When Cracker Barrel unveiled its new logo last week as part of an ongoing brand refresh, it wouldn’t have expected the marketing move to spark a public furor and cause the restaurant’s chain value to sink by nearly $100 million. Yet the episode highlights the perils of tinkering with a company’s brand. Cracker Barrel acknowledged in a statement on Monday …
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At Gamescom Opening Night Live, we just got a look at the opening cinematic for the next World of Warcraft expansion: Midnight. And with it, we got a taste of what to expect at the focal point of the expansion’s start: Quel’Thalas, and the Blood Elf city of Silvermoon. If you’re a WoW veteran, you probably know Quel’Thalas. It was …
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Let’s be real: waking up refreshed is the new luxury flex. In a world of hustle culture, 5 a.m. club influencers, and productivity gurus downing mushroom coffee, we’ve glorified early mornings—but no one’s talking about the stuff we do the night before that wrecks them. Sleep isn’t just about how many hours you get. It’s about how you wind down. …
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We don’t talk enough about what actually leads to good sleep. Not just eight hours of laying in bed and hoping for the best, but waking up genuinely rested—refreshed, not groggy, alert instead of annoyed. Turns out, science has quite a bit to say about it. And no, the solution isn’t just taking melatonin or blacking out your room like …
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