Daniel Lubetzky

Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, wrote a refreshing column in the Washington Post, telling Israelis and Arabs some truths they need to hear about the imperative of moving towards conflict resolution.  Unfortunately earnest non-partisan nuanced talk doesn’t get as much coverage as biased one-sided positions.  But it is worth reading. Washington [...]

Interesting article on an effort to bridge the frontier between the real and virtual worlds of gaming and entertainment, an area that interests me a lot. Booyah Wants You to Level Up, Online and Off By Jenna Wortham Tricking out your video-game character with the biggest weaponry, the brightest enchantments and the rarest pieces of [...]

I have been hearing many cliches about how the New York City Real Estate market at the end of the day will not adjust as much as the rest of the real estate market because of scarcity.  But the economist in me doesn’t buy it.  Yes, as supply is somewhat limited, real estate in NYC [...]

A few people are funnier and sweeter in real life than in their hilarious comedic personas. Danny DeVito is such a person.  Here is a new quirky project from Danny, our friend and Board member in the Foundation, courtesy of Rhea Perlman, the only person on earth who is even funnier than Danny.  Watch till [...]

here is a cool story about a Ugandan coffee cooperative of Muslims, Christians and Jews working side by side to make quality coffee.  Very similar to the PeaceWorks model we introduced 15 years ago.  But so cool to see the initiative coming from the African community. The company that imports and markets the product, Thanksgiving [...]

BarsAreFood.com just added KIND Almond Cranberry to its Hall of Fame.

Thanks to "Ava" from Skinny And the City for her really nice coverage of KIND and what we are aiming to achieve. This type of enthusiasm is what motivates us to do our very best. She also has a contest out: Skinny Contest: Have you done something KIND lately? Let us know what by e-mailing [...]

My friend Justin Fox appeared on the Daily Show and provided some compelling insights about why markets and people behave irrationally… The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Justin Fox www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Joke of the Day

Creative offer from Barnes & Noble, as described in this Washington Post article.  Download the B&N app to your iphone, flash it to a Barista at one of their in-store Starbucks, and get a free cup of coffee. We want to do the same thing with KIND and KINDED.  And give participants a free KIND [...]

Thanks to BusinessWeek for sharing KIND’s success and momentum getting into Starbucks.