Christmas Detective: The Hunt for the Secret Santa (Part 1)

I prowl through the break area of the office, casually hefting my coffee mug in one hand, my eyes alert and continuously scanning my surroundings.

I’m a soldier on a mission, and I shall not be denied.

For today I am out to hunt the most elusive and fantastic of all the beasts in this habitat. The one creature that has evaded my clutches for so long, the prey that has so fortuitously escaped my most wily traps. . .

The Secret Santa.

Is Crowdsourcing Slowly Killing the Professional Photo Industry?

In May of 2012, Muckerlab graduate Matt Munson launched a service named Instacanvas which aimed to help their users make money by selling their Instagram uploaded photos as canvas wall art. The idea was that users could filter and display their images through the online gallery space on the site, and sell their images to buyers as canvas prints without any additional effort on their part. Instacanvas basically did all their printing and shipping for them, only taking a 20 percent cut in return. Photographers were paid via PayPal once they earned more than $100 in sales. Simple and straightforward.

How the Emperor Became Human (and MacArthur Became Divine)

An extremely informative article on the aftermath of Japan’s surrender in WWII.

Longreads

Victor Sebestyen | 1946: The Making of the Modern World | Pantheon Books | November 2015 | 23 minutes (6,202 words)

Below is an excerpt from 1946, by Victor Sebestyen, as recommended by Longreads contributing editor Dana Snitzky. 

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The Most Important thing I took away from the Fight Club movie

It’s no exaggeration to say that Fight Club (1999), based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk, is one of the most important movies of the Millennial generation. Love it or hate it, but you can’t deny it has carved its place into the history of modern cinema. Everyone who has seen it has been touched one way or another. Whether you’re a film connoisseur drooling over the production design or someone with a penchant for black comedy and social satire, there’s something in it for everyone.

The Value of Teaching People What They Need

. . . as opposed to simply giving them what they want.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of appeasing crowds.