Author: Craig Playstead

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Craig Playstead is a writer and content strategist living in the suburbs of Seattle. Check out more of his work by visiting his site.

Can self-driving cars save us from ourselves?

Even with all the statistics out there about the carnage that comes with distracted driving, we seem powerless to stop doing it. At this point, we need someone to save us from ourselves. And while “someone” isn’t coming, the technology is: the self-driving car is on the way.

Is divorce the new dream vacation?

Anyone who’s gone through one would be hard pressed to imagine a world where you can take care of the whole divorce ordeal over the course of three days. Well, a new breed of hotels just might make that a reality: Check in with your spouse on a Friday; check out on Sunday free as a bird ready to hit Tinder.

NFL players are boy scouts compared to the rest of us

Tempting as it may be to think of the league as a public nuisance filled with pampered lawbreakers, NFL players are actually arrested at lower rates than the rest of us. You just don’t hear about it when the guy selling cars downtown gets a DUI, because it doesn’t affect a million fantasy teams and armchair quarterbacks around the world.

Uber and the future of employment

On Tuesday, ride-sharing behemoth Uber filed an appeal against the certification of a class-action lawsuit that represents a direct shot across the bow at the company’s business model. The final outcome could have far-reaching impact on employment law in the United States.