Great thinkers' opinions are gold literally. $11 billion was spent on self-help books in 2008 and that's just in the United States (although we are the primary consumers of self-help literature) and that doesn't include biography another method of emulation. We spend tons of time analyzing the philosophies of great leaders from the past dissecting their lives for keys to a good … [Read more...] about Follow the Leaders
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With Age Comes Immaturity
The U.S. Senate often called "the world's greatest deliberative body" has fallen a long way from its idealist calling. If you haven't been following the Senate's progression to this point here's the status quo as reported recently by Time The New Yorker The Economist and numerous commentators on the hill: The Senate is broken. After its inception the U.S. Senate gained a … [Read more...] about With Age Comes Immaturity
Getting on the "Black List"
Every year 311 clandestine Hollywood executives get together to determine the future of movies. These executives publish the Black List a list of "most liked" screenplays somehow associated with the year. The unique qualification for the Black List: screenplays chosen will NOT be produced at least within the year. The term "blacklist" has a long and painful history with … [Read more...] about Getting on the "Black List"
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Cosmopolitan Man
I purchased the latest edition of Cosmopolitan this week. Don't be alarmed. This but this is a purely scientific foray into the depths of this dubious magazine. I have determined that on behalf of the male population I will undergo a survey of this magazine garnering what relevant information I can and report it back to my gender so that we may all profit from my brave and … [Read more...] about Cosmopolitan Man