June 2012
8 posts
Funny Summer Reading
It doesn’t seem to me that movies are as funny as they used to be. But books are getting funnier. And funny books make for great, mellow summer reading.
Two recent books that I read fit the bill. Both are about the funniest of topics: families.
The Family Fang is about an over-the-top art obsessed couple and the impact of their obsession on their family. It parodies modern art. This...
Fixing College Through Lower Costs and Better... →
Ten Twenty Ten by Generationals
from I Like...
WatchThe funniest person I know
I love the expressions
Why Women Still Can’t Have It All →
High-powered academic / government official says that the goal of work-life balance is not achievable.
The Follower Problem - David Brooks →
David Brooks today argues that America has more of a followership problem than a leadership problem; that Americans no longer know how to revere and admire authority.
Not sure how much I agree with him. Different issues abound, including greater transparency about our leaders. For example, consider: JFK was really admired in his day, but knowing what we know now, was he really worth the...
Lucy Photographing the West →
