A parental example?

Parents face a new frontier: Setting electronic limits
By Liza Mundy
Thursday, January 21, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012004844.html?wpisrc=nl_tech
This is the end of the article, but I thought especially revealing in the advancement of electronics in the last 10 years. See the link below to read the entire article on some challenges parents are having these days with policing [...]

An the winner is…

“Look famous. Be legendary. Appear Complex. Act easy. Radiate presence. Travel light. Seem a dream. Prove real.”
-Anonymous
When Hollywood actress and academy award winner Helen Mirren came to present an award for the golden globes…she walked in and waited for applause to die down…probably a 5 one thousand count. THEN looked around the room from left [...]

The NBC late-night drama

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100112/FREE/100119966/1040
I think in the age of collaborating and building grass root support, reaching out to your audience has never been more important. I find the the letter from Conan to (multiple audiences) the late night public to be a fascinating use of connection to your fans.
After finding himself in a no win situation he [...]

The Jack5ons

“I don’t think people understand the loss of Michael as a brother as compared to a pop star.”
-Marlon Jackson, 2009
I had the opportunity to watch “This is it” the new Michael Jackson movie a few weeks ago. As a movie it was ok, as a documentary and history piece was very engaging. To [...]

Par for the course

This article has caught the attention of the entire world…unfortunately. There are more important things going on. But do tell me, why has it garnered so much attention (there are some obvious answers) and what are your thoughts not on what he may have alledgely done, but on how it has been covered [...]

Spending money in a recession

By Jeff Kinch
“There are three forces shaping the world….money, women and journalism”
Deborah Campbell, The Walrus, October 2009
Studying Commerce and Finance in university we were taught a valuable if counter intuitive lesson in business: there’s never a better time to spend money than in a recession. It’s a lesson that is easier in theory than [...]

Best band of all time?

I’m not up on the latest bands as much as most of my friends. I do no know what I like when I hear it. And I do hear this question bantered around from time to time…and have not really seen much of a list before. So I thought my musically inclined [...]

The End of Summer

So I was on a plane to Boston today and I picked up a copy of MACLEANS magazine, a commemorative classic on the life of Ted Kennedy. I read a few great articles, but the one that I really wanted to share with you was how certain famous (Prime Minister, Sidney Crosby, Linda Evangelista) [...]

Favorite Wines

I was at a party on Saturday night where friends were asked to bring a new wine for everyone to try and that got the guests to talking about some of their favorite wines. What is it about a great bottle of wine that recalls memories of a great evening, dinner, celebration or event [...]

Is Free Inevitable?

A friend and I were discussing the value of free internet content (videos, music and articles) this week and the difference between free content and free distribution. I think this article by Mark Cuban sums it up well. We are in a great age of better than free and much choice, of course [...]

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