I love currency. I think currency is one of those things, like wristwatches, that will get phased out in time, but for now serve as a reminder that attention to detail is an end in itself. It is with empathy, then, that I read about the town in western Massachusetts that adopted its own currency,…
Universal and its parent company, GE, announced this week that they are committing $25 million in environmentally conscious marketing funds to promote the June 22 release of the sequel Evan Almighty (the sequel to the smash hit Bruce Almighty, starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman). The marketing plan includes an eco-awareness campaign, which gives audiences…
Previous Photo:World Resources Institute Staff, Creative Commons, Flickr A day after finishing Al Gore’s new book, "The Assault on Reason," an image flashed before me: Gore is like a bookend to William Jennings Bryan, another interesting American who never got to be president. I think Bryan may be best known to people with a Northeastern…
Last night Al Gore spoke at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. Charlie Rose interviewed him about his new book "The Assault on Reason."
Remember when you used to dream about taking the field for your favorite professional sports team? You spent hours in the backyard rehearsing how you'd come through in clutch situations, neglecting the homework you'd never need to do anyway once you signed your first big contract. Unfortunately for most of us, the dream faded relatively…
Unless you've turned off your TV or sworn off the Internet for the past couple of weeks, you probably know about the recent Don Imus controversy. If you haven't heard about it, the long-time radio shock jock made an off-hand comment on the air about the Rutgers women's basketball team, referring to the predominantly African-American…
Photo: Lauren Schnipper, laurenschnipper.com "Putting a human face on global warming" is a slogan to be found circulating this year's 79th Academy Awards, the greenest Oscars ever. What with the trend of attendees shunning their limos for hybrid vehicles, saving the planet has become a priority in Hollywood. And since Oscar weekend is all about…