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The Curator News Feed: October 10, 2014

This week we thought we'd try something new. In addition to sharing our favorite reads from around the world wide web, we wanted to highlight some of the places you can read about our clients this week. Have a great weekend!

Curator Picks

talkingfood on Instagram. My new favorite Instagram account! - Brooke

The Most Extravagant Gifts From The Neiman Marcus Holiday Catalog. Talk about a holiday gift guide! - Chelsey

The Best Beer From Every State. I love maps. And beer is quite nice, too. - Ann Marie

The 5 Stages of Louis C.K.'s Amazing Twitter Rant on Evolution. Louis C.K. went on a weird/brilliant Twitter rant this week that simultaneously showcased why Twitter is awesome, and why your grandmother will never get it. - Paul

A Day in the Life of a Social Media Manager: How to Spend Time on Social Media. As a social media manager, there are a lot of ways to organize your time. Here are like, a bunch of them. - Paul

Virgin Hotels. I love how Virgin is going traditional category by traditional category and innovating it. It's about the experience! - Scott

Teens Prefer Twitter to Facebook (But Instagram is Number One). I feel like there's some weird data thing going on here, and Facebook better hope there is, because: "45 percent of teenagers say that they are now using Facebook, compared to 72 percent in Spring 2014." - Paul

Comment on Greenpeace campaign and the LEGO® brand. Greenpeace video pushes Lego to announce they won't renew their partnership with Shell, but not without a dig at their tactics. LEGO: Everything Is Not Awesome. Good example of savvy storytelling pushing big brands to change course - this is pretty tight. - Shawn

The Washington Post Regains Its Place at the Table. If you're not reading The Washington Post, add them to your list, because they are absolutely killing it lately. - Paul

Client Reads

The Islands Of Loreto - Santa Monica Observer

Retail Therapy: Check your health at Hoag - Huntington Beach Independent

SAN DIEGO EVENTS: FALL FASHION IN THE VALLEY - My Lady Lounge

Need a job? Domino's looking to hire 500 people in Western Washington - My Northwest

500 open jobs: Domino’s Pizza will begin hiring in the Puget Sound region on Oct. 8 - The News Tribune

Where to get takeout turkey and Thanksgiving dinner in Vancouver - Georgia Straight

Sprouting Success - The Register Guard

New Target store to open in Santa Rosa’s Coddingtown Mall - The Press Democrat

Wines of British Columbia and Whole Foods Partnership - My Van City

The new Bloomingdale's Palo Alto - San Francisco Chronicle

Bloomie's at Stanford Mall Is Reopening This Friday - Racked SF

Washington's Lottery gives away Seahawks tickets and trip - KING 5

Delicious gluten-free Thanksgiving recipes - Canadian Living

Thanksgiving: What’s a Thrifty Girl to Do When Cooking for Two? - Millennial Personal Finance

Beautiful British Columbia-Part 1 - Write For Wine