The Sternberg Effect
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How Bands and Start Ups Are Similar
There are several parallels to being in a band and being in a start up. Continue reading
February 17th
February 17th is one of those days that is forever seared into my being. Continue reading
But It Was More Than A Jacket
A favorite piece of outerwear gets retired and I learn about online shopping. Continue reading
Stupid Thoughts: Charging for Email
Throughout our communications history, we’ve been charged for sending information. Yet with email, we aren’t. Why? Continue reading
A Second Chance for Cheating: Only in Sports
The realities of professional sports don’t even come close to the realities of reality. Really. Melky Cabrera, who up until this past season was a marginal player at best, got caught — and admitted to — taking steroids. He was served up a 50-game suspension and was kept off the World Series champion San Francisco … Continue reading
The Aftermath
Some pictures of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Continue reading
Thank You, Yankees
The Yankees season comes to an end, but there’s really no reason to be upset. Continue reading
Thought Exercise For A Summer Sunday – Five Artists
You get five artists to listen to for the rest of your life. Who do you choose? Continue reading
Loose Thoughts On Higher Ed
College is not a pathway to jobs or to riches. It’s a place where young people — not quite kids any more, and not quite yet adults — go to learn, and not just within the four walls of a classroom. Continue reading
Welcome to the No-Hit Club, Mets
The Mets’s no-hitter is what makes baseball great. Continue reading
William Sternberg – 1918-2012
William Sternberg. A remarkable man who, without him, I wouldn’t be here today. Continue reading
Twitter vs Google
If there were a global thermonuclear war between Google (and all its services) and Twitter, and only one survived, which would you rather see? In other words, if you had to choose one to give up, which would you choose? I posted this question on Tumblr and Twitter last night, and here are the results: Continue reading
Unnecessary Journalism Phrases
- How about “lifeless body” when describing a dead person? Here’s a good (bad)...
- bobbymacReports: A growing number of stories with a growing number
- Alliterative Journalism Phrases
- Apologies on the lack of posts
- While not necessarily an unnecessary journalism phrase, friend...
- 50. Old Man Winter - 11/7/11
- Push The Envelope Submitted by unretrecissement and her...
- 49. A.M. in the Morning/P.M. in the Afternoon/Evening, at Night - 11/3/11
- 48. Emergency Situation - 11/2/11
- 47. Roll(ed)(ing) in his/her grave - 10/31/11
