In my past work life, I was part of a culture that loved bringing in experts. They loved inviting consultants in for meetings, sometimes even for entire seasons, offering outside perspectives for [...]
Over the last few weeks, Cincinnati has played host to a touring run of Hamilton: An American Musical, the Tony award winning, genre-busting musical about Alexander Hamilton and several other [...]
When three out of four people in our office fell in love with Netflix’s Russian Doll series, we decided it was only right to force the other quarter of Rebel Pilgrims to cave in and watch it as [...]
If you’ve watched Russian Doll on Netflix, then you know: There’s a lot you don’t know. Here’s how entering the world of this new show is a lot like entering any new environment. (The only [...]
We keep talking about the Fyre Festival and the documentaries about it. Maybe it’s because there’s some fun in other people’s failure. But it could be so we don’t repeat their mistakes.
‘Tis the season for end-of-year recaps, highlight reels, braggy family Holiday letters, and mushy fireside reflections. So here’s ours:
People will show up to this week’s Oktoberfest Zinzinnati for a whole long list of reasons: the schnitzel, the chance to dance along to some sweet oom-pahs, to get their money’s worth out of the [...]
If you paid any attention to the Emmy Awards this week, you know that the Amazon show, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won a giant pile of awards in comedy categories.
Last week, a block away from our offices in Cincinnati, a crowd of people heading into work or out on a coffee break were traumatized by an active shooter. Like a lot of people, we feel a bit [...]
Everybody knows that the way we talk to each other is changing all the time. We have choices to make about mediums, rhythms, and meanings. While there may be some universal rules or intra-office [...]
By the time I got to the theater to see the new documentary on the life and work of Fred Rogers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, I was fully prepared to weep my way through the whole film. The movie [...]
Stories and songs have a rich and beautiful friendship. The best songs place you inside of a story, sometimes leaving you room to fill in the narrative gaps. The best stories stir up soundtracks [...]
