It's another blow to the world of abstract art. Last week, in tribute to Morley Safer, I wrote about one of his more famous stories, "Yes... But Is It Art?" in which he exposes abstract art for what it really is, nonsense. And now we have the story of 17-year-old TJ Khayatan who placed his glasses on … Continue reading When Business and Art Collide
I've written before about how for the past several years, the Villanova School of Business (VSB - the #1 ranked undergraduate business school!) has selected a book for the incoming freshmen to read over the summer. The program is known as the Read to Lead program, and the cost of the books is generously funded … Continue reading Do the KIND Thing
As if we needed further proof that men need more help taking care of themselves than women do. A recent research study out of the United Kingdom looked at the effect of marital transition (from married to divorced, separated, or widowed) on healthy eating indicators, broken down by gender. Healthy eating was measured by both the … Continue reading The Perfect Gift for the Recently Divorced or Widowed Man
This is the 61st in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. It involves taste, fashion, decorating, recreation, education, transportation, psychology, romance, cuisine, designing, literature, medicine, … Continue reading The Most Creative Job in the World
I'm guessing that to most people who stop in at the 7-Eleven store in Connecticut, Lhakpa Sherpa is just another foreign worker earning minimum wage as a cashier. I'm also guessing that most people going through the drive-through at a Popeye's restaurant in Philadelphia just look at employee Shymara Jones as a young black woman … Continue reading Two Ordinary Women, Two Extraordinary Lives
The Wall Street Journal had a story in today's paper about President Obama's upcoming visit to Hiroshima, the site where the U.S. dropped the first nuclear bomb. While some people in the media have been wondering what Obama will say during his visit and whether he will apologize for the use of the bomb, the … Continue reading Should the U.S. Drop the Bomb Again?
Morley Safer was one of the best broadcast journalists of all time, and he left a legacy of stories on a wide range of topics, from his historic coverage of the Vietnam War to his reporting that helped to free Lenell Geter from a life in prison. But in listening to and watching all the tributes … Continue reading What Morley Safer and I Had in Common
I had the chance to watch one of my all-time favorite movies today, Begin Again. The movie stars Keira Knightly, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, and James Corden and is a musical homage to New York City and to the power of beginning again. It includes the following four-minute clip, which I rank as my favorite … Continue reading Is This How Creative People Think?
I was lucky enough to see Wicked on Broadway a couple of years ago, and it was an amazing play. My favorite song from the play is "For Good", and although we did not see the two original singers, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, it was still a show-stopping performance. Now the two of them … Continue reading Two Versions of One of My Favorite Songs
I don't know why this got me so excited, but I found out today that my blood type is B+. I'm sure I knew what it was at some point in my life, but it probably just went in one ear and out the other. It's nice knowing that my blood types matches my outlook … Continue reading Be Positive
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