From Ben Casnocha: The Blog
July 27, 2010 at 10:00 am
Cal Newport's latest book is called How to Be a High School Superstar: A Revolutionary Plan to Get Into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out).
This is a book with loads ... (
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From the knack
July 25, 2010 at 9:40 am
French General is one of those lines that once you see it, you can identify forever.Just think - Laura Ashley, Ralph Lauren, Fog Linen. They are instantly distinguishable from ... (
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From a.k.a writer
July 23, 2010 at 3:00 am
The lesson learned this week: sometimes you just have to throw everything out the window and focus on what’s in front of you. Which is to say, I didn’t get much of my own ... (
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From Emerging Leaders of New York Arts
July 22, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Friday August 20th 10-7pm and Saturday August 21st 10-3pm.
Independent Curators International presents its final publications event for the year back by popular demand, hosting ... (
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From the knack
July 21, 2010 at 9:53 am
Looking for an unusual and completely original gift for the creative person in your life?It doesn't get any better than the NEW Between the Lines: A Colouring Book of Drawings ... (
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From First Generation White Collar Blog
July 15, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Listen Up peeps!I found a hip new website for college grads. Gradspot.com is the premier online destination for life after college. While other sites can help you search for apartments, ... (
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From The Way We Watch
July 15, 2010 at 9:50 am
Watch Young Adult fiction writer Gary Paulsen in this interview Wheelhouse and I did for Random House Children's Books. He has a great face for video, for sure. But what makes ... (
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From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 15, 2010 at 2:10 am
I just read an awesome book, The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas, and it inspired me to post this next update as a doodle:
That’s ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 13, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Lunchtime recommendation:
At Guerica, Xiaoda Xiao: Prison Paintings, and earlier piece, Nixon’s Nose.
Post and paintings by Xiaoda Xiao, the activist, painter, violinist, and ... (
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From First Generation White Collar Blog
July 13, 2010 at 10:13 am
Money for life is a budgeting success novel based on a couple named Ryan and Christine. While Ryan and Christine are fictional characters, the financial dilemmas that they face ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
July 13, 2010 at 8:00 am
Ann Marie
Bland of Boston,
a video game marketing executive, was recently faced with two attractive job
offers. Both companies were start-ups in which she felt ... (
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From Red Glasses
July 12, 2010 at 7:00 pm
I really like Gwyneth Paltrow: she is talented, beautiful and sends fun emails. This picture is too fantastic to be.
Photo: Vogue (via Habitually Chic) ... (
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From Eva Rykr
July 8, 2010 at 7:53 am
We think we can multitask without negative consequences, but we are wrong. We trust that those who are confident about their skills have good reason to be. And we assume that we ... (
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From Ben Casnocha: The Blog
July 7, 2010 at 1:18 am
A few highlights.
1. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Montefiore. The satisfying feeling of finishing a 600 page biography! It delivered knowledge and entertainment ... (
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From Iva Messy
July 6, 2010 at 10:21 am
1) Someone Knows My Name2) The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake3) The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read ... (
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From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 3, 2010 at 4:13 pm
I know you are all probably out barbecuing, soaking up the sun and generally unwinding – or so I hope – but it’s book giveaway time again! I ... (
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From the knack
July 3, 2010 at 9:47 am
As you might know, I'm a stationery hound.Despite writing on a laptop all day, having a smartphone and every other digital and technological device, I love the feel of paper and ... (
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From the knack
June 26, 2010 at 9:55 am
Cherie Kimmons' PotluckSurvival Guide: Care & Feeding of the Athletic Supporter is a most unusual cookbook indeed.First of all, it's a collection of recipes to feed a hungry ... (
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From the knack
June 23, 2010 at 10:03 am
I know, I know.You looove paper books, being able to feel it, to flip through it, to smell it even.Me too, but you're going to love the convenience and ease of having an ebook ... (
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From a.k.a writer
June 21, 2010 at 3:00 am
Written by: Erin Blakemore
It’s true…I’m an ex roller derby queen. And though I hung up my skates a few years ago after a nasty knee injury, my time in the ... (
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From Brainware
June 19, 2010 at 11:34 pm
The headlines about jobs are pretty stark, already two years into this recession. We’re learning that even when the market recovers, some jobs won’t return, that short ... (
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From Gen Y Wealth
June 16, 2010 at 8:00 am
You are what you read. If garbage goes in, garbage comes out.
What you focus on will expand. If you read fashion magazines, your wardrobe expands. Read a book ... (
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From Sebastian
June 14, 2010 at 7:00 am
Hello!
You may have noticed a deluge of shorter blog posts over the past week. They’re not quite stream-of-consciousness, but they’re also not quite refined, finalised, ... (
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From Justice for all
June 11, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Last night, I finished reading “Strength in What Remains” by Tracy Kidder. It’s the incredible, heartbreaking, and moving story of Deogratias, a young medical ... (
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From Life After College by Jenny Blake
June 9, 2010 at 8:54 pm
That’s a random picture of me looking really happy (slash weird). Crazy SF wind!
I type this post with almost as much excitement as the time Suze Orman said ... (
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