Meet the Metropoulos brothers. They just bought a portion of near-dead Hostess for $410 million, and plan on revitalizing everyone\u2019s favorite snack cakes, Twinkies. In this Q and A with Time writer Josh Sanburn<\/a>, the brothers — Evan and Daren — offer some insights into the brand\u2019s future. <\/p>\n Don\u2019t worry: the brothers don\u2019t plan on messing with the Twinkies recipe, but they do plan on making some changes. For the health-conscious out there, 100 calorie options are in the offing. The brothers also want to tap into the dollar-store market, which should expand the reach of its Ho-Hos and Zingers. Research and development will also be a priority. First on the agenda? Increasing the shelf life of its snack cakes, which — contrary to popular opinion — don\u2019t last forever. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n FREE INTERNET<\/a><\/p>\n \n There\u2019s a Wi-Fi battle going on in Kansas City, Missouri. Google cut a deal with K.C. lawmakers to build a high-speed, fiber-optic network in the city. This is good news for most residents. But the Internet costs money to access, and some people are worried that the poor won\u2019t be able to afford it. Enter The Free Network Foundation, whose workers built a free network for the 400 plus residents of a housing project. A local nonprofit pays the bills. Here\u2019s Isaac Wilder, the co-founder of FNP, on the org\u2019s philosophy: \u201cThe one clear rule is that the Internet should be treated as a commons, the same way that we treat our sidewalks or our air or our water. Everybody\u2019s got a right to use it on the same terms.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n CLICHE ALERT<\/a><\/p>\n \n This Onion piece is pure satire, but it should strike a nerve with readers who have ever been stuck in a career rut. Here’s the advice most people offer: \u201cJust follow your passion.\u201d If only life were so easy. Learning a new skill — on your own time — can be difficult, especially if your day job is stressful and time-consuming. And whose job isn\u2019t? Sure, life is short. But remember: it\u2019s hard to truly \u201cfollow your passion\u201d when work and family commitments take up most of your time. Sad, but true: it\u2019s hard to go all-in when you can only give 10% of yourself to something.\n <\/p>\n \n BONUS BITS:<\/a><\/p>\n \n A Few Tricks to Fix Your Dysfunctional Boss (Inc.)<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n Meet the Metropoulos brothers. They just bought a portion of near-dead Hostess for $410 million, and plan on revitalizing everyone\u2019s favorite snack cakes, Twinkies. In this Q and A with Time writer Josh Sanburn, the brothers — Evan and Daren — offer some insights into the brand\u2019s future. Don\u2019t worry: the brothers don\u2019t plan on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7772,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-648285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Free Network Foundation takes on Google in Kansas City (The Stream) <\/a><\/h4>\n
A Satiric Look at Finding One’s Passion (The Onion)<\/a><\/h4>\n
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