Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Madison Avenue Creative Directors Suggest Their Own Election Images

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Adweek asked the creative directors at some of the country’s largest advertising agencies to create their own mock up print ads for either McCain or Obama. Read and see what they came up with.

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The Learning Curve

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It is estimated that as many as 488 million people worldwide were exposed to dangerously long working hours in 2016.

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High Culture

These high school “classics” have been taught for generations – could they be on their way out?

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High Culture

Summer 2022 reading recommendations from MIT

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