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A Business Lesson from Hertz 9 Aug 2013 | 08:19 am
On May 30, 2013, Hertz settled a class action lawsuit for $11 million, stemming from claims that they’d been charging customers exorbitant fees for the PlatePass toll bypass service. On August 8, 2013...
Career Tips for the Delusional 30 Jul 2013 | 07:13 am
I pissed some people off when I said this on Twitter yesterday, but I’m sticking by it: “You are what you get paid to do.” People disagree because they refuse to be limited or labeled. Notice that I d...
My Self-Imposed Cultural Curriculum 1 Jul 2013 | 08:28 am
A few weeks ago, I decided to go back to school, kind of. Tired of the “straight white male” POV that dominates American pop culture (even though I am one), I wanted to actively seek out books and fil...
10 Things to Think About Before You Do Anything Online 24 Jun 2013 | 05:26 am
10. Does anyone other than me actually care about this? 9. Am I about to irritate everyone I know by spamming links to this thing? 8. If someone doesn’t read this story or watch this video, will s/he ...
How DC Should Have Built Their Movie Universe 17 Jun 2013 | 12:44 am
Whether you love or hate the Marvel Comics movies of the past decade, the way they used each character’s solo films to introduce other characters and build toward the inevitability of assembling The A...
I’m Going Back to School… Kind Of 10 Jun 2013 | 06:25 am
When I was in art school, I really enjoyed my experience — mostly because I like to learn, but also because I excel when I know what the rules are and what’s required to obtain the “A.” In the years s...
The Commencement Speech I Wish Someone Had Given at My Graduation 20 May 2013 | 06:45 am
I don’t remember a word from my graduation. I don’t even remember who spoke at it, much less what they said. That’s partly because I was exhausted (our art school staged our portfolio review and our g...
Why Gatsby Can’t Be Great on Film 13 May 2013 | 10:12 am
“Great costumes, great set design, great performances, boring movie.” Does that sound like what everyone you know is saying about Baz Luhrmann‘s The Great Gatsby? Yeah… me too. Oddly, it also resemble...
Maybe It’s Time for America to Give Up on Movie Theaters 22 Apr 2013 | 04:48 am
I was willing to ignore the first five texts that the three guys in front of me sent during To the Wonder. For all I knew, maybe they were waiting for important news from the hospital, and they were k...
Why The Harlem Shake Is Our Digital Generation Gap 27 Mar 2013 | 03:39 am
Hey, do you hear that? Listen close; it’s the sound of a generation gap widening on the Internet. And here’s its theme song: I’ll admit, I was late to the Harlem Shake, just like I’m usually late to e...
