Social Media and the Next Election

Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness. ~Marshall McLuhan As many of you know, my day job involves helping individuals and organizations approach life and business from a more creative perspective.  At the core of our methodology is the need to suspend judgment, those assumptions and biases which represent barriers to previously unexplored avenues … Read more

All Deliberate Speed

  The late Ben Bradlee has recently become a posthumous rock star.  He is the subject of a new HBO documentary.  And he is portrayed by Tom Hanks in The Post, a movie about the decision to print the Pentagon Papers which exposed the lies being told to the American people about the Vietnam War effort.  Dear … Read more

The Boys in the Brand

Deprogramming101 Productions presents A Dr. ESP Film Alternate title:  GOD! NO! FATHER Let’s make them an offer they can’t refuse! Starring:Donald CorleoneDonald Corleone, Jr.Eric CorleoneJared Rizzi* *Ivanka Corleone’s husband who gets whacked for selling out the family. Nothing like life imitating art.  Except, in this case, it’s not business, it’s personal.   Coming to a … Read more

Coming to a Theater Near You

  This is the third week in a row my wife and I hoped to support the local movie theater.  However, not one of the action, superhero, CGI films made the three quarter of a mile trip worth the effort.  Therefore, I suggest theater owners start bringing back some old favorites.  Here are just two … Read more

Let It Snow, Flakes

  Game of Thrones (GOT) fans know winter has come.  If there was ever a question about the threat posed by the white walkers, any doubt was erased as they marched on the barrier which separated Winterfell and the other kingdoms from the peril beyond. Similarly, a different kind of white walker has invaded the United … Read more