"Hey Bernie," by Matthew Grimm
Matt Grimm offers up a new campaign anthem. Line of the year: “What if ideas were the only things too big to fail?”
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Star Wars, The Revenant, and The Hateful Eight: is original film making dead?
Hail Caesar! was great, but it’s badly outnumbered by formulaic Hollywood rehashes. Back in the day I used to travel. A lot. As director of international strategy for a major corporation, I spent much of my life on planes. I actually once flew from Chicago to Milan for a one hour meeting, flying a red-eye out and the Concorde back.
Read moreDaniel Bryan retires from the WWE
#YesMovement #ThankYouDanielBryan It’s always hard to watch these damned things, when someone who loves something so completely and passionately has to walk away. But years of concussions took their toll, and finally WWE superstar Daniel Bryan has been forced to hang up his boots. He was a fantastic talent and he will be missed. Sadly, given all that we are
Read moreImbolc 2016: the Angel of Estes Park
Happy Imbolc, everyone. Or Candlemas, if you prefer.
Read moreDonald Trump is a pig, and Megyn Kelly is neither a journalist nor a feminist
These things are not mutually exclusive. I want to show you two pictures – ones you may have seen recently – and ask you a simple question: what is being communicated? What are the subject, the photographer and the publisher saying to you?
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Read moreRIP David Bowie, marketing genius
One of popular music’s greatest artists was also an icon of content marketing This may be the most unexpected tribute you read to Rock megastar David Bowie, who has died at age 69 a mere two days after the release of his acclaimed new CD, Blackstar. Before I start, let me acknowledge that some readers may feel like I’m sullying the legacy
Read moreDr. Sammy's top 15 CDs of 2015
UPDATE: A couple things. First, while we saw videos and single releases in December, David Bowie’s Blackstar wasn’t released until January, which is why it isn’t here. Check back a year from now – odds are decent he’ll make the cut. Second, I pulled together a Spotify playlist for those of you who want a bit more. A couple tunes from
Read moreJuly 4, 1992: Baseball Hall of Fame preview night in Albuquerque
Congratulations to Mike Piazza, who was voted into the MLB HoF today. (Also, Ken Griffey, Jr., one of the best who ever lived.) It was July 4, 1992. I was touring around out west and found myself in Albuquerque looking for something to do. I thought hey, what’s better than baseball on the 4th, so I made my way to
Read moreFuture Imperfect: SaraRobinson.net launches, just in time for the Y'allQaeda takeover
Sara Robinson, who has spent years thinking and writing in places like Orcinus, Our Future, Group News Blog, Salon, Grist, the New Republic and New York Magazine (as well as S&R, now that I think about it), has finally struck out on her on her own and debuted Future Imperfect. And just in time. Sara has devoted a great deal of energy
Read moreCritical thinking 101: how to read a meme (think – it ain't illegal yet)
The four stages of critical thinking: Critical thinking is something you make yourself do. Critical thinking is something you do automatically. Critical thinking is something you can’t stop doing. Critical thinking is who you are. Hopefully you’re on the spectrum somewhere, preferably at four or working your way to it. I noted this because I’ve been thinking about Facebook memes.
Read morePeyton Manning HGH allegations: Al Jazeera commits journalistic malpractice
Al Jazeera should never have gone public with the Manning/HGH story. Its only responsible option now is to fire everyone associated with it and apologize. A breaking report from Al Jazeera accuses Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning (and others) of using the banned substance HGH. FULL DISCLOSURE: a) I’m a Broncos fan, b) I usually find Al Jazeera to be one
Read moreWhat Abby Wambach should have said
Is Abby Wambach a xenophobe? I doubt it. But her remarks on foreign-born players were clumsy at best. On Wednesday night Abby Wambach, the greatest striker in women’s soccer history, played her final match, an uninspired 1-0 loss to China that was in no way the sort of send-off she deserved. While the game lacked fireworks, her appearance earlier in
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