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They Won’t Build You a Statue
In 1871, George Eliot (real name Mary Ann Davis) published “Middlemarch” an 800-page masterpiece about a young woman whose grand plans all fell apart. It’s …
Just the Sprinkles on Top
There’s a sharp little French slang word, “Bobo.” It’s short for “Bourgeoise Boheme” i.e the lifestyle that combines both the sexy “bohemian” bit about art …
In Defense of the Long Way
There’s a phenomenon you’ll see a lot of on Instagram: a talented artist posting a video of herself working on a magnificent piece she’s been …
The Value of Values
Our cultural fabric is unraveling before our very eyes. The question is: what is it that keeps a culture together in the first place? Strong …
“You too?”
Have you ever had that one colleague you just clicked with? You get how they think, they get how you think, you share a common …
The Start Is Always Hardest
In February 1940, five months into World War II, just before he became Prime Minister, Winston Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty. Germany had …
The Workaround to Murphy’s Law
Remember that one time you left your phone behind at the office which just so happened to coincide with the one time your spouse really …
Why the Sun Always Wins
“Let us agree,” said the North Wind to the Sun, in one of Aesop’s fables, “that whoever can strip that traveler of his cloak is …
He Never Repeated a Formula, Not Even His Own
Frank Gehry, the second most famous modern architect in North America after Frank Lloyd Wright, recently passed away at the age of 96. In 2000, …
The Case for Crazy
Our friend, Rory Sutherland (Vice Chairman of Ogilvy and one of the sharpest thinkers in behavioral economics, shared a great insight with us recently: “You …
He Just Dragged His Fingers Through the Sand
You know that story your best friend loves to tell about how he met his wife? He missed his flight by 20 seconds, ended up …
Thank you, shitshow
Ever heard of the Fire Phone? Most people haven’t because it was a spectacular failure. Amazon’s $199 smartphone launched in 2014 to take on Apple’s …
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