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Alpaca fleece is one of the most prized natural fibers in the world, and a favorite material for luxury fashion designers and hand knitters alike. The extremely soft, lightweigh...

Mohair is one of the most prized natural fibers. It is used to create everything from high-end sweaters and accessories to carpets and upholstery. Made from the coats of Angora ...

As a composer, your relationship with a director is among the most important professional relationships you’ll have on a film project. Once you’ve earned a director’s trust, you...

What will life be like at the end of the world? Will the United States of America be a dystopian failed state, ruled by zombies reeling from nuclear war? Will we be ill from a m...

Many twenty-first century readers are familiar with the genre of dystopian fiction, in which stories are set in bleak worlds where the future has gone off the rails. Fortunately...

Writing an entire book can be a daunting task, especially for new writers. It requires hard work, extreme ambition, and intense discipline. Even for successful writers of bestse...

Some of the most compelling stories we tell as human beings are not about humans at all. For most of human history, people have told stories in which animals or inanimate object...

If brainstorming a great idea is all about getting into your head, successfully pitching it to the outside world is about getting out of it. It takes considerable practice to ma...

The meteoric rise of Spanx happened largely thanks to founder Sara Blakely’s marketing savvy. After founding the company in 2000, she sent some of her product to The Oprah Winfr...