Topic: Amazon

Amazon Under Fire For Selling Wildly Offensive “Keep Calm And Rape A Lot” T-Shirts

Amazon Under Fire For Selling Wildly Offensive "Keep Calm And Rape A Lot" T-Shirts

“Keep Calm and Hit Her.” “Keep Calm and Rape A Lot.” Sayings that look great underneath a crown on a snazzy t-shirt, right? Oh wait. Unless you’re a total asshole, these are probably not messages you’d want  emblazoned on your chest—not to mention on your website. That’s why Amazon, one of the biggest online retailers in the world, is under fire: consumers in the UK noticed these wildly-offensive and incredibly sexist t-shirts on the site. More »

Why I Swear By Amazon Subscribe & Save

Why I Swear By Amazon Subscribe & Save

One of my favorite writers when it comes to Good-at-Life tips is Laura Vanderkam. A major theme of her 2010 book, 168 Hours (which comes out in paperback this month), is that people are happier when they focus their time on their “core competencies,” those things that they alone can do best. If you’re a painter, this might mean painting; if you’re a mom, this might mean spending meaningful time with your child; and so on. Of course, in order to free up more time to focus on your core competencies, you have to let some things slide, or outsource them, or find ways to automate them. More »