Spring is upon us, dears! I don't know quite how to put it, but while everything in life has not been peachy keen I still have a sense of hopefulness overall. I'm excited for the summer - salt air, steamy days, cold beers. I feel like maybe something good is on the other side of all that's happening right now! And that's just a really nice feeling. 2015...I have high hopes for you! 

Salary negotiation tips from a hostage negotiator. Yikes! 

The power of the social share - Buzzfeed has that on lock down. Now, how do they measure it? 

Female CEOs, just drowning in opportunity (she said while rolling her eyes).

I'm saving this juicy long read about Marc Andreessen, one of Silicon Valley's premier venture capitalists and cofounder of the firm A16Z.

Instead of asking yourself what your passion is, ask one of these three questions instead. 

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The Untold Story of Silk Road, or "How a 29-year-old idealist built a global drug bazaar and became a murderous kingpin".

"Happiness is love. Full stop." 

"If you’re authentic, open, you call things as they are, you really are direct and you listen well, that develops trust." Joel Peterson of JetBlue on leadership. 

Boston Magazine interviews the "Pope of GamerGate," Zoe Quinn’s ex-boyfriend who has his mind set on ruining her reputation and probably her life. 

Instead of worrying about wrinkles or a little extra weight, what if women worried instead about eternal coolness? 

Two of my favorite movies: Tremors and Big Trouble In Little China made this io9 list of 30 cult movies everyone should see. 

The major disconnect between what women want in their wives versus what they want in their daughters. 

Where is all your time going? A spreadsheet to figure it out. 

Modern Love is always a great read, but this take on label-less dating made me eye roll just a little bit. 

Round beach towels. I'm in love. 

I'm a huge (huuuuuge) Oasis fan so I was pretty thrilled when the saner half of the infamous brother/rocker duo, Noel Gallagher, released a solo album. It's good summer drinking on the roof top, taking a road trip kind of music! Have a great week, dears! 

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