Tag Archives: college
Sunday Scraps 57
1. GEOGRAPHY: Lovely essay by Ciara Flynn at Thought Catalog about the lure of a geographic change when you’re looking to jumpstart your life. 2. CULTURE: Should you check your email? Here’s a flowchart, but I’ll cut to the chase: … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Hollywood, Media, Really Good Writing by Other People
Oh, for the love of education
Meet Virginia Foxx. Sadly, I couldn’t find a porn star who shared her name, and trust me, I looked. Come on, internet, help a sister out! Virginia Foxx is a Republican Congresswoman from North Carolina. She is also the chairwoman on … Continue reading
Identify Your Ick Factor
Is your “ick factor” keeping you from advancing in your job? Do you disgust people on a regular basis? Have you noticed that your colleagues involuntarily shudder when you walk by? Does everybody avoid you? If so, this seminar is … Continue reading
Priorities?
Pretty much sums up my feelings about Penn State right now: I didn’t used to have a poor impression of Penn State. I know some pretty cool people that went there, and I’m perfectly confident that there are a lot … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 31
1. STEVE: There are a ton of great profiles this week of Steve Jobs. Rather than read those, spend 15 minutes listening to his 2005 commencement speech to Stanford University. 2. FEMINISM: This is the latest in the Tropes vs. … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Body Image, Education, Food, Gender, Hollywood, Media, Politics, Really Good Writing by Other People, Sports
Why “No Means No” Is Too Low a Bar
The Good Men Project is doing a package on sexual assault and rape this week. Let’s all knock on some wood that I can’t contribute to this conversation with personal anecdotes. Does that mean I stayed out of the conversation? … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 29
1. SPORTS: If, a week ago, you had asked me whether college athletes should be paid, I would have said hell to the no. Then I read this incredibly long but amazing piece from The Atlantic and did a total … Continue reading
Buttvertising
Example 1: “As far as we’re aware this is the first time QR codes have been used in in-play sports advertising and what better way to test its effectiveness than by putting them on one of the places that is … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Food, Gender
“My Kid Ain’t Taking That” – Matt Damon, His Mom, and School Reform
Celebs + Causes = Frequently Opportunistic. Matt Damon + Save Our Schools = Dead Sexy. This weekend, Massachusetts’ favorite son (admit it, no one chooses Affleck when Damon is on the table) marched in Washington at the Save Our Schools … Continue reading
