'Kleenex Is a Registered Trademark' (and Other Desperate Appeals)
To protect their products' names, the makers of Botox, Xerox, and Tabasco are advertising directly to the people who write articles about them.
America, the Plannable: How Banks Affect Family Size
Some evidence points to the idea that a financial institution might assure parents-to-be that they won't need as many children to care for them in old age.
Quantifying Americans' Distrust of Corporations
Only 36 percent of Americans feel corporations are a 'source of hope' for their economy, compared with 84 percent of people in China.
The Economic Case for Paternity Leave
Giving new moms paid time off only goes so far.
When Bosses Discriminate Against Pregnant Women
In 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received nearly 5,000 complaints from new moms—a 30 percent increase from the previous decade.
Denver's Housing Crunch Could Threaten Its Popularity With Millennials
Condo construction in the city has essentially halted, and that's driving up the cost of homes, as well as apartments in the trendy downtown neighborhood.
The Fall of the Zen Butcher
Bartlett Durand wanted to bring animal slaughter out into the open. But his neighbors in Black Earth, Wisconsin, felt otherwise.
What Can Explain the Success of Piketty's Capital?
Speculating about the conditions that produced an unexpected bestseller
ISIS Releases a Second Hostage-Hosted Propaganda Video
British hostage John Cantlie has once again appeared in an ISIS video, detailing their views on the western media and airstrikes in Islamic State held territory.
Water, Water, Everywhere: Lehigh Valley Edition
Allentown deals with fiscal problems from its past with a bet about water supplies for its future
The City That Turned Its Water Into Cash
"We've got unfunded obligations in the hundreds of millions. What can we leverage?"
The Fragile Dominance of the NFL
TV is a sports bundle held together by football. It could all fall apart if the league doesn't fix its image with women, who have accounted for three-quarters of its new viewership since 2009.
How to Make a Living in the Death Industry
Mortician and writer Caitlin Doughty discusses working with dead bodies, her dream funeral, and how cremation got so popular.
Can Graffiti Be Copyrighted?
Some of the most public artists want to keep their work a bit more private.
Roger Goodell Scrambles Away from Media Questions
Roger Goodell will host the first press conference since the NFL's no good, very bad week began.
Al Gore Sues Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera Sues Back
The lawsuit comes down to cold hard cash—there are tens of millions currently held in escrow, left over from the $500 million sale of the network.
The Russians Have Taken Over PBR
Established in Milwaukee in 1844, acquired by Russians in 2014.
Do Toy Companies Need More Women at the Top?
Lego has two women on its senior leadership team; Mattel has one. Is this lack of diversity holding them back?
Financial Criminals Have Been Fined Billions, but They Rarely Pay
Even though prosecutors declare victory when massive penalties are handed down, most of the money never gets recovered.
Report: Procter & Gamble Pulls Sponsorship of NFL's Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
Though P&G no longer wants to take part in the campaign, they will still donate the funds they set assigned for research as planned.