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How The New Orleans Saints Helped The Catholic Church Handle A Sex-Abuse Scandal – Why would an NFL team proactively offer to help the Catholic Church manage a sex abuse scandal? Let’s just say New Orleans is not like any other city. The New York Times takes a deep look at how this unfolded. Grab a cup of coffee. This one is worth a read.
How An AI-Written Book Shows Why The Tech ‘Terrifies’ Creatives – AI is coming for our jobs, and in more and more cases, duplicating work created by artists of all types. The BBC takes a look into the issues, boundaries and definitions of data and its use in the AI landscape, and how the ambiguity leaves creatives feeling scared.
Can Improv Comedians Make A Living? Yes, In Your Office. – Looking to improve your Excel or time-management skills? How ‘bout your improv? As odd as it may sound, improvisational comedy has been taught at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business for years, and now Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. Navy have hired comedians to teach improv to their teams. The Wall Street Journal explains the rationale.
The Lost Art Of Eye Contact – Smart phones and other technologies have been killing our attention span for years, but research now shows it is having a similar effect on our eye contact. A recent survey showed 62% of educators believe kids are worse at making and maintaining eye contact than in years past. And this decline may have a profound impact on how we communicate and connect. Time explains and offers exercises anyone can do to improve eye contact.
Mewing, Beta Mixing, Gigachad, Baddie: Parents Are Drowning In New Lingo
Falling behind on the latest lingo? Using slang you learned months ago only makes you sus of being omega. And nobody wants that. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at how parents are dealing with the latest in trendy jargon.
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flack
: one who provides publicity
flack
: to act as a press agent or promoter for something
The word flack was first used as a noun meaning “publicity agent” during the late 1930s. According to one rumor, the word was coined in tribute to a well-known movie publicist of the time, Gene Flack.