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"Ted Lasso" is not just a great show about kindness and mental health, and it's not just a hilarious fish-out-water comedy that pokes fun and British and Americanisms. It's also a massive love letter to football culture, to players, managers, fans, and even those who cover it professionally. This season may be a bit sadder than usual, but it still exudes sheer joy when portraying the game.Whether its small things like including (and even constantly cutting away to) a group of fans at the local pub who initially make fun of AFC Richmond and Ted Lasso before eventually coming to...

Mobile can be a very distracting environment and app developers and brands are having to work harder than ever before to capture attention. The time users spend viewing an ad or app can be a direct measure of quality attention. The longer an ad is seen, the more likely it is to be remembered, and drive brand recall and sales. New research from Digital Turbine, Inc. and Amplified Intelligence found that combining video ads with end cards drove improved attention.  Attention matters As marketers are working with tighter ad budgets, it’s important to understand what captures user attention. Unsurprisingly, the...

  Allow me to begin by saying this is not meant to be a quick read. I don’t say that as an apology, I say it to cause readers to pause and ask, “How much time am I willing to spend reading an article meant to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr?” While I’ve never written such a long piece for Medium, I’d like to believe that readers who typically read my writing will gladly spend the time required to read this piece and that new readers will be curious enough to do likewise. … Understanding...

Fitness encompasses a host of activities: walking, running, golfing, climbing — all with different metrics to track. The best fitness watch or fitness tracker is one that supplements your workout regime, tracks the data, and fits with your lifestyle. Beyond our own personal testing, our resident fitness coach reached out to the clients he trains and other athletes for their insights and spent hours reading online reviews. We read spec sheets and compared them across brands and models. Below are the best fitness watches, GPS watches, and fitness trackers based on our testing. To help you find the best fitness...

We all know how crucial rest is to people. And I don’t just mean sleep, but also having fun, spending time on hobbies, or hanging out with friends. Rest is especially important for parents of young children who don’t get enough sleep at night. They need every respite they get, whether it’s a short nap or something they love doing. A mom raising a newborn and really needing her rest posted on Reddit wondering whether she was a jerk for grounding her son and taking away his devices for borrowing her game console and deleting all of her games and...