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Resolutions are arbitrary. I hope they work.
This is supposed to be my year. All of December I’ve been thinking about how I’m going to hit the ground running in 2013, how…
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America’s other national religion
Americans lined up outside stores last week for deals on technology ranging from tablets to TVs. Many spent all of Thanksgiving, a day intended for…
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Going green. Literally.
I’m not a graphic designer. I can throw a bunch of stuff together and make something that looks halfway decent, but don’t think of that…
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Why Louis C.K. doesn’t let fans take pictures of him.
Are you having actual experiences? Or do you do things simply for the sake of recording and sharing them? It may seem like a silly…
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What you pay attention to matters
I love television; probably too much. Last night Kathy and I were watching Mad Men, the best show being made right now. Each episode reveals…
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Hey, media: stop letting Apple use you as its PR department.
For all the talk of social media being the future of marketing, one company stands outside it all: Apple. This company’s every move is speculated…
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Network: When Satire Becomes Reality
I just watched Network, the classic 1976 film. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: our reality today resembles the satire of the…
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Gas Is Too Cheap
Gas prices are too low. Far, far too low. Within decades we will regret ever charging as little as four dollars a gallon for gas.…
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“The Party” exposes China’s mysterious leadership
Americans love conspiracy theories. Even if you know man stepped on the moon and Bush didn’t cause 9/11, there’s something sickly fascinating about speculating that…
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Bush’s “Decision Points” is profoundly surreal
Perhaps others will read it differently, but to me Decision Points reads like the memoir of a trust fund kid who happened to stumble into…