Author: Kintsugi

Here’s what to say, because showing your compassion is invaluable. By Emily Popp April 22, 2021 When a loved one experiences loss, we instinctively want to reach out and comfort them. But expressing sympathy through a letter or a gift can leave you feeling uncertain. Is your sincerity coming across? Did you wait too long, or perhaps not long enough, before reaching…

Read More The Six Etiquette Rules to Remember When Sending Your Condolences

By CHRISTOPHER ARNOTT HARTFORD COURANT  |JUL 01, 2021 AT 2:55 PM Connecticut’s ban on single-use plastic bags took effect on July 1, and this time, those flimsy receptacles are gone for good. If you forget to bring your own bags to the store, there’s no stack of plastic single-use ones you can get for a dime each. The pesky…

Read More Single-use plastic bags are gone for good in Connecticut. If you forget to bring your own bag to the store, there won’t be any single-use ones available

Ursula Burns, former CEO, Xerox: “I struggled…with this idea that we run a mechanical structure, that people are just a cog in the wheel.” Listen HERE. Ursula Burns is one of the most notable business leaders in America. She ran Xerox from 2009 to 2016, and when she took the top job, she also became the…

Read More Ursula Burns on Modern Leadership

“In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was…

Read More Summer of Soul (1969) documentary

By Gillian Brockell June 30, 2021 at 2:34 p.m. EDT Read HERE. Despite being impeached twice, former president Donald Trump is not the worst president in U.S. history, according to 142 presidential historians surveyed by C-SPAN, the results of which were released Wednesday. But the survey doesn’t give Trump much to brag about either. He ranked lower than William Henry…

Read More Historians just ranked the presidents. Trump wasn’t last.

Annie Reneau 06.30.21 This morning, the Texas Public Policy Foundation shared—then deleted—a graphic with a list of terms they claim are indicative of critical race theory (CRT) being taught in children’s classrooms. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s stated mission is “to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation,” so…

Read More Texas policy group shares—then deletes—ridiculous list of critical race theory ‘buzzwords’

Ben Lovejoy – Jun. 29th 2021 4:11 am PT A second massive LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes the data of 700M users, which is more than 92% of the total 756M users. The database is for sale on the dark web, with records including phone numbers, physical addresses, geolocation data, and inferred salaries. The hacker who obtained the data has posted…

Read More LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, including inferred salaries

By Kelly Vaughan May 04, 2021 In order to prevent a cake from sticking to a pan, start by properly and thoroughly greasing the cake pan. “Grease and line your pans—this is your insurance policy,” says Odette Williams, baker, writer, and author of Simple Cake: All You Need to Keep Your Friends and Family in Cake ($13.99, amazon.com). There are so…

Read More How to Release a Stuck Cake from a Pan

This Pride Month, as it always has, AT&T changed its corporate logo to a rainbow, issued statements for equality, and tweeted out support for LGBTQ youth — all for a month-long marketing campaign. But a stunning new report from Popular Information found that over the last two years AT&T donated $1,079,500 to anti-LGBTQ federal politicians, as well…

Read More AT&T donated more than $1.1 million to anti-LGBTQ lawmakers

Paul Mooney, Trailblazing Comedian and Richard Pryor Collaborator, Dies at 79 He was known for his boundary-pushing routines about racism and social justice and for his work with Pryor and on “In Living Color” and “Chappelle’s Show.” Read HERE. How Paul Mooney made SNL a cultural phenomenon with one legendary Richard Pryor-Chevy Chase sketch By Bethonie Butler May…

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Although National Hamburger Month is almost over and many of the good offers are gone, there are still some places that have offers for you. Wayback Burgers Grab a $3 Signature Burger in recognition of National Hamburger Day, May 28 Krispy Kreme If you got your COVID-19 vaccine, Krispy Kreme will give you a free donut every day for…

Read More Food Offers (some are really free!)