Thoughts and essays from the guy who coined the word 'blog.'
A trait that seems to be core to my personality, but has definitely gotten me in trouble, is that I m not one to take sides. While I have affiliations (Oaklander, GenXer, Democrat), I don t have much of a tribal sense. I never had school spirit. Apart from the companies I started, I was never employed Continue reading I ve never been one for taking sides
My family just returned from 2 weeks in Japan, broken up as such: This is very much a first-timer s trip, hitting the main three cities. We added the Alps to get away from dense urban spaces for a bit, and also for the historic towns and spaces. More Tokyo, Less Kyoto Upon reflection, we could Continue reading An opinionated take on travel in Japan
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art is an excellent, highly DIY doc. In it, Merle Becker (who has a YouTube channel devoted do DIY video production) follows her passion around the country, interviewing rock poster artists active from the 60s through the early 2000s. It about 90 minutes long, and has three Continue reading Review of American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock…
When it comes to non-fiction, while I bought more this past year than in prior ones, most I don t read end-to-end. Instead, they re references for my work (organization design and leadership). That said, four stood out and kept me engaged from beginning to end: Are We Human? Notes on an Archaeology of Design, Colomina and Continue reading The best books I read in 2022, Part 2: Non-fiction
Like many left-brained nerdy types, there d been a point in my reading life where I stopped with fiction, as I felt it a waste of time when there was so much out there for me to learn. Also, it felt like fiction was dominated by sad modernity novels, a genre I have absolutely no interest Continue reading The best books I read in 2022, Part 1: Novels
While I don t see nearly as many movies as I d like, I do consume massive quantities of television. Forthwith, my favorites from the past year (listed here, then expanded on below). Reservation Dogs (Hulu) Though I made a decision not to rank shows, this is the one exception. Reservation Dogs is, without reservation (ha!), my Continue reading 2022 Television Worth Watching (and some other show,…
[I watch a lot of YouTube. It s the first thing I select when I turn on the TV, seeing what new material has been added. YouTube may feel overwhelming considering how much is there (and how much is just sooooo bad). So, I thought I d share the Good Stuff I found this past year, posted Continue reading YouTube 2022 Reflections, Part 4: Stuff I watched with my 11yo daughter
[I watch a lot of YouTube. It s the first thing I select when I turn on the TV, seeing what new material has been added. YouTube may feel overwhelming considering how much is there (and how much is just sooooo bad). So, I thought I d share the Good Stuff I found this past year, posted Continue reading YouTube 2022 Reflections, Part 3: Video essays and explainers
[I watch a lot of YouTube. It s the first thing I select when I turn on the TV, seeing what new material has been added. YouTube may feel overwhelming considering how much is there (and how much is just sooooo bad). So, I thought I d share the Good Stuff I found this past year, posted Continue reading YouTube 2022 Reflections, Part 2: Media Analysis
[I watch a lot of YouTube. It s the first thing I select when I turn on the TV, seeing what new material has been added. YouTube may feel overwhelming considering how much is there (and how much is just sooooo bad). So, I thought I d share the Good Stuff I found this past year, posted Continue reading YouTube 2022 Reflections, Part 1: Silliness.