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Marketers like TechStyle exemplify why ad agencies should be nervous. The company, which operates fashion brands such as ShoeDazzle and Fabletics, handles the majority of its advertising operations in-house – and has very little interest in hiring any outside agencies. The firm’s “Expert Services” in-house marketing group handles everything from filming and producing ads, to buying digital ad space to tracking and measuring campaign results. They're not the only brand doing this sort of thing.

If the dog is man’s best friend, the title of internet’s best friend belongs to the cat. From the early aughts of YouTube to the beginnings of social media, cats have been among the most ubiquitous icons and some of the very first memes. The cranky-looking Grumpy Cat and childlike Lil Bub, both of whom left us last year, are shining examples of this furry fascination. The last year in particular has seen the debut of some viral cats of note.

February 8, 2015 11:44 PM EST She didn’t win Album of the Year, but Beyoncé still got the last word at the 2015 Grammy Awards (almost). Before John Legend and Common closed the show with “Glory,” from the movie Selma, Bey performed the gospel song “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” (also featured in the movie, but sung instead by Ledisi) in an angelic ensemble not unlike the outfits at her sister’s recent wedding.

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Profession: Watchmaker and Entrepreneur Biography: Hans Wilsdorf was a German watchmaker and entrepreneur, best known as the founder of Rolex and Tudor. He revolutionized the watchmaking industry through his innovations in wristwatch design and his marketing strategies. Wilsdorf overcame early challenges, including being orphaned at age 12, and brought Rolex to prominence with notable products like the waterproof Rolex Oyster and the Rolex Perpetual with its automatic winding mechanism.

A bad breakup can sometimes lead to great inventions like the Cartier Love Bracelet. The story begins at 3 a.m. in 1969, when Aldo Cipullo, a 20-something designer, couldn't sleep because his relationship had come to an end. That night, he designed the most recognizable symbol of love: the Cartier Love bracelet. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7scHLrJxnppdkuaqyxKyrsqSVZLOiv8eipqdnmKTEbq2Mm6moo5WjeqmxwKurZqGeqL2qvsSdZKimlWK8p3nToZxmpZ%2BowW61wqiloptdl7%2Bir8SlnK2rX2W5t77Ramk%3D

When the temperature spikes, so too do suicide rates, crime, and violence. Twitter sees hate tweets and online aggression increase during heatwaves, along with phrasing that researchers have linked to anxiety and depression. Our very language captures the confluence of heat and emotion—when we are annoyed, we get “hot under the collar”; when we are angry our “blood boils;” and when something gets to be too much, we have to “let off steam.

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. There’s a too-brief scene late in Hunter Biden’s new memoir where Dr. Jill Biden tricks the crack-addled lawyer and consultant to come for dinner at the family home in Wilmington, Del. Upon walking through the door, Hunter sees the family gathered — along with counselors from one of the countless rehab facilities that pop up throughout his new memoir.

Tall and green is the corn grown by the Farmers Hoffman on their Blue Ribbon Farm near Somerville, N. J. Tall and grim are the factories that have grown up there in the last generation, where Johns-Manville Co. makes asbestos products and the factory village of Manville has clustered like industrial fungus. Broad and white is the twelve-room house where live the stocky Teutonic Farmers Hoffman—florid Craig Hoffman and his dark, big-handed brother Grover.