curious living
The world of cinema is a huge playground for the imagination, so it makes sense that we should watch a tearjerker film when we are in need of catharsis through a good cry, a romantic film when we are feeling, well, ready for romance, etc. But what about good, old-fashioned cleaning inspiration? Never fear, Freckles […]
I like the New Yorker (in theory) very much, especially select sections. Still, the percentage I “read” of each issue is meager at best, if I’m being honest. How is it that I have read a ton of their cartoons and poetry and so little else? It’s not that I don’t enjoy their other pieces […]
How did I get through so many years of school without hearing this strange “presidential history” anecdote about John Quincy Adams and Anne Royall? According to the story, Adams (son of John Adams) customarily took a nude early morning swim in the Potomac River. Anne Royall, the first U.S. female professional journalist (i.e. did it […]
My friends Kris and Jason put this song parody together, based on the SNL bit that Andy Sandberg did (Like a Boss). I think this is actually much funnier than the original. Here’s hoping that you don’t finish this song up and think, “Huh, that reminds me of Freckled Life…”, Rock n’ roll, Freckles
Slate asks a simple but fun question: what if major filmmakers could “direct” the Super Bowl? Enjoy the bloodbath, as “envisioned” by a faux Taratino, not exactly Lynch, a spot-on but not at all real Anderson, an imaginary Godard and (my favorite) nonexistent Herzog. Who is your favorite film director? And…action! Freckles,
The Bootstrapper’s Bible, Total Leadership, anything by Edward De Bono…I’ve got stacks and stacks of books, next to my bed, under my bed…the cruel joke on entrepreneurs is even though they might be in the best position of their life to read, and use, information in classics like these, they have no time to do […]
The winds of change are always blowin’…but that doesn’t mean they don’t make me Thelma-and-Louise-style-mad when they take my favorite magazines with them. On the rare occasion that I’m being honest with myself, magazines, it turns out, are actually my preferred reading form. Though it might be lowbrow, I’ve learned to embrace it and not […]
This interview of my super-smart (and comedic) friend Kris was something we put together to teach me how to use basic sound editing software to create a story, a la NPR. The fact that his story is absolutely hilarious and genuine is only slightly more important than the fact that it directly relates to one […]
I (well, imaginary me) had the best Spring Break! Check out the Esquire shoot with Tina Fey. She was so funny, not surprisingly. Love that girl. We’re BFFs now. I’m pretty sure I’m going to her house for Easter. Seriously, though. Who IS that redhead in the picture? And why did my parents split me […]
I was watching the 30 Rock where Tina Fey “meets Oprah” (don’t want to be a spoiler here so I’ll say no more about that…other than, as always, hilarious!) and I thought, dang it, why does Oprah have a monopoly on favorite things? Here are some of mine. I’m a blogger now, right? I think […]