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The gentleman's guide to summer fashion in any city

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Summer is just around the corner, which means vacations, lighter clothes, and more time for the relaxing activities we all enjoy. To help men dress up while dressing down this season, stylists from Knot Standard's seven showrooms across the country share their top looks for this summer's trends in their area — and how to wear them to your favorite events.

Make an appointment at a Knot Standard showroom near you.

This post is sponsored by Knot Standard.

Chicago: The unconstructed jacket

Summer calls for an unrestricted, lightweight all-purpose jacket. And a wool, silk, linen blend jacket with minimal canvassing and no lining offers unparalleled comfort and breathability. Molly Cross, manager and lead stylist for Knot Standard Chicago, says this navy deconstructed windowpane blazer, worn with cream trousers, is a great look that has been generating a lot of interest in the Windy City. It's perfect for a day at the office — and can transition perfectly to afternoon drinks or sailing on Lake Michigan. 



Houston: The linen shirt

Lindsay Singletary, showroom manager and stylist for Knot Standard Houston, says
a white linen shirt is a must for the hotter months and should be a staple piece in men's wardrobes. Casual, yet light and airy, it's a favorite among Knot Standard's clients nationwide — but it's especially popular in the Houston heat. Linen is so versatile it can be rolled in a short sleeve and worn for late afternoon cocktails at the golf club, or a more proper button-down for those steamy nights out.



New York: The cotton chino

Lewis Malivanek, creative director at Knot Standard says the most versatile item of clothing a guy can own this summer is a pair of custom cotton chinos. He suggests pairing chinos with t-shirts, button ups, polos, and even blazers. Whether you are heading out to the Hamptons or hanging out on a rooftop in Manhattan, this fashion staple looks great with espadrilles and a lightweight polo shirt, or dressed up with a shirt and a Neapolitan blazer. Malivanek suggests a pair in a lighter color, such as cream, taupe, or sand to stand out from the crowd.



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See inside the $5.3 million Washington, DC, home that the Obamas will reportedly move into after they leave the White House

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It's not the White House, but it'll do.

The Obamas have settled on a post-Pennsylvania Avenue house to call home after the president leaves office at the end of this year, according to Politico. They will lease the home until their younger daughter, Sasha, leaves high school.

The home was listed for sale at $5.3 million before going off the market in May.

Though it's smaller than their current, more famous abode, it's still a lavish residence in a desirable area of the nation's capital. It was built in 1928, with 8,200 square feet and nine bedrooms.

It's being leased to the Obamas by Joe Lockhart, President Bill Clinton's former press secretary.

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The Obamas are trading white for brick at their newly leased mansion in the Kalorama section of DC.



It's completely gated and private, though it sits close to the road.



The gated driveway has plenty of space for Secret Service vehicles.



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This artist transforms Starbucks cups into incredible cartoons

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When you think of the words "interesting" and "coffee cup" in the same sentence, chances are you're thinking about a time a barista messed up your name, but artist Josh Hara might change that. 

Hara uses the disposable cups from Starbucks as his canvas, drawing vivid cartoons whose subjects range from philosophy to parody. 

He posts his creations on Instagram, and while his goal was to make it to 100 coffee cup cartoons, their popularity has compelled him to keep going.

What makes Hara's work so interesting is how much he's able to communicate with of the comics given how little space he has to work with.

Here are some of our favorites.

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The most extravagant places tech billionaires go to vacation

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Everyone needs to take a vacation every once in a while, especially during the summer months.

But vacation means something a little different when you're a millionaire or even a billionaire.

From massive island retreats to private superyachts, these tech executives' second homes take luxury to the next level. 

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When Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen isn't cruising the high seas on one of his yachts, he can relax at one of his many luxurious retreats.

In addition to an island in Washington and a beachfront Hawaiian estate, Allen owns a hilltop mansion on the Côte d'Azur, called the Villa Maryland. He employs a staff of 12 and counts Bono and Andrew Lloyd Webber as neighbors.

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In October 2014, news surfaced that Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg had bought a 750-acre property on the North Shore of Kauai. He reportedly paid more than $100 million for the estate, which includes a white-sand beach and former sugarcane plantation.

Source: Forbes



Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff loves all things Hawaii. He wears Hawaiian shirts to work and even named his dog "Koa," after a type of Hawaiian tree. He also owns a 5-acre estate on the Big Island, which he purchased for $12.5 million in 2000.

Source: Wall Street Journal, Honolulu Magazine



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These before-and-after photos show how much McDonald's burger options have changed

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Excluding the McNugget, there's nothing more quintessentially McDonald's than the Quarter Pounder with cheese.

But as customers' tastes change, McDonald's has rolled out the "Create Your Taste" burger experience, which may push the classic-burger menu out of the limelight.

The Create Your Taste system allows for the complete customization off hamburgers with surprisingly high-quality ingredients and toppings.

We decided to compare the two burgers to see how McDonald's is looking to change perceptions — and its burgers in general.

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The Quarter Pounder with cheese comes in a box now, meaning the disappointment of a smushed burger is rare.



It's a simple sandwich: a quarter-pound beef patty, two slices of American cheese, white onions, pickles, ketchup, and mustard all in a classic sesame-seed bun.



There's not much real estate. Three anemic pickles and a half-hearted smattering of onions cover most of the patty. The cheese, however, is gorgeously placed and melted. But it's just processed cheese, so don't get any illusions of gourmet grandeur.



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20 resorts and villas where you can have a private island practically all to yourself

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You shouldn't have to fight through crowds on your summer vacation. 

We've put together a list of 20 resorts, villas, and rental properties that are located on incredible private islands around the world. These range from all-inclusive hotels to accommodations that were created specifically for couples. 

From Fiji to the Florida Keys, here are 20 off-the-radar locations where you can have an unforgettable private getaway. While some of these properties are the only ones on an entire island, others share their space with a few other guests. 

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Club Med Villas de Finolhu is an all-inclusive resort set on the island of Gasfinolhu in the Maldives. Its eco-villas —designed for couples only — include access to a 3,000-foot-long beach, a butler, and a chauffeur who can pick you up from the airport. Activities like snorkeling and yoga are included in the package, and visitors can enjoy dinner while overlooking the Indian Ocean.

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On the private island of Tagomago, which is a short distance from the Spanish island of Ibiza, you can stay at a luxury villa equipped with five double bedrooms, spacious dining areas, large outdoor terraces, and a swimming pool. The villa can be leased on a weekly basis, and the island itself has plenty of idyllic pathways for trekking and birdwatching.

Click here to learn more about Tagomago »



San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venice is located on the private island of San Clemente in Venice, Italy, just 10 minutes away from Piazza San Marco. Boats transport guests to rooms and suites equipped with lagoon and garden views. The San Clemente Suite can be extended to be eight rooms, and there's a private pier for yachts.

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The biggest mistake guys make with their business attire

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Menswear expert G. Bruce Boyer has some advice for men who wear business attire every day: quit fussing.

The menswear expert included in his book "True Style: The History and Principles of Classic Menswear" what he calls the "big mistakes" that men make when dressing for work.

The number one mistake: making everything look too perfect, Boyer writes.

A bunch of guys wearing an identical suit to the same event emphasizes the idea that business dress is a uniform that can't be altered. Wearing the same suit the same way just highlights that idea even more.

"Everything all matched up makes the uniform obvious, overly fastidious, and blatantly narcissistic," Boyer writes.

Think Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho" — now head toward the opposite of that. Don't worry if your tie is slightly crooked, your hair is slightly out of place, or you can't quite see your reflection in your shoes. Don't worry if everything doesn't match perfectly.

It's ok! We're all human and have imperfections.

A good example of this is when you wear a tie. Unless your tie is a clip-on (which it shouldn't be...), you can expect it to never quite be perfect. Maybe you're wearing it a little off-center, or maybe it's slightly too long. 

Don't worry about it! Pursuit of perfection is misguided — if every man who wears a suit to the office is pursuing the same idea of perfection, every suit will look exactly the same. Then, everyone really will look like office drones.

"Individuality should be in evidence, quietly," Boyer writes.

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3 ways to look dressed up even when you don't have a suit

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If you need to look dressed up, but can't (or don't want to) wear a suit, don't worry. Dress codes are so relaxed these days, you can get away with a lot more than you could in the past. 

While wearing a suit is still the best option to be appropriately dressy at an event that demands it, there are some other options that will get the job done. 

One thing you can't do: wear a tie without any kind of jacket or additional layer. That's just a no-no. It's really all about having another layer of shirt to complete your outfit.

These aren't going to get you into any black-tie events, but in a pinch, they should work for your next cocktail party.

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The classic blazer

The simplest way to avoid or approximate a suit is to just put a blazer on over your dress shirt. A blazer can be worn with or without a tie, and a jacket will make you look a lot more dressed up than any other item (besides a suit itself). Many blazers have an additional lining and are structured, too, which ups the factor of dressiness by an additional degree.

Add great tailoring and a pocket square for additional class.



A sweater that can approximate a blazer

An open-button sweater can look almost like a jacket, provided it's the appropriate type. We recommend a fine knit with a shawl collar, which can most closely approximate the look of a traditional suit jacket.

If you're feeling underdressed, add a tie that can hide underneath the front buttons of your sweater, just like it would on a jacket. Some manufacturers even sell "sweater blazers," which are exactly what they sound like: sweaters that are fashioned to look like blazers.



A sweater to wear underneath a blazer

If you'd like to do away with ties altogether, take a note from James Bond and get yourself a roll-neck sweater. There's just something inherently dressy about a turtleneck with a blazer over it, and if you have the neck to pull it off, there's no reason why you shouldn't give it a try.



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Here's how to know if you have Lyme disease

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Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that's spread primarily though the bite of an infected black-legged tick. These tiny insects, which can carry the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, typically live in wooded and grassy areas.

While lyme disease was once thought of as fairly rare, recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest it's actually 10 times more common than we'd assumed, infecting roughly 300,000 Americans each year.

Common symptoms of lyme disease (in blue) include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic bulls-eye skin rash. But if left untreated, the infection can spread to the joints, heart, and nervous system and cause more serious problems. Luckily, most cases can be treated successfully with antibiotics. 

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Help! I want to leave the office to go to the gym during the day

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Ask the Insider columnist Ashley Lutz answers all of your work-related questions, including the awkward, sensitive, and real-world ones. Have a question? Email asktheinsider@businessinsider.com.

Dear Insider,

I am a 30-year-old female who has recently decided to get in shape. After a friend talked about going to the gym during his lunch break, I decided to try it myself. I love it! I come back to work feeling recharged and focused for the remainder of the day. I also love the convenience of working out without having to get up early or stay up late. 

But because my gym isn't in the office, I need to leave work for about an hour and a half to drive there, shower, and come back to work. I feel guilty doing this because most of the people on my team don't even take a proper lunch break, instead picking up food and eating at their desks. Should I continue going to the gym a few days during the week? Is it necessary to get my manager's approval? Should I offer to stay later to make up for the time I'm at the gym?

Sincerely,

Aspiring Daytime Gym Rat 

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Dear Aspiring:

My first instinct is your office should be supportive of this habit, especially because you're willing to stay later to make up for lost time. If you stay in good health long-term it means you'll be happier and more productive at work.

Healthy employees could mean lower insurance premiums for the company, giving higher-ups a financial reason to support your habit. This perk is a reason many companies (mine included) offer discounts on gym memberships for workers. 

But based on what you say about your office culture, it seems like going to the gym several times a week on company time is too much. It's going to stick out if you're consistently gone and your coworkers don't even get lunch away from their desks. 

I'd work out a compromise. Choose one day a week you'd like to make your "gym day." Tell your manager you have a standing appointment on that day for the allotted amount of time. I'd choose a day that is typically less busy than others. Then you can choose another day to go before or after work (or on the weekends). 

Building your fitness level doesn't have to take an hour. If you're crunched for time you can also try this 7-minute workout that is optimized to get you in shape quickly. I also love the 30 Day app, which provides 10-minute workouts that feel very effective. 

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Ashley Lutz is a senior editor at Business Insider answering all of your questions about the workplace. Send your queries to asktheinsider@businessinsider.com for publication on Business Insider. Requests for anonymity will be granted, and questions may be edited.

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Rashida Jones calls Harvard graduates 'idiots' in humorous 'Class Day' speech

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Rashida Jones gave the Class Day speech for the Harvard class of 2016 on Wednesday, during which she engaged in a little good-natured ribbing of the graduating class.

"As you head out into the world with this insane head start, you're still going to need advice because you're idiots," she told graduates of arguably the most sought-after university in the world.

She needled them for choosing cold Boston rather than the "sick" weather at Stanford's Palo Alto, California, campus.

She then pivoted to criticizing them for choosing to graduate from, rather than drop out of, Harvard:

Not only did you not pick the right school, you actually chose to graduate from it. No one successful graduates from Harvard! As mentioned, Matt Damon, William Randolph Hearst, Bonnie Raitt, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg: drop outs. Can you name anyone cool who did graduate from Harvard? No. I looked it up and there's not a single example of a successful person that graduated from Harvard.

Jones has a personal connection to Harvard. She graduated from the Ivy League school in 1997, and noted during her speech that that her father, musician and record producer Quincy Jones, was her Class Day speaker.

While the "Office" comedian's entire speech was characteristically funny, she also took the time to offer some heartfelt advice to students.

"You got here because you’re a rule follower, but the real world doesn’t reward rule followers the way the educational world does," Jones said. "You’re the only one who can create a system that’s going to work for you, and that needs to start right now."

You can listen to her entire speech here:

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Twitter sent a woman's address to the man who was harassing her after she filed a complaint (TWTR)

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The internet may be one of the best inventions of all time, but it also makes it a lot easier for anyone to become the target of stalkers and harassers.

Here's a scary story of what happened when one women contacted Twitter to report that she was being harassed. 

Twitter sent her full contact information, including her address, to the man who was harassing her. 

"It's a disaster for me," she told Business Insider. "I am concerned for my two-year-old." 

This woman, who is in the tech industry, has been publicly involved in certain political activities. People who are fanatically opposed to her political work targeted her and "doxxed" her, meaning they searched for and published private information about her on the internet with the intent to embarrass, threaten, and harass her.

They tweeted out photos of her child. 

They also located and tweeted a photo of her with a presidential candidate, taking it from her Dropbox account, she said.

And they made her the subject of a number of videos.

The woman filed numerous complaints to Twitter via its "report" button. She says she heard nothing from Twitter after filing her complaints for a week, and then she received a form letter email. It told her that since her complaint involved a photo, she should fill out a copyright infringement complaint.

This is known as a DMCA complaint (which refers to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the law that governs how websites deal with copyright-disputed material).

A DMCA complaint form requires you to submit your name, address, email, the link to the photo/video and to certify that you are the owner and did not grant permission. 

What Twitter didn't make clear to her was that the DMCA complaint process involves sending a full, unredacted copy of the complaint to the person being complained about, including her contact information.

This gives the person a warning and a chance to counter the claims.

But it can be dangerous for someone trying to protect against a stalker or harasser, the woman says.

A man reads tweets on his phone in front of a displayed Twitter logo in Bordeaux, southwestern France, March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/Illustration/File PhotoThe woman says that other sites, like Automattic's WordPress.com or GitHub, do a better job of informing people that their contact information will be shared in full and how to avoid that.

What's worse is the way she found out about it. The man tweeted another person saying Twitter had sent him her contact information. The harasser also posted her full DMCA complaint to another online site, where people who shared his political views liked to chat.

The woman sent numerous emails and tweets to Twitter trying to find out exactly what contact information had been shared to these people. She finally discovered it was the full DMCA form, including her address.

She was livid.

She sent a tweet storm to a Twitter executive's account. She didn't hear back from the exec directly but a few days later, the harasser's Twitter account was suspended.

The man had had two previous accounts suspended, the woman discovered.

"They have my address," she says. "Twitter's policy is not where it should be."

She wants Twitter to include more visible instructions on its DMCA complaint page that advises people in stalker or harassment situations how to avoid sharing their address.

Twitter's DMCA page currently says this (emphasis ours):

If we remove or restrict access to user content in response to a notice of alleged infringement, Twitter will make a good faith effort to contact the affected account holder with information concerning the removal or restriction of access, including a copy of the takedown notice, along with instructions for filing a counter-notification.

Twitter also includes a message in the DMCA reporting form that says: 

I understand that in order to process this notice, Twitter may provide third parties, such as Lumen and the affected user, with a copy of this complaint.

In comparison, WordPress's DMCA support page says this (emphasis ours):

We recognize that you may not always be comfortable divulging your contact information to the user you’re filing against. In these instances, you can appoint an agent to submit the DMCA notice on your behalf. You can appoint anyone as the agent (lawyer, copyright consulting firm, colleague, friend, family member, etc.); just make sure that they provide valid contact information and identify you as the copyright holder they’re representing.

GitHub's DMCA support page says this (emphasis ours):

We post redacted copies of any legal notices we receive (including original notices, counter notices or retractions) at https://github.com/github/dmca. We will not publicly publish your personal contact information; ...

Please also note that, although we will not publicly publish unredacted notices, we may provide a complete unredacted copy of any notices we receive directly to any party whose rights would be affected by it.

In response to a request for comment, Twitter told us. "We don't comment on individual accounts."

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How a drug smuggler who got caught with 6,500 Ecstasy pills went on to build a $30 million tech business

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Duane Jackson, a 21-year-old from east London, arrived at Atlanta airport in 1999. Head down, he collected his suitcase from the conveyor belt and darted straight toward the "Nothing to Declare" lane.

"Step this way please," a member of airport security interrupted, before Jackson had reached the anonymity of the arrival lounge.

After a close but inconsequential inspection of his suitcase, Jackson nervously nudged his shoulder bag behind him, hoping it would be ignored.

"And that one," the officer snapped.

Jackson's suitcase was clean, but inside his shoulder bag were 6,500 Ecstasy pills, hidden in a big bottle of talcum powder and a pair of gutted Walkman speakers.

As the airport security officer ripped open the talcum-powder bottle, hundreds of Ecstasy pills wrapped in cling film dropped out. The eruption of powder hid nothing: Jackson's guilt was obvious.

"There was no cleverness to it at all," Jackson told Business Insider, in the lounge of the Hilton Hotel near London Bridge, 17 years later.

In the years since he got arrested at Atlanta airport, Jackson has spent time locked up on both sides of the Atlantic as a convicted drug smuggler. On release, he built KashFlow, an online accountancy business The Guardian reported was sold in 2013 for around £20 million ($30 million.)

Now he is campaigning for prisoners to be encouraged to make use of their misused entrepreneurial urges on release. According to a new report from the Centre for Entrepreneurs, this could save the UK taxpayer £1.4 billion (about $2 billion) a year, through dramatically lowering recidivism rates.

We sat down with Jackson to ask more about his own incredible journey from convict with no qualifications to multimillionaire tech entrepreneur.

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Jackson grew up in Newham, in the east end of London. From early on, family life was difficult.

Aged 11, he was separated from his mum and sent to a children’s home.

"It certainly wasn't a loving environment, but nor was it an abusive environment. It was a safe environment I guess," Jackson said, describing the home.

Jackson, who comes across calm and confident during the interview, admits that his time at children's homes made him "emotionally detached."

However, he thinks this may have helped him in the business world, comparing his own coolness to that of Bill Gates and British entrepreneur Sir Alan Sugar.



Jackson said his time at the home was "neutral."

However, this description clearly hides real difficulties. He explained that he was kicked out of various schools before being left to spend his whole day with social workers at the children's home.

This was a problem for the staff at the home, because they were legally obliged to make sure that children between ages 3 and 9, like Jackson, were "doing something classed as education."

One day, aged 14, Jackson spotted an unopened ZX Spectrum computer lying in the corner.

Timidly, he asked if he could use it.



Staff at the home were pleased to let him do so: They were glad he was doing anything other than watching TV.

The teenager quickly became obsessed with the Spectrum, spending hours each day trawling through the manual that came with the computer, learning to code.

"The thing I loved about it was if the computer does something wrong, or not what you were expecting, there's a very simple reason for it: You programmed it wrong. It was your fault," Jackson explained.

"Whereas normally in my life, if someone had done something wrong or not what I expected, it could have been because they didn't get laid last night. It could have been because they shouldn't have been a social worker in the first place. It could have been because they think you're an arrogant little s--- that they don't like. It could be for a million different reasons that I couldn't decipher," he said.



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The 10 most well-read cities in the US

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Do you prefer to spend your downtime listening to music, watching TV, or reading?

If you live in Austin or San Diego, the answer is more likely to be the latter — at least according to Amazon.

On May 24, the online retail giant released its annual list of the cities in which it sells the most books, newspapers, and magazines.

The list ranks areas with over 500,000 residents based on literary purchases per capita, counting both print and Kindle formats.

Here are the cities that made the top 10.

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10. San Diego, California.

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9. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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8. Denver, Colorado.

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How to get to the secret spot that just opened in Central Park for the first time since the 1930s

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Although Central Park is very popular among the locals and tourists of New York City, it still holds many secrets. One of those is the Hallett Nature Sanctuary, which just opened to the public for the first time since the 1930s.

The four-acre sanctuary was closed to the public and preserved as a bird sanctuary by NYC Parks Commissioner Robert Moses in 1934. It remained untouched until 2001, when the Central Park Conservancy decided to tackle maintenance. It officially reopened at the beginning of May. 

The sanctuary is full of new pathways and benches where visitors can enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Since it was kept off the map for so long, many people are unaware it exists and don't know how to get there. We took a trip to Central Park to see for ourselves. 

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Tucked away in the southeast corner of Central Park, right near the pond, you'll find the Hallett Nature Sanctuary. It was overpowered by weeds and ignored until just recently.



The best way to get there is to enter the park at the southeast edge, near the corner of 6th Avenue and Central Park South. If you're having trouble finding this location, you can always ask one of the park employees who work in various stands around Central Park. After looking on Google Maps, I found this route to be the easiest way to get to the sanctuary.



Once you see that entrance, head down the stairs and make a left.



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Take a tour of the ultra-modern estate of late 'Simpsons' cocreator Sam Simon, which just sold for $12.5 million

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A sprawling Los Angeles estate that formerly belonged to Sam Simon, the late cocreator of "The Simpsons," just sold for $12.5 million, the Los Angeles Times reported.

With a property that totals about 1.5 acres, the residence actually includes two homes: A chic modern residence and a second, more historic home designed by architect Richard Neutra in 1948. The house was part of Arts & Architecture magazine's postwar Case Study House Program, which commissioned architects to build affordable and modern homes.

Simon died in March 2015 after a battle with colon cancer. The estate first went on sale for $18 million last September and was recently listed for $14.5 million before selling for its final price. 

From its cascading swimming pool to its chic glass features, here's what the property looks like inside.  

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Both the home designed by Neutra, right, and the contemporary main house, right, sit in stunningly green surroundings in Pacific Palisades, California.

 

 

 



Neutra's 2,000-square-foot 1948 home was one of 34 designed as part of the Case Study House Program. Today, only 21 of the original homes remain standing.



At the time, Neutra built the residence for Stuart and Lucia Bailey, creating a clean and crisp living room that includes floor-to-ceiling glass.



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Here's everything you're doing wrong in your indoor cycling class

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Indoor cycling is becoming ubiquitous. SoulCycle has filed to go public and it faces rising competition from rivals like Flywheel and Peloton.

But many indoor-cycling enthusiasts make simple mistakes that can lead to serious injuries. 

Getting hurt could keep you off the bike for weeks, says Brittney Ravettine, a physical therapist at New York Sports Med.

We asked Peloton's head coach, Steven Little, to demonstrate some of the worst postures and positions – and give us some tips on how to prevent injuries to the knees, hips, and back.

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Don't rush in.

"Especially in New York, a lot of people — they rush to get in, rush to get out. They can miss the set up, they can do it wrong, and they could put that workout in a place it doesn't need to be," Little said.

Also, make sure "that you're in some way warming up," physical therapist Ravettine told Business Insider.



Adjust the bike properly.

Make sure your bike seat isn't too low. That can lead to potential lower back and knee injuries. You also don't want to be too far back, which can cause problems, as well.



You don't want to be draped over the bike, either.

When you’re draped over the bike, you put all the weight into your upper body — which means your not working the proper muscles and can strain your shoulders.



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This 'Shazam for art' app wants to fix the hardest part about buying your first piece of art

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Buying art can be an incredibly intimidating experience for the first-time collector. To get the price of an artwork in a gallery, you usually need to ask for it, but you might not have any idea whether it's a good price or not.

Magnus Resch, an entrepreneur and academic, wants to empower you to start your art collection. The answer, as it so often is these days, is with an app.

Here's how it works:

  • Open the app, named after its founder, Magnus.
  • Take a picture of any flat artwork. The technology does not work with sculptures, unfortunately.
  • Information about the work will automatically populate the screen, including the artist, when it was created, the materials used, where the art has been exhibited before and how much it cost then, and, most importantly, the price of the work in the gallery now.

"It's the Shazam for the art world," Resch told Business Insider, referencing the music app that can identify any song by using a smartphone's built-in microphone. Magnus uses image recognition software made by wine-recognition app Vivino to do this for art instead of sound.

The app works quickly, with a pleasing "Voila" when it identifies an artwork from its database. When we visited a series of galleries in the art-rich Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, Magnus was able to identify nearly all of the artwork we saw. 

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This kind of technology will completely change the way business is done in the art market, Resch said, empowering those who might be interested in buying art but don't know where to start.

"What always distracted me in the art market is the lack of transparency," Resch said. "I still feel intimidated when I walk in a gallery. Asking for the price — it's kind of a strange feeling."

Magnus puts all of the necessary information in the palm of your hand. 

What makes this app different from previous attempts at art databases and similar apps is that Magnus also includes the primary art market — meaning those local galleries where buying a piece of art can seem like a nebulous process. The app does this by crowdsourcing information from users, kind of like an art-themed Quora, and populating it in the app's database. The information must be verified by multiple users and reviewed by the app's full-time staff of three.

There are currently 8 million pieces of artwork in Magnus' database, 12% of which are from the primary art market. The rest come from publicly listed auctions.

Resch says his intention isn't to replace galleries, but to drag them into the 21st century.

"If you want to buy an artwork, you have to pay a price. Everybody likes to make money in the art world, but no one wants to talk about it," Resch said. "Let's just talk about money. There's nothing wrong about it."

Resch believes that this transparency will attract new potential buyers into the art market and help galleries acquire new business.

"I'm a big advocate of galleries," Resch said. "30% of all galleries are loss-making. I want to support them."

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Resch holds a PhD in economics, and studied at both Harvard University and the London School of Economics. He wrote a book, called Management of Art Galleries, that includes a survey of galleries and their business practices, and notes some remedies to help them as they head into today's evolving economic climate.

A new update for the app also adds a gallery map and "editor's picks" for shows going on in your area now, to further help those who might be new to the art world.

Magnus is a free app, nearly completely funded by Resch's previous entrepreneurial endeavors and his book sales. He said he hopes to add a paid premium level at some point, which would have additional features.

The app currently works in London and Berlin, where it expanded after launching in New York. Resch said he hopes to add 40 new cities around the world by the end of the summer. 

It's currently only available on iOS, but an Android version is coming soon, according to the app's website.

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