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The Luckiest of Birthdays
I share a birthday with my daughter. How lucky is that? Very. Continue reading
What Little Kids Are Made Of
I saw with my own two eyes the difference between little boys and little girls. Continue reading
In Prague, A 35th Birthday Celebrated
I wound up in Prague, a family town, for my 35th birthday. Continue reading
Subwayisms
When the train pulls into a station and you see a whole bunch of crowded cars, followed by a solitary empty-ish car, and then some more crowded cars, you know something’s not quite right. Continue reading
Down South In New Orleans
I was in New Orleans for Digiday’s Programmatic Summit. But when the panel discussions were over and the networking moved from the formal setting of the Ritz-Carlton to the informal backdrop of the Crescent City, I got to explore a slice of the city beyond the tourist trap of Bourbon Street. Continue reading
The Fast-Talking Year of 1989
In the last year of the penultimate decade of the 20th century, fast talking and singing gripped the nation. Continue reading
Two Important Digital Videos
Two digital videos, one by Dylan, the other by GoldieBlox, broke down norms — of both medium and message. Continue reading
Newspapers from November 22, 1963
JFK was killed on November 22, 1963. Here are images of newspapers from that day and the following days. Continue reading
How Bands and Start Ups Are Similar
There are several parallels to being in a band and being in a start up. 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
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
Occupy Wall Street and Narratives
Since the first residents descended upon Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, the Occupy Wall Street movement has grown from a few hundred supporters in this tiny enclave to an international discussion. With thousands of people in cities across the globe – from New York to London to Sydney to Rome – announcing their support for economic parity, it’s not all surprising several narratives have emerged. Continue reading
What Happened To The Media
Over the past 48 hours, there have been two major press conferences from two different universes that, at the root, are about the same thing: sexual misconduct. We see two different worlds – politics and sports – enmeshed in sexual assault allegations and a press corps that seems to be crossing lines from professional journalists to everyday consumer. 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
