Kurt Andersen wrote in New York recently about the Aspen Institute’s ‘glitzy-wonky summer camp,’ which some day I hope to observe. “And just like at school or camp, there was buzz about the hotties and fresh faces. The week’s “It” boy was Noah Feldman, a good-looking, silver-tongued, terrifyingly self-confident 35-year-old […]

Kristen Millares Bolt writes in the Seattle Post Intelligencer about the difference between the Chinese and the American Starbucks Experience. “At 7:45 in the morning in a downtown Seattle Starbucks, customers want their coffee to go, and now. Hands clutching cell phones and briefcases fumble to toss the latest Beck […]

Today’s mail included a huge packet of forms from our accountant. Being relatively new to the world of paid employees, this daunting assemblage of forms for payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, proof of employment, and federal taxes was a bit intimidating. As I kept signing forms, following the instructions written on […]

Helaine Olen writes a provocative piece in today’s NY Times Style section, about reading her nannie’s blog and finding out what a wild life she was living…while taking care of her kids. quite tittilating reading… “She hadn’t been with us long when we found out about her online diary. All […]

What makes a good travel article? What does it take to get your writing published about your trip? We have had a run of very well written stories appearing on GoNOMAD in recent weeks, and I think I have the answer. One story that surely ranks up there is a […]

Robert Young Pelton is fascinated with danger. He has created a cottage industry defining travel on the edge and getting close to risks. In the most recent National Geographic Adventure, Pelton dispenses advice for those about to be mugged. “My goal is to get out of the situation before an […]

John Motavalli commented on Poynter about another Unfunny Al Franken moment. “On his July 12 radio program, the same day British police were saying that 4 suicide bombers may have acted in the previous week’s bombings in London, Al Franken, who it must be said has never verbally supported the […]

Jim Romenesko is a famous newspaper website columnist. Everyone in our business reads this guy’s famous Media column. But he also has another gig…His Starbucks Gossip Blog. At first I thought he had cashed out and was doing one of these hot new corporate blogs, for generous sums. But then […]