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It’s hard out here for a young professional: wages are getting lower, work hours are getting longer, and you barely even smiled at that GIF your friend just sent you. But don’t reach for the 5-Hour Energy just yet — sometimes all you need is a good jam to help you get by. More
Breaking news: Former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland apparently admits in a new song that she was jealous of Beyoncé. News flash, Kelly: Literally every single woman on this earth is jealous of Beyoncé. Still, the song is pretty intense! More
These days, James Rhodes is a successful concert pianist. But for a decade, he didn’t play the piano at all, while he pursued another career that made him something like Don Draper, “albeit a few inches shorter and a few women fewer.” Then he gave it all up to pursue his childhood dream. He sacrificed everything — including his marriage and his income — to do it, but in the end, it worked. More
A woman who worked as a security at a top movie studio in LA is suing her employers because she says she was fired for complaining about celebrities offering her drugs. Also her diamond shoes are too tight. More
It takes a special kind of employee to get fired on his first day at work, but Derek Erdman had what it takes. He started Monday morning as a receptionist at the Seattle-based record label Sub Pop, and by the end of the day he was packing up his things. What makes the story even more interesting is that his weirdly aggressive exit interview was published on Sub Pop’s blog. One choice question from his employer of less than one day: “You failed to mention you were such a dick. Why?” More
Just about every Friday, I get the 1981 Loverboy song ”Working For the Weekend” in my head, and then hate myself. It’s an awful song. That’s why I loved stumbling across this YouTube-enhanced list at the Pessimist of the 20 greatest work songs. For one thing, because it does not include “Working for the Weekend.” But it does include some classics, like Dolly Parton‘s “9 to 5″, along with some gems I never would have thought of, including Loretta Lynn‘s homemaker heartbreaker, “One’s On the Way.” Oh, and our personal favorite: Uncle Tupelo’s “Grindstone.”
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Saturday night, HBO aired “Life Is But a Dream,” a documentary about Beyonce, produced by Beyonce and directed by Beyonce. Beyonce was also pretty much the only person who spoke. It was pretty self-indulgent. As the Fug Girls tweeted, “I would rather hold out for the Beyonce documentary that isn’t directed and produced BY Beyonce.” And, you know, fair enough. But also: BEYONCE. Here are our picks for top-three awesome moments from the Beyonce documentary, including Beyonce on the wage gap (kinda-sorta).
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Grammy’s? Last night was more like Denny’s, because it was a total sausage-fest. (Zing!) Mumford & Sons, whose maleness is even in their band name, won the top honor, Album of the Year. Dude duo the Black Keys won four awards, including Best Rock Album. Fun., the annoying punctuated pop-rock band from Brooklyn, won Best New Artist. Frank Ocean was awarded the statuette for Best Urban Contemporary Album. And so on! Bros, bros, everywhere the eye could see (er, ear could hear?). But that doesn’t mean there weren’t some big moments for the ladies, too. More
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The rumors have been swirling for weeks, and now Buzzfeed has confirmed it: Britney Spears is leaving The X Factor. After drawing a $15 million salary for just a few months of work, and a huge amount of speculation over her mental state, she will not be returning for a second season. In a sad way, however, this was a triumph for Britney. More
We talk a lot about success on The Grindstone: how to attain it, how to dress for it, how it relates to your birthday. But let’s be honest: There are plenty of career stories that are about failure, too. This week, a woman named Raquel Ramos wrote a bracingly honest essay for xojane about her failed rock star dreams. “For the majority of my life, I’ve identified myself as a singer, an artist,” she begins. I always, always thought that I’d be one of the few to Make It. I was incorrect. … I don’t think it’s premature or needlessly pessimistic to say it’s definite that I am not going to be a rock star.” More
Old-school career tips include networking, working hard, and dressing for the job you want. Here’s a new-school career tip: Date Taylor Swift. As it turns out, many of Swift’s already-famous boyfriends have received a career boost from their connection to her. More
The first trailer for Beyoncé’s upcoming HBO movie is out, and, like everything Beyoncé does, it only makes me want more Beyoncé. She’s been the subject of TV documentaries before, but this time Beyoncé herself is directing it, and it looks to include tons of personal footage, including a shot of her controversial pregnant belly. 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
