At moments, the refreshed production of NYC's longest-running play reminded me of looking at those books of old New Yorker cartoons from the 1950s and '60s, with their wordless multi-panel stories and their hapless Organization Men. But for most of its length, I wished I'd gotten on line for something else.
Read More »Culture and Society
Why the Housing Market Isn’t on an Upswing Just Yet
Housing prices vary too frequently, and have too many factors, for even an expert to accurately predict or analyze them. Thanks to the stock market’s recovery and generally more optimism, we may be in the midst of a new rising tide for home prices, but only time will tell.
Read More »San Diego Comic-Con 2016 – Wednesday / Thursday
This isn't your father's Comic Convention.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Strange Country’ by Anne Adams
New Light Theater Project's new production gives us an uncommon triple portrait of common anguish, straight from the strange country of the human condition.
Read More »Theater Preview (DC): Shakespeare’s Globe Brings ‘The Merchant of Venice’ with Jonathan Pryce to the Kennedy Center
The highly acclaimed revival stars 'Game of Thrones' actor Jonathan Pryce and runs July 27 - 30 in D.C. It continues to Chicago in August, China in September, and back to Shakespeare's Globe in October. The international tour will end fittingly in Venice, Italy.
Read More »Winding Down Comic-Con 2016
Comic-Con 2016 is about to call it a week. And what a week it has been!
Read More »Time to Abolish Political Parties – Before It’s Too Late
The Founding Fathers were oddly prescient at times. If you think about the system that led Donald Trump to the threshold of the most powerful position in the world, and the corruption that has elevated Hillary Clinton to her party's nomination, you have to wonder if they weren't psychic. Because if we don't do something to resolve this national horror, America will lose everything – including itself.
Read More »‘Pokemon GO’ – Away
'Pokemon GO' proves how susceptible we humans are to becoming tech-addicted lemmings, only too ready to follow the latest virtual fad right off an actual cliff.
Read More »A Quick Guide to Investing in Gold After the Brexit Vote
ETFs, gold futures, or physical ownership? A guide to the different ways to invest in gold.
Read More »Productivity Suffers When Workers Are Distracted or Disengaged
Do you ever feel like employees aren’t living up to your expectations? Do productivity numbers remain consistent – or even falter over time? If so, your office clearly isn’t as productive as it should be. The key to getting out of this rut is identifying where your employees are wasting …
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