What Makes a Mother? Suffering
ONE day, toward the end of my transition from father to mother, I came home to find my 6-year-old son looking thoughtful. “Are you all right?” I asked. “Yes,” Sean … Continue reading
14 Telling Signs You Love Your Job
You may not give your computer screen an embarrassingly gushing smile and you might not write little love notes during your lunch break. But, there are ways to tell if … Continue reading
Have More Meetings (But Keep Them Short)
Meetings are often the bane of many a creative’s existence, especially those working for a big outfit. “Death by meeting” is a common complaint, the lament usually being one of … Continue reading
A TED Talk That Might Turn Every Man Who Watches It Into A Feminist?
Jackson Katz, Phd, is an anti-sexist activist and expert on violence, media and masculinities. An author, filmmaker, educator and social theorist, Katz has worked in gender violence prevention work … Continue reading
What Is Home In The Connected Age?
‘This past weekend I ended up having coffee with Craig Mod, who in my mind is one of the best thinkers about world of information, publishing, content and its interplay … Continue reading
The Last Bookshop
The Last Bookshop imagines a future where physical books have died out. One day, a small boy’s holographic entertainment fails, so he heads out to explore the streets of abandoned … Continue reading
A Point of View: The pain when children fly the nest
With exam season a little over a month away, Adam Gopnik looks ahead with dread to that painful moment when his children leave the family home. I want to talk … Continue reading