"He is a bastard. But now he is our bastard!" – From a friend who shared how they had recruited a controversial mega-star to their circle.
Lev Grossman wrote an excellent article in TIME on how recommendation engines work (ie, for Netflix movie selection, and for Pandora radio selection) and how they can start turning us into boringly homogenous & predictive blockbuster consumers of the same stuff within one safe space. Alas, when it comes to movie choices, the options and [...]
by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky Check out this clip in which Dr. David Katz highlights the health benefits of eating two KIND bars a day, stating that “we asked a sample population to actually ADD two KIND fruit & nut bars to their diet every day for two months, and we saw [...]
In a prior blog entry here, I shared an insight from Linda Gallanter, that your goal when raising children should be to give them purpose, rather than for them to be "happy." If they find purpose, they will find happiness. If you obsess with their immediate happiness as a goal, they may just end up [...]
Anyone who has been following the news today about the Gaza flotilla debacle and the tragic course of events, including the loss of lives, of hopes, and of peaceful respectful relations would not be faulted for being gloomy and depressed and for throwing in the towel, thinking that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is just not going [...]
Am on my way back from DC to NYC after a briefing with Paul McCartney on behalf of OneVoice (on whose Honorary Board he sits). Earlier during rehearsals, I was struck at the beautiful simplicity and deep truth of the lyrics of Ebony and Ivory: EBONY AND IVORY, LIVE TOGETHER IN PERFECT HARMONY, SIDE BY [...]
by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky Nick Kristof writes about Psychologist Jonathan Haidt of University of Virginia illustrates in his book, “The Happiness Hypothesis” that happiness is correlated with acts of kindness and that “altruism carries its own rewards”. One study showed that when researched encouraged their subjects to imagine giving charity, the [...]
I just re-read an essay I wrote (as therapy, I guess) back on September 11, 2001 and a couple days after, trying to capture the thoughts and feelings of New Yorkers after the World Trade Center terrorist attack. It is worth remembering what the city and its people went through. It is worth honoring the [...]
Modern technology and education may not encourage creativity and imagination in children as much as the past. Reading books makes you imagine your own characters, and blocks of wood – or pieces of nature – can prompt a child to imagine its toys. But tvs, xboxes, video games and pdas are less likely to stimulate [...]
This video by a friend of my sister’s really touched me and intensified my appreciation of the need and beauty of loving and remembering my parents with every breath.