It's hard to stay focused on the day before a long weekend. If you are letting your mind wander as you watch the clock, consider delving into these top time wasters from my blog archives. Each time killing post is full of embedded videos and links to other content that are guaranteed to help you get through … Continue reading Click on these time wasters while you wait for the weekend
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I'm a very practical, logical person. I don't believe in omens. Still, I must admit that the fact that I've had unexpected bird sightings before each of my last three job interviews strikes me as odd. Should I try to decode these events as bird omens or just dismiss them as odd coincidences? The Dead … Continue reading 3 odd encounters: Are these bird omens or just weird coincidences?
Kevin D. Williamson is a correspondent for The National Review and a theatre critic for The New Criterion. It is in that second capacity that he attended a production of the new musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 earlier this week. Often critics are billed as the villains of the artistic world, but … Continue reading Kevin Williamson throws a cell phone, Twitter responds to a vigilante
A teenager chose my career. She had permed hair that she frequently pulled back in a scrunchy. She had an inexplicable number of shoulder-baring shirts. She was not a trained guidance counselor. After choosing to go to business school because of a Judd Nelson movie, she chose my major based largely on one consideration: Easy classes … Continue reading Choosing a major: A scrunchy-wearing teenager chose my career
If you are a fan of AMC's Mad Men and you don't read Tom & Lorenzo you are missing out on half the fun. Tom and Lorenzo are fashion bloggers. They also do recaps of a number of TV shows, but for Mad Men they go one step further. In addition to posting Mad Men … Continue reading Mad for Mad Style: Why AMC Mad Men fans should read Tom & Lorenzo