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Mamava lactation pods are moving into the workplace! The mom-centric brand recently announced the addition of its compact lactation pod, the Mamava Solo—a private, easy-to-set-up space for women who need to pump at work. The pods, which are already in airports and other select spaces, have made nursing and pumping easier for moms on-the-go. Instead of cramming your gear into a bathroom stall or taking over the break room just to pump, Mamava wants to give you another (and a better) option. Sascha Mayer, CEO and co-founder of Mamava, said a in a press release, “Employers looking to retain employees...

Samantha Doerge was shutting down the Denver Film Festival’s virtual reality floor last fall when a woman shuffled in with her elderly mother, asking if Doerge would run the hour-long, three-part “Spheres” program one last time. ” ‘We’re sorry to be here so late,’ ” Doerge, a programming coordinator for the festival, remembers the woman telling her. ” ‘But my mother has wanted to be an astronaut all of her life and couldn’t because of an astigmatism. This is as close as she’ll ever get.’ Of course, I was more than happy to stay open for her.” “Spheres,” which has captivated...

The United States and France have had a special relationship since the former’s birth. No surprise that the two should be linked by a large, and growing, number of flights. The smallest of the airlines linking the two nations is Paris-based La Compagnie, which began flying in 2014 and operates to less than a handful of destinations in each country on less than a handful of planes with only one choice of cabin, business class. Despite the lack of scale — it focuses only on Newark in the U.S. and Paris and Nice in France with what’s currently a three-jet...