Monthly Archives: March 2010

Gorillaz in the Midst of a Comeback?

Nobody wants to hear that their favorite band is on hiatus.   Is  the bassist in rehab?  Lead singer forming a ‘side project?’ Does a drug-induced stupor make a tour in Southeast Asia seem like a stroke of genius? The 5-year … Continue reading

Posted in Dan McDonnell, Reviews | 28 Comments

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t

“Good is the enemy of great” intones author Jim Collins in the beginning of his book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t. And for the next couple of hundred pages he explains why that’s true … Continue reading

Posted in B2B, Ken Krause, Reviews | 20 Comments

What’s So Nice about Rice?

. Free Rice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Program. For every question you answer correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated by their sponsors. It may not sound like much, but the grains add up quickly. I spent less than 15 minutes on the site, testing my Spanish vocabulary. As a result, 3,000 grains of rice were donated and I learned a few new words. Continue reading

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The Who: Old? How about Great!

I love football. I love the Super Bowl. I’ve been attending the same Super Bowl party with friends in Buffalo Grove for well over ten years now. My buddy and host, Ben Crown, has everything.  He and his wife Michele … Continue reading

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Has social media peaked among millennials?

I am a regular subscriber to the Iconoculture newsletter, a weekly missive that charts trends based on both statistics and observations. They usually have some interesting factoids. Most are useless in my daily life but they're still fun to read. … Continue reading

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An Island of Film Mastery: With Shutter Island, Scorsese demonstrates his prowess — again

From the moment we see the foreboding land mass that gives director Martin Scorsese’s latest film its title, we know we have not arrived at a good place – not physically, not emotionally, not spiritually. It’s 1954. Teddy Daniels, a … Continue reading

Posted in Bob Dirkes, Reviews | 2 Comments