car and driver for 2016 season – video
The Guardian - Guardian Staff
Renault revealed their new Formula One car for the 2016 season along with new driver Kevin Magnussen on Wednesday. Magnussen, who was released as McLaren’s test driver last year, will join Britain’s Jolyon
Formula 1: Kevin Magnussen in for Pastor Maldonado at Renault
BBC News - By Andrew Benson
Former McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen is to replace Pastor Maldonado at Renault for the 2016 Formula 1 season. Dane Magnussen will partner Britain's Jolyon Palmer after the sponsors of Venezuelan Maldonado,
How to (try and) make it as a young, creative woman in 2016
DAZED - Dazed
We’re officially one month into 2016. After drowning the ghosts of last year in a December-long binge of Prosecco, a lot of us have sobered up (literally, if you’re one of those “Dry Jan” types) to the
British Vogue at 100: how a magazine pictured a nation in style
The Guardian - Sarah Crompton
It wouldn’t be ‘Vogueland’ without Shrimpton and Moss, Bailey and Beaton, but this new exhibition of Vogue images at the National Portrait Gallery also offers a long record of British life, from Woolf
'All Australian cliches are true': Martin Parr talks beach life before Bondi show
The Guardian - Jonny Weeks
The Magnum photographer’s travelling exhibition, Life’s a Beach, showcases images shot at coastlines around the world. Here he talks about sausage sizzles and beach nudity with Guardian Australia’s picture
BBC 'likely to lose more sport in wake of F1 and Olympics'
The Guardian - Jasper Jackson
Corporation could drop more events as it seeks to find an additional £550m in annual savings by 2020, says trust chair Rona Fairhead The BBC is likely to have to lose more live sporting events as it tries
Formula One drivers call for halo safety device to be introduced from 2017
The Guardian - Reuters
• Mercedes-inspired bar designed to reduce risk of head injuries • Drivers’ association deem halo to be a ‘clear solution’ Formula One drivers are calling for a new safety device to be installed in their
F1’s Red Bull team still on thin ice despite their ski slope stunt
The Guardian - Paul Weaver
The kings of marketing in Formula One are still far from safe and talk of their future will hang in the air when the grand prix season begins The spectacular sight of Max Verstappen driving a Red Bull
Up the Anti: how Rihanna rewrote the rules of pop
The Guardian - Peter Robinson
With the chaotic release of her eighth album, Rihanna may have made her most audacious career move yet. Her ‘impulsive, gleeful’ side has helped her become the ultimate 21st-century pop star When an artist
Airbnb
How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb from a Failing Startup to a Billion Dollar Business
firstround.com - First Round Review
In 2009, Airbnb was close to going bust. Like so many startups, they had launched but barely anyone noticed. The company’s revenue was flatlined at …
Movies
Quentin Tarantino explains the mind-blowing way that all of his movies are connected
Business Insider - Jason Guerrasio
From Uma Thurman's character in "Pulp Fiction," Mia Wallace, explaining the plot of "Fox Force Five" (which is essentially the same as "Kill Bill") to characters in different films being related (like
Sundance Film Festival 2016 Preview: 10 Movies We’re Excited to See
VOGUE.COM - Patricia Garcia
Even though we’re still a day out from the start of 2016’s Sundance Film Festival, many of the films have already generated a ton of buzz outside of Park City, Utah. Here, we highlight the 10 films and
Mike Leigh interview: ‘I’m not like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, sitting there every night watching my old films’
The Guardian - Mark Lawson
At nearly 73, Salford’s finest film-maker has no plans for retiring – but he is pleased to see several of his key TV plays being made available online by the BBC. As he prepares to start on a new film
Design Kit
designkit.org
How AirBnB uses Design Thinking in Projects – An Example
thisisdesignthinking.net
Design thinking and design research inform strategic decision-making on many levels. This is an example of how AirBnB's Insights team uses data to …
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A behind-the-scenes look at our design culture, process, learnings, and storytelling. Inspired by work, travel, and the creatives we serendipitously …
What's it like to work on the research team at Pinterest? What's the qual/quant mix? How often are you in the field? Does
quora.com
TLDR: Being a researcher at the pin factory is what I imagine it’s like for Oompa Loompas working at Wonka’s Chocolate factory: an opportunity to …
Pinterest
Meet The Scientist Whose Job Is Studying Pinterest Users
BuzzFeed - Matthew Lynley
In a past life, Gabe Trionfi was helping design new kinds of microwaveable pasta meals. Now, he heads up the team of researchers at Pinterest tasked with understanding how people use the site. It's an
What is Human-centered Design?
vimeo.com
Why Pinterest Makes House Calls
Fast Company - By David Zax
There’s no better way to learn how people actually use your product than to visit them in their homes, says Gabriel Trionfi, Pinterest’s user experience researcher (and imaginary friend expert). Every

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