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As we recently reported, office holiday parties are making their way back into the company budget post-recession – which means you have another opportunity to screw up big time or score major brownie points with your boss. It’s up to you to be naughty or nice. More
After years of pinching pennies, cutting holiday festivities out of office budgets due to a not-so-Santa-friendly economy, the infamous office parties are making a comeback this season. And surprisingly (at least to me anyway because I find them to be très awkward), most people are thrilled. More
If you haven’t heard of Carrie Hammer yet, we bet your work wardrobe has – and it’s going to be asking for her clothing line as a gift this season. Hammer, contributor to The Huffington Post’s style section and to StyleList.com, launched her self-titled, NYC-based clothing line CARRIE HAMMER in 2012 this year, delivering stylish professional wear to women with three versatile options: ready to wear, customization and made to measure. You can even choose the color, sleeve and length of your dress online. And, if you have a particular office environment, you can choose a dress that works for you, fitting your office dress code delivered in 3-4 weeks. Amazing, right? More
Founder Elizabeth Noblitt is bringing women’s golf attire into the future as a fashion stylist and CEO of Shi Shi Putter, an online resource for women golfers who play like their style depends on it – on and off the golf course. More
Meet Elisa Camahort Page, co-founder and COO of the ground-breaking online network BlogHer, Inc., with its flagship conference Variety magazine calls the “ComicCon for women who blog.” Sure, she’s known as one of the fore-mothers of the term marketers love and many parent bloggers hate – “mommy bloggers” – but, as Camahort Page tells us, there’s much more to the site than that. More
She’s got a baby, a booming voice, and now, a new job. Adele may be working with Burberry. That’s the rumor any way. More
In a viral video uploaded to YouTube in May with more than 1.2 million views, primatologist Frans de Waal at Emory University led an experiment on Capuchin monkeys entitled the “Fairness Study.” The results? When monkeys accomplish the same tasks and receive unequal rewards, it’s not a barrel of monkeys – those monkeys will barrel towards you in protest. More
England-based Katie Day is a first-time author of The High-Heeled Leader: Embrace Your Feminine Power in Life and Work. She sat down with The Grindstone to talk about her mission to help women achieve confidence, assertiveness and self-belief. Working as a business coach and personal style consultant, she offers 10 tips for women looking to be the best they can be in life and work. More
Roger Ebert gave this story two thumbs down. In a recent article in the Chicago Sun-Times, Ebert featured a disgusting, yet true account, of a Buffalo film critic named Michael Calleri who was asked by former pig of an editor at the Niagara Falls Reporter, to stop reviewing movies with strong leading ladies, specifically Snow White and the Huntsman. More
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While cleaning his desk, this retired chaplain, Ron Yurcus, found a $1 million winning lottery ticket. Ladies, take notes, and while you’re at it, grab a duster. More
Maria Seidman, CEO and co-Founder of Yapp – the new way to create and publish mobile apps in minutes – always knew deep down that she’d be an entrepreneur. Her dad was a business owner, she married a business owner, and though she took the circuitous route to become one too, she always knew it was in her blood. More
The fact that Bloomberg’s Businessweek wasn’t kidding when it asked readers to vote online for the MBA programs with the hottest coeds – because they’ve done things like this before – is killing me. More
If you want to know how much it costs to fix a reputation, Kristen Stewart has a pretty good idea. The awkward actress, known for wearing t-shirts, skinny jeans, converse sneakers and messy hair, is making a costly fashion comeback to revamp her reputation as a stylish star and maybe along the way, a doting girlfriend. According to The Daily Mail, she has spent almost $40,000 on new threads. More
Here lies the perfect example of the dangers of digital addiction, a real problem apparently, and also a great addition to everyone’s favorite Alanis Morissette karaoke song. CIA Director David Petraeus has been criticized for his digital communication compulsion exemplified through rapid responses to all emails and social media messages sent his way – and his constant Googling of himself. More
