When I was a kid, I really hated waiting rooms. I’m just old enough to have grown up without the constant presence of smartphones and iPads and all that. We…
Want to learn something new?
Let’s be honest – we all miss the Magic School Bus. It was a great day when the teacher pulled the TV cart into the room, grabbed the VHS from…
Inspiration by Watsky
“I know I should be grateful/I know I’m good and able/but I don’t have the strength to get up from the kitchen table.” These lyrics from Watsky’s song “Hey, Asshole”…
Rock on
We study with music. We drive with music. We work out, dance, cook, take the bus, walk the dog and clean the house, all while listening to music. Most of…
Newsroom consumption
I have a habit—good or bad, I’m not sure—of watching something not for the plot, but for a specific person involved. It’s my way of providing support, I suppose, and…
How You Tell a Story
It is a truth universally acknowledged that adaptation is a key to survival. We adapt, or we die. I would argue that all things must adapt, or be adapted, to…
We the people
The Internet is a marvelous thing. A terrifying, marvelous thing. It’s full of creepy people and cat videos, yes, but it is also full of talented people trying to do…
Listen Up!
In 1938, a radio dramatization of H. G. Wells’ 1898 novel The War of the Worlds caused panicked listeners to flee their homes in fear of an actual alien invasion….
Going to Story War
I’m always incredibly excited when school starts, but not just about learning. A new school year is like New Year’s all over again – so many new opportunities await you….