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Though it’s largely been lost to the fog of history, the inaugural scandal of Barack Obama’s presidency centered not on civilian-drone casualties or the bailout of a slumping economy, but on the incoming commander-in-chief’s Microsoft Zune. advertisement advertisement The transgression came in late 2008, just after his election, while his transition team was busy readying the White House and the nation for the promise of hope, change, and cool. An alt-weekly reporter spotted an athleisured Obama on a treadmill in Philadelphia, the cord of his headphones running down to—of all things—a Zune. “OBAMA ZUNE-ACY,” squawked a New York Post headline . “The president-elect has been spotted listening to the least cool MP3 player on the market,” The Guardian declared. Multiple days of humiliating Zunegate coverage culminated in an advisor’s official ass-covering: An Obama spokesperson claimed that the president-elect typically … [Read more...] about 10 years after its demise, a requiem for the Microsoft Zune, the little gadget that couldn’t

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The truly chic are conscious about their fashion choices. It’s no longer volume or perceived value that make an impression with style cognoscenti. Instead, today’s statement pieces are seeped in provenance and designed to create positive social impact. Once upon a time, the start of each summer would compel a careless shopping spree. Out with the hold swimsuits, scarves, dresses and pareos . Hail the new. In recent years, however, style sensibilities have shifted such that wardrobes are reworked, revived and reimagined instead of being easily discarded. It inspired early adaptors and tastemakers to be more discerning when it comes to picking out a few good pieces that will last beyond the seasons. Most importantly, it’s cultivated a new consumer mindset that regards retail as a way for investing in a greener fashion future. With the dream of revenge travel now a reality, hitting the beach and ticking off a few new … [Read more...] about Update A Conscious Summer Wardrobe With These Sustainable Fashion Essentials

Pharmapacks co-founder Andrew Vagenas knows a thing or two about risk. The Bronx, New York-based entrepreneur took a leap on e-commerce only five years ago--while industry stalwarts Amazon and eBay long had a presence online. Fortunately, he's also familiar with reward. Thanks to a clutch addition to his team, the health and beauty products retailer now has Walmart knocking at its door. Plus, the company landed at No. 115 on the 2015 Inc. 5000 , with $32 million in 2014 revenue and a three-year revenue growth rate of 3,035 percent. --As told to Anna Hensel. In 2010, one of my partners and I owned a retail pharmacy in the Bronx. We were a pretty successful mom-and-pop shop, until one day everything changed: We thought we'd try selling our products online. We had access to merchandise, and I just wanted to see how well we could do. Our test went pretty well, so I reached out to family and friends--raising $750,000. I bought a little warehouse in New York City. It took us … [Read more...] about How This Entrepreneur Turned E-Commerce Giants Into Customers

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin There are ten times more asteroids than astronomers thought according to new data from a space telescope. The findings come from a huge data release earlier this month from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope, which was launched in 2013 and since then has been gradually creating an ever more detailed 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy. The so-called “DR3” dataset includes more than 150,000 objects in the solar system objects, most of them asteroids—though also some moons. “Based on Gaia DR3, Finnish researchers will change the conception of asteroids in our solar system,” said Karri Muinonen, Academy Professor at the University of Helsinki, Finland, which was involved in the new data release. It’s thought that the new data will enormously help astronomers in calculating accurate orbits for asteroids. That’s because Gaia data adds-in the physical properties of asteroids. Rather than just seeing them as a … [Read more...] about Look Out! New Data Shows There Are 10 Times More Asteroids Than We Thought Say Scientists