Play button The Obama DoctrineThe Atlantic - Jeffrey GoldbergThe 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 listThe Guardian - Guardian StaffAfter 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".
Formula 1 gossip: Haryanto, Hamilton, Vandoorne, Jordabbc.co.ukFriday, 12 February 2016 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
Renault reveal new F1 car and driver for 2016 season – videoThe Guardian - Guardian StaffRenault 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 RenaultBBC News - By Andrew Benson Former McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen is to replace Pastor Maldonado at Renault for the 2016 Formula 1 season.
How to (try and) make it as a young, creative woman in 2016DAZED - DazedWe’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 styleThe Guardian - Sarah CromptonIt 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 showThe Guardian - Jonny WeeksThe 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 JacksonCorporation 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 2017The 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 stuntThe Guardian - Paul WeaverThe 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 popThe Guardian - Peter RobinsonWith 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
How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb from a Failing Startup to a Billion Dollar Businessfirstround.com 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 …
Quentin Tarantino explains the mind-blowing way that all of his movies are connectedBusiness Insider - Jason GuerrasioAnd it turns out they're right. 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
10 Movies We’re Excited to See at the 2016 Sundance Film FestivalVOGUE.COM - Patricia GarciaEven 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 LawsonAt 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
How AirBnB uses Design Thinking in Projects – An Examplethisisdesignthinking.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 …
What Questions do Airbnb Design Researchers Ask? - Bridgedesignerfund.com What Questions do Airbnb Design Researchers Ask? “Find your inner two year-old and ask ‘why’ over and over again to understand someone’s …
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? Doesquora.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 …
Meet The Scientist Whose Job Is Studying Pinterest UsersBuzzFeed - Matthew LynleyIn 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
Why Pinterest Makes House CallsFast Company - David ZaxThere’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
