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Awesome Infographic: How to Ask Your Boss For a Raise

By Russ Marshalek on

The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise by French literary stalwart Georges Perec is a darkly comedic classic previously lost to the English language. In celebration of what would have been Perec’s 75th birthday, Verso publishing is releasing the book in English for the very first time. Perec’s novel, called a “crazy-quilt monument to the imagination” by Paul Auster, delves into hilariously bleak detail the minutiae that go through all of our heads as we approach that most unapproachable of tasks: asking your boss for a raise. If you need something handy to keep in your pocket as you’re about to approach that old so-and-so of a slave driver, you’re in luck: Verso’s included a handy flow chart on everything you could possibly need to consider beforehand. … Read More

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Your High School Friends Aren’t as Happy as You Think

By Caroline Stanley on

Here’s something to keep in mind if you’re planning to hit your hometown bar over the holiday weekend: According to a study out of Stanford University published earlier this week in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, “people are systematically biased in their judgments of peers’ inner lives, underestimating the prevalence of negative emotional experiences… people may think they are more alone in their emotional difficulties than they really are.” … Read More

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10 Hot Topics to Avoid at the Thanksgiving Table

By Judy Berman on

Everyone knows that it’s not polite to discuss politics or religion at the dinner table. Those rules, of course, go double for massive feasts such as Thanksgiving, when relatives from around the country come together to eat and judge each other. It is a holiday when grandmas insinuate to mothers that teen daughters’ skirts are too short, when years of unspoken ill will can produce mealtime fulminations that give everyone indigestion. So, to ensure that everyone has as relaxing a Thanksgiving as possible, we’ve created this handy list of 10 people and issues to avoid mentioning at all costs. … Read More