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They said it couldn’t be done. http://f-st.co/v11E6CB

Many private businesses and retail chains will close their doors on Sunday, April 5, in celebration of the Easter holiday. Here's a list. http://f-st.co/d6PiiEo

In a 1944 issue of Arts & Architecture magazine, the architect and designer Charles Eames sounded an alarm. “It has been estimated that one million five hundred thousand houses each year for a period of 10 years will be needed to relieve the urgent housing problem of this country,” he wrote. “The enormity of such a need cannot even be partially satisfied by building techniques as we have known and used them in the past. Large scale industry would seem to be the only logical means by which we can achieve an enterprise of such proportion.” Throughout their careers, Charles and Ray Eames explored how industrial production could impact home building, most famously through their own Pacific Palisades residence, also known as Case Study #8. But a fully factory built house was their elusive white whale. Now it’s finally becoming a reality through a collaboration between the Eames Office, an organization dedicated to stewarding and extending the couple’s work, and Kettal, a Spanish manufacturer of furniture and prefabricated pavilions. Read more: https://bit.ly/4dtqhTM [Photos: Yosigo, Rocafort, courtesy of Kettal, 2025, ©Eames Office, LLC]

This common mistake could be slowing down your team's performance. http://f-st.co/Xg2jfQc

Until leaders rethink culture, skills, and workflows, even the best tools will fall flat. (By Jenny Fernandez, MBA, 费 珍妮 and Sam Liu)

Many private businesses and retail chains will close their doors on Sunday, April 5, in celebration of the Easter holiday. Here's a list. http://f-st.co/TgyLf9x

Affectiva founder and Blue Tulip investor Rana el Kaliouby argues that the biggest opportunity in AI is building tools that amplify people. http://f-st.co/kWLIDLf

Today, given widespread awareness of the severe environmental and health effects of radioactive fallout, it is hard to envision a time when using nuclear bombs to build canals seemed reasonable. http://f-st.co/EU6t6sr

Today, given widespread awareness of the severe environmental and health effects of radioactive fallout, it is hard to envision a time when using nuclear bombs to build canals seemed reasonable. http://f-st.co/T2epDQe

The response from Raising Cane’s CEO Todd Graves follows a flurry of viral marketing strategies brought on by fast food brands like McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King. http://f-st.co/w4kS4in