Mar 09,2009
June Thomas eviscerates public radio pledge drives
This is classic, and a great use of multimedia.
Mar 09,2009
When it comes to incoming class sizes, college admissions officers guesstimate
using awkward metaphors all the while (at my alma mater, no less): “Trying to hit those numbers is like trying to hit a hot tub when you’re skydiving from 30,000...
Mar 09,2009
The Household is Flat: The Rise of the Core Competency Mom
“A job is, in essence, a bundle of tasks that have been clumped together and assigned to an individual. There is no reason to assume, however, that tasks must continue...
Mar 08,2009
Random incident or ill portent of things to come?
When I saw the headline at CNN.com stating “British troops shot as they lay on ground” I callously thought “Another day in Iraq.” This is not the case: The execution-style...
Mar 08,2009
Decline and Fall …
Kenneth Brannagh’s version of ‘Henry V’ and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s version of ‘The Running Man’ both just came on. Guess which one I chose to click on.