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Meet the real star of your business story

A few weeks ago, I got sucked into one of those Internet time holes in which my behaviour defied all logic but I just...couldn't...stop. I was watching the 24-hour music video for Pharrell Williams' infectious pop song "Happy." For those of you who have seen the short...

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The Time for Stars

Fiction Fiona Johnson is building an artificial star in her bedroom closet. She has always wanted to be part of the universe. The star is made of found objects including eyeglasses, light bulbs, laser pointers and chicken wire. She has also used a strand of her own...

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Beijing

Fiction Everything was packed: the dishes, the gardening tools, Leslie’s paintbrushes, the kids’ clothes. She said goodbye to the neighbours, her colleagues, the woman who ran the Portuguese bakery on the corner and most of her friends. Tomorrow the movers would come...

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