Ruben Vardanyan and Veronika Zonabend, co-founders of the IDeA, RVVZ, and Scholae Mundi Armenia Foundations, visited the American University of Armenia (AUA). Vardanyan delivered his speech to AUA faculty, staff, and students in Manoogian Hall. He introduced the new slogan of the IDeA Foundation “Think to Connect. Think to Create. Think to Act,” which reflects …

Hundreds of Ralph Lauren interns have been left too cash-strapped to afford one of the designer’s outfits — even after winning a lawsuit settlement against the fashion house. The large group of former interns took home only $305 each out of a $323,000 settlement because the lawyers in the case scooped up $108,000 for themselves, …

In spite of the boom in freelancing opportunities brought on by technology, when people say they are “self-employed,” the word that others tend to hear is “unemployed,” despite the fact that freelancers typically make twice as much money as the average worker. Being self-employed is, in fact, a daunting lifestyle. There’s no “stability” (a word …

Few things beat the occasional lazy Sunday. But when it comes to living a responsible life, laziness can be an insipid poison, a rapidly momentum-gaining gyroscope of sluggishness that, once it gets going, never seems to stop—or, rather, start. Luckily—and the truly indolent out there will be thrilled to hear this—banishing laziness requires very little …

Emma Toshack always enjoyed having some wine when she went to the beach or the pool behind her Los Angeles apartment building, but glass containers and public consumption of alcohol weren’t permitted. So to get around the rules, she would pour a $30 bottle into an empty San Pellegrino can. It was not an ideal …