Past Articles

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 […]

William Langewiesche is a name I couldn’t forget. The other day I bought two books while I was in Mitchell’s Book Corner on Nantucket. One was his new book “The Outlaw Sea,” a ‘world of freedom, chaos and crime.’ The book got my attention since I always gravitate to books […]

Citizens of the southern city of Qayarrah, of the northern province of Ninewah, gather to demonstrate their defiance against terrorism during the March Against Terror. Over 1,000 Iraqi citizens, including several influential political and religious leaders, marched alongside Iraqi Army and police officers in this first of several such demonstrations […]

Bill Buckley writes in the National Review online about the second bomb attack absorbed by the Brits last week. “The casus belli was what [Jacques] Chirac confided to his fellow world leaders about British cuisine. “You can’t trust people who cook as badly as [the British],” he told them. “After […]

Sabrina Dent publishes a cheeky and fun travel blog called “Wandalust,” and she was kind enough to include some comments on GoNOMAD in today’s edition. The fascinating thing is how some blogs, such as hers and others in the ‘Mink Media’ group are making money, publishing ads and taking serious […]

Carly Simon gets a phone call most days that begins, ‘this call is from a federal prison.’ Simon’s godson is named John Forte, and he’s serving 14 years in prison for drug trafficking. He calls his good buddy “Mamma C” every day to check in and catch up. “He’s become […]

Tina Brown opines about Sunday talking head fests in today’s Washington Post. “Bono looked very much at home on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday talking about Third World debt. So much so that the future path for Sunday morning talk shows became blindingly obvious: Dispense with politicians altogether. They have […]

Poaching is the biggest killer of mountain gorillas, says New Scientist News, but respiratory diseases come a close second, accounting for about a quarter of deaths, according to a major survey. Around 700 mountain gorillas live in two separate populations, one in Uganda and the other in a region that […]

Corina Zappia writes hilariously in the Village Voice about a new crop of scented panties for women. “Ladies, are we moving forward? Looking at those TV commercials for Kotex Ultra Thin from a while back, the answer is: No. If you remember the ad, their “quieter pouch” allows for a […]

Holyoke now has the same bear problem that Westhampton, Northampton and so many other towns have. Spotted last night in Cindy’s backyard, a bigger bear than this one. 

Brett Arends writes in today’s Boston Herald about the pathetic state of American PR offices. “Media offices where everyone has left by 4:51 pm on a big news day. This sort of stuff would be a disciplinary offense in any decent public relations office in the U.K. But it’s amazingly […]

Joel Silverstein wrote in Ack’s Inquirer-Mirror last week, an inspiring tale. “A near catastrophe resulted in a triumph of humanity last week for the 15 Nantucket students and five adult chaperones volunteering for the God’s Child Project, a nonprofit relief organization for impoverished children in Antigua, Guatemala. The group had […]