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For time eternal, musicians, writers and artists have had a special relationship with booze. Alcoholism does have a genetic component, but new research indicates something else may be responsible for the drunken antics of your favorite rock stars: knocking back a few makes people more creative.

Having trouble getting things done at work or staying focused on the task at hand? Fire up your iPod.

All of you mother loving, corn shucking sons of biscuits out there who want to keep their jobs, you might want to stop swearing at work.

While a break away from the daily grind should be all about kicking back and relaxing, a new survey suggests that most hardworking Americans do not seem to understand the concept of a vacation.

Those people who think their boss is the greatest thing since sliced bread are undoubtedly in the minority — it is unnatural to like your boss, and most do not because the majority thinks that these fearless leaders seem to suffer from a high powered superiority complex. Now, there just might be some scientific evidence to back that up.

Thanks to technology, a good chunk of the population can do their jobs at home if need be. Likewise, when most workers go on vacation they are just a smartphone away from being back at the office — and thus not really on vacation.

Telecommuters may have no problem getting their work done, but they also use their time at home to sneak in a lot of personal activities. So what are they doing while you’re stuck at a desk in a stuffy office building?

We already know the majority of us with jobs work more than the standard 40 hours per week. And one of the causes of those long hours could be in your hand right now: your cell phone.

Townsquare Media Buffalo is looking to hire a digital street team to cover local events through photos and video on an as-needed basis for the company’s local websites.

The eight-hour workday is fairly standard in the United States, and this week (June 19) marked the 100th anniversary of it becoming law for federal workers back in 1912. Private companies began to follow suit four years later, but these days, working only eight hours a day sometimes seems downright quaint.