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You started a blog this year and in a few months you are stuck and have no idea what to write about. You want to pivot but you only have a handful of blog posts you’ve written. What are interesting topics to write about that will gain an audience? Are these topics SEO topics for traffic building or are these trending topics on Pinterest? Maybe you want good topics to write about that are personal and about your life as a mother. Sure, you can search on Google or read other blogs to get ideas, but there are other ways...

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Personal preference plays a huge part in interior design. There’s nothing inherently right or wrong about the colors you prefer, the artwork you’re drawn to, or the furniture styles you love. But sometimes, you walk into a room and can tell that there’s just something off about it. Maybe it’s glaringly obvious what’s amiss, or maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it but know that something isn’t right. Either way, I’d be willing to bet there’s one of a handful of interior design mistakes to blame. SPONSORED BY / ATHENA CLUB This Award-Winning Razor Is the Star of...

Seconds into our telephone interview, Jeffrey Wright has put me on hold. His son, Elijah, needs his dad. In the distance, the actor’s familiar voice becomes gentler and more authoritative. Wright shifts his attention to me again in a matter of moments, effortlessly transitioning back into his role of actor and interviewee.Just as he’s just settling into a groove answering the first question, his son returns. Although this is the second interruption, Wright is more gentle than authoritative. “You’ve got to figure it out, Lij,” he says. “You’ve got to figure it out, OK?”By so many measures, it would seem...

By Samantha N. N. Cross, Iowa State University; Stephanie Dellande, Menlo College, and Sterling Bone, Utah State University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea People from underrepresented ethnic and racial groups tend to rate poor customer service less negatively than white people do, according to new peer-reviewed research we co-authored. Many companies in the service sector, such as banks and airlines, use customer satisfaction surveys so they can figure out how to improve their operations. There’s an implicit assumption that the feedback given will accurately reflect the actual quality of the service provided....